Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-29
Island BY YOUR FRIENDS-A
\ WORD TO THE WISE.


sight for men to see that the country
is perishing for the want of good gov
ernment.s It needs neither education
nor intelligence for men to see how
this great want can be met and sup
Piled. All men know that this is the
great issue IN the campaign now going
on. It is idle for any sensible, sane
man to say he believes he can have
good government so long as the Radl-
cal party remains in power. Radical
| ism means fraud, corruption, and OPP
preston. now and forever. Our only
hone is in the success of the Demo
cratic party. Every sensible, sane man
knows this is SO. The principles that
| party lays down as its platform show
this, and the character of the men they
bring forward as candidates show it.
The difference between the two parties
in both respects is too plain to be mis-
understood, and the man who fails to
see it, does so, not because he cannot.
but because be will not see it.
And this brings us to the point.
Hitherto the colored race and the
white race have voted different tickets
and this was done regardless of the
| fact that it was the white mans capi-
tai that furnished the black man labor
| wherewith he might earn bread for
himself and family. But can this fact
be disregarded any longer? There
| is otaer labor in this country than
that of the black man and no law that
has been made or that can be made
can compel white capital to employ
black labor aga inst it's will and it is
! time for blaciz labor to take this fact
into solemn serious consideration.
What will be the condition of the
black labor in the city of Wilmington
if white capital shall On the 9Th of No
vember next refuse any longer to en-
ploy it Think ye, for a moment ye
needless blacks, that for every one of
you that loses his place white sue
cessor may not b, found? Is there no
white labor in the country to draw
from, and are white men with capital
SO blind to their own interest as to
continue to employ their enemies It
is time for both white and black to con-
slider these things. The time has come
when we must use every lawful means
to restore to our perishing country
the blessings of good government.
Nor are they different from other
men when North Caroliniaps ask
themselves what they shall do to
save their country from ruin. and
as they give answer it is but like
question and like answer that have
beer heard elsewhere. What, then, is
the answer
We say, as others have said before
us, that the colored voter who, after
being fully informed, kindly advised
and earnestly besought to aid in re-
forming the State, deliberately goes
to the polls and votes for a corrupt
party and corrupt men, forfeits al
claim upon the property-owners OF
the State. He proves himself ar
enemy to the best interests of society
and unworthy of the countenance OF
any honest man.
Gould the most humane man, under
such circumstances, when he is about
to employ labor, hesitate between the
honest, bold and patriotic voter who,
throwing asida tho tins of party,
comes up manfully to the support OF
honesty and right ar the obstinate
fool, who knowingly votes to sustain
wrong and injustice?
What would colored Democrats say
hereafter l.? What inducement woulC
they have to remain with us, if they
see US feeding and clothing those who
tried to ruin us and the State at the
same time Is there a country on the
face of the globe, where the land
holder would employ laborers wht
were open enemies of his rights anC
interests Is there a factory in the
world which would retain on it's pay
roll, men who were the sworn enemies
of it's owners !? If it were simply {
choice between political parties, TIT
case might be very different. If GA
refused to employ "B" becarse the.
differed upon abstract questions O
finance, or policy, it might not b.
right. But SO far us this State is con
cerned, it is an issue of right agains
wrong, virtue against vice, honesty
against dishonesty. It is in short,
struggle to save the State, and all wh'
live in it, from impending ruin.
But this is not merely question a
to what "colored Democrats" may so,
or think. "White Democrats" ais,
have rights here that white capita
should respect. The Radical party i
seeking to make this war of race
indeed, have already done so, and ye
there are men among US who still Civ
employment to black laborers tina
white men would gladly accept. It L
time for us all to think of these things
It is not our purpose to stir up bat
blood, but to present plain wholesom,
truths to all whom it may concern t,
know them, both white and black.
We shall recur to this subject again
For the present our purpose is to saw
the country by carrying the election
Every honorable means should b,
used to effect this purpose-and wha
more just, more reasonable or NOR
:, proper-than to employ those men ant
those only, who assist us in the nobl
work of redeeming North Carolina.