The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-24
4 Talk for the Black Man.
[Colfax Chronicle. J

ATalk for the Black Man.
[Colfax Chronicle \,
We have heard it repeatedly cl'a!s s.
Il against the colorcd people OF '"s y
,ect;nn. that they not only Will not n
assist in their capture. mt aoSo'"'e'' L
4" ali they can to hArbor negroes. It
when being pursued by the officers y, OF
tho law, This is all wrong we
know that the idea is common among )
tina black people that this is a duty :
to Stand by those of their own race.
If Nav we're to look at this thing III $
liz true light, they would see that III. :
;ury ia done to society and that the' l
Themselves, in tho long run, have to
npar the odium of being c"ns'dere"
thieves, in common with those they
harbor. IL fact, II man wh" pro'ec:N /
and shields thief or m!r"ere'' ~ y.
no better than the thief himself IL
is the duty of all good citizens 10
see the laws enforced, and no man.
wh;te or black, who violates the laws
should be allowed to 60 nnp"n,'S'eo'
t. is By observing the laws and ste-
inc that their fellow-men observe
them that progress in civilization mas
been made, and the black man VII"
refuses to uphold the laws rasses
sentence on himself, and I'o ana us
children after him may expect 10 oe
represented" just as all eV'!-doers' !"
the nast and in the future, have been
and will be "porsecated' for MS 'aS-
!, :ality. ,,o,
is an old adage, often used to spur
the tardy ones to action ana we
, onote it now for the benefit "f our
+ colored friends, and would point them
, to the only chance they have to oe"e-
: At themselves or their race, and tha''
: is. by uphoiding the laws and secar-
" inc an education. For some Oh !'"
it Is impossible now to learn ont sou
a can set an example for the cn''',e"'
j. and see that they have tho sc"""!'ne
u That Won so much need. DO right
10 that is what we mean. You KUN"
anourh for that, and that is as moc'
"a some white men know, and more
than many of them do. If you 1"'
in your duty to the growing race &C.
- then you may expect them t" sumo :.
III Ia the consequences. Don't indulge !,
gu :e hatred to the white race, a'tt'"os'
1T =" some of you may have too s'oa ca"s'
%, TO do 3d. and don't do all you can u
III Teach your children to keep 1t u
30 one of the most ruinous things
NJ W. the negro since his freedom has Gee ,
w. mixing up in politics. They neg'ec'
T.! ell everything for this. ,,,
ne And what was it all for' Why
a." m keen the Democrats out OF p"we
' nI Well, the Democrats are IN pow
"u now. and have been for over a yea
u. ~ what difference has it made t" you
' 'a Are you any less free' What 40 yo
,a think of the thieving liars that US,
NJ MI; to make you believe that You "ou'
40" lbe nut back into slavery? We We
'". . ture to say that there are not II
o .,' colored men in Grant parish "
'"0 know the difference between Dem
~ crat and Republican, and We put
W. to you a. sensible meu, is it not III
a'0 cnlous for a man to make a est
'c. : ado over a matter that don't ant
. HIM in the least7 Now, we 90
'eI' say for You to stand back ana l'a
W" nothing TO do with elections tor IL
- up duty as we'll as a privilege for e'
a,':. and every man to cast a vote
'"o ~ We do say, use common sense !" Ga
o. inc your vote. If you wish t" III
l honest officers, then vote for men
+ OF know to be honest. You are II
s1cn and your children will be free fore
talat after YOU, and it is high time !
''er' were beginning to build for the tut
The United States contains Sc
'nec' white men to every black man.
snip. more than ten Thousand white
'" o" ;grauts come here every mont" 10
lowe; YEAR. and no blacks comes, 50
the ca" soo NV ar,,, Government.
ID in o'".H ~. ~ rnr r.ce with the "
] no ""'o ~ stond anythiDg Ii
istra- ","", a" ,,nstl .v in learning enc
bitter s"v" ~ o"r "wn otherwise you
J. Al. I" no.u s""s wv ~ tha distance.
lowe. 10 'o'' ,'Sjor r. the wheel,
, ston your only hope.