Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-08-23
CoLoRED MEN IN POLITICS.

convention IS were darKleS
The Examiner remarks that leg
islating on the national finances
is one of the pastimes they in
dulge in when not otherwise
employed. In this, Washington
county, the negroes do not pay
so much attention to the nation
: al finances as they do to county
politics. In the recent Sene-
gambian convention all the del
egates except twenty-threc
were coiored; Of the white men
present there was not single
| American who was not fishing
for office, either directly or in
directly; and the same may be
said of the German delegates
present-they either wanted of
fee themselves or were in the
convention in the interest of
personal friends. Such was the
composition and complexion of
the convention. The office
seekers in the Republican
ranks depend almost wholly
upon the negro vote for sup
port, knowing full well that
none of the American, and but
limited number of the Ger
man citizens will support them.
Ii should be evident to all intel
ligcnt colored men that the
whites who are seeking their
votes are doing SO solely for
their own emolumcnt, and not
that the remotest political prin-
ciple is involved in the county
election. The white men who
are running for office cast their
lot with the Republicans at a
time when the State was under
Radical rule, and all of them
have done their share towards
expressing the white people of
the county, and with the whites,
the colored people; they, the
colored people, being the inno-
cent dupes of willy and schem-
ing politicians. These same
politicians are to-day men with
out politics; they know only
too well that the Democrats of
this county will not vote for
them, else they would try to get
office at their hands. Several
of the leading candidates on the
Radical ticket have privately
expressed the opinion that no
political nominations should be
made; thus showing a willing
ness to abandon their dearly
beloved radical party, condi-
tional, however, that they be re
tanned in office. 1t has been
officially announced by the
nlandarins and alcaldrs of the
Republicans in Texas, the Da-
vises, Decreases, Tracys and
others, that the party has no OF
fetal existence. Such being
the acknowledged fact, the col
ored people have nothing more
to expect from the Republicans.
The colored people have,
through the influence of these
self same office-seekers, placed
themselves in opposition to the
Democrats, who, in reality, are
the only true friends the colored
people have, and to whom they
always apply when in trouble.
The interests of the colored
people and the Democrats are
identical, and it is high time
they were finding it out. 1t
cannot be denied that the Dem
ocrats of the county are paying
more thar three-quarters of the
taxes, and it certainly stands to
reason that they would not adj
minister the affairs of the coun-
ty in such a way as to increase
taxation. An economical coun-
ty government benefits all alike
the landlord as well as the
tenant. The facts stated can
not be successfully denied. and
are worthy of the serious con-
sideration of all thinking color
ed men.
In the distribution of offices
the wire-pullers of the conven-
ton apportioned out just two
Offices to the colorcd people,
rcscrving all the other, and best
paying offices, for themselves.
The fact is, the colorcd people
have allowed themselves to
be made tools of by de-
signing schemers, and the soon
er they realize this fact the bet
ter it will be for them.