Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-06

lDko power. DC II - - ~ = -
epei out OF bis boo;s. and expect
ed every rish, thsi hs hsa 70 hs
taken from hin. FL SIS yosrs re
Government bas lsesn IN Demo
cratic hands. sni the uesro So
casts bis vote unnolsste7 he So
exercises every politics. r1Ent ih1i
be ever had. ard vi;boct iUtsrfsr-
ence or biudrapcs his children
have good schools 70 attend free :
be still makes his contracts, SD -
master n hiuself.
! 5.-Under Republican rue TIE
negro saw the State 2ni comfy
overwhelmed with debts, honestly
and dishonesty contrsg tel taxes
so high IS to inp0verish TIE corn-
try, dishonesty and cofTup'icn in
high places, warrants upon ne
treasury OF State and coonty SCI
ing for one-talt their fsce vs'Us.
jury certificates worth absolutely
nothing, and ell thing in nos;
miserable condition. Sinre Dem
oorsts have hesn in rover the pub
lie debts have hsen Crestly re1nc-
Ell. the tsxes steadily decreasing
yesr hy yesr. State sni county
warrants paid dollar for dollar,
prosperity 10 every hrsnrh n has
mess, sni hureSty and fidelity il
the execution n pnhlic trusts.
6.-Cnder Republican rnle vast
sums were annually appropriated
for the public schools, hut the
schools were only opened for two
or three months il the wear. soi
then presided over nv teachers ut
terly incapable 81 impsrting in
strurtion. Under Democratic al
ministrstion .hev have seen the
taxation reduced. sni the SCHOOLS
for colored as veil IS white children
are open duriD- six or eight months
in the year. ari competent leaders
are emp'oysi, under whom the
sons and dsrs ters a. ro'ored nen
are receiving sn education.
7.-Cnde- Republican rrle the
colored men saw crime uupNuishei
and rampar; 81 over the State
murder, lsrrenv, riots-all crimes
were every dav occurrences 10 orr
midst. Nov they see crime. when
committed. detected spi punished.
stringent lsEs made for the pro-
lection Of TIE life and property Of
sll men alike. pronp, redress Of
al grievances Nv the courts. and
the criminal business II our
courts reducai and crime diminish
ed flfry per cent.
S.-Formsr'y rolorei men saw
the races arraved azains, each
o;her. bitter rare preindires exist
ing-rothinz bnt an'sEonism sni
strife Nos onr PEOPLE live peace.
ably and cri-ily together. There
Is 20 strife. 70 contention, no HIT
'srnsss. sri ST men are happy. (
prosperous, s1i cor,er'ei.
e-Cnln-si usu, after calmly
snd quietly reviewing the sveui-
OF The Ia; 'su wears. have very .
naturally a-Sei themselves. "Wba' 4
hsve We Esiusi - our blind al
hesion % the Republican party 4
We have held none Of the Offices. .
but, on the contrary. men have H.
'uced g % place them 10 power.
and have grown rich and left Us 20
our fate; We bsve received 10th
ing 9, their hsnis; We are dep=n-
dent o. the white meu Of our
State tc. Cur bread, fo- orr snh-
sistsuce, FOR the schooling Of our
children, FOR all tbs; We bsve; We
20 20 them IL t~olbs am distress.
snd sre always trested kindly.
they sTe ST 10 q, % O., and why
.houh sc oppose them il politics!
They hsvs taken from IS cot oue
q cor rights. We have beer
more pr-spe rous II Ter fts;r rnls
than eve before. We are better
pr0,ec's7 10u uoisr the '.~ than
hers,of0-s. and Why should W
hate tbz--vork sui vote again,
them All tNeir ir'ers>.s = R=s-
souin- IL this EAv. arr looking g.
this stefr 'rsic e syeu,s. The co.,
orsi nsc - The South are voting
ny the hanireds With the white
psnpls, an are openly svoEinr
themselves 20 Re Democrats.
Thsss po~erful reason. 10 nv
opinion. indeed The co'orel men
II or State ~ free iheusa!Ee-
from ;hs political houisEe Of The
Rspuh'irs1 party. ani % vote for
What itsy deem % bs their besi
ard irCsst interests They see
'hs; they are protected 10 81 their
rights, civil AL poliiirsl Tbsy
receive ;1-iay for TIE sinr5iion ~
their Children twenty times more
money ia.n they pay fer taxes;
hey sii upon iuriss il al the
courts =; he State. sni are paid
fnr their services; they vote for
zbon they please =iibou;rss;-.ic'
Or intiu isticn from The whites:
hey rtr: the lani they cultivate
from white men q, loE bEures. sui
are not dsfr1niei soi cheated OFT
81 their earnings thew oSu more
.o-dsy IN AlAh1us than ]
ever hsfcTs. aud are protested ir
isx s-i~-.-s-s Whe, to- -