Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-10-06
Convincing Reasons Why the South.
tTn Colered Men Vote the Demo.
cratic Ticket,

N-y-ccSrET. A. So =, 80
c. E'-al 4 CH.f.il.-, NJ. Tsr.
DEAE Sal sm . colored uSu.
SID Tor four wears have been the
editor sni publisher Of the Ad-
vance, 5 weekly paper published
10 this city, sni devoted 70 the
moral, material, and political sd
varcsner; Of The colored race Of
the country. /: occurred 20 me
ihat j, would ne e. and proper for
ne % address Won this letter. in
order TIA; YOU nigh, he fully pre-
garsi 20 disshusA the minds Of the
p7op's 81 the North concerning the
rue condition Of affairs here in
Alabau1. The Republican psrti-
sac press : Tow teenins With
abuse szsiust the people Of the
So1,b-sllesinz tbs. colored men
srs "bll,iozsd," their votes 10:
fairy counted. and their rights and
privileges openly denied. Such.
50. : ID, tie fact Co,orad ueu
sc 6isSrs'si With Rspublicsuisn
~ tie to.lnEiuS good and sub
s.a-tisl reasons, and hence sre vo-
-. With ,hs Democratic party:
When ths nigh; 10 vote vSs
Srst conferred ucoo coloysi men.
-.sy we're ns-sssATily Ignorant $40
easily 5cps5 al imposed upon 5y
"a; 5c-is of o5ce-huucers Eho
cane Saith i1ueiis;ely Gi,e. .os
va Ttsy Esrs tod TIA: 70 vote
C. Ds----t-s =ss . dig 'he grave
- rs. f-ss'ou zhich hsi ius,
'ss- give, han TIA. their ri-b,
g s15-sE=. The fizb: 70 sit on IL
r--S, he right % free though; aui
free s-=--a. Re light 20 make coz
.-l-.s e themselves and work for
go ard u?oo s1-h terms 2s they
sz= rr-Dsr. Eculi he taken azsy.
st .tsy would Immediately hs
=; tsrk ir,o ths; s,srery from
vti-t they hSi jUs; escaped. zbsr-
ever TIE white FER @. The Srnih
-sEri-si po=sr o. TIE Other
tic1, ;hsss sivsu:urs-s promised
. F-o,sc; a. ,bsss rights zhich
sss-si - dear . tie ps.rn, sri
f1-.hs- ever Alleged TIA; their eon-
ti-u@i .ihsrsros 20 R.pub,icau-
II Eo1li % rewarded nv divii-
- t-ouz hen he l,ui. a their
f--Ds- UGs.srs Tie rs.ro Sr1i-
IA ? S&ipsi kno5lsi.s, became
1'-s sofEhtsoei- zud he.Ao %
t5ick f1r hi-ssf Year after vss-
psssei AID hs u.s firm AID faith
81. n: liz s5s,ity v.s uursvsrd-
Il; tie s1vsotErsr. filed al ;hs
11css. save possibly . few seats il
iss 6susrsl Assembly. ard tbe col-
o-sd 1s7 bad received nothing.
Ocs by ons they ssr 81 The fair
premises % these usu eoue 20
co;eirE sui remain unfulfnsi.-I
They hs>sus dis-us,sd and lsf,
TIE party.
2-The eo'ored people zere ID
0oced X these sane men 70 de-
pnsii tbsir hard earned savings 10
The FrrsiuSn's Savings and Trus;
Company. This they did until
millions Of dollars, the fruit Of De-
Sro toll sod negro industry. were
accumulated il ihs, institution
TIE money Is gnne, the hank is
ruinei, and the colored people are
IN 20 wonder what has become Of
their money.
S-Ths coiored men saw he
white men Ebo controlled their
votes and Filed the Offices grow
wealthy. aud ooe by ore return to
their Northern homes. They de-
manded representation in the Of A.,
les. AID were answered Nth fair
promises CT The sending Of one or
tgo u their number 70 the State
LeEislAture. In . community where
they T.oilsd 4, 100 rosss there would |
ee oae negro boiling The msapess
o1ce N the county. TIE white
Rspnbli-aps becsns SEX. spi then /
either - The State or Quit poli-
ties and deserted their friends
This demonstrated clearly enough /
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