The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

The Republiean-greenback party of this
county in framing their independent free
gO-as-you-please-ticket, calmly ignored
the cOlored voters, and many of them
aver their determination to support the
Democratic nominees for county offices.
These candidates, as the Intelligent col
ored people well know, are honest and
competent men. and have never been
mixed up with political rings, and can
undoubtedly serve the best interest of
the county. The Republican-greenback
management in this county don't care 4
cent for the wishes of the colOred voter.
and have, with the most refreshing cool
ness, serenely chucked him overheard in
forming their ticket, which they now ask
him TO support. The sole object of the
management is TO get into office, and as
soon as the cOlOred man deposits his vote
for them, they will have no further use
for him and will give him the "grand
bounce" The love and deep admiration
entertained by the Republican-green-
hackers of the county for the cOlored vo-
tiers is aptly illustrated by the eOlored
man who went to hell in dream;
"Were there any democrats there's
:. Yes, right smart sprinkling"
ANY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
''Hell war full OBJ um.,'
"What were they doing:"
"HOldin' de niggahs twiXt dem and de
fire. GOlly dey had no more use for 'em."
Just so; and in this county just as soon as
their votes are deposited they will have
no more use for them. The Independents
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ticket put out in
this county represents no political creed,
and the movement was gotten up for the
sole purpose of brow-beating and bull
doing the colored voter that a lot of
hungry office-seekers may be elevated
into offices that they are totally incompe-
tent to fill. On Thursday the eolored Re-
publicans will hold a convention at the
court house. but it is more than probable
the strikers will be on hand and prevent
them from accomplishing anything. The
best thing for intelligent colored voters
to do TO successfully put a quletus on
these political strikers who represent no
one. is to support the Democratic candi-
dates for county offices. They can do
this without stultifying themselves for
the simple reason that the leaders of their
party have arrogated unto themselves the
pleasing task of forming coalition with
the Greenbackers, and no organized Re-
publican party for county offices exists in
the county. The intelligent colored
people will do wellto consider this matter
for it is certainly the most eXpedient way
of disposing of the would-be-leaders
who, at all times and under all circum-
stances, treat them with sublime indiffer-
ence. The colored people OF Memphis,
Tennessee, did this, and they caused a
rattling among the bones of the dried up
ofiice-seeking leaders. aud they were
buried forever. Let the eolored people
of this county support the Democrat nom-
inees for county offices, and by exercising
alittles spunk, bring the so-called leaders
OF the. so-ealled Republican-Gre
Independent party, and they viii find at
the next election they viii be sought af-
ter and have considerable say in organ
izing the Republican party andin placing
n ticket I'm the field