West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-11
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this week in Alabama and Ken
tucky viii doubtless cause a howl to
ascend from the Republicans OF the
North. These fair minded gentle
men can prove every day in the
week that Mississippi, South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Alabama, Sc, Sc,
are Republican States, buIldo2ed
into the Democr attic party. How DO
they prove 1t? By the census.
There are, they cay, Emore negroes
than whites IN these States, and as
all negroes are Republicans it nee
essaniy follows that they are Re-
publican States They do not know
that there are any colored Demo.
Gratis in those States.
InasmLch as the Democratic ma.
jority in Virginia for Hancock may
next fall be to the Republicans un-
acconntably large, we take time by
the icrelocl5 and avail ourselves of
the kindness Of a number OF colored
voters-Messrs. Giles, jackson,
Branch, Banning, Allen, Carkson,
and the club they represent--to let
the Northern people Gee how pemo-
cratic negroes (they have too much
education to object to being called
negroes) con write; what excellent
reasons they can furnish for being
Democrats; aad how much skill and
ability they can manifest in arraign-
ing ihe Republican party for its
crimes-Hiehmond Dispatch,
The address is as follows.
HEADQuARrERs HAvCocK AND ENaLrsn
RFFoR@ CAMPAIGN CLuB No. 1,
McnNoND, VA, August, 1880.
10 The Frss.de1,t and 1smJers of
the Hancock and English RJora,
Campaign CluJ 10, l..
The undersigned, a committee ap-
pointed at the meeting Of this club
held Auguet 2, 1880, 20 draft an ad-
dres8 to the coIore5 people of VIZ
glnia. beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
Whereas the maintenance Of good
government throughout the Union is
for the best interests of all classes of
the people, whether white or colored
and it behooyes us to show our ap-
probation Of that fact by 80 ezercis-
ing Che privileges Of citizenship as to
demonstrate that we are worthy to
enjoy them, this club hereby submits
for the consideration of The colored
people OF the State the reasons which
induce them to espouse the cauae OF
the national democratic party, in the
hope that other colored citizens may
be lead to vote fer The candidateg OF
that party for President and Vice
Pre-, ideut Of the United States in
November next.
We are eatisfed that the coIored
people can not pc benefited by
governmental policy which tends to
deprets the interests Of the section
in which they live, that they can only
prosper 10 proportion to the pros
perity OF their own community, that
the triumph OF a sectional party
which bases its claims 10 success upon
it's sectionalism, which seeks to keep
alive the unfortunate passions en-
gendered by the war, which ought
long since to have been buried in
oblivion which sought TO crush after
bis wears Of eminent services one Of
the noblest irieuds Of the colored
man, the Hon. Charles Sumner. for
no other reason than be advocated
peace and good will, which four
years ago defed and set at nauqht
the will Of the people by fraudulent.
Iy seating in the chair once adorned
by Washington a usurper who bad
been defeated at the polls by a pop
uIar majority Of q quarter Of mil
lion votes: which has systematically
and persistentIy m.s.ead and deceiv-
ed the coiored people for it's aggrand
izement, and to their own uudoing.
which has through iss emissaries and
agents, supported by Federal patron
age stirred up strife for years In the
southern States between white and
colored citizene, whose ibteresfs
should have made them dwell to-
gether in harmony and accord. which
bas been as liberal in promise az =,
has been parsimonious in perform
snce, which has overburdoned by un-
equal and uuwise taxation the great
interests Of one section from which
the co.ored men especially derive
their means or livelihood; which haa
aecoyed from their bones large mum
ber8 OF our brethren into inhospita-