Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
TO THE COLORED VOTERS OF CLAI.
BORNE PARISH:

BORNE PARISH:
We the undersigned have been appoint.
ed. by tine Executive Committee OF the
Democratic patty of tins parI,h, to pre-.
pare an address to oar ne, ~ cu:rauch -rd
( t,ilow -cttyru-, With titc "li ct of |,r,~cm;-
/ ing. IA An appeal to their sober Judgment
n few ef th" CONSIDERATIONS which, wr
/ think, should induce them to ru:tr III
voting with their white n,Ighrurs Ia line
! approaching Congress ional amt ala future
{ ,lrct!ou~ IN TIL, State.
/ Knowing that yor are rs much inter.
+ rstrd in good government ~ We are, aud
believing that y"u are equally dr-irous
with uso! 50 shaping Your political action
and the rN-rcis" Of the RIGHT of sul.i 80.
to obtain that end, are the cdusr, that
have induced the Issuance Of this address.
1h" reason why 1t Is not directed 10 thu
willie ~ we'll ~ to the colprrd voters. IL
because of the fact, If which you ar
we'd aNarr, that with tue exc. ptluu Of
perhaps u hundred 90 two -.c;.:lrri"n ~ hu
ii firr from III on o"rs'i"n- grnWin ont
of The cnrr. ncy AID finlnclal policy If lhc
government, ard hduhfui ot white Er-
publ cans, h">o uumh.r> c..r!l pr"hahlv
b" enumerated on The III gers of one hand,
the whit" voter, of Cl,inoru- parish are a
unit IN support of the principles and can.
dlddt"s at the Democratic party.
In tins parish there ar" nineteen bun
drcd white voters And ~ it j. Naf to
a'surnc that riurty ont Of every huud; d
ct them a@r"o in tE'ir p"litlrdl views O..
not that fact it, II strong r"J>on frr
believing that their opiuious are rlurc
likely tu be- corr,ct than the very small
minority ssh" ihinh othrrwi~c' Ira> my
out of sight ia" Grcruhack element. aud
NJ" t" ihr White Republican voters ~ two
hundred L. one. Nuw this stat" Of things
il not the res Ilt of accidc I. but II has n
rational cans- arising from the belief
honestly entertained, hy the great mass of
ON white population thar the policy and
practices of the Republican party in it,
administration of pub1ic affairs mr., in.
JnrI"nS t" the best interest "f thu people,
aud that their. prIpr;I,atI"u IN power
means a continuance IA th. fu,ur. of H..
sam, vh,;rftl ,xu,uliiurr and ,nr,r,..
>quandrtlug at the pul,llc m"l.oy WITCH
has - prominently characfrIil, | a. cu.-
duet of th,. R,rubIienn prfty ia .t..p,.,
aud thus prrp,tuatlnr the rr,t,u,l,d ne.
r.s-ity for Tn, present ,.Ntr,,,..f,t and
lninou. rate, of ta>,tinp. On ,b. other
hand they believe that with Tho Demo
Gratis IN cnuIrul of tb,. Federal Government
tb,r, viii L, Al, bnu,.t and hid ,..n,,,,r,
IA the disbursement of the, uhlIc money.
and It barge cnrr,-pn,,d.ur IT,. action IA III.
amount which th. u,rnl,. VIII h,,. T.,
contribute. io H.. ,un,,nt
The burden which Won now have To-
bear IN the WAY of f,v.,,ion ~ su,t,in ,h,.
uo,rruurnt uud, R,rull,,,n
nomination. T. nom. tb.. les. raj h,,..,u-,.
wlt,u,, frnr- van by ,nd,rcc. -. .huL>.
You feel IN, WEIGHT, bot do MT veg il.
Your mor, iateily, nt whii,. n.iubn, mn
only feel, II. hut .r,, il L,.visr TN,
4, hit, iarm,r~ If Claiborne parish ATE as
a flaming pr,..,l,ti.rr 70 th.ir
I,uu.h,r. ~ ,r.r, i. :, 81. rn,.,u holt .
Their Industry i, rooai 20 Their iurrlh-
s"nco Nou have brn,iijtrd l., their rx.