The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-11
TO COLORED VOTERS.

| NY cOuntrymen the Tune has come Tor
the colored race to be indicated. The
Republican party which freed the coored
mans hands in order to use his votes has
enslayed him in bondage more CALLING to
FREE MEN that any that could be mag
ined. The colored mans vote is NOT HIS
OWN so long as il is cast at the bidding of
the Republican party and so long as he is
content to cast it at their bidding he can
expect nothing more than to be treated as
their POLITICAL SLAVE. If we are
indeed free let US act as free men Let us
grasp the glorious possibilities of our race
Let us demand that station which belongs
to US and which is now within our power.
There are in this senatorial district about
10000 votes; this being an off year not more
than $500 will be polled; multiply this
number by three and you have $500;
there are now four candidates in the field
andif the colored race put forth man there
will be five; divide the 25,500 votes among
the five and you have an average of 800
for each candidate. If any candidate runs
above that figure some other must fall be-
low it. Mark this In Alexander county
there are 1873 colored votes; in Union
there are l6l; in Jackson county 397 max
ing in all 1881 each of you have a right
to cast three votes for one man; three times
1881 is 5,693, making clear majority of
SOB votes oyer the average candidate,
and a greater majority over those who
run below. If the colored men will see
this opportunity and stand by their candi-
date they will elect him as sure as the sun
rises on the morning of the election. What
will they do2 Will they allow this OPP
portunity to pass Will they be driven
like galley slaves to the polls and voted
like herd of cattle by the Republican
party No they will stand by their race
and vote like men to elevate one of their
fellows TO station among the free men of
earth and show to the world that the color
ed race has future before it born
of intelligence, born of freedom, born Of
that manhood which ought to dwell in the
blood of every one Of Gods creatures
My fellow men, announce myself an
Independent candidate for the legislature
- thu rnth d;etr;ct and ,f olao+ol mill ,,,o
my vote and influence for the >purpose of
obtaining patronage and position for the
colored people at heart to such extent that
if any colored man more acceptable to our
III ms Ia ,br ,fs.a. a r-s.; II --ool,l. -..:ll H.
with the hope that my people will hasten
the dawning of that day when the colored
man shall obtain respect and honor among
the nations of the earth.
The Republicans can Gf they will vote
one and one. half votes for Mr.. Scur!ock and
myself elect us both; if they attempt to
bring contempt upon my candidacy you
will know that they are not for the colored
man and act accordingly by casting your
three votes for me. Respectfully,
"HENRY NIXON"
MuRpHYsBoRo, ILL.,, Oct. /, 1882.
Mr.. Nixon is a colored citizen Of more
than ordinary mental calbre, as his cir
cular plainly shows. He has been prom
inent in the public councils of his party in
Jackson county, and is popular among his
own race. Doubtless he has seen the
hypocrisy of the Republican party leaders
in their dealings with the colored race.
His circular proves that he has not been
merely a casual observer of political events
SO far as they concerned his own race,
and that he has not been dupe to selfish
white. Republican politicians. Mr. Nixon
gives the white Republican politicians and
their newspapers an opportunity to prove
that their professions of love Tor the colored
race are not ESQ many lies. He gives the
Jackson County Era, the Chester Tribune,
the Carbonate FreePress and other Repub.
lican papers in the district an opportunity
to show that they are in
deed friendly to the colored race,
are in sympathy with "the grand Old Re
publican party which is the guardian of the
colorod man and desires his social intellect.
ual aud political Advancement and arc
willing to submit their professions to O
practical test 1t remains now for these
papers and for Republican politicians gen
orally to come out boldly in favor Of Mr.
Nixon, ana we shall watch with interest at
D one by one they step forward aud practice
s what they have been preaching for lo these
: many years.
! ! Mr. Nixon proves beyond doubt, by fig
i ures from late census bulletin, that i
Y his own race will stand by him he will re-