Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-18
CIVIL RIGHTS
Just How and Where the Col.
ored Race May be Elevated.
Courier journal, Is.

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The proceedings OF the recent col
ored convention in this city have by
no means enlisted public sympathy
with the colored politicians. Its de-
mands were impudent and have been
50 characterized By all the leading
Republican newspapers. These Re.
publican organs have, 10 fact told
the c0lored politicians that enough
has been done for the negro in the
way Of legislation, and that be must
act for himself and make the most Of
his accorded privileges as anAmeriean
citizen.
The dominant idea of the eolored
politicians. Gnd Of = majority Of that
f1es, L thai the Fedsrai s9Terumsbt
m1st ro1nnus tkr0agh IN tine u
grgE4s EJestily for then, and tbst.
yo1eress - beasd 70 discriniusss =
ns-f tET1r. Itsrs i. koEeTer. 4
elaS q AUerieEz asFf1as Eto "a ~
ET1IattlIs Eif1 tie ssufuerfF ~
ters1 - ths Lg1isFI.ls se.vs.fsr.
21a We tlks fisEEzTs is ealing 1.ts..
uo1 y the following wise rsuaffs al
t1s AtteTills. s. q. Journal N -
isfFrlss, eeiis1 y RsT. s. II. Jefef-
s-1- = pralsIar slesr 10 tie AfrIeaYI
As;ho1-a Lpisse51l church. au5
HiEn TeiY pqpllar u tie coiogsd en-
muniiy IN Which be lives. Mr. Jgi,
isrson sayE, reisrTiBg 70 the Louisville
e1nTenGo1.
rs true We nssd 70 come 70
gether N Conventions but entirely foy
= different cause than that Ebieb
seemed % have prsdicated the cal Of
gone 81 tunes. There are two things
that must never enter such mestipgs
ss IS claimed 10 be 10 the interest n
our people, II We wish 10 succeed Vi
Politics and race issues. The admin
SION Of these always create exeitemeD,
and stlrs up race ieelings-ii they sre
70 be held. let them be separate and
alone. Whatever. therefore, was AZ
by the convention at Louisville rsIa.
tive to the education and rnaterisl
prosperity Of the country was hurred
over 70 disfguration by the bad ipfu.
cree otherwise injected thereinto +,
was mentioned among other thing,
that the eolored people Of the soutl
are not permitted TO learn the trades
This Is not so. There is. We VENT,
70 say, no place on the earth where
better opportunity is granted our peo.
PIE IN this respect than in the Soutb
II our people were asfree from ali othe,
disadvantages in this country as the,
are concerning the trades in the Sonti
We would, doubtless, be ali that ON.
imaginary power means US to be. On
boys can learn whatever trade The,
prefer-the shoemaker, blacksmith
carpenter, wheelright, cabinetmaker
painter, barber, printer. silyersmitb
bricklayer, hsrnrsm - carr;oe
and wigon maker, auu Other trade
known TO our time. There is n,
question ct all about lsbor in on
nldst The white and ne colore,
VIII work together at all che industrie
Of our country except factories mi
(tactory liie) is something new in an
midst, and We venture TO say that In
few years the race line there draw
will be obliterated, 1t is in the nortI
and west where the subject betWee
white and colored labor at the trade
is carried on, not in the south. What
ever may be the faults Of the sont
otherwise, this We can boast Of viii
no little degree Of pride, that whit
and colored men will work together /
same shop and at the same bench flor
day 70 day and year to year. Let Nj
douglass, therefore, call his conyep
ton, say on next New Yeare day. an,
strike out 50 much OF his whereas
ana resolves az relates to the mega.
tive side Of this subject, and give US
Remarkable for overcoming disease,