The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-07-27
10 TUE CoLoRED VOTER.
The Democratic patty has place

10 TUE CoLoRED VOTER.
The Democratic pa.ty has placed
n the political field ticket to which
wo would ca!l y,ur attention. II is
composed IF men who are fully
in sympathy with the best intcre.t If
rs population, and ypu can safely
cas-, your ballot in their favor, know.
ing hat they viii work for your
welfare with as much zeal "a they
will for tho whites. Tho white man
aud the back are thrown together
here. and we should end. avor to e'e-
yale the positions of the other. Tnere
is no reason why the two races
should be antasonistic to each other,
but the reasons are obvious why We
should work together. What is ben
etc al 10 the whites is equally advan.
tageous 10 the negro, any measure
that tends to enhance the property
Of he white man, wi necessarily
work for the coed Of the colorol
man. The ID ,mocratic party prom
ises you nothing bat what they aie
able and willing to fulfill. They do
not tell you that you should share the
Offices. blu! tuey do tell You that their
nominees are men who will do justice
towards you. and VIII will see that
you epjoy every privilege guaranteed
you by the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States. Tue Democracy wants
qualified men for officials, ind you
should by your outrage, lend a help
ing hand to this end. If We can SO.
cure honest, faithful and capable ofli
cers. we can have peace aud prosper.
ity, and We do insist that the time
has arrived VIXEN you should throw
Of the yoke OF political bordSge,
which has 80 long borne upon your
necks, and lss:rt your freedom.
Heretofore You have been called mp.
on 10 answer every demaad made up
on You By the II deal PARTY, and
what have You received in return for
your fealt,2 Nothing. Y u polit-
ical so-callsd friends have spurned
you upoa every OCCASION, aud havo
only wanted your h:lp in elocing a
few designing men 10 Office. Colored
men, csoe cut and show that you
are c .pable Of exercising the right
o! outrage. without being brought uu'
der the party's lash. Show that ycu
are worthy o! the freedom which you
are SUP posed to enjoy.
Wo do lot ask you t. do anything
detrimental to your best in,orcsts,
40 oirJr you men @ c'niidA',s who
vii! see tia. in al tbirgs You arc
pot; c.cd. Oar cau,iaa,es arc men,
wlo arc alive 20 the fact that you
,ro ca,itlcd TO civil aud political
rights, a 4 VII geo that yor are ful-
" p,a.eat d in al your laudat!c m.
dent lLinss. Tue Democrats are tho
people WHO ass!st yos in sll tempo
raj Sfriirs. II you noed any recuni-
cry assistance y u never call upon q
Dem ocrat in vain. ard have wc not
the right to exp ct you to aid us in
olectiug ticket tha. will m ,kc our
ccul'y prosperous, and cash indiVid-
IL, more oscaro. II wo a,ked any.
thing unreasonable we would not ex-
rect q favorable answer, DGs ohiv
skiing at y3ns hands iit'co and
iish', $50 a. tai,k You sbor'd siais.
u, a-L we f,.ci Ia, st tho nsxa Gee
zion we will have tho pleasure If well
coming q g Oh many o. ycu: col'r 10
orr political ralks.
W. hear Of may If those who
have been T, BID R,pull cans, express
ing ih,ms .lvas rs determined TO
ieavs tn GA party IA ks cnl atfiI!ate
with the Democracy. We adm re
THAR solve,
We intond TO el,c c. on ticket. and
no would feel gra.ificd to hive a
goodly number OF the colored rae,
share our triumph. Weask You to
helpus.