The banner-enterprise., 1884-05-31
SPIRIT OF THE coLoRED PRESS.
THE TARIFF.

the political arena, and the wise and conser.
vative address OF Mr.. Bernard. on last Mon
day night ended largely to simplify and
make plain to the working classes his great
subject that affect American industries 80
much. We sincerely hope that all friends
to the grand principles Of the Republican
party will do their duty in the coming strug
gle. Ifthey do the Republican ensign will
be waited securely throughout the land and
the good news will ascend.-The Peters
burg Lancet.
C0IORED NEWSPAPERS.
1t is not an unusual thing to hear our col
ored people ridicule colored newspapers.
They seem to think that because colored
newspapers do not embrace the news to be
found in daily newspapers conducted by
white men, they are therefore of no service
In this we are inclined to state that they are
in error, for although white papers, so-called,
contain more general news than colored pa
pers, so.called, the character of the news is
not such as to specially interest the colored
people, while the news items found in col
ored newspapers are selected with special re-
gard to the interests of colored people.
Again, people are led into av very grave error
in supposing that weekly newspapers are de-
voted to news entirely. The fact is, that
weeklies are devoted to the dissemination
of useful knowledge, to the discussion Of the
moral and economic questions of the day, to
the cultivation Of home-life and the broad
cning and liberalization of thought. And
colored newspapers go even beyond this
Their object is to reach the colored people
as class, to mpart such information as
will apply to them as peculiar element in
the American body polite, to suggest and
discuss the wisdom and practicability Of
special reforms, 10 note and utilize the. po-
litical and social forces which may be nstru-
mental in the advancement of the colored
people as people, and to the naturalization
of barriers which shut us out from the full
est enjoyment Of our rights and Of our lib
erties.-Peoplcs Cd. CO. Advocate.
GOOD ADVICE.
Colorcd menl Now is the time for you to
stop and think You who are in office, and
you who are not! The coming contest will
be the most important that you have ever
witnessed. Your votes will decide who shall
be elected. Will you, in the future, regard
these professional otlice-scekers, or disre-
gard them? You have got to look out for
your own interest. Your vote, wherever
cast, represents you. will you cast it where
it will be counted, or not ? Now is the time
to think and act wisely We do not ask you
to violate the principles of the Republican
party; but the actions of the leaders of the
party must be condemned by your vote.
You have no voice in their conferences But
your interest in this contest will he to sup
port the men who will help your e.-Wil-
son (N. c. Ne,cs.
ANOTHER BARRIER REMOVED.
act abolishing all determinations on the
part of insurance companies doing business
in the commonwealth, against persons on ac-
count of race and color. made good her
proud claim as leader of the advanced thought
and humanity of the republic. His Excel.
lency, Gov. Robinson, signed the bill on last
Tuesday, and it is now law. Good One
more mile.post has been reached by the col
ored people Of Massachusetts, in the march
to equality under the law.-Boston Mass
Hub.
BASE AND cowARpLY.
1t is base aud cowardly slander to say
that colored people in the South are Repub
leans for money, and that there is nothing
too low and mean for them to do. They are
Republicans out of misplaced gratitude to
party, and sell their votes no more than do
the white hirelings Of the North Nor are
they so sordid as to do any meanness for
money. They respect all sincere people who
come from the North, but not Trash, such as
has come here and made a silly endeavor to
be guides, when hey should be followers
Charleston IS. Co. New Era.
COALITION.
May the colored men in North Carolina be
prepared as they were in the late contest,
when Geo. N. Folk ran. lie it was that re.
ported, as chairman of the judiciary con-
mittee, the bill robbing the people of local
splf Uoverument-heu was not hoard of In the