The banner-enterprise., 1884-05-31
viii Mt aYerk, when do.


last convention. WILL Ms GYsrk, when do.
feated in November by his vote for county
government, hide himself ll6steIk and IN
no more seen as Q worker for - ibAkty thst
shuts its eyes on Grisson, Dockery Ruspell,
Humphrey and N5FmSHf, Who has worked
for the party . succSss, or &ill heibe time 10
his nsw alliaacs.z- Tho Future Sosth, {Gelds-
boro.)
ss - LEAVE OFF P0tJTEs. ~
Internationally and merally he (ths NesroD
jssrapidls psogssessisg. and5 shssshy sisss
great evidence Of what he can, and would do
in other fields of usefulness iftopportunity
offered. And right here we radmonish him
that the sooner he becomes more indepen-
dent or don t-care-ish in politics, and cexer.
cises his learning in discretionary manner
as to voting, the better it will be for him.
As to "having patience, he has had so much
that it has ceased to be virture. Perhaps
you would have him wait till the race De-
comes extinct; if so, he would have q long
wait, unless he follows the illustrious exam
pie of Fred. Douglass, and thereby hasten
the extinction. We ask no more special
legislation for him. The decision Of The
Supreme Court does moi cause him restlees-
ness, but we do ask for him fair and equal
chance for competition in the race of life.
He will then obtain the status for which the
civil rights bill originally aimed. Then it
would not require years nor centuries to see
his coming out That he is m implicit be.
lever IN prayer and has made commendable
advancement in religion, there can be no
question, and while "the Meologians tell US
that God helps people ,cho help Themselves
which is very pretty precept we are also
told, and in no mistakeable language, to help
one another and live in brotherly love-
Cleveland (Ohto) Gazette.
STEERING CLEAR OF PARTY.
When, loag ago, the Era showed the wis
dom of the colored race steering clear Of
party, and formulating something outside
thereof, to place our people better than they
were, harsh criticism was applied to us for
not upholding the Republican party as .
beau ideal of our wants and aspirations.
Acting ON principle and in the interest Of
our people, regardless of how it affected any
organization, we pursued our way. How
stands our proposition to-day! Who can
say unpopular? On the contrary, ia it
not evident that the general sentiment. or at
least of very large portion Of our people,
is strongly in favor Of looking to ourselves
more than to any party for the accomplish.
ment of those ends in our life we so much
desire. Our people are q sympathetic and
grateful people, and appreciate the inesti-
mable benefit Of liberty that has come 10
them by some means, for which they
thoughtlessly accord all their blessing to u
particular party. Party never gave Us lib
erty. The seeds of our liberty were sown
by great philanttropists, who wrought for
MS entirely outside OF party, and inside Of
the fold of propagandists, who saw some
thing more in human liberty than expedi.
ency or necessity afforded. Knowing these
truths as a student of fact as well as we do,
We never did feel that we were indebted to
any party for our liberty, and hence saw that
we were under no special obligation to any
human institution for the blcssing-partial
though it may be--that We now enjow. Let
us be true to ourselves and others will bs
true to U.S. Charleston Is. C,) New Era.