The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-03
To the coIored People.

w y WEI We hUtN hit tuC t''i'itN l'V-
pie in Franklin county who will vote for
Jas. q. Blaine aud Gen. Jno. A. Logan
--the Republican candidates for Presi'
dent and Vice-Presidcnt. If We did we
guess we would nearly know them all.
Nor would we try 10 change them.
'Tha. has been tried too often ere this.
They will not only vote for Blaine and
Logan, bat will vote for Judge Frank
7. Reid. lie is an able man. He was
one Of the bravest Confedcralcs. He
wanted to enlist Tor SO years in the Con.
tolerate army. 1t is sand, and not been
disputed, that he belonged 10 the Ku-
klux. You will vote for him as youdid
for Brownlow, who went nj! the way to
Philadelphia to proclaim against Rev.
DR.. Pryne that slavery was right and
that a law ought to be passed forbiddiug
any slavc.owner to free his slaves, and
That we ought to send to Africa and col.
onze the whole race as slaves. And
you will vote for Logan for Nice-Presl'
dent, and just to show you how far your
hatred Of the white people South goes
the people who give you work and are
taxed to give you chance to educate
Your children-we will give you Il wee
biz Of Logan's history, and will give yo'
| fifty dollars each if You can disprose IL:
In 1913, in Illinois, rs young man
fairly in the political field, he voted for
constitutional provision prohibiting
any negro or muiatt0 from settling III
the state of Illinois. He also voted
against giving negroes the tight Of SUI.
lnge or to hold Office. In 1893 John
\. Logan wa, member Of the Illinois
LEGISLATURE, and rs Il member Of the
Judiciary Committee reported the fol-
lowing bill aud labored for lis passage
II negro or mulatto, bond or free,
shall hereafter come lnlO this Stale and
remain ten days with the evident intcn.
ton Of residing in the same, every such
negro or mulallo shall be- deemed guilty
Of Il high misdemcanor, aud for the FIRST
uiitisc shall be lined the sum Of fifty
dollars. If such negro or muiatto shall
he found guilty, and the fine assessed he
not paid forthwith to the Justice of the
Peace before whom the proceedings
we're had, it shall be the duty Of said
Justice TO commit said negro or mnlatto
TO the custody Of the Sheriff Or other.
wise keep him, her, or them. in cuslo-
DIV and said Justice shall forthwith ad.
vcriise SAID negro or mulalto, and on
the day, and ut the time and place ,..cn.
toned IN SAID advertisement, the said
Justice shall, at public auction, proceed
10 sell said negro OF mulatto To any per.
son or persons who will pay such fine
and costs for the shortest time and
said purchaser shall have the right to
cnmpcl SAID negro or mulalto IT, work
for and serve out said term. II said
negro ar mulalto shall not Within ten
days after the expiration of his, her or
their tine ui ice, as nii rcsaid, leave
tic State, he, she or they shall be liable
to Il second prosecution, in which the
penalty to be inflicted shall he one hun,
drcd dollars, and 50 on Tor every subse-
qncni oIIcnse the penalty shall be in
creased fifty dollars over and above the
last penalty"
This was then known as Logan's bill.
He presented it to the Legislature, took
the floor, urged lis passage, aud voted
for it. Tho bill became Il law, and was
a part Of the law Of Illinois I'LL 1868,
whcn it was repealed. The records of
Illinois prove these facts.
In another issue Of the Home journal
We will give YOU more Of l.ugan's re-
cord, wherein he came nearly ucnl. a
Confederate s.jcr in h5 h,reI ui
the color,d race.