Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-29
THE DOCTRINE DOWN SOUTH"

In Virginia there is to be State fair in |
October at which local military companies |
are to compete for prizes, but niger
commands are debarred from entry In |
Virginia evidently there is an agreement
among the people to keep the color line
clearly drawn. But this may have no po-
litical meaning, and represent only social
prejudice AS much cannot be said, how
ever, for the people of Florida, who APP
plaud the speeches of a Cleveland and
Long. He is wholly unrcconstructcd, but
nevertheless has front seat on the Demo-
cratic ticket. He is stumping the State
and talking of State questions. These ac-
cording to his view, have very little interest
for the negro voter. For he does not hest
tate to say that the status of the negro
remains to be fixed in Florida, and that
the Constitutional Convention, soon to as
semble will settle the business by declar-
ing that " no one but white men shall vote
in Florida" TO the negros he saws, such
political privileges as you now have, such
| rights as electors you now exercise. are
gratuities from the people of the State, and
are not given because we recognize our
selves Is owing you anything. Mr.. R. c.
Long, Presidential Elector for Florida.
should be informed by some philanthropist
that the Constitution Of the United States
has been amended, and that it secures to
the oolored citizen whatever political rights
he now enjoys, irrespective Of the views of
the State of Florida, and without any
thanks to them whatever. In another of
his speeches Mr.. Long said to the negroes
We are getting tired of your loolishness. You
! have diverted our minds from great and
| grave questions that | don't know ANYTHING
! about the tariff myself and cant find ANYBODY
! who does. Your prCtcnSiOns 10 run for Office or
| vote for those who do are affecting the material
advancement OF the State. Now our horns have
| grown ouJ and you must not fool with rs anv
longer We want plenty OF negro labor bat we
want II Ill > TO ~ cents day, as they are pay
ing to you III Georgia and Alabama-uOt at 81 %
! to =, a. we are compelled to pay you.
Again this model Democrat SAYS:
In this State we have Il multiplicity of polfti-
cal parties, but out Of all the isns and theories
which are being advanced and advocated there
can be but two words spelied-one of these is
TINS practically is the only question which the
white men OF this State are called upon to solve
at the coming election. There has never been
but one serious conflict in this State between the
white man and the nigger-that occurred in this
coHnty-and then we baTbecued niger
doh want you to see a recurrence of this but
don't you forget that We are not going to see
tins Government so into the hands of ANYBODY
who promises you half of the Offices There is
not man among you Who if he was worth
Sp,uJJ, would select one of his own race as an
executor OF his will You have not learned to
appreciate or protect the virtue and chastity Of
your women. We have been taking money out
OF our pockets for twenty years to pay for the
education OF your children and outside OF the
mere mechanical art of reading and writing
and superficial knowledge Of the geography OF
the country there has been no advancement
Morally ana socially there has been no advance
mcnr, and there are lots of Democrats who are
getting tired Of this school tax.
This kind Of talk will do the colored man
in the South much good. II will open his
eyes to the fact that the policy of the Dem
ocratic party in the South is to keep him in
a seryile position, shear him of political
privileges and punish him for having been
slave, by depriyins him Of educational
privileges Certainly The colored people of
the United States should vote the Dem
ocTatic ticket-by all means.