The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-23
FACTS FOB O0L0RED VOTERS.

|. Inc euitor Of the fe0p1ts journal C0old mot
naintain his sell-respect and support man Cor
tl;e Grve-nurship whom he knows to be the bit
tGfesi enemy Of the race to which he belongs.
j. McCsnn in Ocala Bannsps: Mr. Pope,
iI his s'~rches. holds up Cleveland and Hen
dticks, Dougherty and Davidson | vOuld like
iG ask th" Republicans in Florida what kind OF
poll "f blood are we marching down TO. Mr..
Stf Pope may get the government law mill but
he will get it without my aid.
!r-The c"lored voters in many parts Of the
c'ianirv are going in for their second emancipa-
lion. They have been hewers OF wood and
drawers of waller for the Republican party for
ts~ past twenty years without getting ANYTHING
h,ir.ly for their loyalty. The civil rights law
has been null fled by Republican Supreme
Court Not dollar OF all the millions squan
dered by the Republican Congress has goue 10
etnca'e the children Of the cOlOred race Onlya
feS spared monuments remain of the negroes in
"inre. \" wonder they are ab,ut tired of such
one sided partnership
Frank Pope is The bitterest enemy the col
"rtrl man has in the Slate Of Florida While
nnss offering protection and the warmest friend
snip ior ihem and their inieress, away down in
the bottom oi his hear he dcspises them For years
hehas peisecuted anu oppressed them and mas
leil no stone nnturned which would defraud them
"l just rights al the bailot-box He now "laughs
IN hiS, sleeve at thnse Of our race who suppO.
him and inwardly entertains for them the erea,
c'pto " 0OuTUuh
The report tina, the Pople's Journal is sup
p"f"ng Democrat against q Republican for
GtFernor of this State is lie OF the blackest
maNe-up. We are supporting every Republican
before The people, from President down to con-
stable The Republicans have no candidate in
ine;hcld tor Governor. In this case we support
Geheral Perry, Democrat in preference 10 Pone
Democrat. The latter has committed un,nli
ouita es against The c''lOred people Of Madison
Co. Any well-thinkng colored man knows that
with Pope for Govcrnpr fne colOied man chance
III tills Slate would III no better than that OF q
snow balls in h--n. Now, the editor OF this pa
per 5ias made up his mind that he will moi b..
driTsn io support Pope, Democrat, hy lew
sorttheads and political skunks, and will notify
the stockholders of this paper that before lie will
d" se he will resign his position.
Pope and Independcniism will he 30 badly
wip9d out on the 4th of November that the cpi-
talM on baby's tombstone will be especially
applicnb".
That could be 30 easily done for
81: wonder what was begun for"
BLAINE's c0roRED SUBSTITUTE
5Ahcsrding to n letter in the Buckeye (Ohio) Ti-
detE Mr. Blaine's substitute in the army is now
living in Nashville, Tenn. He is an old co|,rrd
man who was wounded during the war. and who
has thus far failed to obtain a pension. The
Bachsye Tdeftes correspondent writes: "By.
the by, Blaines substitute in the army resides
herr! He is poor old negro He was wounded
in 'hs army, has tried to get pension and has
twice been refused by the Republican board nf
examining surgeons here. He was 10 get 5000
as iiir pay for taking Baines place. but never got
bul $50 | was his Second Lieutenant and know
this, statement to be true. read the dispatches
from Maine. There were six substitutes nut IN
Company &, 4Oth United states COlored Infantry.
Tor men in that State and Jacob Poor of nv
company was mustered in as james G. Blane's
substitute, and was wounded in the shoulder al
or near Lebanon, Tenn, In July or August
1864 He lives here, but will not support
Blaine"
WHAT TIM FORTUNE SAYS
tm Republican" he said yesterday, "but
am retting sick Of seeing the Republicans lead
the negroes around by the nose the way they do.
Why, they have got 40 sure of the colored vote
that 'hey don't pay any attention to it. They
think. and with reasen. that the mass OF colored
voters are too ignorant to look into The questions
OF 'he day and decide them on their merits.
They don't even know the number of celored
voters in the different Northern States II makes
me sick Why, the Republicans have not done
anything for the negroes since 1915 that can
find out They have ceased to bother about
them All the leaders are for Blaine I don't
know how the rank and file will 60 But under
the circumstances | do not care 10 be inter
viewed have nothing TO say"