The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-15
THE COLOREo MAN.


the leading Democratic papers Of the
south, such as the Memphis Appeal,
Courier Journal, and other journals of q
conservative tone, not only give assur-
ance and wholesome counsel TO the
colored people, but request all southern
papers to follow their example. The
HERALD would at once have adopted
the same course but for the fact that the
nervous anxiety Of the colored men in
this section didn't appear to be 50 great
as to require much soothing, nor has il
been informed of anything like general
scare among them. When negroes can
run through the yelling crowds Of Demo
Gratis as they did here at our jubilation
Saturday night shouting their hurrahs
for BLAINE, and only receiving good
natured laugh at their folly in return, il
has not been considered necessary by
the HERALD to regard the few cases re-
ported, Of dmkies trembling lest they be
put back into slavery, as Of any import.
There are many reasons why they
neo not fear, the chief Of which, is that
nobody desires to put them "back into
slavery" There is many Texan
who would GLADLY receive the money
Tor the slave property he lost during the
war, but the first one is yet to be found
who would again put tie institution on
foot. 1t would not bo profitable, il would
not be practicGblc,nor would it be agree
| able SO to do.
As to any fear Of such Il result the ne.
gro may have acquired from those who
have been using them tor thoir own
purposes, they should know by this
time how false are their statements
how hollow thcir professions and how
dolusivo are tho hopes they have fed
them with. If they have not made then
/ TO see this in this state, any assurance
/ offered them would fail to get throupl
their understandings. 1t was only foN
months since that large revolt tool
place in their ranks and resulted i'm
convention of their own people in whicl
the bad faith Of their whit,
allies was emphatically condemned
Bat if any considerable number of then
have been deceived they will very soor
ascertain how ridiculous is the bug-a
boo by remembering that it was mor
by northern anti-slavery people thu
| GROVER CLEVELAND has been elected
than by southern votes, and they vii
have more TO say in tho present admin
istration than the south. Since the war
negroes have enjoyed all the politica
privileges and rights before the law tina
the whites have enjoyed. They can
and do acquire property, SUI
and abe sued," marry anC
give in marriage, enjoy our great schoo
| privileges from fund that no son o
Ethiopia assisted in securing, and mel
are constantly being punished for tress
passing against them, just as they ar
against tho white man. They hay
sense enough to maintain themselve
and keep out of the fire and should Ger
tainly know how to appreciate sucl
nonsense. 1t may be that n few incon
siderate young mon, in past-time, hav
told them they would be slaves again
but beyond that no such expression ha
over fallen from southern lips.
The practices on their credulity b
carpet-baggers and those who hav
been using them is cruel in the extreme
They have put notions of social equalit
in their heads, which were stimulate
by FRED DOUGLAS Louisville speecl
Such ideas on that subiSct as they ma
have thus acquired they will hay
to abandon, aud thoy coul
never have been realiz d eve
had BLAINE become president, bu
aside from any Ianciod disappointment
on this point their condition viii he pr,
ciscly the same rs It has been morally
socially and politically 1t is the dut
ofconsciontious Republicans so to az
wise them. This, with small modicuI
OF patience is all the lIEWNLD can &C
wise to convince them that the prospe,
of thoir changed status is tho mere,
chimera.
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