The state journal., 1884-03-15
The Number of Citizen who Spoke
for Himself

for Himself
There are always in every commu-
nifty species of humanity who are
moved by spirit of jealousy and
selfshness to disparage any move
ment, no matter of how great an i'm
portance to the people, that may be
in operation. We are compelled to
admit, and we do it with great reluc-
tance, that among the colored people
of this city this species of snake in
the grass and dog in the manger has
a very tangible existence. Its COW
ardly hand, which is all of its obnox-
ious form which has been seen more
than once, to the detriment of the
peoples interest, we will yet expose
and hold up to the view of public
opinion this genius homo, where it
will finally receive the condemnation
III 80 IlCuly ucstIfeS'
The JOURNAL has honestly cndeay
ored to contend for the rights Of the
people with whom it is SO closely
identified, not upon the color line but
upon the broad platform Of citizen
ship. We take the same position
that any other newspaper would take
devoted to its people, and it is not an
assumption but conceded right to
express in our columns the sentiments
prevailing to the greatest extent
among the people whom we claim to
know as much about as any other
paper. We have had the courage to
openly demand that which as Repub-
licans faithful and tried), the colored
men of this city are entitled to, and
we will not desist in this demand OF
Justice and right to representation
until it is accorded us. We have no
sympathy nor regard for the weak
kneed, canvas backed, double faced
men, who by word or action would
throw a stumbling block in the way
of securing justice. 1t is amazing
what love some men profess to have
for their people, but with all their
love they lack courage. They are
either false in their profession of love
or they are towards and unfit to rep
resent the people which an unfortu-
nate chain of circumstances has lead
them to be looked upon as the peo-
pies representatives. In this gov
eminent no man need draw color
line; power over which we have no
control has seen fit, in his wisdom, to
create people different in color and
place them in juxtaposltion under
one flag, and SO long as these different
colors exist, one in the minority and
the other in the majority, just SO long
will the minority, whenever it in
creases in strength, be compelled to-
call the attention of the majority to a
proper recognition of such increase,
and especially in those sections where
the majority is divided into factions
and cannot control except by and
from the minority. Some men are
born fools aud some turn fools after
they are born, and it is our sincere
belief that the writer of the article
upon the color line in last Sun
days Telegram, is fast approaching
the brink of dotage. We further
believe that the sentiments of that
article represent unanimously the
views of a plausible excuse for a
man, coward, who feared to sign
his name to the anonymous article.
one of kind who have used every
effort of meanness, trickery and du-
plicity, to check the growing infu-
ence and popularity Of Che JOURNAL,
pouring water upon a ducks back
and kicking against the prick may be
amusing in the one Instance, but In
the other it is apt to be very hurttul.
If a delegate to the State Convention
is not secured by the colored voters
of this Republican district, the peo-
pie shall have the satisfaction of at
least knowing to whom to charge the
failure, whether upon the JOURNAL or
to the undetermined trickery of the
very class of men who profess so
much love for their people, and SO
much dislike for the color line. A