Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-28
THE COUNTY CANVASS.

IHE COUNTY CAN TASS.
For the past two months the
canvass tor county offices has been
quite active. The BANNER has re-
Trained from abiding to the Hack
worth-Schutzc ticket in any except
n general way, but has shown by
lacts and figures that the county
officers have done their duty faith
fully, fairly and impartially; that
we have had an honest and eco
nomical administration of county
affairs; that large number of new
land much needed bridges have
been erected on the public roads !;
that nearly $4,000 of indebtedness
contractedunder the old regime has
been paid that county scrip is no
longer hawked about the street
but is paid IN cash dollar for dol
lar and that there has been no job
berry or speculation in scrip since
the present administration has
been IN power, and that if the peo-
pie Of the county want good,
honest and faithful administration
of county affairs they will vote for
the Peoples ticket, the candidates
on which have been tried and have
not been found wanting. 1t has
been shown that the nomination OF
the Hackworth-Schutze ticket was
irregular and that the honest and
conscientious Republicans of the
county had no voice in its selec-
ton. Shortly after the Hack
wortb-Scbutze ticket was put IN
the field the strikers for it began
telling campaign lies, all of which
have been nailed to the mast head;
latterly, not contented with PLAIN
lying, they have resorted to orna-
mental lying and have been waiv-
ing the bloody-shirt, preaching So
ciaI equality and doing everything
In their power to antagonize the
colored people against the white
Democrats. Up to this time the
colored voters have been voting as
they pleased without any interior
ence or intimidation on the part
of the Democrats, and in proof of
this no better evidence can be ad-
duced than tho election returns,
which show large Republican ma
jorities for both the State and ma
tional ticket; this fact shows that
the cry of intimidation is base
and infamous lie. Mono know bet
ter than the colored voters them
selves that during the past two
years they have had full, free and
unrestricted civil liberty; they
have had as full representation
in the jury box in both the district
and county courts as they ever had,
and that in the courts justice has
been melted out to them fairly and
lmpartlally; the colored schools
have been kept up and the very
best teachers have been employed
and above all the very best feeling
has existed between the colored
people and the whites of both par1
ties. That such tactics shouk
resorted to at this late dae
canvass IS a disgrace to,
gagged in it, and is very
react against its orlginators. -
the colored people are left alone
there never will be any trouble
between them and the whites;
those who attempt to create race
prejudices are the worst enemies
the colored people have and every
sensible colored man will discoun
tonance them. As the BANNER has
heretofore frequently stated there
is nc political issue involved IN
the election of county officers and
every Republican can vote his
ticket for state officers if he sees
fit; what the people want is good
officers and if the Peoples county
ticket is elected We will have
them.