Huntsville gazette., 1886-09-25
Dissec,ing North Alabama Politics.

Under the mask of {. fictious nun 9
.'E P Unum," correspondent from
Huntsville in the N Y Freeman OF
the 14th says. after words OF praise
for the natural surroundings Of thla
region
| IF it was not for the band of Negro
hAting politicians and their mischievou,
treatment of the poor industrious and
worthy colnred citizens. the problem Of
human happiness could be fairly dem
0nstrated here
| The two political parties here prac-
| tically ignOr eihe political and legal rights
| Of the cnlored race--untli election day.
when they are hurdelad TO vote for wha :
sver the white element shall select Tor
them. And as for colored man to be nn
equal to the poorest and The neanest white
man in the republican purt.-except as =
political hummer III the canvass-ia an
idea never yet adoplod Dy the white men
/
~ class Lavs until late been very confd-
ding they trusted to the name of their
party. Republican,. to iud 1t is only in
nam. hat in unsion they adopt the tao
tics vi the Bourbon Democrats. without
the honesty Of making them known. The
Bourbons declare their principles aud par
ty for white m-n the ring Republicans.
who have boen the leaders OF the party. in
committee declare the Offices for the white
men. Their difference is only in sound
in e.,timeut and action they are the
Same.
Ny Allusion to the status of Huntsville
will now prepare the way for you 10 re-
allxs what is our condition. This county
has about three thousand Republican vot
ers. with about twenty -cigbt hundred white
voters. The Democracy call regular cOnven-
tiOn- Of the county every election aud re-
new their executive committee call from
the people Of their party and their best
mon are placed therein. In the Repub-
iican party not SO; there il no convention
here of the people, uor by the Republicans
but only ring. uot over twenty 6ve, who
have usurped every vestige Of freedom
and political action aud forced the colored
lci.izeus 10 their selection of men, however
odious. either white or no blacks ut ali
if they I'm, g 80, and paste it on the dor OF
the committee. Not feeling satisfied al
though within two W. eks If the election,
hsadqu .rters OF the white Republic ring
lstreaked committee, it was resolved by
hundreds of black men and women il
should never be the case again ; that there
shall be . call for the people of color who
favor maintaining their legal aud funda-
mental rights, to convene and appoint an
executive committee Of capable aud homes,
60 ored men. A COMMITTEES of one hun
drea colored citizens invited Col. Samuel
& Lowry to become q candidate for the
for the State Senate, bat owing to the late
time in the CANVASS he did not accept.
THIS was the week before there would
have been q situation different to what we
now lave The colored race would have
had cslOred Senator from the FouIth
District Of Alabama in the State Senate
The failure to recognize the colored cit-
zsns by a convention Of the people. aud 50
rsorganizing Of the executive committee.
disgusted Il vast m,j ,jorty of the colole ed
veters, and as the Democracy placed com
psten, worthy men at the head of their
ticket they We're voted for by numbers OF
cOlored men. Unless there is success in
fall recognition of colored men. no ring
bottle can induce the colured citizen of the
future to follow its dictum. 1t is very
serious question in Ala bama as to the
rights OF the oolored citiz II; the average
white politician regard your rights as worth
80 much money per capita beyond that
the supremacy of white men is held i'll
every other conceivable manner AID
some cOlored men whom the war liberated
are yet iu market for sale. We Lav. not
= manly political organ for the rights Of
the colored citiz.ns the political dead
beats VIII barter ''you aud yours a eth
Or one party or tho other 1t would have
done you soul good to have seen them on
election day. The Bourbo.s deny yoai
rights but seek Oh election day your vote.
The Republican ring dcay your vote in
conventi III, but seek it on election day
While the Negro in this county decided
the contest. not knowing it. being blinded
and Hoodwinked by the politicians. Send
} on your paper. Let there be light And
the young black msn of the future will
stand up for noble manhood.
The earmarks of "Unum" are nn-
mistakeable. But We invite him to
lay ssl!e his mask, anil face the
world boldly with his views. Until
then we shall consider his homily
entitled to comment. Bush whuck
ing ia not honorable warfare