Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-10-20


created and brought up against Mr..
Ford, some of Cooper's canvassers
even going so far as to charge him
with being murderer. Such lies are
disgusting to thinking men and are
votes for Ford.
We are told that we should sup
port Cooper because he is on the ticket.
In the first place there was distinc-
ton in the fraudulent convention when
the ticket was made. All were nomi-
mated except Cooper, and he was en-
dorsed. Calvin was emphatic in read
ing the report. Then Cooper was not
a republican at that time, and when
republicans are ignored, voters are
left to select such democrats as suit
them best, and this paper prefers to
make no choice of democrats, and
when there is no republican to vote
for we vote blank, as we have done
heretofore. In this case we have
selected an old line, true and tried
republican to vote for against two
democrats.
1t is urged by Cooper's republican
friends that it will injure the State
and National ticket to vote for Ford.
This is not true. The canvass for
the two candidates has only served to
arouse and bring out fuller republic
can vote, if it has had any effect. 1t
will take no votes from the Legislature
or the remainder of the county ticket,
for Ford will not trade with democrats
by having his name on any except the
republican ticket.
The canvass on the republican side
has been factional one; and while
the county candidates have been
forced by the committee to ignore
Ford and all his friends, and while
Ford's friends work for the balance of
the ticket, all who do not fall in line
for Cooper at the behest of the boss,
is branded democrat and the like.
We will not be driven out of the
party by men who force democrats on
us contrary to our wishes and who are
in the hire of the democratic party.
We are sticking to the republican
principles and republican nominees.
When Harrison is elected, as he will
be on next Tuesday week, we will
be satisfied.
When we see the best republicans
in the party revolving against Cooper
and the policy that put him on the
people, what can we do but stand by
our own record and by the true men
of our party and by the platforms and
principles of our party. We could
not support Cooper if we wanted to,
after holding him up to the people as
we have the last two years.
What is Cooper's record since the
colored people of this county elected
him sheriff two years ago? How has
he treated prisoners How has he
treated white republicans and how has
he treated colored men? When has
he ever appointed colored man on
jury or deputy or anything else he
had an opportunity to do? He has
had the appointing Of several venires,
the tax collectors, baliffs and the like
and how does he deserve the support
of the republican party?
Cooper docs not deserve the colored
vote and we advise all colored voters
to vote the republican ticket from
Harrison down to township constable,
but in this county vote for W. G.
Ford for tax collector There is a
chance of electing Ford. If he gets
the bulk of the colored vote he will
be elected; for democrats will vote
for Cooper and he will thereby cut
down Torrence's vote. Let republi-
cans rally to Ford and he will be
elected. II