The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-09-28
"THAT DOODLE"
ANOTHER DAY GOES BY, AND
THE NEGRO GETS NONE OF
THE "sTUFF."
Fooled Half to Death by the Hy-
p0crites who Profess to be His
Friends, He Dares Not
Open His Mouth.


and his friends, has found its way
into the pockets of the white radical
leaders, to be used In the attempt to
elect certain of their number to OF
fee in November. The negroes
know that that money vas sent here
for them, but they have ~ yet been
unable to see what it looks like.
oRingto the treacherg of their pre-
tended friends-the white radical
leaders of Buncombe.
Why did not these leaders come
out and say to their colored friends:
'See here, we've got two thousand
dollars, which was sent here to buy
your votes for US. We know you
will vote with US, ard here is your
money. It belongs to you, and we
want you to have it. Here, take it,
and do with it as you like" Why
didn't they do this? Why didn't
they treat the negro right? Why
didn't they give the negro what be.
longed to him? Listen, colored
men of AsheVille, and we will tell
you aohy you have not gotten that
money, and IOhy you will 1aever get q
penny of 1t. The white radical
bosses of Buncombe believe that
they can force you to vote, whether
they treat you right or not, and they
need that taOo thousand dollars them
sclves. Of course, they will tell you
that they have received no money.
If they admitted receiving that
money, then they would be CON-
peIled,to give it up to you-to whom
it rightfully belongs. As long Ss
they can humbug you they are go>
ing to keep that money. When you
press them for it, then they will givc 1t
up. They depend upon swindling
you, to raise up themselves, and
you have nothing to expect from
them in this campaign. Your vote is
al they want, and after they get
that, then you can go to the devil or
elsewhere, for all they care. They
have proved that they care nothing
for you, aid why you still madly
and blindly follow them to your
own destruction and their enrich
ment, you alone know. Cut loose
from them, if you wish to save
yourselves. Make them give up that
tUo thousand dollars. It is yonr
noneq. It belongs to no one else
except you, and II you want it, you
can make them turn it loose. De-
mand your rights from them, and
you will see how quickly they will
"shell" out when they find tina! you
refuse longer to be swindled by
them. They will tell you that they
have no money. Place no conf
dence in what they say; it's the
same old dodge they are trying to
work on you again. They are not
going to tell you that they have got
your money, when they iOarat 1t them
selUes. Do you hear US, colored men
of Asheville? Listen TO nothing
they have to say, unless they give
up that two thousand dollars, which
belongs to you. Why don't they
act honestly by you, if they are SO
"foud" of you? Why didn't they
give you representation in that con-
vention, held here on Sept. 9th, if
they "love" you so? Why didn't
they let one of your race into that
secret caucus, held in a lawyers
Office in Legal Block, on the morn
ing that that convention was held2
Why don't some OF your white
brothers make a speech before the
members of your colored Harrison
and Morton club?
They are ashamed Of yOa; they des-
pise yott, and ss0indle yoaI eUSry time
they get a chance. They lie to you
on every occasion, and they hood
wink and bull doze you faster than
you can think. Make them give
you that money.
We have no interest in you, other
than to see that you are treated
fairly; especially by the hypo.
critics who profess to be your
friends. We have no motive
to prompt us in seei 2 thai
you are dealt squarely w;th by
them. We do not expect you to
vote the democratic ticket, and we
don't care a single cent whether
you vote the democratic ticket OF
not. All we want, and all that the
democratic party wants, is to see
that yon are not swindled and sold
out, and humbugged and. cheated
by those who say they are youl
friends. but who are:in reality, YOU
only real enemies. Cut loose from
this gang. colored men OF Asheville
AID go at once to work to protec
You own interests. Let these enc.
Horse, unscrupulous politicians gC
| BY the board, Attend to your owl
1 afairs for yourselves; and our wore
| for it, you will be better off in every
particular thereby. Make thu
white raGical bosses turn loose tha
1.-TWO thousand dollars. 1t is youl
| property, and you alone are entitled
to it. If they want money, let them
get it from where they can, but dom
let them swindle you out of yours
The CITIZEN wants to see the colore6
men treated fairly with, and if i
can help them, outside of politics
| it is alwaps ready and willing to dc
SO. Let the negroes of Ashevillt
remember that caucus and canven,
ton, which sold them and theil
candidate out to the white -adica
bosses; and above ana beyond all
| let them make the said white raii,
cal b,.sses turn ever to them Lh,
tho thousand dollars which was sen
here for them, from Washington.
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