Sharp County record., 1890-09-18
woFxI1G The cHURCHEs.
che lIusr C0ntsmptiuir Campaign ,oie'ns
Ever ltrsmpta

Lne country have objected 70 -le L01-s
election bill -uatl5 Is O. measure not N
response 20 any popular demands nat
the people desire peace between 5le
sections. surccass OF passion and re-
-enrment while the election bill con-
ramuiaras AID i8 calculated TO produce
state OF things precisely the reverse
1f all this Ltis. and was from the be-
rIuuug. purely q politicians kIe-
ueur. the scheme uf ambitious N s-
peraJe men with purposes Of JLeEt "n
10 su8serTr
Amour sse protests that came n
araIus5 The passage Jt ne bill Rce
many from southern RepubllcaG and
bodies af rol0red men. The c0nsplra-
tors felt the force Of the objections and
protests. and realized the need OF some
ching 10 break their force. They nave
accordingly worked hard TO secure the
sembIancc OF popular demand Tor he
passage Of the bill To 5his end blanks
have been distributed sVerYwhere Tor
SIGNATURES. containing requests that the
bill be passed.
One Of these schemes thus organized
f5rntaudad 70 work .he cOlOred churches
for an lnd0rsemcnu Of the force bill
-ascali1r cularpurpOrJIng to come
from o news company conducted by
eolored men IS sent TO the pastors OF
coIored churches The body of the cir
cular reads as follows.
20 the Pastor-Rey Sir. By means OF the
Democratic press an assault Is being made
uB0u the public mind, which Is IN attempt 70
influence National legislation into preventing
the passage OF the Lodge Or Federal election
bill
..EzDrrsgi0ns OF dissatisfaction from negroes
tisgruutIed with the Republican party have
been solicited. and their responses have been
published in many OF our great journals, as be-
ing the true desire OF Afro Americans.
We know that these declarations OF opinion
do not Illustrate the popular sentiment. They,
however. are full OF possible mischief There
fore TO convince the masses and the National
legislative powers that their opposition is but
as voice against q mighty tempest it has
seen decided to take such steps as will when
carried out, display the true desire OF the Afro
American masses. But to be successful in this
laudah.e effort we need your aid. This you can
give most effectively by, after you have ad
vised with your people, dlling out the lnclosed
blank
"yVe would suggest that you present the
matter before the members OF your church this
coming Sunday evening or at such other serv-
ice on that day when you may have The largest
congregation Ask your people in body their
b.. . b. rT7.ag
in the 0anll in the place prepared for the
same. BY doing this you will be assisting the
cause OF right and aiding your people TO secure
the franchise from which In many instances
they are now deDaTed.
The efficacy OF prayer Is known to no people
better than tt Is to Afr0-Americans. Therefore
you may dnd it we'll TO act upon this suggestion
/ Have your sunday service acceutuate bypraYei
/ the people desire for the passage Of the Fed
eral election bill.
"After having filled the blank, please insertit
| in stamped envelope provided add mail at once
Immediately after service
The blank sent out with this precious
| document has spaces FOR the town or
city, the name of the church, the mum
Der Of the people attending it and tol
their opinion Of the Lodge bill. So far
there is nothing in the blank to nre.
vent It's betnv ussd- for -au-----------
verse to the bill The authors Of the
plot. however, did not overlook this
point, and, accordingly have had
printed below. 1--WE have prayed in q
body for the passage OF the bill. For
ward, Right and Justice" Below this
is q line for the signature Of the pastor.
Could there be a more contemptible,
a more detestable scheme for manutact-
uring evidence Of o public sentiment
which does not exist? The pastors OF
colored churches are here invited to eX.
ert their influence, often very great,
over the members Of their docls, to in.
duce them 10 take o position upon po-
htical question and TO favor a measure
which the originators Of the conspiracy
very we'll know would be most untortu-
nate in it3 results TO them. For this
wicked purpose The pastors are asked TO
employ the Sabbath IaY, when 5he
members have assembled for worship
To cover up the impropriety Of such
action there Is o cunning attempt to
give q pi0us turn TO the transaction.
The efficacy o prayer Is suggested, and
the pastor Ia invited to stihe objections
10 this mingling Of religion and politics
by giving iC The mask Of a religious
duty.
Tho Republican party has always
been fond Of working .he churches
In is interest Behind the mask Of
picty tt hides the most wicked purposes.
10 Ia never 80 ostentatiously pious as
when preparing 10 stir mp strife or 10
norpcTate injustice. Nobody knows
bot5cr chan tho leaders In This move
meut chat by ostranging thc southern
negro from the white people among
whom he lives they are doing him the
greatest possible injury, but they are
not deferred by shis from seeking to
perpotrate monumental wrong n the
acrcd name ot religion A cause that
must be- supported by such means ia
desperate indeed. -Louisville Courier.
Journal.