The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1890-10-22
Politics! Polities!l Rotten Politios!l!

Politics! Politics.! Rotten Politits!i!
"Watchman what of the night"
Egyptian darkness seems to be how
ering over us. The political cloud is
dark and threatening. When men
that stood by and assisted the old
ship of State in the perilous times
of reconstruction and '76, and are
now ready to scuttle and sink her
with ~seven-eights of their own race
aboard, what must we think or say?
Oh, my country, I sigh when I think
of thee. What will not men resort
to for position, for prejudice or for
revenge in trying to be Captain over
the crew with that little misguided
pilot down by the sea? When a few
mutineers are making every effort,
with all the Vaccination and trickery
that is possible, to run eragainst the
breakers along the coast of the dark
continent. If we are free men, born
and nurtured in the lap of liberty
but if perchance we are to be ruled
by a Chalmers or a Malone under
such anomalous circumstances-it
would be just a little too much free
dom, it would not be comfortable to
have a Democrat with Democracyleft
out. Let us see closely to the vote
and count at each precinct and know
that the Commissioners tabulate
Alright and send up proper returns.
Can q man hal had SO much to say
about strrightout and regular meth
DDS say that he is loyal Democrat
and refuse to vote for the nomina.
tons made on the 10th of Septem-
Der!
Colored citizens, a word to you. I
believe hat a goodly number of you
have enough confidence in me to
know that I would not advise against
your best interest. This is a white
mans fight. Have you thought of
it; if two were in a real fight and you
was the cause of one being whipped,
do you not know what prejudice
would rankle in his breast? So, if
you cannot 60 with the great masses
of the whites, let me advise you to
stand aloof and having nothing to
do with it. A great number of you
have been letting politics severely
alone, thereby living in peace and
prosperity. We are two distinct
races living here together under the
same government, and it is a grave
and serious question if we can thus
live any length of time in peace?
The great lesson or question stand.
ing out in front of us to be learned
all the time is for neither race to
adopt a measure or commit. an act
hat will give great offense to the
other. Let us then ever be ready
to ask divine direction that whatever
we do or say we may be enabled to
quote the text, BLESSED are the
peacemaker. Now some people can
not repeat that and lay themselves
down and have a peaceful sleep. Yet
that is the duty of every of us
The young man could not do it that
was overheard on the streets of Co.
lumbia to say, that at a certain pre-
cinct there used to be 900 negro
votes, and he vas going there on the
4th day of November with his gun
and see that every one would be
counted for the ticket nominated on
the night of the ninth of October.
Now if you cannot repeat that text
just before voting, don't vote or all
of your professions of piety is moth
ing but canting h~ypocracy. For you
know it will only be widening and
intensifying the breach Of race pre-
JUDGE. Have the Christian nsincipls
Of one Of the asst asGsaas
Montgomery, who electrified Mis-
sississippi Convention with his thrill.
ling and eloquent speech in behalf Of
peace. He voted for an educational
clause to disfanchise thousands Of his
people as a sacrifice to settle the race
question. Better, far better, to have
a ticket of your own to VOTE. and
even to elect, than to interfere and
assist a few disaffected men in sue
ceeding with the said ticket of Octo-
Der ninth. Let us have peace with
the ticket of September 10th.
J. ". DREHER.
Selwood, S. c., October II, 1890.