Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-11-03

ana tre41th OF the bllea
By one stroke OF the pen
four million slaves were set tree
Amendments were made TO tie Con
stitulion providing for our citizen
ship and oor protection. The 10th
Amendment, secured the colored
mar it'll his rght 70 vote, III his right
TO make ana execute the laws, and
put these rights above the power Of
any State. Why do TIE Repubi-
cans OF to-day cv4le it when it is 3
m-tter Of 9lnpenious importance:
II NY Judgment it is a vice con
ceivel IN darkness and Graded in
obscurity. The men who made the
amendments 10 the Constitution
were Republicans Of the highest or
der, and who believed all men were
created equal that they were en-
dowcd by their creator with certain
inalicuatle rights that among these
are life, liberty ani the pursuit Of
happiness. We have scores OF men
in our party VINO DO DOT believe
such, aud It is obsions that they are
nothing more than bounty jumpers
riding on the shoulders OF irnoraut
c1lored meu and not on the lscpub-
can platform. No party under the
canopy of heaven a be successful
unIcs. i, adheres TO its platform and
doctrines. ! dot wonder at our
Republican failures, for we are too
far from the platform 70 do any good
Let it be remembered | have not
apohta, zed the party nor do | as
sumo the position TO dictate any
policy for the party, but | do want
to see every badge and brand and
stain and mark Of the existing evils
expungeI.
Gentlemen, | appeal. to your rea-
son and knowledge. 1t has been
well said the horse that pulls the
pillow should eat The fodder" You
have pulled the pIow for years lm-
memorial and your compensation has
been Daught, while that of the white
Republican has been bounty after
bounty. How much longer will you
tolerate such The white Rcpnbli-
cans tell us they are going to repeal
the election law and the present
syetem of county government, but it
is nonsense. They have not started
right about it. They tell Us that the
democrats are cur worst enemies
vet they have Democrats on the Re.
p,1l.an S,otn t.l,,, 49,,
\tor. 1t bewiiders me beyond ex-
pre- sion, aud no one can tell what i,
means. | guess ii means to "hauI
~thcsncgro's wocirile down. The
!, time has cone that the white Re
pnblicans interest in Us is but office
wide aud dollar deep. The rights
accorded to Us in the Constitution
are the saine as those OF any Other
citizen regardless OF race or color,
and we mast send oar competent
colored mrn into the political arena
to do work for az, or we will fall
behind in the race and sink 20 uepra
datiOn.
We have two Republican candid,
atcs in Orange County who wish to
ID lie 1;sIative work for Us-a white
II and 4 colorcd one. Which will
yon accept: Let Us examine the
i>~lcs of each. The white Repntfi.
IN believes in class legislation.
while the coiorei Republican be
%lie,es in the legislation that viii Il,
the greatest good /, the greatest
number. The best Citizens Of a
State or courtrv are its learned citi-
zens Appropriateness are. made by
the State 10 AID rs IN educating our
children and maxim. :hen qualified
mon and We have five
State Normal Schools in North Car
oilna and Al Agricultural and Me.
chantcal College, bc>idrsrwe have 4
tree school system (,hou-h they
We're gwen us by me Denocra,sl
TIE "ns,e itepn'iican candidate IN
orange w1rt- the STATE arpropr..
tlo,s ca, oil tror our schools. whllc
the co!orci ltep1b can oanliaa.c
wants i to stand i, II is or to be
increased for the purpose OF rl,iuy
oar children . nor thorough ,Iuca
ton. TIE White Republican wants
our chl.lrcc I, he Ignorant, while
;Hc colorel Republican wants ,aon
70 be Intelligent.
teniIeMen, rause for a moment
An. th,ns wnat tue condition OF a.
AIRS Vii he II lie school funds AZ
proprlatcI by the State were on, OF