Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-04
NO TOTE FOR COLOR
ED CITIZENS.
Wen Why Should We Vote For
The Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party.
In many parts of the South and
especially in North Carolina the
race war is growing more alarming,
and the white people who are only
about two fifths of the voting power
are determined to rule the common
wealth; if they have to kill the Ne
groes as they say they will before
they will be ruled by them. Read
below what Chicago Record Staff
correspondent says: In Whining
ton, for example, where the greatest
danger exist, the white people pay
o6 per cent of the taxes and own 81
per cent of the property, but out OF
a total population of $500 the
Negroes cast 1900 more votes than
the whites, fill IS per cent of the
Offices and expend the money which
the white taxpayers contribute to
the treasury. For several years the
tendency has been toward Negro
domination and the whites claim
that it has already become intoler-
able. Therefore they resort to bull
cts to overcome ballots and openly
proclaim their intention to kill the
Negro voters who have the temerity
to come to the polls and exercise
the rights guaranteed them by the
constitution. The city is practlc-
ally in a state of siege and the ban
has been placed not only upon the
colored race, but upon all white
men who encourage or defend them
in asserting their rights. 1t is no
secret movement. There is no
Kuklux Klan and no wh'te-cap or
ganization. The crusade for the
supremacy Of the taxpayer is preach
ed from the pulpit, proclaimed in
the daily newspapers and asserted
in every shop and upon every street
corner. Not only mast Negro can
didates for office be defeated but
Negroes who now hold office must
resign. Death is the penalty in
both cases. The citizens are armed
and make no secret of the fact.
There is new Gatling gun IN the
local armory and 2,ooo Winchester
rifles are said on trustworthy author
ity to be distributed among private
residences. In each block of the
city is lieutenant, while every six
blocks is in charge of a captain.
Each block has its place of refuge
already selected, to which the wo
men and children can flee for safety
when the race war breaks out and
where they will be protected by the
men of their vicinity. The same
conditions prevail in every city in
the eastern part of the. state. In
the western counties the whites are
very largely in the Majority
Colored voters after reading the
above actions and assersion from
the democratic party. Can you
vote for such party? Can any
colored men consistently say by
your actions, continue to dlstran-
chise the poor coiored man? Can
you my colored voter of Iowa or
the North support and aid this dem
orcratic party? The very party
that try and do suppress and kill
your brothers every chance they
get. No you cannot afford to
thousand times no; no race loving
man nor self respecting Negro will
do so. Let US be like the Germans,
Catholics or Swedes whenever you
suppress my nationality you hit me
and we will stand together and
strike you, the world will admire us
for the heroic bravery in which we
stand together and repell all intrud-
Jug forces. Remember these facts
when you 60 to the polls next Tues
day.