Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-10
AF O-AMERICAN
THE JIM GROIN
IN POLITICS
\ PLEA FOR INDEPENBRNCE
AMONG THE COL0RED VOTERS.

The war for the preservation OF the
Union and Incidentally for tho de-
struction or presentation OF Chattel
slavery-dependaut upon your point
OF view-has been closed for forty
three years. The majority OF the yo-
ters OF the present day had not been
borne when that took place. Well 1
remember the day one early summer
morning I'm the year 1861 when a
small shaver of ten The almost un-
known sounds OF sfe and drums made
us youngsters rush in wild haste TO
Market Street there TO behold oae OF
the most beautiful sights II was eve,
my luch TO enjoy IL was the coming
OF The soldiers. This the 18th Ohio
was the first baby OF Union troops to
enter the state at this point It look
ed 80 ii all Market street from near
5cvC nth TO Third was full of soldiers
AZ their head rode a magnificent of
deer Colonel Steadman. who near the
close OF the war became by superior
merit and bravery n Major General.
commanding the left wing OF General
George H. Thomas army at the battle
OF Nashville where the Confederate
General Hoods southern army was
lOu''N anu uII''h III COlll uSloh SOUtH-
ward
But do not mention these Incl
dents of the Civil war for the purpose
OF bringing mp old controversies. Col
oncl Steadman was q Democrat and a
Democratic politician. He with thou
sands of Democrats went into the
Union army because he was opposed
to- the AristOcrats of the south who
had Obtainpd control of the Democrat
ic party i'm the slave states OF the
union and he with many thousands of
Democrats made that protest felt by
risking their lives for what they low
ed, the Union. But why | mention
this political incident is this Cen
eral Steadman with many thousand.
q. other Democrats fought for the I'm
ion. Their services were needed auu
II these had not been givtu ID is prob
able tho institution OF Chattel SLAYER
would be in existence today IN our
country. This man. q Democrat Wla
in command OF the lett wing OF the
Northern army at Nashville and that
eft wing was entirely compose o.
colored troops. When personal freq
dom came 10 the saves they were
made 10 believe that the republican
party had given them this freedom
md from that day to tna present
time they nave voted Tor any anu
every measure put forward unAef tna'
political Label regardless OF merit OF
.ack Of %. They belong TO tho ZEE
publi'ans as an asset and a'' Vo'ed
as the personal property o. Nhoelc'
Gets the nomination ON me Hepuhil-
AN ticket 10 say th-t iii. Nc''g
he colorod vote. controls the hl"te Q.
ii Is not exactly true either. me COZ.
ored voter not only uocs nor tohtl ol
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