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Show COLOR LINES. ! Race antipathies are gradually disap- j V-- pearingatthe South, and the color line is gradually disappearing. For this all I J who care to see the South prosperous and i j happy will be glad. That which proves i that the . color line in the South is fast : disappearing is the fact that in a recent j election ia Atlanta, Georgia, where the ; great iBsue was prohibition, the negroes voted on the question itself and ignored all party ties and race prejudices. Tins is a very hopeful sign, and shows that I j when an honest issue is before the people j .;;!. of the South that they will vote lis m accordance with their convictions, it' an( tnat tnat which makes the j. ; : South' solid is the falsi cry that ia raised ( ' ffi against her and the false issues that are ; h ! !: forced upon her. .People will fall natiir- I ally into the one or the other party !' ia the South, the same as in the North, if . ,; m no restraint is put upon them ; and the I safest way in which to settle vexed ques- j , H tions, such as the question at the South, j ! U s to give to all parties free plaj', and peo- I pie's interests will soon decide what is j " best for all. The negro, left to follow his f : 3 own inclinations and unhampered by fear if aroused by false teachings, will join that i- ' I : : .. political party which most suits his mind. :,; The Prohibitionists won the election in , Atlanta, and this of itself is a most im- s 1 1 1 portant fact, and shows how changed are j!' things in Georgia. The Prohibition vote I !! I increases each year, and will yet be a I , .1 leading question throughout the country. |