| Show THE MISTAKES OP OF COLORED MEN ONE of the most unfortunate errors of many colored men is that they have no liberty or freedom to change their political opinions they consider themselves chaine and bound to the juggernaut car of republicanism and permit themselves to be led or rather dragged by that party simply for no ho other reason than that they are not white a great many white men of that party share the same 0 opinion pinion i i and an d act toward the negroes as though they belonged to the 2 e 0 p by right fight of purchase adlong as this condition exists between the two races so 80 long will the negro fail to fulfill the destiny for which he is striving politics is a science science and should be studied and practised practiced upon rational theories and not upon lines of prejudice if an intelligent colored man after carefully investigating the science of government should come to the conclusion that the principles of the democratic party conformed nearer to hi his s idea of civil government and therefore he would vote to elect members of that party to office he should foe be commended and not abused and his hii motives impugned by a charged charge of dishonesty the colored colore cl man has AS much right to bli change arige his hii views views on political questions as on any other one great trouble with so many of our colored brethren is they will not hold themselves 0 open ahto to conviction they shut their eyes and go 90 into the battle like a blind horse A As the cultured i and polished dick adick greener ardener said he never as much as read r laa a ticket much leas to voted tec one on K uch expressions p ai unreasonable le and i f lighting blighting affe effect at of partisan poeju dice uce 5 y th negroes should read and adv 4 ath sides bof the th political question aad lt then act t freely and e L V B A the he sa same lia any an errea rea aa sori 4 a able being einez W inte hite men often chabie 4 hia g i eldeir views news and alicle party arty P affiliations rhy can ifft thae colored men do ao ih the 6 n adz 66 TM of bf y e errors r r 0 r someji Some jb the s s e of r this count r have r 1 r v s re been members of two or three parties P arties at different times in their lives read and investigate both sides then choose that which seems to be nearest correct and you will be acting as an intelligent citizen do not abuse one who changes his bis opinions but concede hiis his tight to change and honor him for his independence pen dence what we need iii w manly men who fear not to follow the dictates of their own conscience in preference to the yell of the party overseer the white people themselves would respect the negroes far more if they were to assert their manhood in this regard do not fear the result you may incur the wrath of a few political bosses but in in the end you will gain the confidence and esteem of all classes and preserve your own self respect do not go on ma making liing this same mistake y year after year until you become so weak that you cannot be free to act on a question of polities politics as you would on any other question we know a number of good colored men in this city who are at heart disgusted and dissatisfied with the republican party but bat they are afraid to vote otherwise for fear of reproach we say any to these men you are aking a mistake in thus smothering the instincts of manhood jarow off the yoke and be free an ou will be manly |
