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284 the effort of this Democrat to re-enact any portion of th*» infamous laws wiped from the statute books by the last Assembly. Now is the time, and here is the opportunity, for every colored man (and woman) in Ohio to show his loyalty to the race and himself. Eternal vigilance, and good hard work, is to be the price of our liberty and freedom as American citizens."

The Virginia Lancet, edited by Hon. W. W. Evans of Petersburg, Va., pays a glowing tribute to Mr, Smith, which we cannot fail to insert: "The Washington Bee of last week contained the portrait of Mr. H. C. Smith, the very able editor of The Cleveland Gazette. Mr. Smith has shown himself to be an unselfish leader of his people. His editorials are among the brightest and most sensible that come to our sanctum. If he desires anything under the present administration he should have it."

The author remembers having received a copy of The Gazette shortly after the first issue, and having noticed its progress, is prepared to say that it is highly deserving of the continued support of the Afro-American.

We cannot better close this article upon Editor Smith and The Gazette than by quoting what Rev. J. W. Gazaway, D. D., pastor of Allen Temple, Cincinnati, O., says about them: "The most healthful signs of life and a highly useful career are indicated in the existence of The Cleveland Gazette. That it is a paper of brain and culture can not be doubted, when the fact is remembered that in its columns are found communications from the wisest and best minds of our race. It is a paper for the people it represents, and can be relied upon as a friend of every colored man, though his face may be of ebony hue. The Gazette is a practical demonstration of what can be done by the young men of our race. The editor is a young man who, by dint of industry and economy and fair dealing, has succeeded in giving to the colored