The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-10-08
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The black republican central committee ol
this county announced that Judge Turner would
speak at several different places. When we
saw the announcement we thought it was per
fectly ridiculous, as there was no Psak about
the Judge. But instead Of speaking himself
it appears that be sent out "my son Kennedy
in his place. A correspondent furnishes US the
young mans speech at one Of these appoint
ments. The closing part is so rich, that we
cannot help but publish it, and regret that we
have not room or space for the whole speeeiE
aAnd now, my fellow citizens, have talked
to you about Dred Scott, the Treasury deGlca-
ton, and what q great man Gov. Chase Is, which
l hope you will remember. But there is one
| thing that interests me more than any other,
that now wish to talk to you about as l am
about TO close and that is this; You See that
my father, Judge Turner is the republican can
didate for Probate Judge of this county and
am his son Kennedy. Well, father acts as
Judge. and am his clerk This gives employ
ment to us both. And you all remember, that
have been to town, that when father was first
elected Probate Judge, that was little bit OF
a fellow. But since he has been elected, and
man have got to be. Instead OF being a poor
little boy, and playing with other town boys, |
have got to be considerable Of a man, as you
will observe by looking at my whiskers Well,
! father has been in office ever since | was born,
and that has been about twenty one years.
| Now, If father should not be elected this fall,
you will see what an awful prcdicament it will
| place us both in. Father will have nothing to
do, as he never had any practice, and Will have
TO work or go to trade and be like other town
boys Well, now, you that have never worked,
know how hard it would be for either me or
father to 20 to work likeother people. appeal
to YOU republicans to know whether you will
permit such deplorable state of affairs as l
have depicted to you to come about. Father is
entitled to the vote Of every republican, because
he used to say that the free soilers was the
meanest party that ever was. and there was no
party like the old whig party. And then when
the whig party died off he was one of the chic
know nothings about Cadiz. And when the
Know Nothings were dying off he said they
ought to- and he Joined the anti Nebraska party
and said in the language Of that distinguished
man, Senator Wade, that the whig party was
not only dead, but Stinketh.' WE'LL then, he
left the anti nebraska party and Joined the re-
publican party, because as he said, the opposl
ton to the Nebraska bill was geat humbug.-
Shortly after he Joined the republican party
there was person came along with petition te
strike the word white from the constitution
and place the negro on all equality with the
white man. and the person told him if he woult
Esign it that it would get him votes, as he was 1
continual candidate for office, ard ne signed it
I told father that thought that would be un
popular; but he said he would do anything t.
get votes.
- "Now, my fellow citizens, IS not father emit
tied to every republican vote, because he ha'
been anything and everything for the sake o
offica, Now don't forget to vote for father
Use all your energies TO secure fathers re elec
ton. You see what an awful affair it would bt
if he was defeated. | would have to work anc
he would have to work, and we would all have
to be and do like other people. Then be sur
and vote for father" ,,... .,...
Can the black republicans Of this count,
Withstand tho above eloquent and sympathetic
appeal Of my son Kennedy" .a -