The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-10-17

"This fellow that runs this newspaper
here. Il don't want you to play
here. You are nuisance. Move
on" II oannot, | will loose my
wages" PLAY some other tune,
then" " 'No, it is in the contract that
| play this one tune" aud he kept
playing away" The gentleman went
up stars and in few moments came
down again. lie spoke to one of my
clerks, and said, Il wish you to Get
an order for this man to leave.o The
clerk replied, IL can't do it. IfI
order him away, | loose my place.
"Do you mean to say that Mr. Pone
roy has hired this fellow to play that
tune all dayY' eyes, and every day
for week, " Laughterl "Do you
think Pomeroy would maintain nui.
sance n II don't know anything
about that, but if Mr.. Pomeroy has
told the soldier be will maintain him
playing Dixie for a week, you may
bet your bottom dollar he will do it, .
Laughter, The third time he came
down and said, "I want you to move
away from the front Of this building"
heard the remark aud said to him,
"HOld on, | rent halfof this building?"
"Ies sir" "Pay ten thousand dol-
lars a year for what [ occupy Pr
Yes sir" "This half is mine ?"
Yes sir" "This man has right to
play this tune in front of my hall"
IL don't like the tune, let him play
some other tune" "No, | want that
one tune played. 1t suits me. Mr..
Lincoln said it was the best tune that
ever was invented" [Great laughter. !
"Ihat soldier, said he, cannot stay
here" SAID |, ole can STAY there.
That soldier was Republican soIr
dler. He went into the army and
fought. He went there to save the
country. He lost an arm fighting at
Cold Harbor, He has returned to
his home, He finds his wife and
children in want. He pays ten dol>
lars a year license for the privilege Of
grinding this rickety old hand>organ.
That license goes to make up a reye-
nue., which goes into the pockets Of
your bondhoIders. [Applouse
That soldier fought for his liberty
he is having it now, want him to
stand right here and play this tune
every day this week. | am going
into the country to talk to the work
ing men, the Democracy, and I want
him to stay right here, and play every
day, and this same tune "Will not
some other tune do p "No, | want
this tune to remind the workingmen
of New York, who pass by here eve
ry day, that Away down South in
Dixie are carpet -baggers, lazy Mig
gers, Froedmeu's Bureaus, a great BIZ
standing army, that the workingmor
Of the North are laboring day attel
day to support, at war upon the re
ceipts and interests of the North, a.
they are at war upon the husbandry
of the South. l want him to play
that same tune, in order that the peo
pie Of the North may know where
their money has gone to. lleis going
to play here, and if you molest him
will mash your head for you" Groa
laughter. | left the. office at fvt
minutes before four yesterday, and h,
stood there grinding, away dowr
South in Dixie" lam going to hir,
him to grind all next week. Still il
is not pleasant music for the bond
holder. [ know it is not nice, bu
they have given US a little trouble
and this is one of the ways in whicl
| propose to have my share of reVeng,
out Of them. | have no doubt thu
New York San, the paper in which
this gentleman is interested, came GU
this morning aud said was a traitor
Well, like as not. There are a goot
many traitors this year. Applause.
Traitors to the Republican party, trai,
tors to those who have robbed then
of their interests-there are many Of
these traitors coming from the rank
of the enemy and joining our ranks