Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-27
ED. SHAW.
He speaks out In Meetin'," and
Goes for Smiths other Ear.

Goes for Smiths other Ear.
Last evening the Republicans Of Mem
phis met at Colwell Hall for the purpose
of having a consultation upon the pres
ent state of affairs. j. Hawkins was
called to the chair, and W. I. Kennedy
appointed Secretary.
Remarks, in order to open the meet
ing, were made by ]. Carol and Gene
raj W. j. Smith.
The Avalanche gives the following
graphic report Of the speech of
EDWARD SHAW.
The speaker opened by alluding TO
the trickery which had been played by
the white men of the Republican party
upon them. They had got into Office
and then deserted them. He referred
to the time when he ran for position
and the white men Of the party were
ashamed to vote for him. He spoke
upon the fact of colored men running
for Office: We want TO teach them that if
they wish the Republican party to revive
in the State they must vote for Niger.
No people can govern another without
some Just cause. 1t is the intention of
the colored Republicans to teach the
white ones a lesson. The
GREAT l AM,
w. j. Smith-ifhe thought that it would
affect him when white men who we're so
influential in opposition would go against
the colored man. And there is that
other one. A voice, Call his name"
" Barbour Lewis. ] can prove it on
Barbour that he went to the Democracy
and offered them FIVE hundred dollars
that | might be defeated. We intend to
teach such men that we are not to be
led by the nose" We had eight thou
sand colored Republicans in Shelby
county, and seven hundred and fifty
whites. Election day came, and we find
the whites are dropping ballots for the
Democrats. Their intentions have been
to overturn the party in the State, and
they have done it. Those men are
DEMOCRATS VOW.
These men have dropped off from the
party so that out of seven hundred we
have only one hundred and fifty to-day
in Shelby county.
The speaker here referred to the con-
test between Senter and Stokes. Stokes
did not receive the white votes of this
county. You may now vote and vote
and vote again. but it will not avail
The Democrats said vote for our men
and we will keep the negro out of office,
and they did it. When Cubbins ran for
office nearly every white Republican
voted for him. When the election was
over | met a prominent white Republi-
can, and | asked him what he thought of
the state Of affairs. " Why, said he,
" the Democracy have lied to us" \
want to know of the colored Republicans
if they can stand it. want to know if
they can realize the true state of affairs.
These are questions which they should
ask themselves. There is no election
of any Importance but We find two or
three candidates for each office. It is
necessary for us to give the Republicans
of Tennessee to understand that it is the
peoples business to make choice, and
not clique. The speaker here gave
history of how the delegates were APP
pointed to the late Gubernatorial Con-
yentiep at Nashville, They were APP
pointed by the County Committee, who
had no right to do so. Did they do JUS
tice to the Republicans of Shelby A
voice, No 1t is just by such tricks
that the Republican party have been
overthrow in this State If they expect
TO succeed they mqst
NOT LET ONE MAN no 1T.
Colored men, go for everything per-
tanning to your welfare The more look
at the rascality Of those men, the more /
despise and loathe them.
In a talk with General Smith, he said
he was not befnre the Convention as a
candidate for reelection. Every exer-
ton re could use he had been using to
keep us from electing delegates to the
Convention which meets on the 9TH of
next month, TO nominate candidat: for
Congress until the last moment, and
then that delegation will be for Smith.
| want to know If the colored Republi-
cans will stand this trickery? i have
stated that it was his desire to stave it
off until the last moment. | will put
call i'll the paper for the Republicans to
meet on Monday
TO ELECT DELEGATES
TO the Nominating Convention. That's
my plan 10 carry ont Republican institu-
tons. Otherwise, the Convention will
meet and there will be no delegates from
Shelby. What desire is for the colored
people of Shelby to come and say that
YoSE BUT THE NOMINEE
shall be supported by the party. When
the meeting vas called last Monday night
in order to keep people from coming here,
they went and told them that there would
be no meeting. They even went TO the
trustees of the building (Colwell Hall
and told them that there would be big
fight and not to let us have it. 1t will
be necessary to elect some one in my
place on the County Committee, as they
ARE so DIsHoNoRABLE
| cannot serve with them We have gone
into an election two to one, and yet men
who have been our worst enemies have
been elected. He spoke Of the way in
which Radical Justices Of the Peace
treated the colored people. Instead Of
deciding faiEly and impartially, they
would always decide for the whites. III
we cannot get good white men We
WILL TAKE coLORED MEN.
A man by the name of Grit came be-
fore the committee told them that he
was a bad man. The county committee |
assembled in Barbour Lewis Office. Men !
came dropping in one by one, and last
of oil Mr.. Grit he came in and sat down,
/ thought to myself
on 70, Mr.. GRITTY,
YOU will stand no chance here The /
Barbour got up and argued for Mr., Crit. /
! got up and held them of him; Grit
had robbed one ooloFed man Of ten dol |
lars, and another Of fifteen. You ought /
to have seen the sweat roll from Grif's !
forehead. He was elected Who else
supported him? The great ] am,
General W. ]. Smith, who has robbed |
and cheated more colored people than
any other man possibly could do. ! /
spoke to him about it. He said
WELL, NE WILL REPENT.
| said to him: You cannot trust him. |
viii you 20 TO the ballot-box and vote
for man who has robbed the suffering
poorY He then went on to speak Of