Wilmington journal., 1872-04-26

Ht.-klUE LeSISltltGle-NAe dnu my PiINdIo
lacf erarv met the Ku-klux Legislature,
e.v. a7I ,rc footed 'c7n! Yes sir, we fooled
ON D1G,, They thought l would execute
+ cir ~. lit is true | had sworn to execute
the laws) but Lord-a-mercy how me
and M private secretary fooled 'em. You !
s.n. list wouldn't do it; ii arOuld hdce |
iu.rt tie party. And then the ku-klux
a-.o;-.ad r Deputy Governor TO execute |
I'd. He obcyed the Law, but l didn't; it
,ur7 7,es me laugh even to this day. to think
now tie Legislature had to appoint two
f3,Du1v Governors to execute that law be-
case I wouldn't. (Great applause and
u.C.Yimcnt among the brethren.) Now
intend to carry the war into Africa. 1 do
hot intend to sit still and let the Ku-klux
talk so much about our stealing and all
rIat. 1t is very true that many OF our leg
stature of lS68--69 did do things they are
now sorry for, and would not do so if they
had to go over it again. But they shan't be
al.yays pozing that at me. The last Legis-
iaeurc was Ku-Klux. It was infamous 1t
vas elected by fraud and intimidation
Il WAS full OF banned men, (nOtwith-
STANDING Tie Supreme Court has decided
th3t nobody IS banned from being legis-
Iator) The people did not elect item,
. because tho people were not allowed to
votc-werc driven by force and violence
I from the polls, notwithstanding the Re
publican papers 1t TIE time declared 1t was
The fairest and most quiet election ever
/ .,-ld in the State). But ! viii put this
Lc2i.ls.ua through Oh the stump. They
: v,t1I themselves I've dollars day-yOu
know onr legislature I mean mine, and
. S.-encoa's and Littlcfeld's) took seven
,.t.1iars T.g l'icin, but chickens were higher
iu EJ!r.4n when We were here in 1S69-'7O
lE.gu when tuay were in 1871. (Stcvens
was alive il those days and chickens
roasted Lab). Chickens were not so
scarce when the hu-kh,X Legislature was
in Talci1II as when our Legislature was
mere. ] will tell Tie people wherever | go
SHIT lie Eu-Klux voted themselves five
dollars Lav, (bu. ! won't tell them that
,..e.y Ee1ublican but one voted III the
House E,r five dollars and tie ConseTa-
l.,sN NutcJ almost two to enc against it !;
I"r3 were tlujy-si1 Radicals anu twenty
y.a Conservatives tor i've dollars ana
.fs E..:ical and tn;rty-six Conservatives
#-0ins- snch high per die1n}.
lad then | VIII tell the dear people
..4eloyyrI 80, that there was Il printing
G"i-(h"t th1t tue Statc loSC ahythlilS
l.
pt H)---HH theA, You kho"' boIh 1'aolcAl1
IL" Conservatives on tic lhFeSllSat ing
Couilni--cA reported th;it IL was ohly
II at2Ee, anu no corruption ana no fraud;
.C- Ny sIo.;.j III Moore make any mis-
..A,, aha I" lJ should our Radical Auditor
make o"= rslstake' iei me that. III"
I'll ,-n Eeclie atout!t, and L am Governor
@"l tAc s.reateat man II the State, anc
'H"y Ill believe me. (but won't tel
them that tie Conservative printing die
ot Co-5 o:e-ha.f ef the amount our Re
publican printing did when Holden anc
L'u"iir-a were the putHc printers. 1hG'
t'@t;ly Sscre'.)
F'lrseyyI 50 i VIII tell the people the
t}en'oe'a-7 are aoin3 TO take away the
1-l. q the ""theys TO vote. oe9 y0e''
uarGoa for coJ;ag you drrkcys, b2,t y0o
sot" yuv ere Gai.;eg&' and I am YOU
Govemor. and you mus e.tcuse me fol
: ,u'HaY goa Gu6cgS. Ics, in Virgni;
I rhev have already taken away the darkey
, r-1.s TO vote. (The Constitution of iht
I..-.G States saws vou shall vote, bu
these IZu-Klux Democrats are certainly
o.ng to deprive you Of your right Of suf
G.a-c. To he sure they can't do it, bu
: tAou t3.oy VII, you know. And ther
. Cfso poor white trash are going to talk
.way Ike homestead from the poor man
: 90 lie sure they are about the only mel
= shJ Msyc Iomesteads, but they are going
% deprive themselves of homesteads jus
1or fln). Now these Democrats are always
. talking about Tie Republicans not givin!
J yo1 }jg Offices. Well. now, don't yol
] mind Chem. What are they talking to 20,
. t..at way foro Why don't they give so,
r.li.ts? Have the Democrats ever put
I da1krv on their State ticket? Let then
, do that. and then they can talk, Ian(
Price cot one r9!e foe Lieutenant Gov
eraor.)
Now We are going to wan i'll the mex
election. With Grant TO help us with hi
| hayonets and Illegal procecdings) we ar
sure to Hin. If he had helped Us in 1870
as he IS going to do in 1872, We would hav'
been successful then by thousands. |
anybody don't believe it, will turn hin
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