The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-08
BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE.


Observing a long line Of dusSy war
rlors vending their way toward the
council chamber OF the sable medicine
men OF Dallas, the energetic reporter
OF the great and good HERALD slowly
and medltatlvely followed In their
wake. Slowly, because 1t became his
characteristic modesty and diflidence;
meditatlvely, because he wondered
thereat. No tocsin had sounded the
alarum; grim visaged war, with his
wrlnkled front, had not put In his mp
pearance not even had the old, famil-
lar drum been brought from beneath
the bed to warn the unsuspecting pop
ulace and draw together the members
of that mighty clan OF Africa whose
votes are 80 much despised yet 80
eagerly sought.
The column came to an order-arms
at the Council Chamber and then the
reporters eyes were gladdened with
here and there spot Of white, or day
light, as II were, In almost Egyptian
darkness. The procession filed In, but
as the Council Chamber was not of
sufficient proportions to admit all, the
modest and meditative reporter was
compelled to occupy n position so near
10 N al IN
the object with which he had joined
the procession. But modesty, like
truth, will prevail, and the reporter,
like some favored hero in one of Syl-
vanus Cobb's thrilling romances, met
one who rushed to his rescue, and
saved him the modification and hui
initiation that he would have been
compelled to undergo had he met his
noble chieftain and confreres without
a solurion of this most strange and
mysterious gathering OF the clans.
Blocked in by mass of odorifer0us
and ebony humanity, the modest and
meditative reporters heart was glad
dened by motion from familiar
voice, that the reporter of the great
and good HERALD be extended the
privileges of the house and front seat.
Stepping forward to avail himself OF
the courtesy, and to gain glimpse OF
his considerable friend, his eyes were
gladdened with sight Of the familiar
face and form of Mr.. Charles Buckley,
Bowling his acknowledgements of the
favor extended, the modest and medi
tative reporter stepped forward to see
Hon. II. l.. Ray, Col. d. G. Venable
DR.. A. M. Cochran and plain Mr.. w
j. Troy seated on bench, sand
wiched between Melvin Wade, greasy
buck of aldermanic proportions, wht
was the right honorable high prizes
and president of the occasion, whose
plethoric figure well set off, in contrast
his meagre, hungry-looking, office
wanting companions.
The mob settled in something lik,
order and DR.. Cochran offered the fol
lowing resolution, which of course wa
vociferously, enthusiastically ant
unanimously adopted. Whether tn,
voters knew what they were voting fo
or not, the aforesaid modest and med
itative reporter declines to statel:
Resolved, 6y the Republicans of til,
city Of Dallas, That we will give ou
undivided support to the State Repub
lican ticket as set forth by the Hous
ton Convention. And as We have M
candidates for County officers. we ad
wise Republicans to support such coun
ty aspirants as they may see proper.
Owing to the fattering success me-
with by the preceding resolution, Mr.
w. J. Troy modestly and somewhat
diffidently offered the following. Bu
with that sublime indifference or ig
norance characteristic of the dusky
sons of Ham, IL also was vociferously
enthusiastically and unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS, At the last meeting Of the
Republican Club of the city of Dallas
certain disrespectful and vulgar Ian
guage was used by a certain person not
known as member of this Club, in
connection with the names of, Major
Barkley and his deputies and,
| WHEREAS, In the opening of this
Club, such language is inconsistent
with public decency and decorum, and
calculated to bring this organization
into disrepute; be IL, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the said gentleman
be and Is hereby censured for using
such language /; and be it further
Resolved, That no such language will
be tolerated at any future meeting of
this Club.
And then the work commenced. DIR.
Cochran led of, and in forty minutes
harangue he succeeding In condensing
as much venom, vindictiveness and
bloody-shiIt thunder rs would have
filled four ordinary Radical campaign
documents. But as the Doctor had re-
peated the same speech a number of
times, it is hardly necessary to burden
the columns of the great and good
HERALD with even an epitome of his
remarks. OF course the American
eagle tapped his wings, the Radical
party saved the best government the
sun ever shone upon, and the colored
troops fought nobly. However, there