The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
Grand Rally p of the Greenbackers
at White Rock.

EDITORS CLARION: Having heard on Sat
urday, the 2Sth. that Messrs Hull, Davidson
and Hendricks to be assisted by Gen. West,
were to organize a Greenback Club at White
Rock Church (colored,) I concluded to see
what was going on. About s o'clock, went
to the church and found Mr.. Davidson alone.
After about half an hour some four or five
whites and about six or eight coloreds ASSN
bled to see and hear. Hull nor Hendricks put
in their appearance, and Mr. Davidson, after
waiting very patiently until about 10 o'clock,
got very uneasy and did not know what to do.
/ He had left his platform speech at home
and it was too late to send after it, CIabe
/ Warren, (col'd) who seemed to be very
energetic Greenbacker, said that the colored
men wanted to hear something and there must
be a speech-when Mr. Davidson, after
consulting with the only white Greenbacker
on the ground, took the stand and tried to
make a speech. After very short
effort, he took his seat and called
for Clabe, who evidently had his speech pre-
pared He commenced by giving little Scrip
ture and said, that ever since the colored men
had been voting, they had voted the Republi-
can ticket, but have got no benefit from it.
The last few years the Democrats have taken
the offices, and times have got no better, that
the officers have all got rich, and while they
were very polite and agreeable when they I
wanted offices, but they got the +
offices they took all the money and put in
Government bonds and force the poor white i
man and colored man to pay from six to eight
cents on the dollar, and way up in New York T
on Wall street they formed ring, big ring
it was, when they bought all the coffee in the
country and made the poor man pay fifty /
cents for it. When he took his seat, there F
being no President, nor Secretary, the meeting
being free for while Mr.. d. arose and pro-
posed TO select some other time for hold
ing their meeting assuring them that it
would have two three good speakers
to entertain them. 1t was suggested by
one of the crowd said that ii he could not get
Greenback speakers that Democratic speakers
could be furnished them, If they would di-
vide time, that would have joint discus
sion on next Saturday night, which Mr. ID.
and Warren both opposed. colored man
{ Bob Shack arose and said as for him. he
was a Republican and expected always to vote
"de publican" ticket, and was not in favor Of
joint discussion. He had been at one joint
discussion at Clinton, and never as long he
lived, expected to go to another, which was
agreed to. Out of the crowd assembled, there
were two white Greenbrckers, and one colored,
balance Democrats and Republicans. II
/ make the suggestion, our
Convention meets on the 4th at Ray {
mond, that each candidate who comes before
that meeting for office will be bound to pledge
that if defeated he will not run for office but
support the regular nominee. l think that
the Democratic party in old Kinds should be
on their guard and keep up with these
Greenback meetings. They are trying to
draw together class of voters that igno-
rant, and array one class against the other.
They should be followed up and their teach
voters. Their present attitude resembles the I
old Loyal League of 67 and SO. II their 7
teaching is so good, why do they refuse to be |
repIied To- EXcnse the long letter NarER