The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-20
sTEEN's CREEK CLUB

OF Stems Oreek, IsahAn
Pat Henry, of Brandon, and the edieor Oh
THE COMET, addressed the Democracy OF
that precinct ON last Saturday evening
There was an audience of about one nun
dred and fifty, including twenty-five OF
thirty colored Democrats. Maj Henrys
address was full of fun, and abounded ID
mirth provoking anecdotes, Oyery one Oh
which was a center shot into the ranks OF
the opposition, and kept the crowd In a
roar.
Judge Alcorn accompanied the writer,
having been assured by us that he could
enter the Democratic sanctuary OF Stems
Greek without the slightest risk OF INJURY
to his person or insult to his manhood ana
thus have presented to his own eyes tne
nroof that all the horrid things SAID IN
some reckless sensational newspapers were
simply slanderous and false. more laws
abiding, intelligent and moral neighbor-
hood exists in no part of the United States
Atth conclusion of Maj. Henrys speech
Judoe Alcorn was called on by the Club for
an address. OF course, the Club knew that
he was a Republican, but at the same time
they recognized him as gentleman ana a
man of sense and courtesy: AT first he
declined to respond, but the Club renewed
their cali, and made it 80 emphatic that ne
could not well refuse. He rose to his feet
and spoke substantially as follows:
JUDGE ALooRN's SPEECH.
IT, would be discourteous, gentlemen, to
refuse to recognize your repeated calls. l
am NOT ipsensible to a compliment, and, L
hel;eve this call is intended for ono But
am surprised at it, 1 cannot uuoerstan1
what Democratic Club could reasonably
expect to get out of me that could further
THAR interests or minister to their wishes,
be,no as am now, and have been since
1867. pronounced Republican-never hav-
inc denied the faith, never having fickered
in nv steadfast adhesion to sound con"
seryative Republican doctrine. This beng
NV political status, l do not clearly under
stand how can be expected to take any
stock in the canvass as it is presented IN
this county to-day. AS Republican see
no place for me to come in either IN the
Democratic party proper, or the sore. headed
Greenback or Independent Democratic
party improper. I have no use for either
And nv advice to you colored men, If you are
Republicans, is to stand aloof and "see the
salvation of the Lord Next year we pro-
pose to organize the grand old Republican
party of Mississippi, and to strip from 1t
the obnoxious elements which made 1t 80
odious to so many Mississippians in 1875,
and then march to victory. Wait till that
good time comes, and don't fritter away
your strength and get mixed in all sorts OF
entangling alliances with Democratic scrubs
| in wild lust for office.
As for the Greenback party, l consider
it fiddle-faddle- reformatory -whoop-de-
doodle-do concern, without principles,
sense or any hope of power. In this State
| it simply amounts to few of the lost
arts" of the Democracy, but worse, if any
thing can be worse, than the unadultered
Democracy. If was compelled to choose
between true Democracy and soaptailism, l
would take the true article straight And
have the best authority for this decision.
The Scriptures saith: "He that cometh to
the sheepfold by any other way than that
of the door, is a thief and robber.' The
Greenbackers and Independents claim to be
Democrats as I understand certainly they
are not Republicans-but they are trying
to get into the sheepfold of the Democracy
by strange and irregular door, and expect
Republicans to aid them. for one will
not do it; and my advice to you colored
men when you come to vote, in the absence
of Republican ticket and Republican can
didates, is to vote for men, not for either
party. Single out the best man, without
reference to the ticket he is running on,
and vote for him.
I met an old colored friend the other day,
and he told me about very bad dream he
had the night before. 81 dreamed, he said,
''that I died and went to hell.
"Did you see any Republicans there ?"
I asked.
"Oh, no, sir Nary Republican.
'Did you fud any Democrats thereP"
'sYes, sab, found few of dem."
s'Did you see any Greenbackers and In
dependents ?"
sob, Lord bress your soul He'll was
full of 'em!"
"What were the Greenbackers doing9"
"Well, sab, de flames dey was lappin'
themselves out in every direction, and every
Greenbacker he had a Niger, holdin' him
up between his self an dc fame"
have no use for the Democratic party,
and have very decided disgust for the
side issues developed by the Mississippi
Greenbackers and Independents. When
we have Republican ticket in the ield, 40
we will have next year, then there will be
an object and purpose for me to accomplish
by making stump speeches, bat beg to be
excused on the present occasion.
| CoMPTRoIIFR GPEERlI GOLDSMITH of