Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-30
"WHERE'S MY MULE

This expression is about as universal
as "shoo fly" but l never knew its
origin till | learned it from democrat
the other night. He was explaining
how the democratic vote in Alabama
had increased some fifty thousand in the
last ten years, while the republican vote
had decreased accordingly. He said the
republicans agreed to give mule to each
negro who voted with them, and in that
way rolled up big republican majorities,
but the mules not being given according
to contract the negroes now vote the
democratic ticket. thought at the
time that as he was shooting off, pretty
lively this was blank cartridge and
wasn't calculated to hit anything, only
to make some noise, but since have
had time for second thought / have
changed my mind.
know that during the last two years
tens of thousands of negroes have come
from tie South into Kansas, Iowa, Ne
braska, Indiana, and other northern
states. leaving the ouly climate suited
to them, together with customs. and
familiar surroundings, and in most
cases those nearest and dearest to
them by kindred ties, and going to a
strange country, people and customs, an
inhospitable climate, Drawing and suf-
fering everything to get to the strong
hold of the Republican party. And
now, with the aid of this new dispensa-
ton the motive of the exodus is apparent.
They have come after their mules. Of
course, they are little diffident about
proclaiming that this was the object of
the pilgrimage. SO they have invented a
story of murder, outrage. and legal rob-
berry, but the frequent remark, "Whar's
my mule" has shown the true inward
ness of the movement.
| would like to speak briefly of one
or two other remarks made by democrats
at the same time: "You have whipped
the South and they have given up, now
stop fighting them. stop stirring up this
sectional feeling and give them a fair
chance | can sympathize with that
democrat, as eight years ago I was a
Greeley Republican and believed and
advocated the same thing, and still think
the rule right with occasional exceptions.
There is something said in our higher
law about casting pearls before swine.
1 presume democrats are not aware of it,
but it fits this case just as if it had been
melted and turned on to it. If you
remark to democrat that the only sec
tional feeling at the North is the feeling
that this must, and shall be. country
of free speech and free ballot, you are
told everything is lovely at the South
If you quote from Wade Hampton
peace offering, 'Oh y they say, "tha
is denied" If you refer them to Ran
dali and the "Boys of Shubuda" that il
denied too. There is not self-eviden
truth in the English language the.
wouldn't deny if it would help then
, to elect Hancock.
Not to mention the numberless muir
ders, of which that of judge Chisholm i
sample, the perpetrators of which
unhung, still live to vote the democratic
ticket, as these, it might be claimed, re
suited from former feuds, or the high
toned civilization of that peaceful sec
ton; consider the condition of Norther
q men who go South to make homes
. Nine out of every ten who are hear
:, from tell the same story of violence, In
a suit or social ostracism infinitely beyon
the bounds of decent apprehension. Tn
reply to this would probably be tina
n these men were "carpet-baggers."
It anything more were needed to sho'
their determination to make it lntolel
e. able for any one who opposes them |
t. politics, the case of Gen. Longstret
ought to do it as brave man as eve