Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-26
BULL-DozERs AT WORK.
Russian DespotIsn,.
On American Soil!
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON. d. c., August 13.-J.
Fl. Randall, a agreenback orator in the
Alabama campaign, has written letter
to the National View, giving an insight
into the recent Alabama canvass. he
attended Democratic meeting at Kizer
Hill, and says of one of the speakers:
b ssThe first one Of the speakers from
our standpoint, indicated that he was
very Ignorant aud fool or that he
thought that the people present were
all ignorant or fools. We are unable
to tell which was the predominating
thought In his mind. To us it was very
strange that the people listened to him,
bat they did, aud many of them in COM
ments we overheard, seemed to think
him telling the truth and that he was
very wise. In the course of his speech
he said: ..The Confederacy still exists,
my friends, and JEFF Davis. the best
friend we ever had, is yet our President
and devoted to our interests, and If Han.
cock is elected (and we have no doubt
he will be), you will be paid for all the
property yon lost through Radical rule !;
and you must stand by the gran6 DEM
ocratic party, for solid South willnow
give us entire control of the General
government, aud we can redress all our
wrongs
Randall thought this pretty bold doc
trine. He attempted to reply, when
man in the crowd yelled out: "We
don't want no d---n Yankee to come
here and talk to us; We had better shut
him up" Then a brass band from
Shubuta struck up to assist to prevent
Ing Randall being heard. After the
meeting Randall gives his experience as
On Saturday night a friend enter
tained us, and Sunday, having an Inn
pOrtant engagement, sent his man to
take us to Shubuta. Miss, which place
we reached about II O'Clock; halted TO.
feed the team and partake of lunch.
After lunch we expected train to leave
about 3 O'Clock. We walked into the
business portion of the village to find
water, and on our hunt passed through
a group of young men, several OF whom
we at once recognized as players in the
band. We had particularly noticed
that they started the disturbance at the
time of our speaking at Kizer Hill the
day before, and they at once recognized
us and commenced WITH fThere's the
Greenbacker now, damn him. Three
cheers for Hancock. God damn the
Yankee Greenbacker; he ought to be
killed. Let's give him hell" and some
other phrases of like character.
We quietly passed on, said nothing,
got our drink, returned back through
the group, being followed part of the
way by these young men, yelling at US
as they halted about fifty yards from eur
team. In about ten minutes, a ,yonng
man well dressed and perfectly sober,
from the group, came up to
us, and we had as near as we can re-
the following conversation 4
Mississippi Bull-Dozer-7Is your name
.s..-.- ss,...sa a--.ss
eyes, sir"
NJ. B. Dare you Randall, the great
Greenback speakerf TR yg8s1
"I expect am" ~ 9f s,E
M. b. D.-I have a note was request
ed to give to you; read it and give me
your answer .t-. -4.r
every well, sir.''
We took the note written on leaf
torn from pocket memorandum, and
read as follows: ws:-.....-.,-,ss-.
"AUGUsT :, 1880.
"DEAR SIR-We will give you and
your pard thrty-iive minutes to pick
up your duds and git out of this
town. Yours to death,
RI" ssTHE BOYS OF SHUBUTA."
"Do you mean to tell me that am
American law-abiding citizen on the
way to attend to his business can not
stay in this town to take the first train
of cars going South ?"
NJ. B. Dive know you, and you
can't stay. You must go to the next
station. ...... ...-,t
"Who gives this order?"
M. B. D.-The Boys Of Shubuta.
right along or you'll catch hell.
"You don't mean that they will lay
rongh hands on me, a peaceable cit
izen?" "a |
M. B. D.-You'd better get out of
here while you have a chance.
We started directly for the group of
bull-dozers, making inquiry of persons
we met where the Marshal's house was
had 1t pointed out to US, but was told he
was not at home noticed man sitting un-
der a store shed near the railroad track
we went up and asked him il there was
any protection there for civil citizen
from an insnlting and meddlesome mob.
He replied 81 guess there is" Then
turning to the group Of bull-dozers,
five of whom were gentlemen, well
dressed and sober, and one who had just
enough liquor in him to raise bravery
to the rowdy pitch, he SAID: 81 guess he
won't do any. harm, boys; better let
him alone" The NJ, B. d., Influenced
by benzine, said, "You don't know
what you say, nor who he is. We heard
him yesterday" Then turning to us.
he said, "You are white man with
black heart, come down here to divide
the Democratic party, and we don't
want, and won't have no such damn
men i'm this comfy. y.''-s-7ss-a-.a.-s--
Of the Ignorance and political preju-
dice in that part OF Alabama, Mr.. RAN
dali writes as follows: Yr5zuTa = /
Il ""If what we heard as to the speakers
and official timber of Choctaw County
the best the Democrats have
for State and National Legislative off,
ces, God ought to have mercy on the |
consti tuency, and raise thenlI leader |
to get them out of the Wilderness of po-
litical Ignorance and pretiiice they
are kept in by that useless party, Tor 8 |
more ignorant and partisan set, of men |
who desire, to be political leaders and
we never listened to than in |
this, county last week, who are .cOnsid-l
cred the head and front ofthe Demo-
cratic party. God help this country If