Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-26
Southern Society.
WASHINGTON, A,

WASHINGTON, Aug, II.
j. Ii. Randall, one OF the speakers
whom the Greenbsckers sent TO Alabama,
has written an account of his adventures
in that State, which is printed in the
National VieW, the Greenback organ
published here by the Secretary OF the
Matte nal Greenback Committee: A grand
barbecue WAS held at kiser Hill, 1t being
understood that the time would be divided
between Greenback and Democratic
speakers. One OF the speakers, with
whom the audience seemed to be in
sympathy, included in his speech the fol
lowing:
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 #
Hancock is elected, and we have no doubt he VIII
be, you viii be paid for all the property you have
lost through radical rule, and you must stand by
the great Democratic party, Tor solid South will
now give Us entire control OF the general govern
ment, q d we can redress all our wrongs.
In this strain he continued for thirty
minutes When Randall attempted 10
speak, some IN the audience cried out,
1--WE don't want any damned Yankee to
come here and talk to US. We had better
shut him up" AS soon as these men had
been Quoted, Randall attempted to pro-
coed He had talked about twenty
inmates when brass band from Misss-
sippi, which had been hired by the Demo
Gratis, began to play and drowned his
voice. fhe Democrats told Randall
that they could not control the
band and the music continued.
AT last Randall got another chance TO
talk, but the band soon played again, and
there was such confusion that he WAS
compelled to stop. "Our treatment by
the Bourbons," says Randall, made
more converts to our cause than any
greenback speech that any advocate of
our cause could deliver" The Demo
cratic speakers we're not interrupted. The
band came from Shubuda, neighboring
village in Mississippi. When Randall
had filled his engagements he went to
Shubuda to take train for the South,
He walked into the business part of the
village to get drink OF water, and there
he was surrounded by men who cursed
him and declared that
HE OUGHT TO BE KILLED.
On his way back to the depot be was
approached by well-dressed and sober
man, who gave him the following note:
AUGUST 1, 1880.
DEAR SIR: We will give You and your party
thirty-nye minutes to pick up your dude aud get
0A' - '''" THE BOYS OF sHUBUDA.
Mr.. Randall expressed establishment at
the intimation that a peaceful and law
abiding man could not stay in the place
until the next train lett but was informed
that he must go to the next station, You
had better get out" said the bulldOzers,
while you have a chance. Your time
Is passing. You'd better get right along,
or youth catch hell" Randall appealed
to other men for protection, and at first
there seemed to be some probability that
he would get 1t, but as soon as the bull
dozers had explained that he was Green
back speaker,-"s white man with
black heart, come down
here to divide the Democratic
party,"-the conversation took another
turn. The bulldC GERS withdrew for ten
minutes, and then returned aud told Ran
call that his time was up. He again pro-
tested and found some bystanceTs who
took his part, advising the hulldozers to
let him alone. The bul,dozers again
withdrew, and soon alter Randall went to
the depot and bought bis ticket While
in the depot, the bulldozers again appear.
ed and surrounded him, saying that If he
ever came to the place again they would
fix him. They demanded the note Of
warning, and Mr.. Randall gave 1t up to
avoid trouble. Mr.. Randall says:
EVERY man except one constituting the bull
doing crowd sober, Veiidresset, and az
drIn in heir demands upon us "a any crowd Of
its disposition and intentions coud ne. Hence
there Il no e>cnse Tor them or the town upon the
basis OF lntoxicatlon."
In reviewing the situation, he says:
We do not think the respectable people OF
Shubuta indoreed the conduct OF these bull
dozers but we do think them respons bic for the
lack OF spiri OF liberation through that Bour bon
ridden country, and that this ii difference breeds
lust such q parish disposition and COW ardy
conduct az ieAds hsf-dozen or a dozen to attack
one or behind mack 10 shoot or stab SD enemy
Ia the dark The fact is, while Democrats as a
rule do not approve of this conduct, yet ali those
guilty OF II are Democrats, and they want no
meetings but Democratic meetings, no rale but
Democratic rule, and prefer that everything else
should keep ont Of tie country. The effect OF
this rule Il corrupt public sentiment. stultify
the feelings Of manhood and humanity and o
get men mingling In local aud siate as well
nation Al politics in such condition, with the
feeling that they are born rulers, that there il
nothing in the way OF fraud, dishonesty. bull.
doing or even murder. hat they cannot be
brought to commit and even lify In the courts
to carry their point 10 retain pol ticai aseendency
In the south. Solid south, aud the election OF
JIsrrnck mean. sractS and destruction OF the