The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-26


old gray.haired man of the country of hog
ard hominy. loved the old man with an
affection which thousands OF us have felt
Slavery was base, but the great mass of my
countrymen treated the slaves kindly, not
harshly. Theold man took me by the hand
and said, "God bless you, massa-but can't
hug you on but one side Mt time. APP
plause,] bin hesrin' you was quite pol.
itician..' "Yes, am somew hat. Look here,
Simon, am told you have had very i'm
portant dream inpoltics." "Well, massa,
did dream somewhat that way tother night"
that went to hell.' "You did?' "Yas.
sir" "And did you see any negroes there?"
Vas sir, very large sprinklin' ov EN-"
ANY. democratic" ''Yss, sir, a right smart
sprinklin' oy 'em, too" ANY white radi-
csls" "Ob! vas, sir, hell's full oy EN-"
What were they doing?" "God knows, they
we're hold n a niger 'twixt dem and de
fire." My colored friends they have been
doing this thing ever since the surrender. If
you we're not made of the hardest metal you
would be burned to crisp.
GREENBACKIsM
is the catspaw of the republican party. In
1876, the greepback candidate for governor
got $4,000 votes; he got the other day 1859,
and In Cincinnati the candidate for secretary
OF state-how many did he get? God knows,
only "a votes. Their ratio of decrease in
supporters has been much greater in New
York and Pennsylvania. Greenbackism is
known now only in Maine, Indiana and
Ohio. In fact it has petered out. Mr.. Wea-
yer is republican in disguise. He sold out
to Mr.. Porter. In the state of Maine it is
different. No great vital question of finance
is there commended for by that party, which
the democratic party has not fought for.
The evils Of contraction that brought about
the terrible iliad of our woes and trampism
was because Of the resumption act out Of its
time; because of this credit mobiler bill
which forced the payment of the bonds and
| interest in gold; il was because the taxes of
the country were not sufficient to meet the
exlgencies of the government thus occasion
ed. This can all be laid at the door
OF the republican party. So it goes onl
There is no system; no cohesion. Why do
you, you greenbackers, not unite with us,
since we have reduced the public expenses
from forty to fifty millions Of dollars annu-
ally. The republican party has, on the
other hand, placed sword in the hand of
deputy marshal to guard the ballot box
Tor republican advantage. And it
was reserved to a republican
president, Mr.. Hayes, that civil service re-
former, and the first president we had that
was not elected-to veto bill that was for
freedom of the ballot and to reward every
man who by perjury and fraud placed him
there. But | honor you greenbackers for
honesty. l always concede to the honest diff.
ference of opinion the same charity that |
myself want. Now, the democratic party in
this state are your bsst friends, why do you
court that other party (republican) that
damns you? Why not unite boldly with your
ancient friends and the victory win? Come
out, greenbackers, on the side Of the only
great and national party that has any chance
of success. In Texas to-day there are
large number of NATIONAL greenbackers, but
my tellow-citzens, if you are democrat you
are aiding the only national party that can
elect president. AT present you are aiding
In dlslnlegraling that party with which your
real interest 49, Now, will you imperil the
chances of such aparty! Oh, as you love
your country (and you love it as do) stand
by your ancient landmarks. \ on cannot win
alone, and when the day of defeat and de-
struction comes you will turn around with
the feeling of the crestfallsn private who was
not given fat offices, but rushed in, sword in
hand, and went down to victory. AS you love
your country in this hour of danger give tho
democratic party your undivided support.
General Grant was denounced by the
Blaine and Sherman men in Chicago and
long before, MS having the intention of be-
coming an emperor; we thought it was
tho froth of the hustings. But
they were night; ii msant more than we
conceived of Now, the unwritten law of the
republic, and like the English constitution,
what lawyers term the LEX non scripta,"
saith: "No man shall ever sit more than
eight years in that great seat where Wash
inglon sat" Every step of the republican
party has marked a step further towards
power and Capitalization. You remember
the marshal law acts and how the polls were
guarded by swords and shot-euns So it was
IN the October election. In cities of twenty
thousand inhabitants, deputy marshals were
stationed at the ballot box with bayonets in
their hands, and this without the authority of
the constitution. 50 they sweep on toward.
the battlements of freedom and supreme
rights. To-day any state court cause may be
carried to the federal courts upon the mere
question of legal tender.
Fifteen years MO there was man fresh
from his books. and he might have been a
scholar; he had been \ staff officer in the
war. He rose to his place in congress, and he
said these words land like the stain on Mac
beth's hands, and old oceans waters won't
wash it OUT: "Ths fame of Alexander
Hamilton is waxing stronger; the name of
Thomas Jefferson is waning before the Amer
lean people and stronger government must
be had" james A. Garfield said it in 1865.
Has he changadG answer: In his letter
not two months ago he states "that every
germ of the constitution that is worth pre-
serving is planted there and watered by Al
exander Hamilton" who, my fellow. citizens
and readers of that most excellent work.
The Federalist" know was the exponent
of centralized federal government, while JEFF
terson advocated democracy after the order
of Athens. The terms Of the president and
congressman should be for life like that of
the lords of England, according to hamil.
ton. You lot Garfield step into the presi.
dency and you may let loose the
"dogs of war" l feel now that
see, that dark cloud shall hang over ,our
children, If not you, when this republic shall
fall into the hands of president and party
who shall make-the states outer boundaries
and with the lords sitting as in England
for life-the republic nominal one-but in
reality grlnnipg skeleton with no blood in
its veins and no flesh upon it, bones. In
1876, we had majority in congress, which
we have yet-snd but for tho grsndest lar.
ceny that ever country saw, we would now
hava had tho prosiJanoy Tho onl,, =. ..:z-..,