The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-09-17
HOOKER In OHIO.
Hon. G. E. Hooker Before an Ohio
Audience = Flattering Recep-
tion of Mississipri's Orator by
Buckeye Boys.

from the Columbus paper in which
We find the speech, our able repre-
sentative was received With a fiat
tering reception by the people Of
Ohio, who gave him the most
marked attention, and at the con-
clusion of his speech gave three
cheers for our Confederate Briga.
dier:
At the close of Gen. Morgan's
speech Senator Thurman again
came to the front aud said that all
present had no doubt seen much IN
the republican press aud heard
much slang IRON the republican
orators about the Confederate Brig
adiers. He was about to introduce
to them one of these same Briga.
diers that they might see for them.
selves what sort of men they were.
He said during the time he had
been in the senate, now almost
twelve years, he had watched their
course carefully, and had always
found them supporting those meas
ures which were for the good of the
whole country. He then introduced
Gen. Chas. Il. Hooker, OF Mississip-
pi, who, as he stood up before the
crowd, a magnificent specimen of
physical manhood, was received
with the most deateniug applause.
At his left side hung an empty
sleeve, reminding thousands of
those in the crowd of the late con-
tiict, where they had been arrayed
| in battle against the speaker, but
| the cordiality of their greeting was
not Ia the least affected by the re-
minder. The cheer upon cheer that
arose from ten thousand bosoms
heaving with patriotic emotions,
demonstrated that they fully real.
lied that the war is over.
The first sentence, too, that fell
| from the lips of Gen. Hooker, dem
onstrated that he also knew the
deadly conflict was at an end.
After thanking the crowd for the
cordial geeeting extended to him,
aud announcing himself happy to
be able to stand before them and
address them as fellow-citizens Of
a common country, he proceeded
to speak in % most eloquent manner
of the real issues OF the present
campaign. He spoke Of the condi-
tion of the Southern people, saying
that they were poor, that the hot
siroccoD of war which passed
over them had left them bowed in
the dust, and extreme poverty.
What they wanted at that time
was something to lift them up to
set them again on their feet, that
they might use their brains, mus
cles and sinews to obtain bread for
themselves and families. He con-
demned the republican party be-
cause they had failed to do this,
but had inaugurated in the South
system OF oppression which was
un6earable, which had bankrupted
their State treasures, and saddled
the taxpayers with such burdens
that they found it impossible long
er to live under such state of af-
fairs, what the people of the whole
country needed, but what the peo-
ple of the South needed most, was
honest, economical government,
State and national.
He then took up the republican
charges of political intimidation
and outrage, and showed conclu-
siyely that all such talk OH the part
of the radicals was the sheeresI
nonsense. II ever any intimidation
has been practiced BY the demo
Gratis of the South, it could not
compare with that practiced by the
radicals for ten years after the
close of the war. He said that IN
his own county in Mississippi, he
had seen them march to the polli
in the morning, take possession Of
them aud hold them until night, al
lowing just such persons as they
pleased to vote. The republican
party raised a great hue and CRY
, about the solid South. They wer'
willing it should be solid as long al
it was republican, which was th'
case for ten years after the war
| but were not willing it should b
solid when it become democratic
! He spoke of the condition OF th'
! colored people Of the South; tn
. schools and colleges started up 70
!, their benefit, and said they wer
beginning to realize that the inter
|, ests of the white people were thel
! interests; and that what constitu
i ted a good government for whlt
! men was a good government 10
. black men, and hence thousands Q
!. them were voting with their rea
i friends, the democrats of the Souti
! It was the policy of the republica
!. party to stir up bad blood betwee
4 the old white people and the ol
: black people Of the South.
prominent republican politician ha
a declared that the killing OF fe
pegroes BY some sort Of mob In th