New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-06


your OF and executed them
| in blood. You haven't stood by your own work; we
here hat II we are to depend on the electoral VqSs rS
ing There are too many fs which you can't overcome
Mr.. COnover interrupted the speaker, and ad-
dressing the chair declared:
There IFS far as Orda is concerned and u
is no experiment ] only speak Of that part OF @ rne
country with which am familiar. | say we eau carry
Florida. lAppause
Mr.. Sypher then continuedi
hope the gentleman is right, but am not so san
Judgment Ny experience Is ths That where there ero
brave determined white men TO or.anze Snd GSd uge
blacks aud stand at the polls with their pistols ID te
hands TO sce that their vote Is deposNited
Gs cnS:sse6 yG" gs Tl edad You %aut to get two or
three members OF Congress from TENNESSEE Dut my
that there Is hope Of the electoral vote OF ms
state But sou can gam two or nTeTa dfee son. sys
TEN there, and consequently there is
Of honest count that you do not have IN any
other Southern state. lay II down a. aprlnclpe thdt
unless you white defence at me p0us 10 see naV
TIE blacks have chance 70 vote You VIII ger no hepap
lcan returns matter what the vote may Dc. 10 n"O
nt good and d" NOT SHOOT too low SHOOT at Iudiaaa
aud Maine OhiO and when you carry th0se States
and stay there And lien if you want 70 send
speakers ana money to me South. DO Il. ny
experience with tue Democratic leaders at the south !.
they utterly without principle They came ont
of the war poor; they III politics Tor what they
can make out oi It. They have got thelr ioeai gov
to tnem The next quarter from which they expect
s2oils Is from tie Federal Government lhey may 'H @
hc electoral vote of the state LOT good traae Dt
staudardbearers would never submit TO snc1 ae3l
luz Do't Waste your powder, then MAKE soOd nshl
| III the North and terrify the rebel buAdozef
STATEMENT or JUDGE FREEMAN
Judge Freeman, of Tennessee then arose aud at-
dressed the meeting:
You put the Southern Republicans in an ungraeoT,
position when you ak them If they want assstan;e III
| Is ungraciOus TO say we 10 not desire your
money or 9,s@nee ran but think nv come IS oSs. e
fore the Ides Of November, and tue millennium may
usner in universal peace; but not Reppe1ean eIee V
toral viii be cast south OF the OllO KIVer' 1ou
may spend yonrr money tHsre mere tHlpn inu nn and
dine them ami treat them as best they can You may
send gallant but their records Will he re"rt-
cratic solid South will 90 to swell National Democ-
rac. unnecessary TO enlarge The work has been
! been already counted Nothing could SUIT the Demo
cratic parry better than to have you send speakers
After they have gone baotbOX suffers aud others
with tissue ballots will be there TO receive their orders
ne only way % can the CSS %Ses e eTe 5 To pd Snd
the South the fun of niger" shooting they Will
have during the campaign.
Mr. Hicks OF Florida, interrupted the speaker,and
SAID They never came to Florida, and they won't
want to come. We fight back in Florida, Sir"
Great applause"
Judge Freemal-"Well have given yOu my Opin-
ion. 1t may seem ungracious not to want assist
ance. but we cannot honestly advise you TO gave
your attention to these parts III tDe campaign
SPEAKING AGAIN FOR FLORIDA.
s. B. Conover next spoke as follows;
With all due respect to the gentlemen from the South
who spoken. must protest against me sweeping
assertions that made. Icsnno pretend TO speak foc
North Caroua Louisiana, other Staes but III behalf
OF tie people OF Florida let me say that we intend 10
cur thrown out IL is unfair to say that we have
Unfair t Gs Sers to say that
have not the manhood to .2ab obtain nos & fair
iation. We nave had a large Northern emigration
within the last % %o Years ara ano ma, are
are sick Of the way the Democrats have conducted
elections aud give thea moral Support anu most Oh the
the election.
General n Gof, of West Virginia, was next recog-
nized. He spoke as follows;
We are one of the classed with the Solid South
and our hvc included the 1873 counted for
the Democratic They not entitled to these
votes and they cannot gain them II tue Republicans
Of the tho Uuon Will give the Repub Of West
Virginia the highest reeogpiIion There Is no dlspos
the South Ss Appba a The proud Sd position .b5 we we
worthy in the eyes Of civilization itself. Applausel
draw the imaginary line Where do you say the Re
publican party VIII cease and 70 cary & nts nd waTsre t
north that give your appreciation and to All s0uth
your condemnatopi Look at West virginia.! We
have never failed to ask at the door OF TINS
Committee. foe the smile OF your appreciation We man
reason why II cast for the representative OF Cipher
Alley siuply thatlhe representatives oftheiRepub-
can party had never given any aid comfort Send
ns the great fnancier Secretary Sherman the
q o Mnf omG Go & mna of neB nd anH the e OO
the south If you knew what 1t costs TO be Republican
down there.
p b. S. Pincbback, OF Louisiana. said:
wish TO say something In behalf OF colOrcd Repub-
cans gentleman made the remark some time ago tnat
black ujotes not safe bass for political power
That is question which directs itself |
mainly to you Scnseen o %i s' wiz STts ,bst ~
one district have 5000 Republican, majority and yet
cannot elect Rcp9blcau II is the rrsu OF the very
policy fOre5laO wed in the remarks made in opposition to
Inc before TINS conference These people
haye @ Eaa 10 pSg 70 for Ihe eSerso
their right as lreemen. They have NOT been taught
xr,,sn IhriT manhood The have becn made To rlev
upon another reed for support They have been told all
eOng the line by Republicans, white and black that |
they must assert their manhood.
The black men have been continually advised against
You submit TO kind Of outrage !
rather than give offence to the dominant elasses.'
times Justly no doubt. they have been summariy put TO
under Gods and submit them TO this kind OF treat
meni, ana tell whether they Will dare 10 exer-
race with all its years OF civilization cond subiuca-
tel just as easily If subjected to tue s1e treatment.
II you send such men as Senator Blaine,
Senator CGThH the mf ona sea M h"se "se
poor ignorant black people see that Repubncanlsm is
farce, and that liberty for them Is not ouly name
but a fact, you VIII not need so much OF
campaign fund. lApplausel The recent canvass
there Shows what power there Is III these black |
people If they only have confidence in those
Who lead them. Take the general |
grounds. They had an idea that Grant meant pro-
lection and the result they gathered courage TO
exercise ri hts under the 9netsm Of that
whether receive the electoral OF the South
not tine time will comC-and think II is horc now
when this policy must be adop.ed by the Republican
party.
alone the black people. but the poor whites OF :he
sssa who would Se a To- vote The
you win only give them 10 understand that Republican
rn and the thing every where's that Is,
law order. This Will least pave the way Tor the
future YOU do gaInbe electoral vote now More
tho D.,.uh IA marty plAim fD N