The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-08-18

come you and say come down and
see us. Sec how tolerant Of YOU we
are. But their bull-dozcrs, their
tissue ballot vendors, their ballot
box suffers have already been in
structed that the solid South is to be
maintained. That is the plain truth
about it, gentlemen, antidote Of the
poison Is to be found in "a solid
North. Applause. The gage Of
battle has been delivered. Wade
Hampton spoke truly when he said
at Cincinnati, We pledge 13S votes.
The votes have already been count
ed. ! tell you, gentlemen, that the
white-lvcrs in the South viii un-
dertake the work of the campaign
for the fun Of killing the negroes.
Mr. Hicks-thcy won't come to
Florida. Sir. Mr.. Chairman they
never have come to our State. We
fight back in Iloridai Applause. !
Senator Conovcr said i believe
[ this committee was called to cOusid-
erthe question, among others, wheth-
or it Is proper or cxpedicnt to begin
q campaign canvass in the South.
say with all respect to adverse
views. that / favor such a canvas. /
( do not presume to speak for North
( Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, or
any other State, but / do speak for
our own State of Florida. | say
lit is unfair to the white Republicans
there to say that they have not the
courage to demand, exact, and en-
force a fair count We have there
( a large and intelligent class ofpeo-
pile. settled bv Northern emigration
within the last few years, and their
moral support and aid Is with us,
and that Is one reason why we hope
for and sustain moral sentiment
there which makes us strong. And
the Democracy have begun to feel
that they must respect that senti-
iment. -Four years ago l heard a
I Democratic speaker in our State say
OF Gov. ~tcarns. at public meet
ing: 81 underestimate that Gov. Stearns
lost that arm Of his I'm stealing corn
from q or.b-Iost It in a steel trap.
The last speech + heard that same
man make was at the opening of
. this campaign. in jacksonville. and
he said ifiac election cannot BE car
ricd honestly. then il was better that
thev should lose It.
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