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

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we will take our friends, the Repub-
licans of the South, out into the great
West, and the centus VIII make the
Democracy of the solid South per
fectly harmless. [Applause.]
col. sYPHER's ADDRESS.
Col. J. H. Sypher, of Louisiana.
was next recognized by the Chair
man. He said: "This talk Of aban-
doning the South is very old to us,
gentlemen We have been abandon
ed some time ago. Years ago we be-
gan the scheme OF reconstruction. and
we executed it in blood, and we hold
the certificate of you gentlemen, you
Northern Republicans. as to the way
we did the work. We hold that
certificate in the second plank OF
your platform in 1872, which speaks
Of the way in which Southern recon
struction was accomplished. The
reason why YOU have no Electoral
vote south of the Potomac TO-DAY is
that you have not stood by your
own work and by your own words.
Sometimes, when ! get provoked, |
say we have been treated with cow
ardicc. and ! would repeat it here
/ to-day if there were nobody but our
selves to hear it. / started in 1861.
and have carried a knapsack in the
party ever since, and have never had
an Office nor have | been an appli-
cant for one. But, gentlemen, | am
free to say that if the election Of our
candidates this year depends on
votes from the South, we are licked
to-day, in my judgment 1t Is true
/ hear promises made here by gen
tlemcn from Florida, but there are
too many IFS in it for me. Mark
my word, gentlemen, you are not 20
ing to get Il fair count.
Senator Conover here interrupted
the speaker, and said There are
no IFS about it, but the conclusion
Of his remark was inaudible
Col Syphcr. resuming, said: Ny
whole experience in Southern poli-
ties teaches me that there Is no
ground for such a hope as that.
North Carolina is, in my Judgment,
good fighting ground-not that we
may carry the State. but by fighting
we may gain something II has
about 10000 white Republican votes,
and my experiences this, thatwherc
there are brave, resolutc white men
. to organize the Republican voters
men who viii stand at the polls
without fear and see that the vote Is
got in and honestly couutcd-thcre
is in such places some chance for a
favorable result. There must be
such men to encourage and sustain
the colored men. The black major
itv in the South is not q safe basis OF
political power, as has been illustra-
ted that it is not in too many cleo
tions. We ought to have two mem
bers of Congress from Tennessee. but
my friend, judge Freeman, here.
says there Is not the slightest hope
for anything in the way of an Elect
oral vote from that State. And ne
Is right. Virginia claims some of
your attention, too. Virginia is di-
yided, and the Democratic family Is
not happy there at all. Virginia
might be made good fighting ground
The trouble there Is the reputation
Of taxes, and there Is a chance to get
a fair count there, because the Read
justers viii themselves stand at the
polls and see that there Is a fair
count. There comes in, YOU see. the
white element again, and / regard it
as a controlling element But look.
again. at the Alabama election. The
Republican vote there has been en-
tirely wiped out, because of the lack
of a white element resolutc enough
TO sustain it. Don't waste your
powder, gentlemen, Is my advice,
and when YOU shoot don't shoot too
low; aim high enough to shoot into
Maine, and then into Indiana and
Ohio, applause ] and then YOU VIII
drive the bull-dozer into his hole,
laughter and applause I and after
that You can shoot into the South
If YOU win in those States In Octo-
Der, it viii make it a great deal easier
to win ii the South in November.
| have no doubt that when the an
nouncement Is made Of the result Of
the elections in those States the first
train that leaves New Orleans Will
carry on board some such distin-
guished fugleman as Ned Burke. on
his way to Ohio 10 see our amiable
friend Gov Foster, and that he VIII
say to him, Now, Charley, YOU know
YOU and | were into the Wormlev
conference together, and We want to
control our own affairs in our own
State, and if we can be allowed to do
that, we viii give YOU the Electoral
vote of our State, and that viii be
eight votes for your candidate
[Shouts OF laughter That Is the
way it might be done YOU know.
Renewed laughter Don't laugh,
gcntlemen-it is legitimate. Laugh
ter and applause] Give Us a favor
able result in the October States,
and, as | say, we may make a fight.
Florida, Virginia. Tennessee and
North Carolina NAV all be turned to
some account as fighting ground for
some Congressman. but don't think
of them once for an Electoral vote
from now until November next.
4 representative from Virginia
rose to explain the situation in that
State, and Chairman Jewell suggest
ed that the committee was not now
engaged in hearing the eases Of the
States, and said that would be done
al future time.
Another Virginian said he believ-
ed that State could be carried this
fall by diligcnt work.
VARIOUS SOUTHERN EXPRESSIONS.
Judge Freeman, of Tennessee. was
the next speaker. He said: 1T is
ungracious for Us-I mean we Of the
South-Mr. Chairman, to say we
don't require your money, your adj
vice and your moral support, and
the help of your presence. But l