Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-27
"wHERE CAN A NIGER cor
..Re Gaa't Go Over 10 the Greenbaekers,
for They Are No Good"-He Must
60 TO the Democrats.
They Are Frank, Honest and Fstfr "a
Bim-such is the Testimony OF
SANDY Jones, ColOred.

The Democrats Of Colorado met recently
at Denver and nominated J. B. Grant, for
merly of Alabama, for governor. Before
the Convention Sandy Jones, colored dele
gaze, made the following speech:
ladies and gentlemen" be commenced,
'tit is something very singular for you all to
see colored man in the Democratic ranks.
/ consider it the greatest honor ever con-
ferred on me to be here a delegate from that
great county OF Lake. Yesterday was APP
preached by great many Republicans, who
asked, how can a colored man enter Demo-
crs.ie convention? My answer was: i have
been driven from your ranks; l was not
allowed 10 stay in them" The speaker
went on 10 say that he was not a Democrat
because OF policy or Tor money, but from
pure principle. The Republicans told him
that they had fought four years for his free
dom, and thei efore he should be in the Re-
publican ranks. ALI he had 10 say to sucb
men was that if they had any back pay
coming they could send their papers to
Washington and get their money.
A SECOND MOSES.
In 1860 the Republicans tried to give
franchises TO 4,4SO,000 negroes, but at the
same time tried to disfrsnchise thirteen
States. The Republican party was one OF
unfulfilled promises. Once Andrew johnson
. called the colored people of Washington to-
promised to be a second Moses. He would
lead The colpred race from another Canaan
to another Promised land, but he noticed that
a very few got there. He was born slave
ic Virginia, and he would like to say some
thing in regard 10 something he knows
something about. The idea that a negro
does not exercise all his rights and privileges
is a mistaken one. The negroes OF the South
are even more free and untrammeled than
al, - 81 I'd
TO how the Republicans were treating the
negro, he stated that one of the Republican
Institutions of the country was the Freed
mans Bank, of Washington. The ne
grces-sayed and - gathered and de-
posted their pennies in the bank, having
implicit faith in it because one Fred
Douglas was at its head. In the three
years that it lasted over 100000 were de-
posited in it. At the end Of that time the
bubble burst, and the bank had just $2923
with which 10 pay off the Indebtedness. An
other instance of Republican Partially for
the negro was the Pinchback case. There
was a colored man who had been honestly
elected, yet he Republicans of the country
spent thousand of dollars out of the public
funds to defeat him. They didn't like to see
a niger in the Senate. The niger was too
"previous," and they determined to Gust him.
They did so, and then gave him $1,000 with
which to go home with his family and keep
his mouth shut.
HE WAS NIGER.
Republicans bad come TO him and said:
"You're a niger; you have no right in the
Democratic party" Now, where can niger
go? He can't go over 10 the Greenbackers.
They're no good" This remark was re-
ceiyed with laughter, as were also his
frequent illusions to his own race as
"Mr. Niger" He gave some of his speak
ing experiences at public meetings, when he
was threatened with death for delivering
Democratic speeches. Once he even had
been threatened with hanging, and the rope
was held up in the crowd. This made him
rather weak kneed, but good Democrat in
the crowd yelled out, Go in Sandy, Pm
with you" and he stayed it out, feeling much
Drawer. He then gave illustrations OF what
the Republicans had done for the "nigger
man" nearer at home. In Denver they
put up eeiored man for alderman and then
slaughtered him, electiDg the remainder OF
the Republican ticket. In Kansas City,
when the Democrats were in power, the col
ored men had at least six police and watch
men in the employ OF the city. Now, the
rule and not one Of them can be
seen wearing star.
BROKEN PROMISES.
In Lesdvllle, his home, the Republicans
promised TO give the colored people at least
three policemen. They are in power, but
not eolored man can be seen wearing the
insignia OF Office. He spoke of the Repub
lican police judge, who, out of twenty-six
Migrants, picked out one poor solitary negro
aud caused him 10 be sold at auction on the
street, and he was knocked off TO the highest
bidder. Very fortunately Pap Wyman,
Democrat, was present and bought ''de mig
gel" for 81 so, and gave him his liberty.
The idea of 81 so niger was SO ludicrous
that the audience broke out in laugh, last
ing for several minutes. He was a good
Democrat, and all Tabor's money bags could
not buy him off, even ST Tabor is better
orator than am" This convulsed the house,
for it was apparent to all that "Sandy" was
the peer of Mr.. Tabor so far as oratory is
The laughter did not subside
for some time. He closed by calling upon |
all the Democrats to work together, and they |
would be sure of success in November. Mr.. |
was greeted with cheers as he de- |
scended from the platform.