The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-04
fHn CANVASS IN MADISON.
HlIl's Waterloo.
He and His Lieutenant Routed on Their
Own GrOund.s
THEY ADDRESS 4 MEETING WHICH UNASI-
MoUsLY ENDORSES HON. B. BARKsDALE.
CANToN. Miss. October 2, 1882

CANTON, Miss, October 2, 1882.
Correspondence Of Tar CLARIox.1
James Hill, Republican candidate fol-
Congress, and his faithful ally and devoted
friend Judge Robert AIcorn, addressed a
large assembly of white and colored voters
here on last Saturday After a fattering
introduction by the Chairman of the Repub-
iican Executive Committee Hill took the
stand. and for twenty minutes devoted him
self 10 an explanation or rather statement
of the peculiarities attending his birth, say
ing among other things, that his father was
a pure caucasian and a good Democrat,
and that in his veins mingled the blood o
both races. Therefore, he observed, car
not have drawn the color-line, or if so
would not know with which side to align
myself In truth, he remarked, / think
I am the very man to representyou. Being
myself hybrid, neither flesh, fowl nor
devil, am the one man who could proper
ly represent a constituency composed OF
niggers, injuns and whites. After thus
parading his shame and boasting his pareu-
tage he stated in language a. follows: ''it
is charged that I don't know nothing
that 1 amt aware (eonversant) with the
tariff and all that sorter thing. Now jes
see Let me throw out q hint. | know
enough to constitute this: that the poor
downtrodden negro who works from early
morn till dewy eve, in the schorehing heat
of summer and the piercing cold of win
ter, pays all the taxes. Now, hoW's that"
He said when he went to Congress it
would be his pleasure and pride to use his
influence with lis political friends to secure
large appropriations for cleaning out our
rivers and stopping the "eraw-fish holes" in
the levees, and being in accord with the
dominant party he thought he might be
successful, at least more SO, he remarked,
than your representation for the past eigh
years, who in all that time has received only
500, 900 for purposes which thought requir-
ed 100000 He forgot, so it seems, that
even the 100000, small though it is, is far
more than ever a Republican Congressman
obtained for us. He stated in addition that
he could be of inestimable advantage to his
constituents in the way of securing APP
continents for them, forgetting again that he
has already parceled out the offices he might
possibly control among the few who would
crook the pregnant hinges of the knee where
that thrift may follow fawning.'
Upon the question of free ballot, full
vote and fair count-the only issue he has
heretofore raised-he was silent as the tombs
of the Capulets, whether out of a
knowledge that two colored men were in
the audience armed with documetary proof
that he at least proved full vote is moi
known.
He said that the Republican platform
was broad enough for us all to stand upon,
that it made "the rich richer, protected the
weak and shielded the oppressed" That the
tendency of Republican principles is to
make the rich richer and the poor poorer, we
have always maintained, but scarcely expec-
ted him to concede.
His address was brief and pointless. Il
he made any impression at all it was bad
The white people heard him with patience
but he made no converts among them OIL
course. The colored people were disguised
with his coarseness and vulgarity, and many
afterwards declared their intention to stay
away from the polls.
Judge Alcorn followed in short address,
whereof the following is an extract from
which:
The public speaker who piles adjective
upon adjective in profuse and promiscous
accumulation loses in concentrated power
and lacks in oratorical instinct, and
would advise the interesting and ambitious
colored youth and young men of this land
and cline, following and persuing in the
path and footsteps, modes!y forbids my say
ing of him who has the pleasure and salts
faction of addressing you upon this interes-
ting and important occasion, but of other
great lights and luminaries, to be cautious
and observant in this regard and partieu-
lar"
After one or two more outbursts of this
character and description, and before reach
ing and getting to the question at issue and
subject for discussion, the Judge found him.
self SO hoarse as to render it impossible and
inexpedient for him to continue and prolong
his remarks. He therefore made his bow
and obeisance.
When the speeches were over, Mr.. George
Handy, one of the largest mechanism the
city, and gentleman distinguished for his
offered the following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, we the voters of Madison
county have this day heard the Hon. James
Hill, candidate for Congress, at this his
first appointment, upon the political issues
of the day and his presentation of the
measures which would command his support
in the event of his election, and
WHEREAS, we are impressed that those
measures would not promote the interest of
this District and the State at large, but on
the contrary would retard our progress and
affect our peace and prosperity
as people, and
WHEREAS, his candidacy is based, and his
canvass conducted upon the theory of an ir-
conflict of interest between the
white and colored man, and
WHEREAS, such course is calculated to
engender animosities and promote strife and
contention between the races, all of which
we sincerely deprecate and earnestly desire
10 avoid therefore be it
Resolved, That we cannot consistently
With our sense of duty as patriotic citizens,
and our desire to maintain peace, harmony
and good will between the races, support or
further countenance the Hon. James Hill
IN his Congressional aspirations and be it
further
ResOIued, That recognizing in the Hon.
Ethelbert Barksdale q gentleman whose |
distinguished ability would guarantee Us q
representation in Congress worthy our his
DRY and past achievements, whose views as
% public policy accord with those cherished |
,y us, and whose conservatism assure us in |
i'm representative of the whole district |
ind the interests of both races, we do hereby |
promise him and pledge each other to use
,ur utmost endeavors to secure his trium-
,hant election.
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