Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-16


dark days2 His platform is the same as the
Republican party, / am here reminded OF
the reply of an old lady to a Baptist
minister who had preached one Of the dry
est and most uninteresting sermons, and he
noticed that she was deeply affected and
wept freely. At the close Of the service be
| called her aside and mentioned that he had
| observed her emotion, and inquired what
part of the discourse had affected her. she
replied 'We had little pet donkey which
was raised in the yard and was q great
| favorite with the children. Last week 1t
| died, and when | heard your voice to-day II
called up such tender recollections that l
was compelled to weep" Laughter. So
| when you hear Bryant, Atkins, Longstreet
or Gartrell, their voices are so similar that
| you can scarcely help being affected. l
would almost be moved to tears myself.
| Applause and laughter
Col. Hardeman here traced the condition
| OF the country from the close OF the war to
the restoration OF Georgia under good Demo.
cratic government, and gave graphic and
| eloquent recital Of the evils and tyranny
which were inflicted upon the Southern
people, the enforcement of taxation without
representation, the enormous tax upon the
staple product of the South, the horrors OF
reconstruction, the thievery OF carpet-bag-
| gers, and the devastation wrought by the
party In power.
At this time the voice OF Hill was heard
throughout the State, urging the people to
be true to themselves, to unite with the de-
termination to secure their rights. They
| did, and conquered, and the Democratic
party got control of the government. All
the benefits secured, however, may be lost
| by discrganiz alton. When the dieintegra-
| ton comes which sewers the Democratic
party, Won may bid a long farewell to civil
| lharfu fraa1orn nrnenarftV and
Hear what Hill said about Radicslism. The
| speaker here read in forcible manner Mr..
| HIPS terrible arraignment of Rsdicalism in
| his "Notes on the Situation" which was
| greeted with the most enthusiastic ap-
| plause.
That is the history OF the Republican
party? We all remember when Fatty Hsr-
ris sat in the chair as Speaker of the body
/ of which he was not a legal member and
rendered decisions. When bleeding Louis
lana and oppressed South Carolina were gar
risoned by bayonets; their rights trampled
upon and their social condition
rendered terrible. And yet there
are some from disappointed smbi-
ton or pique contemplating Independ-
entism, and risk the disarmament Of the
party and possibility of mourning these evils
again. When l see an Independent l lose
all respect for him, though | can respect
Republican who is Republican from prin
ciple-and this reminds me Of bet In the
old days of Whiggery and Democracy. A
| dilapidated looking individual in reckless
dress ana half tipsy, came staggering up to
crowd near the polls, when
/ q Wing remarked that he would bet that
man was Democrat. The bet was accept
ed, and, as the fellow came staggering up,
| the wager was made known to him, when
he said "Well, my (hic) friend, you've lost
| (hic) your bet. I'm not Democrat, though
Pm terribly down with the symptoms"
| Laughter. So with the Independent: he
may not be Republican, but he is terribly
down with the symptoms. Applause
We all know that in the death Of CARTEL
| the conservative element of the Republican
party passed away and was buried, and the
| President who has succeeded him has made
| his administration stalwart, and this party
| is striving to again stir up the embers OF
sectional hate, foment race issues and
bring trouble and diseord In the South.
| White men of Georgia, are you willing to
| again wear the yoke of tyranny,
and by indifference or discomfort allow
this party to come into power
in Georgia A man who processes to be
Democrat has no right to refuse to support
his party just because he may be disap-
pointed In his choice. He would be like
the man who got tired of living, or thought
he was, and went into his stable, took
bride as a halter and hung himself
to rafter. He was discov-
cred by a neighbor Just before
life was extinct, and cut down. On
being restored, he said: "Oh, why did you
cut me down? In few minutes l would
have been walking the golden streets OF the
New Jerusalem" eyes," replied the neigh
Dor, "and hell of figure you would have
cut in the streets Of the New Jerusalem,
with a blind bride on your neck"
Laughter and applause. l ask
you If man processes to be
a Democrat and goes with that party,
If he is not as much out OF place as the
man with blind bride on in heaven.
Laughter. II Yeu failed to get your
choice, don't leave your party. Remain
steadfast to the organization which has
given you good government and prosperity.
Mr.. Stephens, in a recent speech, said
''there was darker future before the people
Of this country than at any time within the
past forty years." and greater evils will
come upon US IL we are not true to our
selves. Let Chatham do her duty. don't
believe there are any sore heads here;
though l have heard something about q
little dissatisfaction concerning recent
| convention In this city about the Congress
sional nomination.
say to you, fellow citizens, that the
mesnest Democrat In Georgia is
better than the best Republican. Tire
mendous applause. When you lend your
aid to Republican you are helping Ma
hone. l ask this vast audience If any party
promises more Of security, peace and pros
perity than the Democratic party. ask the
fathers In Israel IL there is party that has
been more devoted to the principles Of con-
stitutional liberty than the Democratic party.
l ask the men Of middle age, upon whom
the burthens Of government fall, II there is
a party that has maintained States rights, |
hOu r11la and al F-oNuarnruant has the |
Democratic party, and l ask the young |
men Of Georgia, whose hearts are !
beating with hope and asptra- |
tions, II there is party In whose |
ranks there is more opportunity for !
the qualification Of laudable ambition than |
the Democratic party. l belive 1t was Vic |
tor Emanuel whose last words to his son |
were "Live for Italy" would could say in |
the same impressive tones to the young |
men, "Live for Georgia" Applause |
You have an illustration In recollection or |
the bloody past; in the fate of the young |
men who went off in the crusade in good |
cause. You have it from those that |
lie by. the peaceful Potomac;
from the lonely seelusion Of the Wilderness. |
From the CORY field Of Gettysburg comes the |
refrain, 1--WE died for our State" Can you !
not "live for 1t ?" Loud and tumultuous |
applause Would that l could indeliblY |
impress it upon your minds. Some sculp- |
tor, whose name cannot recollect, 10 COM |
memorate the devotion of French regi- !
ment in the Napoleonie wars, chiseled |
mammoth lion in marble, his side pierced |
with an arrow, but with outstretched |
paw protecting the lily of France |
In his dying moments. II l had |
the genius of a Powers and the touch |
of a Raphael, / would chisel from block |
of our Stone mountain, not mammoth
lion, but a statue of Liberty, whose feet |
should be covered with sandals represent
ing peace and power, her waist encircled |
with girdle of Confederate emblems, with |
one hand pointing to an humble Confeder-
ate grave, the other uplifted and pointing /
to the clouds overhead, through the riffs OF
which could be seen the sunshine dancing |
on fields of green verdure, and fruitful
grain. Loud and continued applause +. | am
addressing now the Young men, ana would
say to them that fidelity to principle, to
truth and good government is more tnan all
the honors that party can heap upon MIN.
LApplausel.
General Gsrtrell says he is IN favor of edu-
cation and economy. Who is the party Of
education in Georgian Who has done more
for the education of the people OF Georgia
than the Democratic partyS The $3.50, 900
sSs apart for educational purposes W as taken
possession of by the Republican party, when
In power, and then there were only
six thousand colored children at schools.
Now, under Democratic rule, there are
81 900, who ar5 mainly educated
at the expense of the white people
of the State. l say to the colored men, II
there are any in this house, to stand by the
party that has done this good for your race.
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