The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-11
THE CENTRAL CLUB!
SPEECHES ny MEssRs. Q. A. HAMIL-
TON AND JOE PURsES.
Hot Shot Administered In Warm. Unbrok.
en- Dosss by thsss Advocates OF .
Noble Cause.

Hot Shot Administered In Warm, Unbrok.
en- Doses by thsss Advocates offs
Noble Cause.
BY invitation OF tho Hazlehurst
Central Democratic Club, Msssrs. Q.
A. Hamilton, Of Ws.son, and Joe
Purssr delivered addresses at the
court house On las, Saturday night,
which we're Listened to 10y q large
number Of the club and other citi-
zen.. q good audlenc, OF ladies, and
. few Of the independent element.
Tue band IVES on hand and discours.
ed soul.stirring music, while the
cannon pesled forth in thunde'
tones an invitation to repair to the
court honse. The club was called
to order by G.. s Odds, and the 'n'-
nal order OF business was dispensed
with. Mr. H. Il. Mayes, Jr, stepped
70 the front aud in q few appropr''
ate remarks iutrs iuced the Hrst
speaker.
Mr.. JOE PuRsEs,
who aldros, % thu suiienos in .
speech OF tbr.e quarters Of an hour.
whioi, bristlsd all thre igh with the
fiery eloquencs anil enthuaiastic ut
'srancos Of this young Copiahsn.
H. confined himself mostly to county
affairs. He announced thst j. P.
Matthews was tho head and shoulders
IL the independent movement. and
but for him there would DO peace
and qnist in our midst; that ho wss
tho power behind the throne, and
that to him were We indebted for
the present detachable indspe ndent
members of the board OF supervis.
ors, and that he was the instiga'"r
Of the prosecution and persecution
If one Of our purest aid bsst m"n-
Uncle Billy Cook. He believed 10
All aggressive campaign; that no
democrat should be afraid to speak
out his ssntimeum at any aud oil
times. aud should speak with no nm
certain sound. Ho blistered the in.
dependents. and wanted them t
understand that We were going to
carry this election. The people were
not ready to turn over their Affairs
to . set OF political place-hunsers
who essaysd to ride into power on
The back Of the negro; L. Was .
white mans cour'y--,hcir's by in
h-ritsnce, AMI the people, tho intel
ligsn'. tnI.pa,ipg people. were going
to govern II. After Mr.. Pu'ser hal
finished. Mr.. Msyes agsiu came for.
ward, and with neat compliments
aud handsome tribute to the s.rvi-
ces in past campaigns OF the next
speaker. introduced to the audi
CO
Mr.. C. A. HAMILTON,
Who delivered ono Of the most stir
ring sp, echss Of the canvass. d"
started out by calling attention Z"
the general prosperity Of tho South.
which was attributable TO democrat.
10 RUE; that prier to 1875 We we've
ruled and ground iuto the dust OF
humi'iation by a msrcsnsry horde
Il aliens. WHO had no part and par
Gel with IT,; thai in that memorable
year the yoke wa- thrown off aud
Mississippi was redsem-d. But the
d, mocraiic party found our financial
al .irs IN u depl"rabls condition, and
I, WAS long while befoIe the STATE
was s,arted on the rad TO prospsri'
T., tn: It came. Iio then reviewed.
tho curse ~ Chalmers and showed
tha. he was the leader OF tho indie
pendent n, nvemeui in the State, aud
tina, j. 7. Matthew's was It's leader
the county OF G piab; that he
WAS the man who Was responsible 70
this party that is now confronting
W, and that as they have drawn the
line We shonld bound to It with alac-
rity aud in defense OF our rights, cur
county and nur ticket should resolve
10 Conquer at all hazards. He then
took up tho county independent can
d,da-s and poured hot sbot into
hem 10 manner which showed al
e.rasste~esrq.-I-a only hy the 90.
ihusia.m OF his audience. He p III
his respects to Psrsou B'idswell in
styIe that was quita edit, ing and
which showed the L quid Stat sman
up in his true light. He gave Judge
Mcneil some broadsides OF molten
lava, aud drew q pi,ifnl picture Of
he political Parson. He referred to
the TACT that these ind, Pet dent cane
L,daies had been slsudsring the
people Of w.sson by calling them
se,fs, who were dictated ~ by the
mill. and compelled to vote as the
m.,.,.,s sugye stsd. and denounced