The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-17


The rope which bound us to that condition
OF thirgs has been severed strand after
strand, autl We have noAted back to the
position where we were before the tocsin OF
rar was sounded Bourbouism is the solid
ily of the devil himself The cooced man
Is physically no better off 10 day than when
lsave."
TALKS WITH SOUTHERN MEN.
Governor Pierpont OF West Virginia, is
white haired. He has been looking into the
condition Of the colored man since the war,
and saws that at an early period alter the
reconstrnction, lie saw disposition TO in
jure the culored vote l asked him for his
remedy.
Said he: I'VE must, as far as possible,
make solid North, and procure majority
in both houses of Congress. When violence
is U.S. in procuring the election of legisla-
tor or congressman, he shall be sent back
and shall not have his seat until it is gained
by fair vote.
ut is the idea of Bourbcnism that capital
lists should make the laws; that labor IS de-
grading. They used to tell me: Governor, ev-
cry boy that you educate, you spoil good
field hand That's the idea in the South"
| asked Judge Houk, Republican of Ten
nessee what the Democrats were doing in his
State?
1--WE must devise means 10 recover the
next House, and contribute one of the South
ern States to elect the next President" he re-
replied. There is not time in the past ten
recovered to the Republicans if friends IN the
North had staid by us, as they have in Indi
ana and Ohio. The Democrats of Tennessee
are divided. Some dislike Carlisle; some
want to pay the debt, and others are opposed
10 it. Then the whisky element is opposed
to the Democracy because of failure to full
fill promises.
"An elder in one OF the churches has been
favoring getting the votes of the liquor men.
asked him his reason for such a procedure.
'''Oh.' said he whisky is not as bad as the
Democracy
If we can get little assistance in Ten
nessee next year we will be able to carry the
State"
Mr.. f. NJ Reynolds, whose home is in Ala
bama. but who is here at present, takes most
dscouraging view OF the outlook. In a talk
had with him. he said: "The last election in
Virginia has brought the shotgun policy I'M
der the dome of the Capitol. It's only by
crossing the Potomac till the Bourbons will
get into the capital and when they get there
they'll hold it. A judge said to me, two or
three years ago. If the Democrats get this
capital they'll never surrender it without
revolution
met John f, Dezendorf, of Norfolk, Va,
to-day. He looks very much like the Major,
-'the only one and you had him. Mr.. Dozen
dorf is very enthusiastic in his talk. I
touched him off with a question on the late
election in Virginia.
There was no fairer election ever held
than the election in Virginia on October G."
said. EIr. Dezendorf There was no such
thing as a shotgun policy. That trouble at
Danville was purely local affair"
God deliver me from local politics." in
terpoated a colored man standing near by.
lis Malone being indorsed?' asked.
We've been suffering from too much boss.
When more white men are to be got for
the South, for Gods sake get them on prin-
pie There is not single internal revenue
collector in Virginia that voted for Garfield
and Arthur. Butt for Malone and J. d. Brady
Virginia would have carried the last electoral
vote Take public men with Republican
principles there, and if they are afraid, We'll
have body guard for them when they talk"