The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-25
yyoIford Too Much for Fry.
National Republican


At The close of the War old Wolford settled
down IN eastern Kentucky, and became a
Democrat, and most of his men did the same
thing. When the Democrats gave him the
nomination for Congress last fall the Repub-
lioan State Committee sent General Speed
Fry up into bis District to counteract the in
huences of old Wolford's war record. Fry
started off intending to remain in the Dis
trict six weeks and speak wherever Wolford
did. He was back in four days.
What is the matter. General" asked the
Chairman, in surprise, as he stalked in,
black as thunder cloud.
Matter? Why matter enough IL YOU
want man to go INTO the Eleventh District
to talk against that - old scoundrel Vol
ford, you will have to find somebody besides
me. I'm done. When / agreed to stump
the district supposed woulc have sensible
men to talk to. Instead End them all lot
OF damned fools and liars and scouDdrels.n
Didn't they treat you ught?'
Treat me right. Oh, yes, they treated me
right. They treated me like prince. When
| reached the first town old Wolford met me
with a cordial welcome, and, TO my surprise
be gave the opening aud closing OF the joint
discussion. / spoke for one hour and half
on national issues-the tariff and finances
and the standing of the parties-and dwelt
with special emphasis on the magnanimity
shown by the Federal Government in its
treatment of the Confederates at the close of
the war. About half of my audience had
served in the Confederate Army, and | saw
wss pre- ducing good impression.
Now, what do you suppose that old hook
nosed rascal of Woltord did? Why, he got
up and began talking, never paying the
slightest attention to what had said on Ma
tionsl issues, but after brief introduction
took up my good will plea. Don't you be-
lieve a word General Fry has told you about
the msgI snimity OF the Federal Govern.
ment and the Republican party he shrieked
It's lie. What did they do with General
Lee sitter the surrender of AppOmattoX?
Why, ibty took him out AID hung him right
between The lines in plain v
Hold on / shouted, that is not true.
General Wolford, you know you are peryert-
ing facts
"Instsntly two or three of 1.-The old Second
Cavalry boys sprang to their feet and swore
that they had been on the ground and seen
General Lee hung, one of them remarking
with swsggtr that if anybody questioned
the s. atement he would haze to chew on the
barrell of six-shooter.
- What did they do with JEFF Davis after
he had surrendered continued old Wolford.
why, they tied ] 800 pounds of iron to his
legs, threw him into a dungeon and starved
him for eight months, and then took him
out ard hung him. That's what they did
with HIM. A HI OF q magnanlmous GOV
eminent that
II interrupted to say that jeff Davis was
alive now and healthy, but two or three Sec
ond CavelIy hars.:stood up and swore they hsd
seen him hung and if any man disputed it
they would make him eat his words or six
inches of cold steel. And there the old
scoundrel stood, hanging Alex Stephens,
LongtIeet, Joe Johnston, Hampton, and eve
| ~ Confederate of prominence he could think
OF ard proving what he SAID BY eyewitnesses
! from the Second Kentucky Cavalry. What
show did have talking to such a crowd OF
Ananisses as that? 1 quit then and there.
/ If you ever get me up there in those noun
! tails again you msy shoot me-