The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-29

Othe old party lines and which is honestly devoted to
the best interests of the whole people ofths country
[Applause.l When stand here tonight and look
upon the faces of Washington Jefferson and Jackson
and trace back my experience through my political
ancestors TO the days OF those men am sure that
feel for myself and for my fellowcitzens of this
try an inspiration, knowing no South, no East no
West no North.
There are those in the old State
whose politics are identified with it. Let them work
out their salvation. Applause When L re-
member that was only fourteen years of age when
Lee surrendered at Appomatox and Grant proclaimed
the war was over had part in the issues settled
on that famous battlefield My future and the future
of my family identified with the American people
and no other. tApplause.l
have never known but one political allegiance, and
that to the union of these States. have never
set my. eye in fealty upon but, one flag
and that was the flag of the An Am l;1,i
sovereign State. [Applause have but one aspira,
ton in this bosom of mine and that is to legsate and
work faithfully for the interest of the in Maine
as well as the man in Wisconsin; the from Indi-
and the from Ohio the the man from
Georgia and Florida. [Applausel l tell you these
ideas which demand to prevail in the Greenback con-
venton tonight the ideas that, or later,
must prevail and dominate the American Union. APP
plause. 1t is not hard to determine why. 1t is no
conundrum to put to this convention and to the peo
pie of the Union why these principles must prevail,
because they the principles of the people
We know what our rights are and knowing them,
we dare maintain them Applause represent the
Fifth congressional district of Georgia. the original
Greenback district of the South believe. Applause
elected congressman, but by of those peculiar
methods said to be peculiarly Southern he didns get
there. He representative of the common people,
and he didn't have national bank TO cash his draft
upon the board of electors and return.
There is wild enthusiasm throughout the State of
Georgia for the old ticket but the in Georgia
want no old ticket. We want ticket, with hon
est principles back of it, and with platform upon
which take an honest stand. and make an hon
est speech and cast honest vote We guarantee to
you that board of returns shall defeat the Green.
back again in Georgia LApplause.l But L will
say to you now in ADVANCE that we
platform when every law that is upon the National
statute book against which we are now complaining
put there by the votes of that man. We come
from missionary ground where in November, new men
will be casting the first ballots they cast for
President of the United States and they anxious
that that initial virgin ballot shall be pure and honest
and they intend it shall be. They do not propose to
satisfy themselves by voting for latterday saint on
Greenback principles. 1t is populary supposed that
the coored element of the South allied to and are
inseparable and undvorecable from the Republican
party That is not true. They missionary
people too, and they be as they have
been local elections, to vote for the Greenback
party because represents their only honest hope for
political power in the country Applause The negro
vote be controlled for honest principles was
raised with them. know them. An old negro carried
me his back around my fathers plantation, and
took good care of me ever anybody devoted to
his own child love that old mans memory, and my
my de plume "Od 81, ~ in the humorous ltera-
ture of the country, was taken from him. tell you
it is wrong for rs to suppose that must put the
South the relation to this Greenback party that
that every of you mechanics in the shops Of the
East and North and every agrculturist in the State
of Ohio and the boundess West occupies toward it.
He is agricuturist and day laborer and he is no
fool. He knows perfectly well that while the Demo
Gratis predominant in the South his daily wages
must come out of their votes Let tell you the
negro will vote with his interest and whenever you
show him that the Greenback Labor party of the
United States is the party that is advocat-
ing the principles out of which he is
to receive his rights he is going to vote
with it. and all he'll cannot keep him from it Give us
candidates who represent principles and who do not
act in the circus to-day and preach in the pulpit to-
morrow Give us men who are known to have been
soidy i'll the interest of the people, and tell you that
the State of Georgia will come into the Greenback col
the tenth legion of Caesar did TO the day
when it lost. / tell you that win this fight
for freedoms battle once begun. bequeathed by
bleeding sire to son. though bafed oft is won.
AS there seemed to be no probability of a re-
port from the committee on resolutions, the con
vention at 1890 o'clock adjourned until O'Clock
this morning