The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-27
POLITICS IN DIXIE.
An Edifying Conversation Between LounGers
in Hotel Office.

in a Hotel Office.
Ticksburg CAIBs.) Letter in Chicago Tribune,
This morning they were all sitting around the
fire place at the Lawrence House, talking poll
tics The Southerners were very plain and
frank The presence of a Republican mail
agent from the Chicago, St Louis g. New
Orleans railroad seemed to have stirred them
up little AS the mail-agent went in to dinner,
Judge ---, typical Southerner, with chin
whiskers, high silk hat broadcloth coat crook
handled cane, and decided 'sah" in every
sentence, arose and, taking out a lump Of
"nigger-twist" tobacco, bit off a piece, and re-
marked
Yes, sab, reckon we've got the damyankees
What is thatP asked friend of the mail
agent
why, thar out now, the damyankees are
replied the Judge. Eyes, sab, they've voted
themselves clean out. They're sitting out in
the hall now; and, by gum, they'll sit there
spell, shos you live" and he rubbed his hands
in glee
asked very mildly.
why, we're the Nation, now, and the North
is only colony. We're got the President,
Treasury, Congress, and we will have the Su-
preme Court. Then we'll be the entire Nation,
and reckon it will be good many years be-
fore the Yanks will get back again"
you think sol" [ asked.
eyes sah," continued the Judge, biting off
another piece of tobacco. Pretty smart piece
did it themselves. They had everything in their
own hands, but they've voted themselves out,
and handed the government over to the superior
race"
"And when the damyankees want TO come
back" interrupted planter from Pearl river
"theyl find us thar-right thar in the Capitol,
just like we was befo' the wah--'
''And we won't leave the government and go
over to Arlington Heights the next time the
Yankees comes after u.s." broke in the clerk of
the hotel We'll just hold the Capitol and let
them take it from the outside"
''Therell be snug times reckon, up North"
said the judge, land ] see they're dscounting
them now, when we get two-thirds of the Offices
in the South. Lets see, he said, as he looked
musingly up to the ceihng, 1920, 900, 000--thats
what the damyankees have been taking in
every year. Twenty thousand Office holders!
Thar's foreign minister's" he said, counting on
his fingers land consuls and Cabinet officers
and United States marshals, and Secretaries of
Territories, and army officers, and life-boat,
eoasting and signal-serviee, and all of UNI living
in the North. Yes, sab, hundred mill
the South will make good times here,
but hard times for the damyankecs. Yes,
the damidiots voted themselves outIn chuckled
the judge.
And when they want anything out of the
Treasury they'll hare to ask us. said the Pearl
river planter. eve used to ask them and they
refused us; refused to pension our Mexican
soldiers, refused to pay US for our destroyed cot
Bayard IL be thar. Tom made speech for Sc
eession in ,6l, you know, and they Il have to get
down on their knees to Tom--down on their
knees to Southern econfed'rit, sah."
"And will Tom opep the door to the YenksY
asked the clerk of the hotel with a wink
mo, sah he'll be looking over the honest
claims of the South, sab. Chase remembered
the Yankee farmers after Gettysburg, and now
we'll reimburse our farmers for all damage done
after Mannassey and the Wilderness. 1 see
about twenty claims are filed already and I've
got claim for 800 bales of cotton that the dam
yankees burnt for me- and would mot sell itfor
ninety cents on the dollar"
But you wouldn't change existing laws
would your asked the friend of the mail agent
f'Of course we would. Do you think 1 want
to ride in car with 'niggerg Wen repeal the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. No Mig
gers will be allowed to vote. No niger rulers
over u.s."
But are negroes allowed to vote in Mississip-
pi nowW asked, grinding my teeth firmly to-
gether to conceal my Indignation
The judge looked at me moment very saw
agely. 1t was the first time he knew Eorth-
erner was listening Then he said:
you put yourselves in our places up North
aud see If you would let niggers vote Do you
think we want niggers ruling over us2 No, sab,
there are two niggers to one white man in Mis-
sissipi and they would elect any candidate
white or black. if they all voted"
''Hhen they are not all allowed to voter
asked.
eS, Sdlu tHe clerk WIN q Wink. ''tney are
allowed to vote, till they become dangerous
When they are liable to elect Niger or black
Republican we hustle up around the polls, crowd
them little, when some one lets off pistol
and the 'nigs' take to the woods. And il you
Yanks would do the same thing with the ignor
ant Dutchand Irish in the North you'd be better
off,
what will you do about pensions to tn
Union sodersH Will you stop themY' I as1el
20 no, we won't stop them, said the JUDI
with wink, 'but the Yankees themselves wi
stop the appropriation"
''How will you make the Northern Republic
ans stop pensousl" / asked.
''Why. when the appropriation bill comes up
for $50 GOO for pensions, we'll put on rider
and the Yanks will vote it down.
what will be the rider2"
sit will read Appropriation for tho pension
of soldiers in the Civil and Mexican wars The
Yanks won't vote for jeff Davis. an old Mexi.
can soldier, and they will kill the pension bill
themselves. Do you see2 And this" said the
Judge Twill take 800. 900 0G0 more out of the
North. o, you'll have tight times up thar. 1t
will be fun for you to st down in the hall and
see us Southerner' run the Nation as we did be-
fore we left the c. pitol to give old Abe Lincoln
a place"
Watterson's Prescription Of Randall