The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-09-18
DEMOCRACY AS 1T Is IN FLORIDA.
And as Expouuded by Democratic
Electoral Candidate.
Great Speech of Mr.. r. G. Long, of Talia
hasse, at Madison, August Fl.

EfectOral CanOluates
Great Speech of Mr.. r. G.. Long, of Talla
hasse, at Madison. August FL.
From the Madison New Era, Of Flor
ida, august 2S.-I was sent out by
the Executive Committee to hunt
votes. These are articles we want and
want bad, and I'm going to have them.
Although | am one of the Democratic
Electoral candidates, | shall not at
tempt TO discnss the tariff question.
b+causp I don't knoW anything about
1t and l haze yet to meet a man acho
does With US there are internal
questions Of more vital Importance
than all the National questions. In
this State we have multiplicity Of
political parties: but out of all the
isms and theories which are being ad-
vanced and advocated, there can be-
but two words spelI+d-one Of these as
"achite man" and the other "nigger-
aud this practically is the only ques-
tion which the white men of this
State are called upon to solve at the
coming election.
| desire to say to you black men
that the white people Of this State
have tolerated your foolishness just
about long enough. You have op-
posed US III everything We have under
taken since your emancipation. In
every step we have taken forward your
hands have been at our throats to re-
tard US; you have not aided or assisted
us in any manner, and We want you
to understand that we don't owe you
anything. Whatever rights or priui-
leges you noac enjoy IS a gratuity from
our hands, extended to you, not be-
Cause of any obligation that rests
upon US.
One thing you might as well under
stand first as last, and that is, you are
not going to rule this Government, and
sce are getting tired Of haUi"g oar
minds dicer'ted from questions which
affect the prosperity and material ad-
gancement Of the State BY your preten-
sions at each recurring election IN this
direction We do not intend to turn
this Government over to Pope or any
body else who has promised you half
the Offices. We won't tolerate It,
You may think that the alliance you
have made with the so-called 1nde-
pendents renders you more formidable
and brig ghtens your chances Of success,
but let me tell you that no coElblna-
tion of circumstances can render this
possible | mean what | say, and |
can tell you that the Democratic ma
this GET, tI, h1,
bad thing to tread upon, especially
when the horns are sticking up; and
another thing [ can tell you, is that
the Democratic majority in this State
is no longer butt headed institution
1T now has horns, and you had bet
ter not fool with it. There has never
been but one serious conflict in this
State between the white man and the
Niger; that occurred in this county.
and then ace had barbecued Niger. [
don t want to see recurrence of this,
but don't you forget that we are not
going to see this Government go into
the hands of anybody who promises
you half the Offices There is not a
man among you who, If he was worth
$4,000, would select one of his own
Face rs an executor of his will. You
hare not get learned to appreciate or
protect the virtue and chastity of yOur
lcoM,en. We have been taking money
out of our pockets for twenty years to
paw for the education of your children.
and outside Of the mere mechanical
art of reading and writing. and SUI
perfcial knowledge of the geography
of the country, there has been no ad-
vancement. Morally and socially there
has been no advancement, and there
are lots of Democrats Uho are getting
tired of this school tao.
When our ancestors were planning
an expedition to traverse unknown
seas, which led to the discovery of
this continent, y0ur ancestor a0as
cral0ling out Of a Gaze acith a club an
his hand to look for lizard for his
breakfast. 1t required centuries for
us to reach our present advanced po-
sition. We had first to learn what
liberty was, and then we had to fight
for it, and don't you forget 1t that we
are not going to turn this Government
over to you or to any demagogue whom
you may follow. But l love the mig
ger; he is convenient fellow to have
around, and [ would not live in a
country that did not have them. and |
want more of them to come. Voice
from the audience: No we dom t:
Yes, we do; I don't care If they stand
as thick as the palmetto on the coast,
then 2CiW not be IN the aCdy so far as
the Government IS concerned. We are
going to have a Constitutional Con-
vention in less than eight months !;
that contention WiU be controlled by
white men; no one but white men acilI
be allo,0ed a cote there; the angel Ga
briel himself aoouId not be ailowed a
cote; and don't you forget that the
status Of the nigger' as factor IN the
politics of this State lciU then be fred