Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-08-27
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Scene of the Matthews Murder to Organ
for the Campaign.

Scene of the Matthews Murder to Organ
for the Campaign.
From the Teledo Blade
Confederate K Roads, (Wich is in the
state nv Kentucky, Aug. 2-In vew nv
the fact that the radikel republican par
ty (wich may the devil Rit) is maxim q
howl over the unforchnit xidence that
hev happened in Copiah county, Miss.
issippl. and in Danvllle. Virginny, re-.
snltin from misunderstanding ez to the
rites Nv radikels. black and white, to
vote at eleckshuns, it wuz deemed advis.
able for me to visit Mississippi, and Sc
koor slch expreshns from the citizens nv
Copiah county ez wood disarm the op-
ponence nv the Dimocrisy, and satisfy
the minds Nv the people NV the north
that life, liberty, and the pursoot nv
happins wuz jiht tz sekoor ther ez any.
where.
wuz resee,e ed with open arms by the
feeders nv the Dimocriby Nv good old
Copiah, (Which is trooly the banner
county nv the state) and wuz most roy.
ally entertained. | wuz assined
q room at the prinsiple tavern,
the proprietor of wich wuz very willin to
do his best for the COZ.
II shell contrlbbit my sheer toward
carin for 700 while 700 are here" sed he
urbanely.
Let US understand each other; to be-
gin with sed /, II am willin the Commit.
ty shel pay 700 regler rates for my board
and yoor contribushen be whatever little
sustenance sbel require at your bar"
The acoot landlord looked me over
keerfully, his egle eye restin on my u, sc,
wich is trooly O. beekun lite.
1--WE will reverse the arrangement, ef
it's all the same," sed he. "Insuid Nv
the committy's psyin yoor board, and l
givln 700 yoor likker, the committy shel
pay for yoor likker and I'll give 700
yoor board. See? Thus sheI claw off
the lee shore Nv bankruptcy"
And he remarkt that all he wood want
in order to own the world, IN the course
Nv few yeers, wood be about twenty
sich noses ez mine to keep illuminated,
pervided the owners thereof wuz we'll
heeled in the matter Nv money. "But,"
he continyood, sadly, 'it's one Nv the
inscrootable DEGREES Nv divine Provi-
dence, that men with sich volcanic faces
never hev the money to heep up the
eruhshens. Is it becoz 1t took all they
inherited and all they Good git hold nv
in their yooth to perdoose the blaze
| Mysterious are the ways Nv Providence"
The first atep wuz to call meetin Nv
the Dimocrisy and hev EN- resolve. The
resolooshens wood go forth to the world
ez the expreshn Nv the people and the
thing wood be settled. The meetin wuz
called, and statid Its objlx breehy. l
sed to EN- that the venal Republican
press he'd spread it broadcast that no
Republican Good vote in safety in Co.
piah County, and that the effect Nv sich
sentemence wuz iniooring the coz. ]
wantid the Dimocrisy Nv Copiah County
to brand the statement ez falsehood
and authorize me to publish it to the
world.
Various citizens made statemence
One citizen LATED at the lice.
"Why," sed he, "all men, dooly quail
fed vote at our poles with just ez muct
safety ez they Good anywhere. The dim
ocrisy Nv Copiah county bleeved in eka
rites and ekal privileges. We wooden
eggsackly hire carriages to bring Repub
liklrs to the poles; becoz they are Re
publikins, but they hev alluz bin per
m!tted to vote the same ez tho they heC
testified their devoshus to Dimocratie
principles on the feeld in the ranks U,
the Confederate armies.
After one or two bed borne testimon,
to the same deliteful sentiment, the fol
lerin resolocshens wuz yoonanimousl,
adopted:
: WHEREAS, The press Nv the Republi
can party, wlch is all venal, jist becoz il
onpleasantness alisin from politikl
discussion, Jedge Matthews wuz uncor
ditionally shot, hez brandid Copia
County ez place wich is intolerant t
everybody not Nv the Dimocr attic faitl
and
WHEREAS, These lies hev bin spre
broadcast over the land, to the detr
ment Nv the county, and ez reason fo
8 not electin that pure patriot, Hendril
wich we admire, and wich should hev bi
president instid Nv vice-pcesident, eZ h
:. is nominated for: therefore, be it
Resolred, That every man, no matte
wat his race, kulor, or politikle creed ma
be, alluz hez he'd, and shell alluz hev, al
the rites enjoyed by enybody in thi
, County.
! Resolced. That we onhesitatipgl
assert that in DO county in the yoonyu
is life more secoor, nor nowhere is tt
rite to speek or print ones vews MOI
sakredly respected.
: Resolred, That dependin entirely o
: argument for success, We hereby pr
:, clame absloot freedom nv speech ar
. politikle ackshen in this county, on
. that Republicans and Dimocrats may |
ashoored Nv livin together in harmon
: ez quiet ez Sundy skool, and that 1
violence ever wuz permitted or ev'
. will be.
}. Resolced. That the right to meet ft
the purpos nv discushn Nv politik
), questions is sacred, and the Dimocri.
Nv Copiah County will alluz manetane
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