The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-07

| What heartrending, agonizing crimes
1t could described II was on ono
limb of that old elm that forty patriotic
men were hungl And for what? Had
they entered into any conspiracy against
the rebel Democracy or the Southern
Confederacy? Had they robbed or MUIR
dered any Democrat2 Had they com
mitted any outrage against any Demo-
Gratis wife or daughter? mol In behalf
of their mouldering bones, | say mol
They were charged with none of these
crimes. They were Old Limo Wings.
They were living quietly and peaceably
at home, whore tho mob found them.
They opposed the bowling rebel move
ment of the Democratic party. They
were Union men! Loval citizens of our
great Government; they loved this
union of states; they loved the flag of
their country and wanted to see its
grand old folds-the grand old stars and
| stripes OF patriotism wave over n union
OF states. For this, and for this alone,
forty noble men rendered mp their lives;
forty noble patriots murdered; forty
widows thrown upon the cold charities
of the world, and ovor 100 little infants
and children made fatherless, and all to
crafty that spirit Of political intoler-
0nce which rankles In the bosom of
! Democracy. These men were con.
| demnod TO die by mock Jury.
| They were arrested by Democrats. Tile
| Judge who sat upon tho bench when they
| were tried was Democrat. The attor-
! noy who prosecuted them was a Demo-
| crat. The twelve jurors who brought in
tho verdict were all Democrats. These
| men were marched from the courthouse
to that old tree, guarded 10y Democrats
| vii h shot guns in hand. The rope was
l ltg.fa l.. n.
and their lifelcss bodies swung between
the heavens and the earth by men who
are to-day voting the Democratic ticket.
An lrishman standing present re-
marked; "lt is a shame to murder
those men, Some of the mob heard
INN and In twenty minutes he paid tho
penalty Of those rash words by having
his neck broken.
"Oh! But" says my Northern Domo-
cratic friend, "yOu arc waving that
bloody garment. Call it what you may,
that same spirit of political intolerance
Is ms poisonous in tho bosom ofthe South
crn Democrat as IL was during the dark
est days of the rebellion. In the wear
1870, two Greenback orators went from
Houston, Texas, to town called Willis,
to mako speeches. What was their sur.
prise and horror, whom stepping from
the cars to find themselves surrounded
by bowling mob of Democrats, shot
guns in hands, cooked and presented?
Ihoy were given ten minutes to leave
The town. Death was the penalty for
disObedienco. These speakers were
educated gentlemen, who had previously
voted the Democratic ticket, but. be
Loving the Greenback party to DO n bet
ter party, they desired to exercise the
right of u free American citizen and
present their political views, but this
Indifferent, muss-back, bourbon, bull
doing, solid South, rebel Democracy
said no. 10 avoid bloodshed, these men
took tie ticket to the next station.
While was canvassing the First Con-
gressional district in Texas, against the
Hon. John II. Reagan, three attempts
were made to mob me. At Mt. Enter
prise, Rusk county, Texas, whiloI was
speaking to over one hundred farmers,
several ladies being present, an armed
mon rushed in upon us and underworld
To break up this meeting. IL was only
prevented by the determined stand
made by the Greenhackers present. Al
Pine Hill, In the same county, II similar
attempt was made, hut il was rs uuSuc-
| cessiul us the other, owing only TO tho
large number of GreonbaCkers present,
ana the mob, being ovorpOwered, made
/ % iNRNN lNAlNNAs nun WHY NnlllltlnIn
| times and places? If the spirit of intol-
erance Is SO great in this State, which il
| SO overwhelmingly Democratic, what
can bo the condition of States which
have Republican maiorities In the
! south. Now, | appeal To- the better
judgment of Democrats North, and ask
you II you can cOndonC such outrageous
acts ms these, against political liberty
and free Speech2 Can you? Had the
Democratic party had control of .ho
Federal governments, should never
nave been able to pull my body, n living,
| breathing piece OF human flesh from tho
piny woods of Eastern Texas. Intoler.
ant Democrats would have shot me
down as wild animal, they would have
pierced my body in one thousand places
with dirks and stilettos. Fcllow,coun-
trymon, of the North, ask YOU not To
condone these faults of South
ern Democracy, Never give this
party control of the Government; never
let another Northern State east an cleo.
toral vote for II Democratic President.
If you do and he Is elected, down will no
the federal courts, fair elections, free
speech, and political liberty will he a
thing of the past, in the South, and may
some kind, oVerruling providence pr0-
tect the colored man of tho South, Tor
assure you he has no friends among tho
Democracy. WIN the good people OF the
north surrender this Government again
tn such party as this solid South Do
mocracyY We hope not, we bolioVC not.
| Come, We ask YOU, liberty loving Dem
ocrnts aud Greenhackors, of the North.
lay all other questions aside let MS bury
| this old corps of Democracy undor one
/ thousand fnthoms of ocean water.
! But ~ Chicago, this "pnrty of political
purity raised the cry of "refnrm. n
change of rulors, and turn the rnscnls
OUT and, of course, let "hnnest Demo
/ Gratis" in. Why, my countrymon, the
! Republican party has been making a
change of rulers every four Years, and
whom do they select hut the purest and
I hest mon of the grandcst party under
/ the sun. But we hasten To meet this
| issue of "rclOrm' aud give YOU am OK
ample, so that YOU may Judge to what
extent Democracy may bc trusted ms n
| reform party.
| When Texas was admitted into tho
Union, the Republican party, under n.
y, Davis, managed the state government
/ for several years. When he went ont nf
Office the State had splendid free school
system, and almost The entire body of
/ her vast public domain was still State
land. but this same Democratic pnrty
| raised the cry OF reform, ms IL Ia nov
raised against tho National Renuhlicau
/ party. They declared that the pcoplc
wore being robbed by the arpet.bavgcrs.
and that a change of rulers were neces
sNrN, "turn the raScals Out.n Reform
1 Democracy was successful, Coke was
elected Governor. Twelve wears have
1 passed away, and what has this party
done. listen to the record YOU mon,
especially, who think tho Democratic
party Is u "rolorm, laborng mans
party, you who think that Democrats
are not monopnlists of the worse type;
Year after year the state lands have
been given To railroads, until to-day
these corporations control the finest
lands in the state, but the railroads
did not ask for the lands fast enough 10
please Democratic reformers. A scheme
WAS innuvnratod un1nr t.n, D1....,N