The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-11

rlm Tree " liyinH, talking witness
against the Democratic party, uht iUN
follow country mOn, What u sad, Hnl
story that old tree could toll
What honrlfoniiur, ngnulking crimes
IA could dpsrrlhUi n WIS on uuu
iimb at that old elm that furty %pHtriutir
mon we're hungi Ana fur Whntf HID
they entered Into any conspiracy against
the rebel democracy NJ The southern
CnnfWl0raryY Had they robbed uT muir
dered anv Democrat Had they CON
United any outrage against any Demo
Gratis wife or daughter No' In behalf
nj their mOuldcTiug homes, ! say mo-
They were charged with none OF thrst
crimes. They were old Line wings,
They were living quietly aud poaceahlN
at home, whoru tile mob found them,
rhcy opposed the bowling rebel move
ment of the Democratic party. They
were Union men. l.oval citizens OF ouI
great Governments; they loved thl'
union of states; they loved the ilag OF
their country and wanted 10 see II,
grand old iolds-thc grand old stars ana
stripes of patriotism wave over n union
al states. For this, and for this alone,
forty noble men rendered up their lives
forty noble patriots murdered; lprtN
widows thrown upOn the Cold charities
of the world, and over lnO little infants
aud children made iNIhcrless, aud all "a
glatiiy that spirit Of political lhi"ler'
anco which ranklOs IN tho bosom al
Democracy. These mo were CON
demuel to die by a mock jury,
They were arrested hy Democrats. Ihe
Judge who sat upon the bench when they
we're tried WAS II Democrat. TIT nttor'
ney who prosecuted them was n Demo
criit. Tho twelve Jurors who brought IN
the verdict were all Democrats. These
mel were marched from tho cnurl-houst
To that old tree, guarded by
with shot guns I'M hand. Tho rope was
tied around their nccks by Democrats,
and their ~lifelcss bodies swung between
the heavens and the earth by men who
are to-day voting the Democratic Ticket,
An freshman standing present re-
marked: alt Is Il shame In murder
those mem" Some of the mob heard
him and in twenty minutes he paid the
penalty of those rash words by having
! his neck broken.
ooh! But" saws my Northern Demo
cratic friend, ''yOu arc waving that
bloody garment. Call II what You may.
that same spirit of political intolerance
is rs poisonous in the bosom oIthc south
ern Democrat rs il was during the dark
est DAYS OF the rebellion. In h year
1879, TWO Greenback orators went from
Houston, Texas, to n town called Wills,
To make speeches. What was their sur
/ llIlSt III Ilbll U 'N'llf'S $500
the cars to find themselves surrounded
by n bowling mob of Democrats, shot
guns in hands, cooked and presented?
They were given ten minutes to leave
the town. Death was the penalty for
d~isobedience. These speakers were
educated gentlemen who had previously
voted the Democratic ticket, but, be
lieving the Greenback party to he II bet
ter party, they desired Ia exercise the
right of u free American citizen and
present their political views, but this
! Indifferent, moss-back, bourbon, bull
DOING, solid South, rebe Democracy
said no. To avoid bloodshed, these men
took q tic ticket to the next station.
While | was canvassing the FIRST Con-
'iersssional district in Texas, against the
lHon. John II. Reagan, three attempts
,'were made to mob me. At MI. Enter
prise, Rusk county, Texas, while | was
Speaking to over one hundred farmers,
several ladies being present. an armed
mob rushed in upon us and e~ndeavored
to break up the meeting. 1t was only
/ prevented by the determined stand
made by the Greenbackers present. At
! Pine Hill, in the same county, a similar
attempt was made, but II was as unsuc-
Fcessful as the other, owing only to the
large number of ~reenbacke present,
and the mob, being overpowered, made
q hasty retreat. Blu why enumerate
times and places? If the spirit of intol-
erance is so great in this State, which is
so overwhelmingly Democratic, what
can be the condition of States which
have Republican majOrities in the
South Now, | appeal to the better
Judgment of Democrats North, and ask
YOU if YOU can condope such outrageous
acts as these, against political liberty
and free speech? Can you? Had the
Democratic party had control of the
Federal governments, | should never
have been able to pull my body, living,
breathing piece OF human flesh from the
piny woods of Eastern Texas. Intoler-
ant Democrats would have shot me
down as u wild animal, they would have
pierced my body in II thousand places
with dirks and stilettos. Fellow-coun
trvmen, of the North, | ask you not to
eondone these faults of South
ern Democracy. Never give this
party control ofthc Governments; never
let another Northern State cast an cleo
toral vote for u Democratic President.
If YOU do and he is elected, down Will 90
the federal courts, fair elections, free
speech, and political liberty will he II
thing of the past, in the South, anu may
some kind, everything providence pro-
tect the colored man OF the South, tor |
assure you he has no friends among the
Democracy. Win the good people of the
north surrender this Government again
to such a party as this solid South De-
mOcracy? We hope not, we believe not.
Come, we ask you, liberty loving Dem
ocrats and Greenbackers, of the North,
Law all other questions aside, let us bury
this old corps of Democracy under one
thousand fathoms OF ocean water.
But at Chicago, this "party of political
purity" raised the cry Of "relorm, a
change of rulers, and turn tho rascals
out.D and, OF course, let honest Demo-
crats'' in. Why, my countrymen, the
Republican party has been making q
change of rulers every four years, ana
whom do they select hut the purest ana
best men of the grandest party under
the sun. But we hasten to meet this
issue of Hreform" and give you an eX
ample, so that you may Judge to what
extent Democracy may he trusted as
reform party. A.
When Texas was admitted into the
Union, the Republican party, under IL
j, Davis, managed the State government
for several years. When he went out o.
office the State had a splendid free schoo
system, and almost the entire hody o
her vast public domain was still STATE
land, But this same Democratic party
raised the cry of reform, as it Is nov
raised against the National Republican
marty, They declared that the people
we're being robbed by the carpet-bagSers
and that Il change of rulers were neces
sarv, sturn the rascals out" Reform
: Democracy was successful. Coke wa
elected Governor. Twelve years hav'
passed away, and what has this part.
done. Listen to the record You mel
especially, who think the Democratic
party is a "reform, laboring man
, party" you who think that Democrat
are not monopolists of the worse type:
, Year after year the State lands hav
been given to railroads, until to-da.
/ these corporations control the fines
lands i'm the State. But h railroad