Huntsville gazette., 1884-10-11
A VOICE FROM THE BLACK
BELT.
Fourth District Congressional
Canvass
JUDGECRAIG, HIS sGooDRECoRD.
10000 Majority predicted.
Haralson and Do Nothing OF
fee Holders. Their scalps threat
ened. The scales fall from the
Peoples Eyes.
srOgdenee Huntsville Gazette.

cient apology to your hosts OF readers Tor
few points on our political situation, dl-
rect from the field.
Judge Geo. H. Craig the Republican
nominee is native Alabamian, born and
raised in the old ancient capital of Ala
bama, of one of the first families OF the
State and educated at the State University.
But borne on by the current of secession.
and rebellion as all young Southern white
men, entered the confederate army and
fought manfully and bravely for State
rights and the lost cause. Like the brave
man that he is, when the olive branch OF
peace was again shown and the clash OF
arms was hushed, and when every brave
loyal son of America looked only forward
to the rebuilding of the waste places made
barren by the most relentless and destruot-
i've of modern times; when the National
Government under the guidance Of such
noble men as Charles Sumner, Ben Wade,
John Sherman, and others too numerous to
mention here, offered and passed the re-
construction measures. Judge Craig accept
ed in good faith the truce given and entered
the Republican party. Though yet young,
he was made Sheriff of Dallas. While fill
ing this office, q court was established in
Dallas with only Criminal jurisdiction and
for his services andsympathetic dealing with
US, we accorded him the honor Of being the
Judge of this court His conduct as crim-
inal Judge, won for him the nomination as
Judge of the circuit court, receiving the
largest vote any man ever got for Judge
ship in this State
Two years ago the Republicans of this
Distric- gave him the nomination for Cons
gress, His gallant fight and ceaseless ef
forts for a seat in the 4S Congress won fol
him the Republican nomination as a cans
didate to the 49th Congress, That he will
achieve his seat in the Ash and 49th Con
crosses We all uere firmly believe, that he
will be elected by over 5000 majority no
one will dispute who understands and
knows the political complexion of his Dis
tricf.
Yet the usual political conspiracy that
has play havoc in our District ever since
its formation is again at work.
Jere Haralson under the leadership of
certain federal officeho]ders in 1876 bolted
the Marion Convention as he and they
have bolted sthe Marion Convention in
1884. In 1876 they were successful in di-
viding the Republicans. So much SO,
though all of the counties of the District
were in the hands Of the Republicans ex
cept Dallas, C. M. Shelly was given the
certificate, and has at each succeeding
Election received it.
The same insensible. hand is felt, though
not seen. And it is hard for the uninitia-
ted to know the Deviltry of these would-be
or supposed-to- be Republicans these wolves
in sheep clothing
Their feeling is that Of Esau, but the
voice is that of Jacobs.
Our party in the District and in the State
yearn for relief. She hopes for the day
when men who fill the high and exalted,
and honorable position will take an interest
in her success at the polls; that they will
contribute literally of the fat riches, and
influences achieved by virtue ofand through
the significance of the Offices they hold
Why cant some of these men take the
stump? why cant some Of these men act
Of aia 60
men, These men expect to laugh in their
sleeves, let the negro continue to do the
voting, receive the cusses and frowns OF
the Democrats, and sometimes worse, while
they continue to hold the fat offices, and
grow richer and richer thereby, while we
continue to suffer more and more.
The discrimination of Jere and those
who are advising him in the dark will avail
nothing in the contest. His political ca
reer is being reviewed upon every stump
from the time that he voted for Seymour
and Blair, as against Gen. Grant and Col
x in 1868 down to his latest efforts foi
the Democrats.
The people are amazed over the fact thai
they had stood this man so long. Now
they have his scalp in their belts; they lool
forward to-day when they can hang the
scalps of certain FEDERAL Office holders up
with his.
The people of the black belt have awak.
ened from their long benighted slumber
having sickened and died from the effect
of treachery. Every traitors hands VIII in
the future be chopped off at the wrist
Yours truly,