The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-07


this continued stream Of prosperit
under democratic rule, proves II
beniflccnt; aud the quiet that pre-
walls In that state proves that the pee
pie of all classes there are contente,
under their government
Judge Thurman denied the assump
ton of Senator Sherman that all col
ored voters in tho south are republi
cans aud would vote that ticket If no
tcrroized, and said: "If II were tru,
1t would DO serious question
as to whether people a.
servile and cowardly are a
TO exercise the elective franchise, bu
for one l do not believe they are 9,
utterly debased. believe that bav
Ing good reason for not voting tn,
republican ticket they abstain from
doing go In great numbers, or they
vote the democratic ticket. l know
very wollthat under the manlpula.
ton of the freodmen's bureau agents
soon after the war the colored peo-
pie of the south we're, to q great OK.
tent, drawn into q republican social
ed union leagues, and were taught
to believe that If the democratic par.
ty succeeded, they would be once
moro reduced to slavery. do not
deny that q great effect was
produced on their minds
by these false pretenccs, bnt we have
good reason 70 believe that year by
year these false impressions have
grown weaker and weaker, and that
they have, to a great degree, iessencd
tha ruth " The aNoal or hare nnntat
at length from o letter, printed In
the Cincinnati Enquirer Of Septcm-
ber 3lst, from r. w. Ravis, of Column
bia, s. c., which gave brief history
of the carpot-bag government in that
state, aud said he hoped everyone In
the audience could read the letter In
full. Judge Thurman then turned
his attention
TO MISSISSIPPI
and read from the American Encyclo.
pcdia for 1885, the proceedings of the
Taxpayers convention of that state.
held at jackson, January 4, 1875, when
ii was shown that the tax levy, which
in 1869 was 10 cents on the hundred
dollars of the assessed value of the
land, was four times as great In 1871,
eight and a half times as great in 1872,
twelve and one half times as great In
1873. and fourteen times as great In
1874. At the same time the assess
ment of property greatly exceeded Its
market value aud the pub
lie debts had then been in
creased over $663,0O0 annually.
The same extravaganza was shown IN
the management of county affairs.
IIc stated that when the democrats
carried Mississippi in 1871 IL was said
IL had been through terrorism and
fraud, but this was false, aud he read
letter from United States Senator
Rcvels to the president In support of
his assertion. He prefaced It's read
ing by stating that Revels was a col
orcd minister and republican; that he
had served In the senate
with him and found him to be
q man of education and res
probability, and that Revels was a
republican, but his strongest wishes
were for the prosperity and happi-
read the letter which, after stating
that the blacks were naturally repub-
licans, said they been imposed on aud
robbed by set OF scoundrels and
unprincipled adventures, until they
had risen in their might and over
thrown their opponents. The letter
closes as follows. "The bitterness
and hate created by the late civil
strife have, in my opinion, been oblit
Grated in this state, except, perhaps
in some localities, and would have
long since been entirely etihced
were 1t not for for som,
unprincipled men who would keep
alive the bitterness of the past and
inculcate a hatred between the races
in order that they may aggrandiz'
themselves by Office and its emolu
ments. ! give you my opinion tina
had our state administration adhere.
to republican principles aud stood b!
the platform upon which II WA
elected, the state would to-day hav,
been on the highway 70 prosperity
If the state administration had ad
vanced patriotic measures, ap'
pointed only honest and com
petent men to office, AM
sought to restore confidence betwee
the races, bloodshed would have bee
unknown, peace would have prevail
cd, federal interference been un
tKoughe OF, and harmony, friendship
: and mutual confidence would hav
: taken the place Of the bayonct. III
! speaker then read Grants last mel
sage as read TO his old compsuiol
/ in arms at Neoga, Ills, by Col. Ere
i Grant, and closed his speech by So!
ing: a have no time to spea
of state politics, except
license say that / believe a goo
law would be the best solutiC
of the liquor question. In 1881
voted against the provision IN Il
i constitution forbidding license, a,
d have not altered my opinion sine
d A word more: You have a state tic
IF ct composed of competent rnd no
s. est men, aud that was fairly nomi
8, ated. l earnestly appeal to you
n give IL your warm support, and
3 think 1t is yonr dnty to show by 20
IN votes that you have confidence In {
d, existing administration of the fedel
~ government. III a word, do yo
re duty aud your whole dusv aud ne'
at despair of success.