Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-11-11
CITIZENS MEETING,


% tho county. The committee a.
= pointed at a meeting held Novcn
u Der 8, submitted the following r,
IF port:
IS Your committee appointed at
|. former meeting to consult and +,
commend q course OF action TO b
d pursued in view of recent acts O
l. lawlessness, frauds and intImida
U ton practiced at the recent cleo
ton respectfully report:
That We have duly considered
n the matters referred to us and de
lpreciate and condemn the charac
tor of political speeches made by
tho leading white Republicans a.
incendiary and calculated TO en-
gender strife and bad feelings be
tween the races, which if permit
ted must inevitably lead to blood
/ shed.
That those designing white men
are responsible for the present un.
fortunate condition of feeling be.
tween the races, and for the muir,
der of Devices Bolton, peaceable
and inoffending citizens guilty OF
no offcnse except desire to wit
ness the count of ballots.
That we assure all citizens that
they shall be protected in the en-
joyment of all their rights, but that
VIC will not allow Incendiary
speeches to be made TO the ignor
ant colored people whereby our
lives and property shall be placed
in jeopardy.
That we congratulate the good
people of Washington county upon
the triumph OF the Peoples ticket
and the election of men to Office
who will faithfully guard your
rights against the attacks upon the
ballot box and the reprchensibIc
methods adopted by the opposi
ton.
That we recommend to all the
observance of law, and the preser-
vatIon of law and order by every
means IN our power.
Col. Giddings said, speaking TO
the resolution, he had been with
the people for thirty-two years
and never had he seen more IN
telligent gathering of representa-
tive men; he felt the occasion and
we were interested us no one
could be F.; We were tied TO Wash
ington county soil, we could not
pick up like the carpetbaggor and
run large mass OF the voters of
the county were ignorant and only |!
influenced by fear their party had
used every means of intimidation
to influence votes, and such means
kept up would result in war be-
tween races and bloodshed. The
Peoples ticket representing the
best interests of Washington coun-
ty, were with one exception, elect
ed by good majoritics, that one
man though called by the people
had refused to run on their ticket,
but now, if elected, he should be
allowed TO servo. There was no
need of violence or force, that time
should have been when the can
vass opened and the inccndiarY
speeches were made to the ignor-
ant and vicious of the county now
we should see the law prevail. He
knew there was deep feeling for
using violence, but advised that
the law take its course and be
rigidly enforced. in the future no
one should DO allowed TO make
speeches to incite the violence of
tho ignorant. The people who
owned the county should have il
stopped.
Harry Haynes said, ordinarily
he was for peace and was peace
able man, but when he heard of
the outrages and rumors of out
rage he was for war. He was for
holding what we had accomplished
by forco if necessary; wo were
right and should stand by our
selves incendlary speakers should
be repressod and their infamous
methods put down; as alegltlmate
fruit of their Infamy foul murder
had been committed, instigated by
designing villains who had made
tools of the negroes. lie wanted
in the resolution the name of the
murdered man SO the whole world
should know our grievance;
his name was Devices Bolton,
q pure man and good citizen.
NJ. NJ. Fielder said we should be
cool and act cody, and counselcd
holding ON to the victory.
W. W. Searcy and l.. X. Bryan
said the same in substance.
Judge Kirk sand he had served
the people for two years had tried
to act rmpariiaIly and had done
his best for their interests that he
had talked TO the negroes and
thought most of them were on the
right side; there was six or seven
white mon in the county instigat-
ing these outragcs he could name
them.
Joseph Tristram being called up
said he fully endorsed the report.
H. Hodde said the same in sub
stance and moved the adoption of
the report, which was carried by a
rising vote.
The chairman stated that the pre-
cinct committees appointed at the
previous meetings were permanent
and would meet again at the call
of their chairman, II. Hodde. The
meeting then adjourned.
The day after the election the
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