The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-10-11
uo,cau meeting a. Duncy Hall in said city Of

publican meeting at Durlcy Hall IN said city 81
Bloomington, Ill; that SAID meeting was ad-
dressed by Benjamin Harrison, tho presens
Presidential candidate; that in the course os
that speech at the Duriey Hall Ben Harrison
praised the bravery and patriotism OF the diff
ferent races of this country except the Irish.
AID as Harrison was quitting that portion OF
his address an old gentleman, with an Irish ac-
cent, asked 1tou about the Irish, and where
were Meagher Sheridan, ShieldA mulliRan
and the othersr that the crowd hissed the
! question and shouted: Put him out, and the
Nd gentleman was put out; tnat Ben Harrison
said IN snswer TO the question; 1t IS easy
| TO know that mans racei you all know
what they are, ~ il were not for them wo
would not need half rW penitentanss, which
! are almost full OF them; they are only good to
shovel dirt and grade railroads. for which they
/ receive more than they are WORTH As tney arc
no acquisition to the American peops, 8manb
I farther says these words from Harrison were
! followed with sppJause. and that afnant then
! fer the han. Afiart says that he mentioned
Harrisoas speech and the circumstances th2
very even NJ 10 bis ncIgfIEUrs, and that he IRE.
| Sttantly thereafter mentioned the same In dis
cussing politics with his friends long before
Ben Harrison was nominated for President
kffiant says he has paf so much attention 10
Harristsn's speech because, among other rea
sons, Harr1s,r was then a prominent Republic
an aviDC been DcEten for Governor OF lndi.
ana hrt short while Asfore. Ahtant further
swears ti.St after Harr sons nomination ioi
President af1ans for short while thought
Harrison made his speGtr against the Insh Du'
eight wears ago instead Of f"eVe years ago.
this inaccurate impression arising from the
fast that affiant had so often mentiOheG MATT
sons speech that the words were as ieesa lH
his memory as q recent event. Aff1ant sHesr7
that IN the letter which he wrote to Golden, COL
and which was aferward published in the
| papers he never said any thing about the num-
| Der ~ Irishulen in any place who would vote
for or against Ben Harrison for President,
but that various numbers were added to his let
! ,sr. as published by various papers, by report
| ers On editors whom afftaHt does not even
/ know Affiaut swears he was the brst TO have
! the inaccuracy dIovt she date OF HarnSon
! speech corrected which correction appeared ID
/ the sllbttA before any q the Republican
4 papers begdn Ore controversy as'crN harrison
/ speech Aftiant says m conclusioI. that he Il
neither ofice holder nor GHpce- seeker.
WILLfAS COSDoN, SR
! subscribed and sworn to beftVs me thus
10Th day OF September \. ID. 1874.
ID 5. PEARSON, Notary Public.
Other affidavits are made by Michael
7. Purcell, John A. Wilson. Robert
Saunders and A. g. Creed, all we'll
known and respected in this COM
munity. who swear they attended the
Durley-hall meeting in 1876 and re-
member the words of Harrison and
the scene substantially as Mr.. Condor
ha, qiven them. John Mccain, James
| u. MAliiager, John Morgan, and U.
10. Andrlts are among others who
were then preselt at Durley hall and
may be quoted as substantiating the
above sworn testimony. 10 '1nake il
more binding as it were, TIE BHtlet''
here publishes several affidavits OF per
sons who recall Mr.. Condon's n1en'
'icning the Durley-hall incident to
them 81, various occasions and before
the Republican candidate was thought
of as very much of a possibility.
Bloomtngton (W) letter.