Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-29
Remarks Of Col. Rhett on Introduc
ing Gen Stevenson at Huntsville
Oct 10.

Fellow citizens, luiies and gcnilc
men; We are met to-nsgIn on a mo
mcntous occasion. Tho canynss In
which we AFRO engaged Is, TO 70 cstub.
lisli aud perpclnaic constitutional free
government IN The United States.
Having encountered various rcycrscs
ri the hands OF the revolutionary par
ty, styling itself "lsepubIican" the
Democratic party stands stendfast for
the limitations of the constitution. II
lights the battle OF local self govern
neni aud siaIcs-rights. II is The fot
of personal greed aud sectional ambi-
lion, using powors never granted to
the Genital. 1t has never refused TO
lend itself to the private interests OF
class' aud computations at the expense
OF the plundcrcd people. II is the
lion in the path 10 usnrpaiions al
Washington. 1t sthc party OF justice
and pcacc-oflaw and order the par
ty of the people.
Many present may remember the
miscrics % Radical inisrule, when the
Republican carpet bigger and scala
way dominated 1.-The evil days, when
troops Of dcludcd colored men were
led TO gallop about, armed, from poll
to poll, voting as often os they pleased.
MaDy of yon will remember when
Federal Judge Busted had United
STATES soldiers in uniform, with rifles
and bayOnets in this very court house,
for the purpose of intimidation, and
dictated verdicis to packed juries for
The conviction in our citizcus Oh friy-
olous charges and sent them 10 the
Albany pcnitcntiary. You have not
forgotten the seizure of your state
house at Montgomery ia 1872 by a
Federal marshal and soldiers 10 estab
fish in Alabama q Republican regime
defeated ut the polls. You can recall
the reign of systematic plumber and
oppression, degrading to manhood and
ruinous-the pandcmonium which for
eight long years held sway.
To-day fellow citizens. the Lodge
election bill is the most prominent
measure proposed b, The Republican
party. Taught by the failure of 'rc-
constrnction' methods, il now intends
to fake fresh grip and forever tasten
upon yon the domination of the car
bet-baggcr and the scaIawag, through
the means of Federal supervisors Of
your elections, supported by the Fed
cral courts and United States Marshas.
packed by the United States army. If
The l.apublican party again gets into
iull power, there can be no mistake as
10 its set purpose touching the South.
Since 1874 the wheels OF this rcvolu
ton hive been checked and rolled
back and the people OF Alabama aud
other Southern States have had re
spite. With The passage OF the Force
bill the plight of our people will be
ike that OF the man mentioned in the
New Testament, MS beset by devils.
But. fellow-ciIizens, the unierrified
party of the people is founded on
principles as lasting as liberty 1t has
buried the old "Federap party. II
has buried the Know-noihiug party.
Ii has buried the "Whig' party. And.
with the help of God, on the eight day
of November next, it will put the last
nail in the coffin of the Republican
party.
Anticipating this, here tonight we
will have rehearsal OF the funeral
sermon, setting forth mildly and re-
ligi0usiy the true character and merits
of the departing party. Anl so.
have the honor and pleasure of intro
ducing TO you gentleman whom. you
all know by reputation n man of high
great ability and pure pa
triotism-a fit associate OF the great
csi man that has appeared in the poll
tics of our country in many years.
Fellow. liens, present to you the
next vice president of the United
G enc. al Adali Ewing Steven
son.