The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
"YOTE HONESTLY FOR ONCE"
QUEER SPEECH OF CANDIDATE ROB-
INSoN TO COLoRED REPUBLICANS.
Then Henry Clinton Backus Tells Them 10
Rene mber Their Fathers Who Died ut
ISunIer MAILING OF Them.

| Then Henry Clinton Backus Tells Them TO
Remember Their Fathers Who Died mt
bunker IIin- Making Game OF Them.
| 1t had been planned to wind UP the Repub-
lican campaign In New York county In blaze
OF glory that would capture the colored vote.
The County Committee hired a big brass band
composed OF coorod men. and then Hooded
the city with handbills calling on the colored
citizens TO come out and hear
Resolutions were drawn UP by Gibbs tho
wicked onel. assisted by Henry Clinton Backus,
who. Gibbs says. is the last con stitutonal law
yer left in the Thirteenth district. The band
was perched up In one corner Of Grand Opera
House Hall at s o'clock last night. and moth
ing was wanting but an audience SO far that
consisted of the iantor. the worse for wear.
and n self-eating yellow dog. The band toot-
ed. and by and by Jacob Simms came in. At
81 o'clock the audience had increased to thir-
teen and the uneasy dog.
At o o'clock. when twenty ak colored men
ten white men. and three men neither white
nor coored who had come In out OF the wet.
Mr.. Simms called the meeting to order. He in
troduced Candidate Henry c. Robinson as tn o
first speaker. Mr. Robinson began with the
war:
All that you have" he said. you owe to
the Republican party. The war was all about
you. gentlemen: the saving Of the Union was
only incidental"
Xxi VI" howled white listener. Mr.. Rob-
inson proceeded. and by and by said:
III there Is a man among you who can look
a Republican in the face and at the same time
know in his heart that he intends voting the
Democratic ticket, l will be one OF jury Of
twelve to take away from i'm the right OF suf-
frage. Suffrage is all that you have got With
that gone the only remedy is revolution which
I'd fCrb wa ghnl in Ma -
tStil greater applause.l
Mr.. Robinson then proceeded with brutal
frankness:
ANY man who will sell his vote ought to
have the right of suffrage taken away from him.
Men. ask you. for once in your lives. to resis
temptation. We all know the Establishments
Tammany Hall will hold out to you. How
they will tell you a bird in hand Is worth two
in the bush. but l appeal to you. for once in
your lives. say. Satan. get thee behind me-
For once in your lives stand out against temp
tation.'
The hand played Marching Through Geor-
gia.' The resolutions came next These are
samples
The Republicans of the city and county Of New York
n nass asGSe ae & o, ,nn
fl rememor"nce the men and their lnstrogs rec
g Gariiea;; Chester 4 Arthur, RsniaWin HARM,
nses ba insr John snTy HSnGnd car
slcn. Roscoe conkiing Elliott + Shepard. and host OF
OF tho Grand Old Republican party.
Rr'or, that it is the sense of tho meeting that col
ored citizens who vote the democratic ticket giving
announcement and strength to lynchng deOa!Ichery
and prescription which are rerpetratcd upon tho col.
ored people throughout tho Nation because these
petrations is the effect of Democratic principles
enunciated in this country.
Mr.. Hamilton. the candidate for Sheriff.
made his bow and his initial speech in public.
He spoke well for five minutes and then Gibbs
ran out Henry Clinton Backus. much against
Now" said Gibbs you'll have u speech"
and he TIPPED quarter to side-whisk ered
colored man to shout " Three cheers for Henry
Backus!" when the speech was over. Don't
forget the name" he said.
Mr. Backus began with the foundation OF the
country. and ended with this appeal stand
by your principles. men as your fathers stood
by them on Bunker Hill"
Wow wow" yelled the audience
Three cheers for Henry Comstook BaS-
cum" how1ed the man who had been tipped
Mr.. Backus bowed low and retired. That
about ended the show.