The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-23
10 PUT EOLB INTO OFFICF.
Twenty Thousand Fighting Men stan'
Ready. Say. Congressman-Ele't Howard


Coneressman-elect NJ. W. Howard, of
Alabama. appeared Unexpectedly at the
Union League Club. Of BROOKLYN We'd
nesday evening. and entertained the mem
bers OF the club with niteen- minute
speech says the New York sun oeNerdl
hundred members had assembled 10 be
present at the regular monthly ehlerldlu-
ment and the appearance or the kepup-
lean Populst candidate was unexpected.
MIR. Howard was warmly received. lie
sueaks with a marked southern draWl.
He said the Republicans OF Alabama were
no longer fishing for the negro vote. Inc
Democrats had taken the place OF the
The Democrats remind me of a story"
said he ~ colored lover once tried to
kiss his lady love in the night He was
black. she was black: The night was
black and the coiored lover found diff
Guilty i'm finding the mouth Of his lady.
After he had kissed at random and missed
several times ne said. VIVA the debil Is
YOU mouf. Cinthy? So the Democrats OF
Alabama have been making love 10 the
negroes In the dark. and I'm their despera-
ti0- 10 find them the Democrats have
said Where the devil are you, anyhow"
In Alabama there are GjOW ColOred voters.
and for fear Of Democratic influence at
the polls only about 5000 voted The solid
South has been broken and the country is
better off The wall has been broken
down. and by this great popular Repub-
Iican wave sweeping over the country the
North and the South have been made one
We are DrotectiOnists in Alabama. We
see how protection has made New Eng
land rich. We will show you what we
can do with our influence for protection
in 1896. You Brooklvntes can Justly be
congratulated over what you have ac-
compliShed al GraYesend but the villainV
at Gravcsend is paled by what has hap
pered in our State. In one county there
was registration Of about three hundred.
yet the Democrats piled up over ffty
thousand votes in that county. How's
that
"Gravesend wasn't in IT," said some one
In the audience.
Mr.. Howard then dropped politics and
told some negro dialect stories.
I'm an interview before the lecture Mr..
Howard said:
THE purpose of Captain Kolb in go-
ing to Montgomery and taking the oath
Of Office on the first day of next Deem
Der Is simply 10 force an investigation in
10 the frauds Of the late election. That
IS all Captain kOlb will not only take
The oath of Office. out he will take pos
session OF the state Government. This
will result in two rival Governments, with
the result of forcing some sort Of Il com
promise. All we ask IN the world IS an
investigation. II we can secure this, we
can prove by the most positive and I'M
questionable evidence that kolb was le-
eally elected, and that Oates received a
majority only through 4 fraudulent re-
turn. And having done this, we propose
TO seat kOlb as Governor.
II want you l. understand that the
people of Alabama are thoroughly in
earnest. and that they can no longer be
tritied with. The POpullst party IN TINS
state includes the great majority Of the
men who fought in the civil War, and
the best fighting blood IN the State.
believe that on a week from next Sat
urday, Internationally. there Will be at
least 2D.Vo lighting men in MONTGOMERY
TO put Rob into Office. The State mill
tia will be powerless. because MAORI
" Of the militiamen are In sympathy
before they will fire on their fellcw-citi-
zens. The P0pulists mean business,
and If worst comes to worst they mean
war.
"All we demand is that an honest and
impartial commission shall be appointed,
something similar 10 the electoral com
mission OF 1876, and that this commits
sion shall impartially canvass the re-
turns investigate the frauds, hear the
evidence. and make a fair canvass. II
such commission is appointed, We agree
In advance 10 abide by it, decision.
There Is no more peaceful ana law
abiding citizen IN the State than captain
Kolb He is inclined 10 peace measures.
That is why | should have liked 10 see
q man of more nerve and decision hohl-
mated as the Populist candidate. feck-
on If Governor Tillman had been running
in Alabama. instead Of South Carolina,
that he uld have been Governor WIN
out question. / am glad 10 see thdt holo
has at last made up mis- mind L. MAKE
fight for the office 10 which he mas twice
been fairly and honestly elected.