The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-17

FQnQln' Call1OrQla ana ike TO see you
minute about the way you treat the
Chinese, an you know a Chinaman's a
heap better n a niger. Why All said,
'We do let the niggers vote down south
sometimes, when they vote our way, but
if a Chinaman came within rod of the
polls here, you'd kick him twenty feet,
even if he'd been born in the ward an
lived here twenty one years. It's all very
we'll for the editor of the Chronicle to
sit down in his little sanctum
| like a coward an abuse a gentleman,
and say to me what he said in his paper,
Ah'll give a dentist job from his front
teeth clear back. All thought whenAh first
stirred him up Aid struck a respectable
house cat, but All find he's got stripes
on him. Oh, All fixed him, "and Mr. Jones
chuckled in satisfied way. HE never
fooled with me any more.
THE niggers and the carpet baggers
had the south for three years after the
war. In Georgia they ran the state in
debt $23, 100000 before we got 'em out,
and we owe 5000 900 of that yet
''We've fixed all that
"Ah suppose the same thing might be
said in the north, about Indiana for in
stance. Only there they buy 'em. You
can get six for So. We can count
out hundred for that down our way.
It's cheaper. Up in Mississippi they got
a constitutional amendment now. Man
can't vote unless he can read every Sec
ton of the constitution and understand
it. If he's Democrat he can under
stand it every time. If he amt, he can't
On, it works beautiful"
How about the silver question:"
In reply to this Mr.. Jones took serious
ly several valuable minutes in saying
that he believed in a dollar for America
that was as good as anybody's dollar, and
was no nearer the point when he got
through than when he began.
81 don't care what the dollar is made
Of" he said; whether it's gold or silver
or lead or iron"
Naturally in this connection Mr.. Cleve-
land came in for share of discussion
and Mr. Jones said:
''Ah don't believe Mr. Clevelands
such bad man. All believe he's an
honest and patriotic president and did
the best he could with the congress he
had. Look at that congress. All don't be-
lieve there were half a dozen honest,
loyal men in it. Why that congress
couldn't pass nothin', not even saloon"
when the Congregationalists were in
state meeting here a short time ago, ME-.
JONES' they passed a resolution looking
to the union of all the churches into one
and recommended a national meeting to
consider it What do you think about it?''
Mr. Jones laughed as though he had
met the question somewhere before and
said:
THAT reminds me of a colored Meth
odist conference down south. One old
brother got up and said: Brethren, we'a
got five Methodist churches in this yere
kentry. Let's all get together in the
Lawd an then we won't have nothin' to
fight 'cept the devil an the Baptists'
Suppose the governments of the world
should call meeting for purpose like
that in New York city. Queen Vic.
would come over and Emperor William
would come over and they would all
come and President Cleveland would get
up and say: we have met to become
one government All you fellows be-
come republics That's the best form oil
government Queen Vic. and Emperor
William would say mighty quick: Look
here, Mr.. Cleveland, is that what you got
us over here for? We'll go right down
town an engage berths on the frs
steamer home and they would. YOU
can't make all the parties O.
the United States Democratic partie:
either. If the people on this esrth were
all angels you might do some of these
things, but they are men an mighty neal
every man has some views of his own
Chauncsy Depew said, Everything abou
the New York Central is perfect aud i
would work all right if we didn't hav'
to have men run our trains JUS so long
we have to have men run our trains
rherell be accidents an smashups an
I olks killed an widows an orphans man
Ifactursd'
"Over in Indiana All leetured in a towr
not long ago of 1900 people and it hac
zine churches. 1t was a shame and
disgrace an All told 'em so. All said
You all got nine preachers here starvin
to death likes not, and nine little poo
, churches. Why don't you get together
} an build one respectable church an hire
first class preacher an let him live?"
How about lynch law in the soutl
among the negroes, Mr.. Jonesf"
ave have it down there occasionally
t All don't believe in it myself ALIVE
said SO many an many a time. Blu
things happen down there occasionally
that's mighty provokin', mighty pro
: vokin'. How would you like to have
dear sweet sister O. yours treated like