Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-10-02
MT. SALEM.

The republicans OF this and the
Kidd's Store neghhorhood have organ
ICED a Mckinley and Hobart club, which |
holds weekly meetings at colored |
school-house. The few white radicals OF !
these parts are much more consistent
than the average of their political COM
plexion in that they more largely waive
racial prejudices than the individuals
who receive social recognition by other
whites OF responsibility. The white and
colored members OF that club meet and
mingle on cordial social footing not only
in their club room but in the banquet
halls OF the colored members on "fistibul"
occasions At the meeting Of last week
our republican neighbor, Mr. Jas. Thorn
as, who teaches a white school on Frye's
Greek in Casey, and Mr.. Henry Taylor,
the school superintendent OF Casey, who
procured a raise OF salary by the county
court to 5000 per year, were the star
speakers OF the occasion, followed by
Messrs. Henry Williams and Tank Vow
ell, a brace OF the colored membership
Tue colored member is urged that now
OF all times is the time for voting the re-
publican ticket early and often as the
dawn OF Negro sscendency begins with
the election o! Mckinley, as it is Nc
Kinley's determination to fill all sp
pointments with Negroes and convert
the white voters into servants OF the no.
BILE black brother who will be certain OF
getting the 40 acres and mule, which
were promised him 80 years ago. More
over the managers of the Freedmen's
Bank will be brought back from Canada
aud made to hand over the money they
stole from the colored depositor and
stakeholder.
All the broken promises of the past
are to be squared up and the gold
standard dollar OF 200 cents is the one
the colored brother can always collect
for his work, whilst the so cent dollar is
the only one he will have to pay out. 1t
has transpired that the secret societies to
/ which the Negroes have been admitted
embrace an obligation to "stand togeth-
err" ito vote together" to do az their
bosses order, and the sscredness OF that
oath receives unusual stress in all ap-
pssls the white brother makes. Ordi-
narly the colored voter doesn't expect
cordial recognition by the white voter,
except Just before the elections, and then
a very confidential tip is given that Boss
Dawson or other distinguished leaders
will slip out after dark and address a Sc
lect crowd after which the corncob stop
per will be removed from jug of good
whisky and all invited to join the white
voters in a bumper OF renewed pledges OF
the colored voters to be at their voting
places early, and promises OF pie to the
Negro which the cook has never vet ad,
vsnced beyond list OF the good things
which will enter into the dish when cook
ed. That you can fool eli the Negroes al
the time with broken promises's as true
TO day as a generation ago. While the
white bosses tell the Negro that he is {
free man to think and vote as he peasei
they shrewdly put ring in his nose ant
lead him to 90 their bidding by hsvinl
him swear away his freedom in the secre
. societies. After adjournment of lac
' meeting of the club the visiting white
were entertained at supper at a dolores
( members, where the elite of colored so
q ciety ladies were present to receive AM
/ entertain.