The American guide., 1896-11-28
STILL A klCkER.

STILL A kICkER.
The Arkansas Herald, in speaking of
the ratification meeting on Tuesday
night, November II, has this to say;
"The slight which the Negro politi-
clans and leaders had Tuesday evening
at the ratification in this city was only
consonant with the servility which the
former few months ago manifested in
this county in favor of an exclusive
white republican ticket, over and
against the solemn and manly protes-
tation of the Herald and the intelligent
colored people of the county,
The Herald from its birth few
months ago down to the present time
has assumed the role of fighter. Like
Darby's ram, its head is always lowered
for an onslaught against things visible
and invisible. Brick walls and other
solid substances seem to have no effect
upon it, for it simply backs up and goes
at the obstruction again. The llerald's
mission on earth can be summed up in
three words-division, discord and dew
iltry, Either or all of these, Judging
by the past course of that paper, would
be resorted to to gain fame and public
notice for its promoters. 1t is what
the street urchins would call u "kick-
er." Its liver is always ont OF order and
there is constant pain in its stomach.
In the beginning the Herald was
"agin' Major Mckinley; it was
"agin" the delegates that were selected
from this state and made Mr.. Mckin-
ley's nomination certainty; II was
"agin" the policy of the republican
county convention and fought it with
bitterness to the last; it was "agin'
Gen. Clayton and all his advisers. In
fact, 1t is "agin" everything and any
thing that any considerable number of
the people are for
The ratification referred to above was
held under the auspices of the Lincoln
club, 10 which not colorcd man be-
longs II was the affair solely and
wholly of that club and as right they
had the privilege of selecting their own
distinguished guests. II the Herald
or any one else didn't like it, why not
have had the Nicely club and the
Watkins club to celebrate? These two
-rrturt romposrtr-cnrrery OF colorcd
men. II the Herald and these two
clubs had taken such step, how easy
it would have been to have invited our
prominent colorcd ladies and men to
the stage, and give the poor white re-
publicans the go-by. An action of this
kind would have made honors even.
No, the Herald man had not the man
hood or courage to do this, but rather
preferred, as our democratic friends
urge, heap Goals OF fire upon the heads
of our white republicans. Some Of
these same white republicans that sat
upon the stage are the same fellows
that were In the front of the battle
many years ago and made 1t possible
that Negro could sit In the opera
house at all, These same republicans
have been doing battle for the Negro
for many years, and will continue to do
so, Notwithstanding the Herald man
has never done one beneficial act to
make himself the Moses as he would
have himself to he, 10 lead them out
of the wilderness. We opinc the
Herald man is yet II babe and must yet
cut hi, baby teeth, The Herald further
says:
"When John Il, Bush few months
ngo, stood up as an influential member
OF the county central committee Of
Pulaski county, and declared he was
absolutely in favor OF n white county
ticket he did not only put his own
boosted leadership under bnnc Of Just
contempt, but he gave u stimulcnt and
protcnsc to the white republican
leaders to treat all negro leaders in
matters OF weight; with light concern
or cold Indifference. Judge Gibb at
at first rcpudiatcd this idea of folly
and absurdlty, but later ON he saw the
wisdom OF this unpoltcal and prcju-
dical course whose originator and adj
vocate was Bush. so far as we know.
There were others among them welded
to this foolish, absurd, unpolitcal and
prciudlcal course
The Herald at last comes to the con.
clusion that Mr., Bush Is great and
influential negro, 40 much 80, that with
nll the influence the Herald could
bring to bear, Mr. Bush with one
speech swayed convention of leading
republicans, from all parts of the
county, (more than 100 in number and
had them to put forward n county
ticket composed entirely Of white re-
publicans. Under our former manner Of
running affairs In Pulaski county,
only two years ago, the republicans
polled GOO votes, but under the plan
suggested by W. $. Holt, Bush and
others, at the recent county election
the republicans pollcd i,s00 votes. An
increase Of l,90O votes in two years.
Yet the Herald man complains.