The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-05
THE CAMPAIGN CLUB
WHYFORE ToMPKINs TALKS OF THE
DEFENSE OF LIBERTY.

a Very Stirring Appeal to the CoIored
Patriots OF America TO Meet the Enemy
More Than HaIf way and "Junap on him
Wild Boat Eeet.|
Whom the regular Saturday night meet
ing Of the Campaign club had opened and
disposed of its routine business, Brother
Gardner said that it gave him great pleas
urs to announce the presence Of the Hon
Whyfore Tompkins of Virginia who had
Travelled on foot distance OF 25o miles in
order to deliver his great campaign speech
before the club
The Hon. IompEins was ecH9d in
cold silence when he mounted tic plat
form. He was q lean, lank lopsided man,
with short leg, and there was an affection
of the right eye which gave him a curious
blink.
lone day, p he began as he cleared his
throat and got his true voice. which was
deep and had touch of pathos in it, ca
little band Of pilgrims landed on de
s-s-shores of A-A-Amerioa lCheers for
shores. Dey had left England in starch of
liberty, an dey didn & End what dey want
ed till dey hit Pr Plymouf R-R- Rock
Liberty was waitin dar wid jug of but
termilk in one hand an q pan of fried
cakes in de Odder to gin EN- WelcOm an
dey fell down on DER knees in thankful
ness, an great t-t-tears rolled down der
c-c-cheeks.
My fren's, - continued the orator, after
a pause to wipe the perspiration from the
back of his neck, " hcvin had liberty wil
MS fur many Vars we muslin let her
dodge us an git away We want her ta
continue to lib il the fam Il, al size
needn't worry bout billboard an lcdqin's
an three or four new dresses a gar. Cries
Of 8 You bet your neck'' When I s.y
we, L kin not incloode de hun people. fur,
alas If has e1rrl To 77aSe t5r.t % -.irfi7a nor
shun Of American freemeu hey madc up
der minds TO assassinate de goddess who
has reigned obcE US an plunge dis kentTy
into dc pit Of d-d-desolashun an d-d-de-
spa5r. lCroans of anguish. Dey hev got
her half skeert to death, an she am sobbin
an weepin an afearcd to run out nights
any mo-. Shouts of indignation. Dat
s-s-situashun-dat' whit I am yere to
t-t-talk about kin anything be didS
lCheers and shouts and boots. Are we
gwine to let dat goddess be killed or driv
outer de kentry, or am we RSvine to grid
on our armcr an f-f-fght TITO do
did DEATH" ls'W We viii ff-dghtF'
The orator had turned out to be "a siuged
cat The disappointment Of the audience
had changed to enthusiasm and it was evil
dent that he had the crowd with him.
After helping himself to a drink Of red
lemonade he continued:
II We should save dis republic fur FREQ
men-if we would save liberty fur cur
chillen-if we would save de honor on
glory won far us on a hundred ba6tlehelds
by de patriots who lived b-b-befo' us, we
must be up an d-d-doin- Prolonged app
plaUsc. We must meet de inemy mo dan
half way an jump on hlm wild boar feet.
Patriots OF America, " exclaimed the
orator as he braced himself for a final CT
fort, git ready fur de tollin of de bells
which shall sound de rust aiarinl Cheers
for bells and alarm. Hev yo'r weepins
at hand an grasp 'eIn as 20 spring from
yo'r broken slumbers to fight fur de cause
Of liberty. Cheers for slumbcr. Bo in
Outraged by de knowledge dat yo'r grand
fathers was dubbed at Lexington, knocked
down at Bunker Eliu an shot rev do
heart at Brandywino Tremendous over
dow Of Tariotism including two pals OF
water. Be men Bepatriotsl BE heroesi
When 20 meet de inenys swipe him of dc
face OF de airth az pick bis P-p-pockets and
d-d-drink his b-b-blood and a g-g-arateful
k-k-kentry win b-b-bless yor n-n-names
f-f-foreber mO'f'
A rush was made for the platform as the
orator closed, and he was pounded on the
back, cuffed On the ears kicked on the
shins and borne seven times around the
hall on the shoulders OF the patriots as they
sang, "When Dat Coon Got Up Dat Tree. -
II. QUAD.