The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-28
THE CAMPAIGN. ChUB
WHYFoRE ToMPKlNS TALKS OF THE
DEFENSE OF LIBERTY.

A Very Stirring Appeal to the Colored
Patriots OF America to Meet the Enemy
More Than Half Way and Jump on Him
Wild Bonf Feet"
When 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
ure to announce the presence of the Hon.
Whyfore Tompkins Of Virginia, who had
travelled on foot distance of $50 miles in
order to deliver his great campaign speech
before the club.
The Hon Tompkins was received in
cold silence when he mounted tho plat
form. He was lean, lank, lopsidcd man,
with short log, and there was an affection
of the right eye which gave him curious
blink.
lone day." he began as he cleared his
throat and got his true voice, which was
deep and had touch of pathos in it, "a
little band Of pilgrims landed on de
s-s-shores Of A-AAmerica. Cheers for
shores. Dey had left England in starch Of
liberty, an dey didn't find what dey want
ed till dey hit P-P-Plymouf R-R-Rock.
Liberty was waitin dar wild jug of but.
termilk in one hand an pan of fried
cakes in de odder to gin 'em wclcom an
dey fell down on delr knees in thankful
ness, an great t-t-tears rolled down DER
c.c-cheeks.
"Ny fren's," continued the orator, after
pause to wipe the perspiration from the
back of his neck, "hevin had liberty wild
us fur many vars we mustn't let her
dodge us an git away. We want her to
continue to lib in tho family, an she
needn't worry bout BIB board an lodgin's
an three or four new dresses var. Cries
of you bet your neckn'] When l say
I'VE, kin not incloode de hull people, fur,
alas, it Inns cum to pass dat sartin por-
shun Of American freemen hey made up
der minds to assassinate de goddess who
has rcigned ober us an plunge dis kontry
into de pit Of d.d-desolashun an d-d-de-
spair. Groans Of anguish. Dey hev got
her half skeert to death, an sho am sobbin
an wecpin an afeared to run out nights
any mo-. [Shuuts of indignation. OATS
s-s-situashun-dat's what | am ycre to
t-t-talk about Kin anything be did,
[Checrs and shouts and hoots Are we
G"liic w lSv utU BONucSS DC hliltu UT uFlN
outer dc kentry, or an we gwinc to grid
on our armor an f-f-tight tito do
d-d-deatl:" [''Wc will f-f-hghtv'1
The orator had turned out to be snged
cat. The disappointment of the audience
had changed to enthusiasm, and twas evil
dent that he had the crowd with him.
After helping himself to drink of red
lemonade he continued:
''If we should save dis republic fur free
men--if we would save liberty fur our
chillen-if we would save do honor an
glory won fur lis on a hundred battlefclds
by de patriots who lived b-befo' us, we
must be up an dd-doin. Prolonged ap-
plauge, We must meet de incmy mo- dan
half way an jump on him wild boat feet.
Patriots Of America" exclaimed tho
orator us he braccd himself for II final eff
fort, git ready fur do tOllin of de bells
which shall sound de fust alarml Cheers
for bells and alarm. Hev yO'r werpins
at hand an srasp en- as yo' spring from
yO'r broken slumbers to fight fur de cause
of liberty, Cheers for slumhcr Be in
Outraged by de knowledge dat yo'r grand
fathers was clubh2d at Lexington, knocked
down at Bunker Hill an shot frew do
heart at Bundywine. tremendous over
flow Of patriotism, including two pals of
water. Bc men! Bcpatriots BE heroesl
When yo' meet de incmy, swipo him off de
face of de alrth an pick his pockets and
id drink his b-b,hlool and 4 gg grateful
k-k-kentry will b-b.blcss yo'r nn-namcs
IF forobcr mo'r'
a rush was made for the platform as the
orator closed and hc was pounded on the
back, cutfcu on the cars, kicked on the
Sims and borne seven times around the
hall on the shoulders Of the patriots as they
sang, when Dat Coon Got Up Dat Tree"
NJ, QUAD