The herald., 1898-10-11

club. but G. c. Flint acted ~ master OF
ceremonies. He briefly alluded to the IN
gratitude Of the Republican party to the
negro and believed that It was about time
for the colored man to cut loose from the
political yoke of Republcanism
r. r. Douglas pointed out that the negro
race had risen from the lowest depths or
ignorance to an enviable height m eouca-
tion and that It had received no recognl-
ton whatever from the Republican party
to which It had been loyal for many years.
Tho man in this state who would give
helping hand to the negro was James q.
Mcguire, and Mr.. Douglas exhorted the
members Of tho club to stand by him ana
the fusion tisket.
]. L. Murphey. union candidate for das-
trict attorney. followed. He said that ne
had not voted for VIM. Mckinley at the
last presidential election because he did
not believe him to be a Republican. Re-
publicanism does not mean standing up for
corporations. trusts. monopolies and Wall
street. When the Democrats dropped
Grover Cleveland and adopted the silver
platform and VIM. J. Bryan, the speaker
and many prominent Republicans fol-
lowed the Head of this political Moses.
Mr.. Murphey warned the colored man
against the men who would fiatter them
now and advised them to insist that they
be treated as men. Today there Is no north
and no south: we are living In the present
and for the future, not in the past. The
present Republican party has seen Mt to
leave the narrow path, as the speaker saw
1t, and he knew no reason why he should
not now join the Democratic party, whose
principles are pure. He did not believe
that hereafter the colored man would ever
again be voted in blocks.
The speaker asserted that the Republic
ans had misused the negro in this country.
He did not mean by that that the negro
should have all the offices. The colored
man must fit himself for Office before ask
ing for 1t. He was glad to see THAT his
hearers were asserting their independence
and would use their eyes and their brain
hereafter at the polls The interests Of the
negro are the interests Of the laborer. not
chose of the monopolist and the gofdSug.
With the aid Of the colored vote the speak,
er sold that the fusion ticket would carry
the county and that the cofored man would
be better taken care Of than he had ever
been before.
]. Noonan Phillips was the next speaker.
He said that nearly all his life he had been
friend Of the colored man. regardless of
his politics. He claimed that the Repub-
licans had use only for the negro when
they wanted his vote and had - little use
for him after that. With the aid of the
colored Silver Republicans Mr.. Phillips be-
lieved that the union ticket must inevita-
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speaker had on tap number of anecdotes
which kept the club in good humor, and
these he introduced skillfully to make
points in favor Of his arguments thatthe
negro has no business to flock with the
goldbug, but should keep aloof from him
and pray with the laborer and the advo-
cate of silver The speaker also referred to
Mr.. Murphey's twenty-five years expe-
rience as q lawyer as compared with the
three or four years Of Mr.. Reeves country
practice. and deduced therefrom that the
union candidate was the right man for the
office Of district attorney.
Congressman Barlow briefly reviewed
the situation by saying that the present
union fight meant equal rights to all and
privileges to none. Every product Of ths
land Is today in control Of one monopoly oil
another. The present struggle Is to wrest
from the control Of the monppolists the
financial question which Is now in the coils
of the gold python.
The other speakers were Frank ]. Cooper
candidate for county clerk; r. W. Wood
candidate for tax collector; A. r. Sprague
for recorder. and w. B. Scarborough, fol
public administrator. The meeting wa.
we'll attended, although q colored Repub.
lican meeting of Silver Republicans at Pas.
adena had drawn away a good many col.
ored men to that place.