The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-08-24
"The Methodist and Baptist Puppies.

Editor Democrat.Star.
Many years ago the mechanics en-
ployed in the NJ. & o. II. r. shops at
Whistler, Ala, were about equally
divided as Meth0dists and Baptists.
A friend of mine there. who was
neither Methodist nor Baptist,
owned very valuable bitch with a
fine lot of puppies When they were
only two or three days old he con.
ceived the idea OF selling the pups to
the mechanics in the shops On en-
tering the gate the first mechanic he
met was a Methodist, and in order TO
make sure OF Il sale he good naturedIy
told the mechanic that his pups were
Methodist puppies.
He failed to sell many Of the little
"FidOes' that day. but about ten days
afterwards he went back to the shops
to try again. The first man he met
was Master Mechanic Briggs. and he
was IA Baptist so he told Mr.. Briggs
They were Baptist puppies. Unfortu-
nately his Methodist friend was stand
ing near and said, Il thought You
said your pups were Methodist pup
pies" The vendor OF the pups
promptly answered, "Yes | did, hut
that was before they got their eyes
Open"
A few days since | was talking "ex.
pansionn and other kindred topics
and an old friend remarked, "Dees.
are you not afraid to talk that way?
| answered, No, why should | be
He answered, III you don't look out
you will be read out Of the Democrat
ic party" This put me to thinking
and very naturally asked myself the
question, "lf am turned out OF the
Democratic PARTY, could | still be Il
DEMOCRAT 2" | began To think how
and where the Democratic party had
led me in the past, and where it may
lead me in the future.
l had distinct recollection of the
party's causing me to vote for old Hor-
ace Greely, and Grants brOther-in-
law, Dent, and | am not sure that but
once or twice voted for negroes on
the Democratic. party ticket. So /
guess that was when l was a Meth.
odist," and before | had my eyes
open. But the question kept popping
up in my mind. Where am ! 1T ?"
Fortunately, while in this dilema, |
remembered the fact that I was once
"a Baptist. and the Baptist Church
turned me out, and yet our Supreme
Court decided that | am still Bap
tist. and very good one at that. So
| presume that if am turned out of
the Democratic party could still be
"A Democrat. even il | did not know
where ! am at" II these churches
and parties could have the power to
turn a man out Of heaven, and cut of
our government, "what capers they
would cut"
| cant help hut fear that thousands
of our Southern people are " Method
ist" in practice and have never yet
4" got their eyes open"
In the eleventh chapter Of Genesis,
second verse, and many other places,
we, lind the human family journeying
from the East to the West. This
course will eventually bring them
back to their starting point. Our
moss back Democrats make a great
fuss about expansion and independ.
ence, ETC., forgetting the fact that but
for expansion" Columbus would
never have discovered America. The
truth is, Columbus was in fact seeking
a near cut to the Far East, or India,
when he conceived the idea that this
earth was not fiat, but round, and that
by sailing west he would finally ar
rive at the East.
Our m0ssbacks would have US be-
lieve that the earth is still fiat, and
that when England and all the old
countries expanded. and sent our fore.
fathers to America just as we are now
going to the Philippines they were
careful to see that the North Ameri:
can Indians were given an independ.
ent government. And that when we
bought Alaska we gave the EsQuimaux
an independent government. "GOd
moves In mysterious way. His won
ders to PERFORM" and as our party is
at present opposing all these "movcs
pf the Lord" it does seem to me, the
Lord Is not making much use of our
party at present.
L believe Bryan IA good and great
man: l believe large majority of our
people are good people. and when they
get their "eyes 0pen," which will be
about next November, they will come
round all right, and again fall in line
with Jefferson, Jackson and all our
political fOrefathers, and help to
carry on Western civilization, and the
downfall of all barbarous nations. So
mote it he. Amen. M. A. DEES.
Moss Point, August 20, 1900.