The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1901-08-15
Roasts the President.

and successful revival meeting in
his tent at the corner of Central
! avenue and Sked street in Cleve-
land last week The tent was
crowded and the throng spread far
out into the vacant lot beyond the
confines of the canvas. Many
white people were present, some
from curiosity, and some evidently
from religious motives.
81 always tell the plain truth,
brethren and sisters" said the
evangelist. 1T don't want no one
to get offended. I'm right in the
presidents own state, but I'd tell
the truth to him just as quick as /
would to you. He don't hold no
higher Office than do. He hasn t
ever done anything for me or for
you either. He's too busy sending
out men to shoot poor, naked Fill
pinos and spending money way out
over the great Pacific ocean to do
anything to help us. And now
that he's got most all those poor
naked Filipinos shot off, he's send
ing his money way off to China.
And all you ever hear of the
colored folks down south is when
they get lynched and burned.
"There's not much difference
between the Democrats and the
Republicans. They don't either
of them care about us. About the
only difference lis that one's in
power and the other isn't. Even
up here the only time they care for
you is on election day, and then
perhaps you'll get ride in a
carriage.
"Now l suppose some of you will
go right to President Mckinley
and tell him the things I've been
saying about him. That won't
make any difference with my ask
ing him for $500. I'd just as
soon ask him after you've told him
what I've been saying, because ]
wouldn't get it anyway.
"When 1 was in Chicago I wrote
to Mark Hanna. / asked him for
$50. I told him 1 was coming to
Cleveland to save his own town
from damnation. / never got nc
answer; no sir, no answer at all.
i don't believe Mark Hanna cares
whether this town is damned OF
not, and l know he don't care
whether you and are.
| After giving an interesting &C.
count of his early life and strug.
giles, Rev. Griffin at last got warm.
ed up for his religious talk. He
inveighed vehemently against de.
nominations, and said that all that
was necessary was to feel the holy
spirit and to repent of sins.
"I've got six bits in my pocket, q
said Rev. Griffin, "and II! give ii
right new to any brother who can
prove that John the Baptist was a
Methodist or Baptist. Metho-
dists and Baptists is good in theiI
way, but what we want is the holy
spirit. If anybody can claim that
six bits, I'd like to give it up tc
him right now, though I'd have tc
borrow some more money tomorrow
John the Baptist preached just
plain, straight, long gospel. That
was good enough for him. He
preached it to the Pharisees anC
the publicans, just the same as tt
the poor people, and he wasn't
afraid of nobody"
! AS the speaker got warmed ur
to his work he became fairly
frenzied, and roared and resound
ed like a mighty cataract. Groans,
howls, and feminine shrieks came
from all parts of the tent, as one
after another arose to "bear wit,
ness" The general frenzy and
uproar steadily grew until even
the mighty voice of the exhortel
was drowned in the confusion
Men and women leaped from THEN
seats, dancing up and down, and
shouting and shrieking at the tor
of their voices. The brethren EN-.
braced the sisters somewhat pro.
miscuously, and all joined in q
prolonged chorus of "hallelujah'
and "glory to God" excitement
finally reached such fevered