The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08

LcIS Vi tue lduO6
Was ever the blacklist "nigger" on
earth such fool as thatl Did ever
ignorant heather entertain such An
idiotic theory OF the demands of citiz-
enship--ot the obligations viii III
the witness box imposes? Still the
Colonel was right, 1.-THE political tu-
ture of that young man" has not been
fruitful of either Congressional OF
Presidential houors-but he has lived
to ask himself over and over again, If
some of the most cultured and dis.
tinguished men of the South were
such stupid asses, what In heavens
name could be expected OF the "iguo-
rant niggersl"
That same Legislature, however,
did make the negro competent wit
ness, leaving his oredibility to be
roughed, as the white mans testimo-
ny Is, by the judge or the jury.
THE LOGIC OF HIS PARTY LOYALTY.
The carpet-bagger was at the bot.
tom OF all the faults and follies OF the
hour. The wretch from Gods
country came South, but left God
behind. He came to build up a Re-
publican partisan, the South, with
only selfish purpose, forgetting that
Except the Lord build the house;
they labor In vain who build 1t; ex-
cept the Lord keep the city the watch.
mau waketh but In VAIN"
The sentinel In every watch tower
of the base and bsastiy temple OF re-
construction was made hourly to
brave heaven with the brazen lie that
the white people were seeking only,
Through political agencies, to re-en
slave the negro, even after the fact
of his freedom and enfranchisement
had been crystallized In the three lat
est amendments to the Constitution
of the United States. By this false
hood the South had come to be, in
1855, as solidly black as to-day it is
solidly white.
In November, 1876, our cook came
In early one morning with her head
and jaws tied up like touch Of tooth
ache. Her look was so lugubrious l
) turned In bed to ask: whats the
matter, Lizzie? Are you in love got
religiou-or the toothache, or sick
and sad, or sorry about something
"Mr. MIL" she replied between
half suppressed sobs, "is Mr.. Tildum
'lected?"
"He certainly is-elected for keep. y
"Boo-hoo!" Lizzie said, with an un.
mistakable give down, land does we
we black folks all have to go back in
to slavery agin'"
"Ofcourse! What do you think
we are here tor?"
"Duz we halter GO back to our ole
masters, or will we be lowed ter pick
our new ones?"
"You will be permitted to take
either the old love or fasten on to a
new one" said I. "Go over to John
Chickering'S office and sign your
name down for anybody you may Sc
lect."
"Den," retorted Lizzie, evidently
much relieved; "den l wants ter sign
for you and Miss Nell. 1 like you
two. But Mr.. Nell, please promise
one thing, that ever yer has to whip
me you'll take a whip or switch and
not st.as. De strap do hurt 50 bad.
You know how dat Is yersef."
"Yes," said 1, (being a married
many II certainly know how THAT Is
myself as we'll as the broomstick, +"
but seeing the evident distress OF the
poor victim Of reconstruction, chang
ed the trend of the subject.
"Who has been deceiving you with
the ialsehood about going again Into
slavery If Mr.. Tildum becomes Presi-
dentf"
"Bro. Wesley Dunn, our colored
preacher, Mr.. Martin. what you call
csrpet-bagger, and some other fol So"
FROM 1865 TILL 1889
For twenty-five years the negroes
(such had been the cruel falseho"o In
stilled into their minds by the new
mastery were In terror of re-ens We
ment. In the autumn of 1884 an
Der of riots were reported, NO. only
among the more ignorant negroes,
but among the educated, as In Nash
vile, Tenn. A merchant, Mr.. Chas.
Thurman, of that city, sold a large
cargo of mounted miniature ROSTERS
which Democrats wore on their hats.
The Blaine and Cleveland headquar-
tiers faced each other on Cherry street;
the one bore the coon device the 9TH