The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-24

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one man was Jest IS good as another
no matter what his color, condition or
de length of his heels Instead Of
gwinc back home arter maxim dat
speech de Hon. Clingstone decided T.
hang around fur a spell, and he's lang
in yit. II RrudderS Giyeadam Jones
ana Samuel Shin want to take Il frea
boarder into der cabins l hev no OBJ
iections, but de time has arrove when
| also wanter say somethin' bout de
rights Of man.
1t has panied and gricved me to o.
sarve de effects of dat speech Feelin'
dat he was as good as any other man
on airth. WayGown Bebee has put a
mortgage on his mewl to buy hsself a
fifteen dollar dress coat.
six weeks ago Elder Penstock was
satisfied to drink cold water and lib
mostly on puddin' and milk Yester-
day he wa, orderin' in case of beer
and gallon of ice cream
a few days ago Pickles Smith
would hcy climbed obcr de fence 70
but today he wants all de road FIR
hisself and am wishin' dat some white
man would Jest try to crowd him dc
least bit
81 notice Il sWa%Ger in de gait Of
Nicodemus White and a surprisin' air
of Independence in de way Jedge Car
ter walks into Il grocery and inquiries
de price of pineappIes.
Three weeks ago State Rights Hen
derson thought par of cewhide shoes
good huff fur him. lie appears we're
dis cavenin' wearin patent feathers
dat cost 70 dollars, and instead of
walkin' i've blocks on foot he took de
street kyar
Two months ago Jubiashun Scott
was so humble dat he dasn't assert dat
Columbus diSkivcred America, but dis
AFTERNOON he was swelln' around town
and offern' to lick any man who de
MED dat Noah's ark was painted blue.
Up to Il few days ago any member
of dis club ridin on street kyar
would hey bin ashamed 70 keep his
seat while woman of any color stood
UP. Three eavenin's ago | saw Wash
ington Blair, Judas Brown and rele-
graph Jones hangin' right to der seats
like grim death. while fo' women was
haDgin' to de straps. When dey was
spoke TO by Il white man who had gin
up his seat long bcfo dey sassed him
back
81 see change in Watermillyon
Carter, Emancipation Hardee and Pre-
vlouSly Green, and see it in Kurnel
Cabilf. Shutdown Jackson and Come
along Harper. Humble Black am no
longer humble, and Retirin' Davis isn't
on de retire any mo-
"In his speech bcfo dis club de Hon
Clingstone was fool huff to declar' dat
de Lawd dun created all men ekal and
meant dat one man should hev jest as
much rs another. Yo' hev evidently
been asses huff to believe him and am
actin accordingly. If somebody dun
told yo' dat all hosses was created ellal
and dat de scrub boss was Jest as good
as de race boss, yod laugh ct him.
"Samuel Shin am n breeder ana deal
er hi dawgS. He's got ours and p0odleS
and settlers and terriers fur sale. He'll
sell yo cur dnwg fur dollar or two,
but when yo' want collie or grey
hound yc' hev got to come down wild
$50. Why? If all men and all dawgs
nm created elsal why should one cost
more dan another?
"Yo' kin so down to dc auction places
and buy work horse fur fo'ty dollars,
but If W dun want a race boss yo'
may hey 10 pay thousands. If one boss
am de same MS another, how does dis
come aboIt? Yo' Jest put it down in