The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-11

| The Widest passions held riot AT
Washington TIE congress Of the
| United States. aS 4 dclilerative body
under constitutional forus of govern
ment, no longer existed. The speaker
of the house shook his fist at the
president and threatened openly 10
hang him, and he was arraigned for
impeachment for daring to exercise
the constitutional functions OF his
| office
The division agents Of the Freed
| mans bureau IN the south sent to
| Washington the most alarming reports.
| declaring famine imminenk In reply
the vindictive leaders levied n tax OF
| fifteen dollars bale on cotton, pung-
| ing thousaiIds Of southern farmers In
TO immediate bankruptcy.
Congress became to the desolate
south what Atiiia, the scourgc OF God.
was 70 civilized Europe
The aboitionists of the north. whose
conscience was the fire that kindled
the civil war, rose in solemn protest
against this Insanity Their protest
was drowned in the roar OF multltudes
uaddencd hv dcmngogues who We're
preparing for political campaign
of al the elections ever conducted
! by the English speaking race the one
held under the reconstruction act of
lSiI IN The south was the most
unique.
Ezra Perkins. the agent Of the Freed
mans burean ISSUED a windy proca
nation To the new citizens To- come
forward on certain day lo register
and receive their elective franchise
The negroes poured into town from
every direction from early dawn Some
carried baskets. some carried jugs, and
some were pushing whcelharrows, bnt
most of thcm had an empty bag They
Wero packed around the agency in 4
solid black mass
Nelse laughed unul 4 crowd gath
erred around him
"Iordy look nj dem rags," he shout
ed En- Alr's ole Ike wild or iug lie
gWine ter take hsen in lIciscr I'm
bress God dhr'S cr fool wild er wheel
laror" Nclsc lay down and rolled
with laughter.
They failed 10 see The Joke and
Nhcu the agency was opened they
made 4 break for the door, tranpIing
each other down in a mad fenf that
there wouldn't he enough elective
franchise 10 20 round
The lirsi negro who emerged from
lie door came with Il crestfaIeu face
and an empy bag on his arm.
He was surrounded by anxious IN
pnlrers
What wuz hit?'
"Nuflin Dcs stan up dar befo' cr
man wild big whiskers en- he make me
Swar ter export the cOnstertution er dc
Nuniled States er Nor'f Caliny'
When Nelse appeared Perkins looked
at him for moment aud asked
Arc You member Of the Union
league"
Dat ! hain't"
b'it Stthi H'lit anu itt tHtNc lljtfl
register If you want to vote you hnd
better join
NelSe made no reply. but In n short
time he returned with the Rev John
Durham by his side He was allowed
to register, but from that day he was
Il marked man among his race.
When the registration closed Per
kins was In high glce
"We'ye got em, Timothy. IT'S dead
sure thing" he cried as he slipped hia
arm around Tins shoulder
"Will the majority be bigf" asked
Tim
"lf 1t amt big enough we'll disfran
rhise more aristocrats and cnfranchise
the dogs Tim wondered whether
this proposition wns altogether haiter
ing
During the progress of the cam
oalgn, d committee from the oreaniza-
ton Of the truly loyal, Ezra Per
kins and Dave Haley, called on Tom
'amp.
Mr. Camp, we want your help as n
eader among the poor white people
% save the country from these rebel
lfistocrats who have ruined IT. said
Ezra.
you're barkin up the wrong tree!'
answered Tom, dryly
The poor men have got 10 stand to.
,ether now mud get their rights
Wei. if rye got to itand with nie
GERS have 'cm hug me and blow their
fraili IN my fnce, as you fellers are
Ioin, you can count me out; nnd If
hats all YOU want with me. you'll hnd
he door open
Haley tried his hand
= ook here. Camp We mint got no
ard feeln's agin You. but there's o.
ein 10 be trouble for every rebel ~
his country who don't git on our side
I'd do if quick"
I'm used TO trouble. pnrdner" re-.
lIcfl Ton
fou'ye got nice little cabin home
nj ten acres of land Fight MS and
70 win give this house and lpr 90 "a f..
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