The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-12-23
The POSSS'
PARTY
By NJ QUAD
Copyright, 1915. h..
-------. N.wspapsr s s. T., No.

gentlemen and politic,."lAs ~
disc hall in Response - IS
ter from Brother Gardns'. 'i''
Judge PersimmOn Loss,..
a ,',,s't : who held the otie. :. ~
good II is. ano hm,
Colonel Cabir Rock,
y " lie Sweeps I'VE, Sc. out the postoso.A ''o
ter. "'ner be
h'assbound johnson ..
who has led his coaort, :, a.,i srs
der! WIZ again, b. 4 r
Major Bloker of Ohio ri,
,"NIns a chicken of the r ,o".. ~
It sluawk is an art, 'O'a W.
Several other dele0.,..
Oh hand, but the cons, 's wen b
lore ond drove them bscs e a's
hrother Gardner stated .S ;.
meeting was for the purno.. aa
ting a presidential ticket II = 4
an early date and the Dsr n us y
called the POssum partys Nv r s'st
ter was thoroughly discn,,., ie
tIea, and there was an adjoT,' ~
a later date. 'aaT
There was a mighty ,,,,
Paradise hall Saturday e s,,1s'%
acting on the suggestion a. =
Gardner about fifty Menu. 0'''
brought their wives with them y
been announced on the bun.,i.
mat the Hon. Crabtree JODss
Dama would deliver a pOljtIc,I
and the audience was re,dr :
N''u IN enthusiastic greeting 4,
peaTed promptly at the bon, :, :.
ana was introduced by the an..''
amid vociferOus applause "''
RESPECTABLE fellow citizens,
the orator as he got bis feet Dl,,,S
the proper spot, two well, -
was a-bornin' in dis famous nm y,
has made talk fur lOOOoO ~ T
1t was de bOrnin' Of a new ny. NJ
party. e4a
My fr'en's, had bin vaI,,,, A.
vars fur de dawn Of freedom n.
bin waitin' thirty vars fur 4, n,
de Postum party.
"Freemen Of free land, u.tr;o, =.
ar takin' yo'r fust breath a A..
I'm lookin' at dat stuff posup n. T
we have adopted as our sacred ,ps-
an arter which we hey MIN : {
name. lTyphoonic yells.l Dr. \
eber bin a bond Of sympathy b.,,- I
de Guilt man an de pOssun h
haven't had a show wid de Bin nm |
Dey has had to keep still til ioIb ~ /
ed upon 'em as dead. lSigns Il rsv
and depressed agitationl Hspw /
It's gwine to astonish a huh cstns
de way dat possum viii la pvI
drap down into de row an deuaa 4 |
fight fur his sheer of de spiles TNs
winds Of applause. during vhk 8 |
stove fell over unheededl
"Yo' Jest git out yo'r pendh 4 |
hgger a mint. Dere's ODER sOnh |
black men In dis kentry who an n |
tied to walk to de polls on IrEh |
day an cast a vote. II dey bathnss /
gether yO' can't count EN- out nor b /
EN- back. . Dem 100000 votes q !
gwine to be cast for princpk 4
1Oan' make no mistake bout piuck |
We used to think dat II meant vi.
On sartin' lines an dat George Va
Ington. Abraham Lincoln. De em<k
shun Of de United States an xsc
Odder things was mixed Up vn I'd
we walked up an put In our vets Z
Z each an cherry one was gsius .
save de kentry. But we rana !
from de white man. [Cries Of 10 u
We hey?l We hev Earned dat Be ~
)ut on a political campaign wd irs
Dad Of principles to Glib away m
gratis an punctuate his speeche V
when de ballots am counted up ks
Town his principles to pick up hs q
ice.
1--WE am gwine to take nyiaf ne
lie white mans book. Well ad :
principles, but Wen look out ma
;piles as well.
MY fr'en's, daylight has cum o. =
'ur us. Yves got our bundles seN
IN hev started on de road. W"p
headed right, an ives only 70 Keep J
o find de bee tree an be On 30
when de honey am divided Up. lis
or hOney.l Keep yo'r eye on oeT
um an yo'r brains In yo'r hesds :
oil win a victory dat Bunker ~
couldn't hold a candle to. lGes
loarseness, but prodigious appam
want a word mo befo' ] close y
IN to be a plain, airnest camp'p .
ur part. We amt gwine to ay ~
,ut what we do say will BIZ d ~ =,
Ioah like a load Of bucksnot -
it de idea dat big words an ssI 4.
Ielp yo' win what belongs 10 ",
O. dis meetin' opened tonight -
Bebee obsarve Dat e -, -,
ant innuendo of de torrid an1
you'd enhance de ginerality OF osr !.
osity. He probably meant w. :
1ebbe his observation has 0e'fs :
D git started. but ] hope be S - .
ag'in. Doan' nobody 90 u. ~ 4
o dictionary campaign. mo W. y,
7ill be plain puddin' an MIX |. -.
n plain English when 20 an -. 4
D and down wild a possun 49, = II
or breast an a flag OF liOe'v -
and. Muffin counts quicker 2" !, (
r dan to call a man . hai. .ul 4,
,pouidge am so simple dat q cn~ !.