The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

| Last month the following colored gen.
tIemen and politicians met at Paradise
Hall in response to a circular letter from
Brother Gardner:
nessee. who held the office of constable
once for thirty DAYS. and knows how
Col Cabiff Rocky. Of Kentucky. who
sweeps out the postoffice in Louisville,
but had far rather be postmaster.
Gold Brick Humper. of Alabama. who
has written 10 the President that he may
prepare TO leave the White House after
election.
Brassbound johnson. of Maryland. who
had led his cohorts against many melon
patch. ami will again. by thunder.
! The Right Hon. Whooper of Virginia.
who carried seven different torchlights at
once In the last Presidential campaign.
Maj. Bloker. OF Ohio. who SAYS that
taking a chicken of the roost without
sauawk Is an art.
! Several other delegates were to be on
| hand but the constable rallied in force
and drove them back.
Brother Gardner stated that the meet
ing was for the purpose of putting a
Presidential ticket in the field at an
early date. and the party would be called
! The Postum Party" The matter was
there was an adjournment to a later date.
| There was a mighty gathering at Para
disc Hall Saturday evening and acting
on the suggestion of Brother Gardner,
about nifty members had brought their
wives with them. II had been announced
on the bulletin board that the hon
Crabtree Jones, of Alabam ma, would de-
liver political speech. and the audience
was ready to give him an enthusiastic
greeting. He appeared promptly at the
hour named and was introduced by the
president amid vociferous applause. Tn
der the glare of three kerosene lamps
with tin refectors behind them he sized
up as n short and chunky man. with one
short leg and a bald head. He didn't
IL -
Demosthenes. but no one was disappoint-
ed on that account. He had scarcely
made his bow when q good judge OF
character would have offered odds OF >
Respectable fellow citizens" began the
orator as he got his feet planted on the
proper spot, two weeks ago dar was
a bornin' in his famous hall which has
de bornin' of new political party.
whose words an deeds am gwine 10 go
rImblin' up an down an around Moth
America TIL de populashuhe will sit up
nights lookin' fur an airthquake. (Vio-
lent outburst OF applause) In my cabin
home in de Southland | read OF de born
de doahstep an. cheered fur liberty an
sung de song OF DE star Spangled Ban
ner.' Ferocious cheers.l I saw de sun
risin TO light de way Of de Guild man.
to he rewarded at last (Blood-curdlins
whoopsI
My frens. I had hin waitin' thirty
vars fur de dawn of freedom. hev bin
waitin' thirty vars fur de birth of de
Postum party. 'Surges OF emotionD De
position Of de Guild man since de wah
has bin dat OF a pusson cotched by a
go ahead nor draw back. an de longer
he sots an a patriot an good citizen.
an he am also swine to keep right on
change am Gwine to come in will be in
dis votin'. Heretofo' he has bin led up
TO de polls to vote hisself. Vociferous
and soul-stirring shouts. yells and cheers.
Country in seven different keys and up
setting the pail Of hard cider provided for
"Freemen of free land. patriots who ar
takin yo'r fust breath Of liberty. I'm
lookin' at dat stuff possum which we
have adopted our sacred emblem. an
,Typhoonic yellsD Oar has eber bin a
bond of sympathy between de Guild man
an de possum. Dev haven't had show
wid de big game Dey has had to keep
Signs of sroans and repressed agitation
Howeber. it's swinp to astonish hull
Continent-de way dat possum will let
60 an drap down into de row an demand
an fight fur his sheer Of de spile.. !
,whirlwinds Of applause during which !
the stove fell over unheededl Up to dis !
what he wanted in payment fur bein' ,
soldier. a citizen an an elector. II was
dat what was left over was /
good nun fur him. an de white man |
has taken mighty good keer dat nuff1n' |
was left ober which II was zwine to !
bodder ANYBODY to kerry off in his coat
tail pocket. tGroans and assentsl But !
we amt waitin' to be aXed. We am
stardin up in Paradise Hall tonight to .
say want thus an 80. and am Cwtne
to hev II or kick oher de beehive. I'm
earthly whoops and wells from all parts .
of de haIll We aim stulkin' Ip tn can
dvdates an convenshuns an begin fur !