The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1898 Page: 3 of 16
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February 10, 1898.
THE SOUTHERN MERCURY.
vith the Democrats, the latter party ehlse of the state, though I verity be-
will have to undergo another period lieve that the white man who stoops
of probation. They will have to show to buy and barter .for the negro vote
by their acts they mean to practice is as characterless as the negro he
what they preach; they will have to trades with. I believe in a free coun-
divest themselves cf their pot-house try, but I don't believe in a free, un-
political leaders; they will have to punished and unpunishable ccrrup-
quit cheering the Tammany tiger; they tion.
will have to advocate an "honest vote Marietta had a dose of this a few
and a fair count" in the south; they weeks ago—enough to vomit a dog—
will have to learn to treat their allies and Augusta, Ga* to puke buzzards,
with more decency than they treated in her mayorality election. And so
the People's party candidate for vice- it goes. The last legislature of Geor-
president, in short, they will have to gia could have given us the Australian
rehabilitate the rotten corpse that ballot. That would have doaie away
stalks through the union, breeding with much of the corruption at the
disease and dissension, wherever it polls, and I exepect would have for-
rests—a curse to freedom, a bane to ever done away with some of that
civilization. Such is Demoracy and gang in the legislature. I can see no
such is the party that plans the suck- other reason why the Australian bal-
ing of the life blood of Populism in lot was not made the law in Georgia,
order that it may postpone the day of But, after all, a fellow who doesn't
its dissolution.—Call. own a dollar of property, nor pay any
* ♦ * taxes, or contribute to the public wel-
SAM JONES ON POLITICAL COR- fare, what interest has he got in an
RTJPTION. election, or what choice has he got
I see occasional some old Rip Van of candidates? A drink of whiskey or
Winkle pops up and says, "What is all two nickels will change his politics on
this political agitation about? What any question. But I keep saying lie
are you fussing so far ahead for?" and is no worse than the rascals who buy
so on. Well, it does look like a little them. I suppose nothing will be done
premature now to be talking about with the frauds in Augusta, and for
candidates and political issues for next all the illegal voting in Marietta. I
fall or for 1900, but after all, discus- see one man was fined $500 for carry-
sions and dissections enable us to ing a pistol. If the grand juries don't
reach conclusions. It is well enough do their duty, discharge them and
for men to air their views. It is well summon men who will. If the petit
enough to trot out a candidate a good juries don't find according to the evi-
while ahead and let the people sec dence, discharge them and have their
him to put him in the ring and trot names erased from the jury lists,
him around, and we can soon tell Let's teach these rascals and this bar-
whether he is bellowsed or spavined tered vote that the penitentiary is
or has the blind staggers. It is well their home.. Whenever we want to
enough to give the people a chance vote whiskey out of a town, or have
to say every good thing about him; an election in which there is an issue,
and every bad thing that he has ever up pops this irresponsible, purchasable
dene, why let it be told on him, with gang- and the vote of a chain-gang
some, perhaps, that he never did. ex-convict weighs as much as the vote
But while the people talk and write of the best citizen. That may be right
the ring-streaked politicians are mak- in politic, but it is not right principle,
ing their slates and grooming their The Bible tells us when the wicked
primaries and setting their stakes, reign, people mourn; and a candi-
Dirty devils they are, but they are date or an official never proves much
getting in their work all the same, better than the gang that put him in.
There never was a more consummate All good citizens think just as I have
farce than the average little county written upon this question, but most
primary, bossed by seme little in- of them submit quietly and go a'ong.
fluenceless, characterless politician, * ♦
and the trap set so it will catch only A BIT OF HISTORY.
the bird he wants. I daresay that if It is a well known fact that Demo-
the good people of this country don't crats and Republicans have frequently
give more time and thought, not only united in some of the states, notably
to candidates, but to primaries and in Texas to defeat the Populists, but
election days, the jig is up in this it was soon seen that no permanent
country. We had a little election in injury was sustained by the latter, as
Cartersville the other day for mayor returns counted show, in this course,
and aldermen, and I am told that per- so the bright idea of fusion with one
haps nearly one hundred illegal votes or the other of the two old parties
were cast in the town on election day. was conceived, and sought to be ac-
Whiskey ordered here, no doubt, by complished, as the surest means of get-
the white men, and distributed by the ting rid of the People's party. Long
negroes, is partly to blame. I under- before the time for holding the con-
stand they have got several true bills ventions of 1896 a secret meeting of
against some of the negroes, but the Democratic "coupon clippers," and Re-
negro who scattered the liquor among publicans, was held in the city of New
his dusky companions is as much ot York to consider the best means to be
a gentleman as any white devil that employed to carry out this fusion idea,
imported it into town and handed it and so swallow up the People's party,
out in gallon jugs to the negro bosses. Just about his time W. J. Bryan was
I had rather see one white rascal in his glory, and his speeches in con-
caught than fotty negroes. A man gress led many to believe that he was
who will buy a vote will sell a vote, about to desert the Democratic party
A man who will sell a vote will sell and cast his lot with the Populists,
a principle; and a man who will buy Knowing the vanity of the man, and
and sell a principle will buy and sell being aware that his political aspira-
anything this side of perdition. Geor- tions was at flood-tide, it was seen
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and become a candidate for president,
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It was a deep-laid scheme and well
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and delicately was the trap set and so
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of the noble principles they represent,
the People's party would surely be to-
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the warning not sounded, and1 the
full force of the blow which would
have taken another ten years' of ar-
duous labor to repair, was averted.
What he next move of these con-
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Fusion is a cteau issue, and Popu-
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Park, Milton. The Southern Mercury. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1898, newspaper, February 10, 1898; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185743/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .