Show THE DICTATOR OF SALT LAKE continued from february on september the ath 1895 I 1 while the wr writer iter i was walking along main fain street we met the little dictator and he immediately ordered us to halt and remove our hat while in his presence after we had complied to his command lie began in in an arkrog arrogant ant and haughty manner by saying 1 I am a tax payer and I 1 live in the fifteenth ward I 1 own a piano and there is not a man in salt lake that is superior to me physically mentally or intellectually I 1 know more than all the rest of the people of utah and I 1 dine sumptuously every day I 1 can blow hot and cold at the same time for example during the campaign of 1894 when hardy ran for sheriff I 1 pulled the wool over the eyes of all my colored brethren by making them all believe that I 1 had a gret gre t dislike and aversion for al all 1 the members 0 of f the democratic party and I 1 told them that any colored man that voted the democratic ticket or that would take democratic money ought to be hurled headlong into the lowest depths of an everlasting ting hell bell and after I 1 had made them all ah believe that I 1 hated and detested the democratic party with all the intensity of my beings being now when I 1 had deceived all of my colored brethren for you know they are a all like a lot of blind bats especially if you talk to them about voting the democratic ticket you know they would rather vote for the devil devi and all of his angels providing they all belonged to the g 0 p well I 1 must tell you all about the sharp trick which I 1 played on one of the democratic candidates during the el election of 1894 1 I went to mr B for his name begins with B and he is a jew and you know I 1 hate the jews especially if they belong to the democratic party I 1 made mr B believe that he was very popular with the colored people of this eity city and I 1 pulled his leg and made him cough up 85 25 that was a very slick trick I 1 received more money from that democrat than what I 1 did from all the republicans put together imant I 1 want you to remember that I 1 was out ant for tho the stuff and I 1 awant jootto jot tto aa further farther remember f y fr s i i w l 0 au ahe ai j do 99 Q from the hand of any democratic candidate can didace and furthermore every colored man woman and ch child ild in salt lake worships me and they all look upon me as being a little god he was very long winded on this occasion occasion and we stood for a very long time on one foot and with our bat off and when he finally finished his harangue haran ue he frowned upon us and then he strutted off with a lofty and proud gait we were almost struck dumb with amazement at the effrontery and the shameless and insole insolent ut manner of the little dictator on the of september we met the little dictator on second I 1 south and he immediately immediate lv ordered us to stop which we did then he be bean an by saying that the members I 1 of the A lincoln colored republican club made a grand un in take when they met and endorsed judge R B johnson to represent our race in the legislature now I 1 honestly believe that judge johnson is better qualified in every re to represent our race in in the legislature than any other member in utah but it was waa impossible for the judge to receive the nomination now I 1 want to say ri right ht here that I 1 am a member of the A lincoln club and if the club would have permitted me to do the drechin directing I 1 would have gone to the convention and delivered an eloquent and impressive speech and I 1 know the gentleman whom I 1 would have nominated would have received the nomination but I 1 will tell tel you all about my mv candidate the next cime I 1 see you I 1 now will allow you to withdraw from tny ny presence to be continued |