Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-01-29

FELLOW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l reached Stanton.
nave been informed, tina, some Of my opponents
are DfiskIy engaged In circulating a report (not
only here, but in the other counties of The his
trict, that have abandoned the Democratic Par.
". The evidence relied upon TO sustain this re-
port is, That, In the Senatorial contest last fall
between Mr.. MOORE and Mr.. BAYLOR. | support
ed the former. While they are particularly care
lu TO state This fact, they equally as careful
10 suppress all the other facts connected with
that election. Those facts, this communication
is intended to supply, and unless am ptea,ly
oeceived, VIII convince any man whose mind is
not blinded by prejudice, that l have done Moth
i ins more man any other man would do under
like circumstances.
What are those facts? On the eth dan of Oc-
fober, 1915, il was publicly proclaimed, in an
Editoriai article published in the ss.Rueustn DE-
mocrat, OF that date, "THAT THERE Will,
! DE 4 NJ >, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
in the most 'confdent'' terms, as the article itself
shows. Let one and all read it, and see whether
any man here, or elsewhere, had the slightest
reason to expect candidate after that!
O-"We feel CONFIDENT. from what we
have heard from our country friends, that there
viii be NO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
for the SENATE. There appears TO be a desire
TO let the sail decency," fight among themselves
Tor the Office. We would say to our correspond.
ent OF last week, that Mr.. HEIsKELL is in the
west, at present, and therefore cannot replv IN
the call made upon him."-Dem., Oct. 81, Is45.
There is the whole article, (the capitals and
itaiics being my own.) Could an annunciation
ne more explicit, more decided, and less liable to
De misunderstood There was to be no candi
date,-It was then fully understood that no man
OF The Democratic party was to be in the field
the "desIIe" of the whole Democracy here was
the ofice'' 'o'
Thus stood matters until the 9Th dan of No
0emCer following, when Mr.. Baylor's circular
maze Its appearance. And how did he regard
the contest! Did he consider il political con-
lest, In which every voter was to stand by his
party under pain of being unehurched! Not he
ne was "solicited by a large number of his
iellow-citizers of BOTH PARTIES" All
and how does il happen that the Ithics who So
ilclted Mr.. Baylor 10 become a candidate, have
not no been claimed by him as Democrats Surely
IL am a"WAg because | opposed him, they
ought 10 be considered Democrats because thew
sustained him But hear him again.
''And as matters Of far greaierimporfance, than
those merely POLITICAL, arc TO come under
the consideration of your next Legislature, / am
inclined 10 6there, that so far as NATIONAL
POLITICS ARE CON CERNED, Tie free and
,naependent eoters Of Me District WILL DIS
GIVE THEIR VOTES WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE BIAS OF PARTIZAN FEELING"
That's the way Mr.. Jacob Baylor talked when
he was candidate to represent Uhig Senate
rial District! 'Nafi0nai politics. were to be dis
carded, and votes were TO be given without refer
ence 'fo the bias Of par.izan feehngn' That was
the rule no wished the Wigs 10 foIow-but if !
Democrat adopted his recommendation, he forth
with read him out of the Democratic church, and
very chaii'ably handed him over to political per-
dltIon. Is such conduct fair, or manly! OUGHT !
IL 10 have been expected from him?
But Of all the men in this District, Mr.. BavIor |
is the oTy last man who should open his mouth
about ny voting for S. McD. Moore for the Senate,
as the fact am about to state fully shows. Be !
IT Therefore known to all the faithful Democracy !
OF Augusta, and the friends of Mr.. Baylor in par
ilcula, that he, the said JucOb, did on the 22nd
aug HprtI, 1893, in a strict pariy contest for
Con9ess;.In which the aforesaid S. DhD. A,ore |
was the WIG candidate, and Robert Croie was |
the DEMOCRATIC candidate, vote for the for |
mer over the latter. His vote is the NJ 31st
uoferecorded at the Court House. MIR. BAYLOR |
ought to recollect the old adage-"Men who live |
in glass houses should not throw stones"
But again, suppose there are three or -four De- |
moTats in the field, and the Wings should at |
Tempt TO take advantage Of our divisions by run !
niTg man, Would the Democrats think that
thu Wings " ere acting fairly? My word for it,
they would deDounce such conduct throughout
tie whole Distrct--and no man would denounce |
il more violently than Mr.. Baylor If such
would be our opinion now, Of this act, what
opinion should they entertain Of us for the at,empt
70 play such game last fali5
This much have thought proper 10 say in de-