Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-05
WELLS WANTS TO SELF OUR
RAILROADS.

WV "hieS ssiANst oOAoAOA
man IN this section to renewed energy
in their efforts to defeat Wells. That
letter should teach every one of us what
we may expect if Wells is elected. tie
desires to sell out our line Of railroads to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, so that the produce that now
comes to us from the Mississippi shall
be turned off from Lynchburg and not
md It's way to Norfolk, but to Balti-
more by which means the whole BUSH
ness OF this city in handling that pro-
duce Will be transferred to Baltimore,
J and our branch of the consolidated line
of railroads would have to stop.
Look at this, fellow citizens Of Nor
folk, both white and colored. Look at it,
laborIng men-you who load and unload
the cars and steamers in our city-you
who put produce in and out o. our
warehouses-you who get your living
by hauling produce through our streets,
| IN drays, trucks or wagons-you who
labor and get your bread from the move
ment and forwarding the produce thro'
our city IN any shape or form. We say
look at this thing. Your very bread is
threatened to be taken from you if Wells
should be elected, as he would then have
the power to break up our consolidated
line and cut Norfolk off from the advan-
tages Of her natural position il
Wells will make million of dollars
by destroying our roads-but the money
will be made by depriving you Of work
by which you get your bread Look to
lit well, and cast your votes 50 as to Sc
cure your family bread. Don't let Wells
have the power to sell your railroads to
Baltimore; if you do you will be thrown
ont of employment. 4la
.54A, HAi .Ib. .54i.
General Stoneman is reliable gem,
t!eman; and he tells you that Wells made
the proposition to him to sell out your
roads. Do you hear that To sell the
very roads that are now giving you work
to enable you to make bread for your
family. That's what voting for Wells
means to every white and colored man
in this city. Now, with these facts star
ing you in the face, do you propose to
vote against your bread and meat by
voting for Wells? We hope not.
You al know Gilbert c. Walker is a
resident of our city and strong friend
to its advancement and prosperity We
can all trust him, but we can't trust
Wells. Then lst's every one Of us who
have to work for living, give our vots
to the man we can trust to take care Of
the interest of Norfolk and the interest
Of the whole State. Let US al vote for
| Walker and the expurgated constitution,
B@-Let us say here for the last time
| hafore the election. the more abomina-
tons the Constitution contains the
greater is the reason why we should all
vote for it, in order to get possession of
| it, that We may so govern those abomi>
lions as to do us the least possible harm
Therefore weisay to every sensible man,
vote for lGs srDf- -! .-,
-bs l .WALKER,y oF la .
vote for GOOD LEdlsLAToRs, and vote
| for the ExPURG ATED CONSTITUTION; and
vote early, and see that every vote is
polled by your friends and employees
for the right ticket Qs
| Rss- Old Spain is likely to suffer
materially from the effects of the home
revolution. By special telegram from
Madrid. forwarded by way of London
and through the Atlantic cable, we
learn that revolutionary rsings have
taken place in Vittoria, Cartagena and
Valencia, the streets of the first named
city being filed with an. excited peo-
pie hastily armed, The movement is
in support of Don Carlos, at least os-
tensibIy 50; but it looks at this distance
as if the SpAniards do not know what
form OF government they require, or
who they really want to rule over
them. Any orlinarlly honest person
would be preferable to anarchy. y "
asT Should Colone Walker, when
elected be very soon thereafter sworn
in, as was done in several instances in
the mere Southern States, poor Wells
will have to give up the grap pes he has
so sedulously cultivated, and the flow
ers that alorn the gubernatorial
grounds. q" titg 9TEHH 4i I8t5E
aea- The owners of large tobacco
factory i'll Richmond who have num-
Der Of white boys and girls employed as
strippers, &c, have received formal
notification from their black hands that
unless these whites are dismissed the
latter have determined to strike, and no