The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-22

is THE government of Virginia intended
solely and entirely to furnish offices to
greedy and INSCRIPTIONS politicians, and
to build up railroad monopolies, and crown.
railroad kings, or to protect the rights of
the citizens of the state? We have an
idea that the latter was designed to be its
object, and if so, what claim can any man
have upon the support of Virginians who
never fails in his public speeches to de-
nounce every citizen who refuses to advance
his fortunes as an enemy to his race and
to his country! And not only so, but
with an annoyance only surpassed by its
supreme folly and measureless stupidity,
is doing all he can to array one class OF
our citizens against the other in bitter hos
tlity. In this insane effort no high princi-
pie is involved, but it is based upon the
poor, miserable and beggarly prejudice of
color, as if the great God who made us
had in malice, after creating man, stamped
upon every race, except the white, an in
delible infamy and degradation. =.
To justify himself ia this stupendous
absurdity, he has to charge upon the
Republican party the design and purpose
of placing the colored citizen above the
white, and snbiecting white men to the
rule and power of the negro. That
ingenious gentleman "who goeth about
like roaring lion, seeking whom he may
deyour,' was not more deceitrul and false
in his presumption and assumption of
power when he promised the son of
man that he would bestow upon him all
the kingdoms Of the earth if he would fall
down and worship him. Feeling how
flimsey all such efforts are, the gen tleman's
friends are trying to lead away the public
mind from the miserable issue of color,
and the ungodly effort to fill the minds of
his blind followers with undying hatred for
all who will not bow down and worship
him, and to fix it upon Colonel Hughes
record, as they call it. No doubt it would
be nuts'' Tor the devil if he could turn
mems minds away from ST. Paul, as he
fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, to
that same Paul as he journeyed to
Damascus, breathing vengeance and slaugh-
ter against all Christians, believing he was
doing Gods service. FIJI
Such artful lodging may suit tho neces-
sites of the Conservative organs, but the
people have small stomach for such state,
tasteess and unsatisfying food.
What is Robert w. Hughes in favor of
this day, and which of the things adyo-
Gated by him do the Conservative party
approve, and which will they pledge
themselves and their candidates and party
to carry into effect? @
Will you advocate and support the fair
and liberal principles set forth by the
Republican platform, upon which r. w.
Hughes has planted himself, or will you
sink all questions of public policy and
public justice, and continue to harp upon
single string, and to call upon the oiti-
zens of this state to proclaim to all the
world that they have only one idea, one
wish on earth, and one hope for
heaven-all summed up in the cuckoo
song down with the Niger
The people of Virginia are greatly
misunderstood by the Conservative press,
If its conductors imagine that they can not
comprehend their situation, and are SO
regardless of their own interest as
to be cheated out of their votes
by false issues. The people de-
demanded such relief as wise laws might
afford them, and no such laws were given
them. They demanded economy in the
administration of their affairs, it was not
accorded to them. They oppose all
monopolies, which make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, and monopolcs are
fostered. They asked for fish and the
Conservative party has given them
serpent, and hope to deceive the people by
thrusting negro in their teeth at every
turn. No, gentlemen, you can not change
your bald and brainless issue of +" down
with the negro and, pointing to Colonel
Hughes record, say, "Thou art the man."
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