Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-09-18
Col. Withers in his eloquent speec

OF RICHMOND CITY.
Col Withers in his eloquent speech
at this place September 9Th, well said
that Radical rule must be tested by re-
suits not by professions, for in the light
of experience the was fully wal ranted in
saying that RADICAL PRAcrlcEs Con-
TkApIcT RADICAL PROFESSIONS. We
propose in this article to show to our
readers some of the results of Radical
rule in the South where just susb fair
promises were made as are now held
out to our people, Virginia went
into the war with a debt nearly as
great as that of all of the Southern
States combined that she suffered
more from the ravages of war than any
of her sister States is fact that cannot
be gainsaid her fields were LETT des-
olate, her towns and cities were in III
ms her capital was all absorbed and
the fruits Of the toll Of generations were
swept into chaos of destruction. But
we need only to contrast her condition
under Conservative rule With that of
the Southern States under Radical dom
ination to see that to day she Infinitely
better off than any of them. In proof
of this we call the attention ofour read
ers to the following facts ana figures
showing the enormous increase Of pub
lie debts and the rilinous rates of taxa
ton which the Radical party have
brought upon the impoverished people
of the South = The debt of North
Carolina has been increased from
twelve to thirty millions of dollars.
The debt of Florida has been increased
from $4,000 to $15,OOO,O6O, an in
crease Of forty fold. The increase Of
the debt of Georgia has not been def
nitely ascertained, but Bullock and his
confederates are fugitivas from justice
with $7,GOO,0OO of her peoples money
in their pocket. In 1861, the debt Of
that State was $4,o0O,o0c, in 1871, it
was $31, 100000. The local taxes in
1861, was $l,2oo,0oo, in 1870, they
were $4,000, 1000; meantime the taxa
BILE area had been reduced one third
and the value Of farms from $4,000,
600 to $45,0O0,000, the taxes being
trebled upon the diminished value.
From Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Arkansas and Texas come the
same dismal tidings of Radical mis-.
rule.
With these facts before us can any
sensible man listen for a momentto the
promises Of relief made by the Radical
leaders' We know Of but two ways
by which man in debt can be relieved
to pay the debt for him OF cancel the
debt. The Radical party does not
propose paying individual debts and
the only way by which a debt can be
cancelled is with bankrupt law which
law State is forbidden to pass. We
already have bankrupt law proposed
by Conservative Congressman and
passed by Conservative as well as
Radical votes. But the bankrupt laws
saves your property only from your
creditors, not from the State. Let the
Radical party get into power and they
will soon tax you until bankrupt laws
will do you no good. The Radical
party of Virginia is composed of the
same elements as the Radical party OF
South Carolina. Radicalism is the
same here that it is there. Let the
negro party triumph in Virginia in
November and we may expect on debt
to increase, property to depreciate, and
taxes to be higher.
White people Of Virginia if you
want to be ruled by negroes and ex
perience the suferings of our Southern
Sisters vote for Mr.. Hughes He boasts
Ct carrying ont the wishes of those who
elect him. His supporters are negroes
and In the event Of his election he will
do the bidding Of his negro party.
In Virginia we pay "a state tax of
5ocents on the $l0o, being ] of per-
cent, but Mississippi pays $3.50 on The
800; Alabama $500 on the 800:
Florida $11,50 on the 500, an in
Louisiana, in many instances Che pro-
perty will not pay the taxes. These
statistics are gathered not from conser-
yative data, but are furnished from
Radical sources and their correctness
can be relied on. Not one of the Sou
thern States have mile of railroad.
or a public Improvement of any sort to
the enormous increase of |
debt and taxes.
Some intelligence has been received