Middletown transcript., 1873-06-21
White W. Black.

HAVING trteu tue apsuIu, uuckibR Poi-
icy cf the self-s,yled New Departure Dem-
ocrats, and. accepting tho situa,ion." en-
dsavored to treat the negroes in that mild,
concilia.ory manner proposed and urged
upon the party last year; finding that
their ..pearls we're cast before swine" and
,hss the negroes were utterly incapable Of
.pprecia,ing any higher or more elevated
political feeling th,n blind submission
TO the commands Of the carpe,-bag Radi
val oflice-scckcrs from the North, the con-
serva,ives Of Virginia have determined to
cease all efforts TO reconcile themselves TO
political equality with the negroes, and
have determined to tight the campaign Of
1873 on tho sole issue Of the White Man
rs the Black Man.
This must inevitably become the issue
throughout the entire country No white
msn whose selfrespec, is not entirely OBJ
liberated, and whose better nature is not ut
serly destroyed by the blind passion for
Office will ever submit to live ON political
equality with, much less be governed by,
Ignorant interiors All the mock philan-
thropy sbou. human equality and rights
resolves itself into the shape Of an insane
desire for political preferneri aud power
We have ever believed in and contsnded
for tho superiority Of principal over policy,
aud We earnestly believe that had the
Democratic party in its national character
adopted the issue Of White ". Black in
the presidential campaign OF 1912, Gran,
sould no, now be President, This ques-
iion of who shall hold the balance OF pow
er must be dec. led. The contest OF races
has already begun, ind must aud will
continue until one or the other becomes
entirely subordinate. 1t requires no pro-
phetic vision TO predict which this mus,
be: the white people cf America will new
er submit to the governance Of negroes and
the latter must give way No, until then
will the era Of perfect peace, good will be.
tween the two races be nlugurated. Ii
nu able article on this subject, the Peters
burg. (va ippeai thu, describes the is
sue before the people of that State in th'
spproaching Gubtrnatorial campaign:
THg TRug Issts And DslY Issen -
There is one all-ao.1rbiug and overpow
Ing issue. which swallows up all question
u,uni,y and thai Is ato shall bear rule
the white man or the negro.
This question has to be fairly met anc
decided before sll others. |, has beer
forced upon US by the negroes themselves
The day for concessions and altemps /,
compromise with aud conciliate negroe
oa tho part Of the white people OF Nir
ginia. is past and gone forever. TIL
whole subject of politics in our State ha
resolved itself into the simple question :.
white or black ! Let US see to i, tha, th,
dividing llue is drawn SO deep and wd
that thee can be no mis,aking it. An,
1t this ..irrepressiblo conflict" which "
have 50 earnestly endeuyorcd TO avoid
bu, which has been forced upon US. b
pushed rapidly quickly and sharply /
It's legitimate conclusion, In this conte,
there is no middle ground lie who
not for as is agains. US. The white pee
pie Of Virginia have been lead heretofor
10 bear much aud to yield more on us
ooun, Of sympathy for a people reared i
their own families aud almost aronn
their hearth stones This the negroe
have abused and forfeited Nothing cor
s,slcn. with self.rcspcct and selfprotet
,ion is now left us, bu, TO inee, them an
defeat them. II is greatly to be rsgre
tod that the lines which must now be 1
plsinly drawn were not drawn seven yeai
ago. Had i. been done the battle woul
have been over long since. aud our VII
sory won Now ii becsmes US to make u
for lost time. Let white men organi,
alike TO prove their power and right
,he masters Of this country. and to p
down the presumption Of the sagabol
hordcs which sock to override .her
Let the good work 60 on.