The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-17
CLARKE COUNTY.


,,pvr--Goop TEMPLARS' PICNIC
WIZ :, couor, CRYING FOR oUARTER-Po-
N,.,,.,1-ng1ILIAST CAMPAIGN SKETCiiEs.
'''',., .,,,ac,c, Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
'ipprupyyIlIE, Va, August 10, 1916.
-.,. nsnol rcacc OF our community was
NV ~, last week by the burning OF the
bros" ',rd Of Mr.. George Hansucker, a
saCs ,,,, and industrious farmer OF this
"'''" EIGHT hundred bushels OF wheat
COUNT ,,,irrIy destroyed. This diabolism
were -' S..'I great indignation, but the per-
M ,.,, rs thereof are as vet only suspected.
NctFa'p. ..sts were made. but In neither case
Nv" .i,c accused be connected with the
c'uI" , negro woman and her. son
o"I '' .t5c nar,,cS charged, and. when before
"|' :,,s,;er, both wore that air OF "injured
i't !nncr which can be so we'll assumed
'''", q, their gnileless race. With Mr..
=, "','I or tine case ended where ii began,
t". .'."r, su.nicon. Meantime he and all
:" '.a,r;hIv reminded that there is an elc-
H'' - ~ thc country, thoroughly irresponsi-
III, ~ ,,t,cb has the power to lay in ashes
,,'. ,,h;rh represents the toll, the care, and
.h l,,%,ypcnditurcS al the entire year.
Nv I have enjoyed "thc early and the lat
r,;, and everything is looking green
and beautiful.
aus ~, Sl-ur,lav TIE Good Templars had 4
.;,-,;, at RoXwelrS grove. near town. Y
i,-,., hand "discourScd sweet muSic.' In
.'r..,irr Speecncs were made. King Aico-
So, lain cries for quarter. He has often
i,..,, ,r,t Tor dead upon the field IN the
..a,1,.fs precincts Of this interesting town,
nI. somehow or other there has always
r,.rn Iri, sufficient vitality to insure his
,,..r3v resurrection. The brethren Of this
...,,d order. however. arc now dealing upon
I'M, head ii the old tyrant some heavy blows,
and | doubt moi that his majesty will soon
arain hc stretched upon the plain.
In politics "a!l is lovely On Saturday
..y,njn., beautiful Tilden and Hendricks
,,olr was erected. The first effort to raise it
proved unsuccessful. When it fell, from
Inc broad grin> OF some OF our colored fell
Inw-citizcn> Won would have taken their
months for So many dcpots; but after the
Successful effort they didn't "smile worth
= cent" One or two mean, unprincipicd,
hypocritical. Sneaking men, who have white
skins. but whose souls are rs black rs the
,,o,, that boil the devils broth, are endeav-
nr;ny 10 poison the minds OF our colored
friends against us. They tell them that il we
r|,rt Tilden and Hendricks our next choice
will Ice Jefferson Davis, and the next STEP
will he 20 reduce them to slavery. Happily
for the poor negro and for the country, the
Wru who talk thus are beginning to be I'LL.
Grr>locd. In our county there are but few
men who strive TO keep up feeling be.
Tween the races. and their characters arc SC
well known that even the poor, deluded
African knows that they would "steal
r,nt> from Il dead comrades eyes.
Bu, | was speaking of the pole-rai>ing,
l. stands ninety feet from the ground
| mean the top OF the pole, for, with all oul
enthusiasm, there i not magnetism enough
in the party n SUSpenda Democratic pole in
the air like MIhomct'S coffin. The stream CT
j crarcd with the words: " Tilden, Hen.
drick-. and Reform" Below are the stars
and stripe, floating triumphantly in the
breeze We are all now. As ever, In favor
Il the government which the "Star-Span-
slcd Hammer >ymhoilzes-the union OF SOW
reign states under the Constitution.
\ Tlldcn and Hendricks club has been
organized in tins county: the chairman
thereof i II. l.. -. Lewis. Our efficient del
gate in the STATE Legislature.
Yesterday WAS our County Court day.
The Sovcrci-n> came in from all quarters OF
the county 10 hear political addresses. Is.
Johnson Barbour. OF Orange, whose SSH
very tbI'~ We iisiNl iiNl'u " oppii
tina, occasion. could not he present. Eppa
Ilunton. our able and efficient representa-
tive in Congress, was detained by his duties
connected with that body.
The bail was opened By Il. Il. Barton, OF
Frederick. who landed \ centre shot right
in the middle OF the cnemv's camp. lie
was followed by Thomas VI. Isbcll, OF West
Virginia. Then CAME Colonel +. w. NJ
iloiaday. The appearance OF this distiD
-ui>hcd speaker awakenS thrill in ever!
southern heart.
Major Hunter then took the stand. Whilst
Hunter was making his speech J. Mortimer
kilgour, OF Loudoun county, was bringing
ny the infantry, and cavalry, and artiller.
t. cut OF the retreat of the enemy alread!
80 badly punished.
| only regret that I cannot give m outline
Of AL o. these admirable speeches. The!
Were an honor to those who delivered them
For four long hours the large audience lis
tened. and would have listened four hour:
more.
Tildcn and Hendricks and Reform viii
carry Virginia by the largest majority know
since the war. With such speakers as WI
had yesterday to talk to the people, ever!
vote will he brought out. May the day o
complete Acknowledgement from the power
Of Radicaism speedily come, and the spirit
Of reform cover the land "as the water:
cover the sea-" {. NJ. l..