The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-28

"iO ucVOtcu. lIfSl, TO freedom f0r the cOiOreu
race; secondly, to equal civil rights for the
co color, man; and, thirdly that they are de-
voted to negro suffrage. Fellow citizens oil
the Fifth Congressional District, was there
ever such hypocritical party i'll existence
} as tie present Democratic party?
In 1858 it declared its unalterable opposi-
ton to civil rights and negro suffrage, and
, declared the amendments giving these rights
) unconstitutional. In 1872 it pledged itself
not to try to upset these amendments, though
they were unconstitutional, and now in 1876
they declare their devotion t., these amend
ments, notwithstanding they have repeated
ly declared them to be unconstitutional, thus
showing their willingness to gain power and
place at any sacrifice of principle.
Upon this platform they have placed the
great reforlner. Samuel j. Tilden, who has
been an earnest Democrat all his life. and
particular pet and supporter of Martin Van
Buren,, and who by his votes and acts ndi-
!. Gated his belief in the sovereignty Of the
States. But rs soon as the Southern States
in 1861 attempted to exercise their sovereign
ty by withdrawing from the Union, this same
slippery Sam, with treachery unequalled
by anything in the world except a Democrat
icpolitician or q Modoc Indian, turned around
and advised Mr.. Lincoln to call out five hun
bred thousand troops to prevent the South
from doing what he had always contended
not to be one OF those five hundred troops.
How different was the course OF the Re-
publican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes
He was raised Wing and in the school of
Hamilton, Webster and Clay, and therefore
did not believe in the right of secession but
believed that his first and paramount allegi-
ancc was due to the National Government,
and when the war came, he, like the straight
forward man that he is, shouldcrcd his mus
ket to fight for his principles.
The Democratic party Of the North has
been the source of numerous woes to the
| people of the South. 1t was the attitude OF
the Northern Democracy that induced the
| people of the South to believe that such Il
| thing as peaceable secession Was possible
1t was then often repeated declaration that
the States were sovereign that induced the
South to attempt to exercise the so-called
right of secession. Thus the Northern Dem
ocracy must for all time to come bear equally
with the fire.eating secessionists of the South,
the guilty responsibility for the late war,
which laid waste the fair fields of the South
and brought death, ruin and desolation to al
most every family within the limits of this
State.
During the war the position assumed by
the Northern Democracy, that the war for
the preservation of the Union was failure,
induced the Southern leaders to continue the
Struggle ttlLcI OcIls LCC lltLu tlutiSCu cSHCl-
| son Davis and his cabinet that the success OF
the South was hopeless. Thus they are di-
| rectly responsible for the thousands of brave
| and gallant men who fell after all chance of |
success on the part of the South had been
lest.
The Northern Democracy have by their
conduct since the war helped to keep the
Southern people in an attitude of hostility to
the government and to the party in power.
lad bor, info oil fl,n
unnatural, and consequently have brought
upon them overwhelming and hlmiliating
defeat.
From the time that they allied themselves
with Andrew johnson, with his declaration
that rebels must be ''tried, convicted and
hung down to the time that they took up
Horace Greeley, they have suffered nothing
but ignominious defeat.
And now under that STATE SOVEREIGNTY
CoERCIoNIsT, SAMUEL j. TILDEN, they are
doomed to the same fate.
But don't believe that the old Wings of
Virginia will any longer allow the mselves to
be made ''hewers of wood and drawers of
water'' for the Democrat party. Hayes and
Wheeler were both old line Wings, their oppo-
nents, Tilden and Hendricks have always
been Democrats. opposed to Mr.. Clay and
his great American system.
The principles of the Republican party s
are mainly those of the OLD Wing party,
while the Democratic party processes no
principles at all. They have given up all
that rendered the party dear to old time
Democrats.
In one part of the country they are free
traders. In another they are high protect
i've tariff men. In some States they advo.
cate internal improvements by the General
Government. In others they are still strict
constructionists. In the West they are soft
money men. In the East they are the hard
est kind of hard money men.
Aid now one word to Col. Geo. G. Cabell,
the Democratic candidate for Congress in
this District. l
The Democratic platform declares that the t
Democratic party is devoted to the recent ,
amendments to the Constitution. Those
amendments confer negro suffrage and civil
rights for the colored man.
Now as Col. Cabell endorses that platform
he also declares his DEVOTION to negro suf- f
frage and civil rights.
Of this have nothing to say except to ex- I
press a hope that hereafter we will hear
nothing from Col Cabell about the ssnigger
party" He stands as fully committed to col
ored suffrage and equal civil rights for the
colored race us any Republican in the State
of Virginia. In fact, he and his party lead s
ers go good deal further than a good many a
Virginia Republicans do, for while some of il
the latter only accept in good faith colored o
suffrage and equal civil rights as a necessary il
of the war, Col. Cabell by SUBJ b
scribIng to a direct and deliberate declaration
of principles enunciated by the party which
nominated Tilden and Hendricks. has declar-
ed not merely his acceptance Of negro suf- il
france and equal civil rights for the colored t,
man, but his intense devotion to Them u
Now what has Col. Cabel done for his O.
In 1874, when candidate for il
Congress, he made many far promises, and =,
amongst other things I am informed, he
promised to have the tax taken off of tobac-
60, whskey and baudy, if he was elected.
Now Col. Cabell was elected, and with
aim Democratic House of Representatives,
out still the tax OH tobacco is just as high
rs it was when he was elected, and so is the
AK on brandy and whisky, and am credit
IDLY informed that many persons, especially 4
n the county of Patrick, who relied on Col.
Cabell's promise. went to distilling and sell
ing liquor without license, and some of them %
nave been convicted.
Now ask the people Of the District if Col.
Cabell is not morally responsible for the acts
II these people who were deludcd by his
pecious promises. And tell them that if
Col. Cabell has not been able to do any,
hing for his constituents with Democratic
House OF Representatives, what will he be
bile to do with Republican House. which
he next House is almost sure to be?
I don't propose to deceiye the people by
making promises which know cannot full
Il, and therefore l do not promise them to
ave the tax taken off of liquor and tobacco
l am elected to Congress. hold, that if
ossible, all the revenue ought to be raised
rom tariff on imports, but if sufficient rev.
nue. can not be raised from imports then
Whisky and tobacco are the best things from
which to raise the necessary revenue.
The farmer who produces the tobacco gets
nst as much for it as he would if there was
% tax on it, for it is a we'll settled principle
political economy that the consumer and
ot the producer pays the tax. M
Believing, as do, that the revenue of the de
government ought to be raised by taxes on
IMPORTS, 1 shall favor the abolition OF the -
Thole system of Internal Revenue taxation
s soon as practicable. But as long as there
to be any tax on whisky and tobacco, l
lall be in favor of its being retained at Just +