Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-06-01
THE HON. JOE HARRISON TO
BE DLSBANDED.

We hope our readers remembers Col. L.
II. SHIELDS, of Richmond, who spoke IN
Staunton in the political canvass. on the
s'Republican'' side. His assurances that
the cause Of 'Republicanism" was to be TIL
umphant, that the people were coming to
their senses and that the "Republican"
party was destined to carry Virginia by
unheard of majorities, still live In memory
as the best specimens of Radical blowing
that was done within the corporate limits
of Staunton. The Colonel now appears IN
new character, in the Richmond IBIS
patch'' advising the Republican party IN
Virginia to disband-s'an abandonment OF
their present skeleton Of an organization"
ssDisband'' he says ''and the colored citl-
zen will have friend on every jury in the
State, instead of none, as now. Disband,
and the crime of petit larceny will soon
cease to work disfranchisement, and would
never have been on the statute except that
it offered an additional means Of paralyz-
ing the negro vote. Disband, or the Dem
ocrats will put an additional screw to The
colored men, until they will cease to be
corporal's guard politically There will
be says the Colonel, some opposition to his
advice. s'The Federal ofice-holders will
perhaps object to this programme, but they
are not wise counsellors on this subject,
and ought to be excluded from the coun-
ellis of the party on this question, for they
might fear to do their duty lest it be inim-
ical to their interests"
But the Colonel is too fast. He must be
more practical. The party can't be dis
banded as easily as he thinks. 1t must
melt away, not be smashed to bits with
sledgehammer, and the bits sold out as
the purchasers come along; to repudia-
tor here a whiskey ringer there and so on
as occasion may offer. It is not the fair
thing to the negro either. The ''few white
men of our party" ought not to enjoy the
offices for twelve years to the exclusion OF
the negro and then turn him out to grass,
Just as Republican administration comes
in that shows much consideration for that
class of our fellow-citizens. Disband !!
of Greenville is provided for! Disband
before the Hon. TAYLOR JEFFERSON of
Staunton has tasted the sweets of Office !!
Turn these working gentlemen over to the
tender mercies of the blood-thirstY Dem
ocrats! These gentlemen have done the
work of the party. Mr.. HARRISON in the
rural districts and MI. JEFFERSON in the
city have been the leaders of the party ;
indeed they have been the party itself.
Are these gentlemen to be abandoned A
Just Heaven forbid it
Let Nh. HAYES cast an eye upon Vir-
ginia and see what is about being done.
Let Senator MORTON investigated The
| Hon. JOSEPH HARRISON must not die and
make no sign of an Office.
Truly this Republican party of Virginia
has been disgusting affair 1t has had
neither courage, nor honesty, nor convic-
! ton. The white men who have led it are
parrots to repeat the sentiments of those
who have the dispensation Of office patron
age at Washington. They have cared
neither for the white men nor the black
for nothing but their individual advance
ment. And now that a different admins
tration with different tune have come in !,
| they have tuned their pipes to suit it.
| Their Ureachery is two fold; they frs!
abandon the whites and now abandon the
| negroes.
These men have been the ''Repuhlican'
| party in Virginia. few white men and IA
mass of negroes passed under that name.
The white men are in Office and the ne
| groes are turned out to Craze. That is the
| " hole history from tie close of the war
| down 10 day.