Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-01-12

WE hardly deem it necessary to bur-
den our columns with the addresses
and manifestoes issued by General Ma
hone, within the last ten days. 1t will
REQUIRE a number of political addresses
~ couvince the white people OF Virgil
MIA. that il is to their interest to vote
for a partJ who are bowling Public
Debt" and at the same time are com
mitted to The policy of the repeal OF the
car,.auon tax qualification whereby the
Stale will lose thousands Of dollars
every year. Men of property are not
to'be relieved Of this tax, but 60,0VO
negroes are to be permitted to vote
without paving this or any other tax.
The effort is 10 place the government
OF the State under the control OF THIS
non tax paving class. 1t matters not
10 The people how much OF the debt
they pror5se to pay, or TO reaeJust OF
10 repudiate, Sc long as they propose to
place the tax levying power IN the
hands of the class that pays no tax.
Our people feel sensibly the pressure OF
dsbt. they are anxious that this vex-
ed question I've settled, but they arc
not willing 10 entrust the settle ment OF
the debt to those who bring upon them
a greater burden than is the debt ltseii'
Let this party tina. can boast of only
81 900 votes cut of oil GOO have control
of State affairs and in a very short time
the people hands would be bound. The
government would be in highlands of the
enemies of tho peOple aud we wonld
then feel what it Is TO grOan under the
burden Of oppressive taxation. We
never experienced the horrors ofcarpet
bar government but we know that
this horrible mockery of government
was upheld and sustained by few
white men supported and kept in Office
BY negro votes. Is Virginia, after the
horrible experience Of our sister South
era States, wiling to entrust themanage'
nent Of Ler State affairs 10 the hands OF
a few white men kept in Office By lOO,-
coo NEGRO votes? The people see the
danger and they will not be enIrapped
by all the political addresses which
nav food tic State. They value then
liberty TOO highly to place it IN the keep
Jog of the non tax.paying negroes OF
Eastern Virginia. This new party is
opposed 10 what they call color line.
4 very good reason they have for 1t.
The Republican party is like wise OPP
posed 10 it so long as the negroes vote
the Republican ticket. The white man
WHO owns property must pay this
capilation tax, but the negro who
owns 10 property must not only be
relieved from paying this tax but must
be invested with the right Of saying
lust bow much tax the white man must
pay.
Are the Democrats OF Virginia gelng
to support any such partyg Are they
going TO permit themselves 10 be bound
hand and foot and their property placed
at the mercy of a class who have no To-
terest in the government? In plain
words. are our people willing to say
that the laws shall be enacted and in
forced and that the taxes shall be levied
and collected by men who do not pay
one dollar per year taxesf We think
ret.
Or ole they willing 10 join clubs or
dered 10 be formed by Gen Malone and
pay from $l.20 TO sl.50per year 10 Or
der that lot of lazy negroes may vote
without paying anything A cool re-
quest. 1t is asking the people. of Viz
ginla to enslave themselves and to fur |
nish tie money TO buy negro votes for
sheir own enelavement. The people |
were told that it was necessary to vote
for the electors Of this party IN order to |
have the State vote cast for Hancock & |
Eseli,h. Some were deceived but not |
enough 10 carry the State for the Re
publicans. Two Of their congressman |
were elected. Democrats we're solici-
ted to vote for these men, and o-day it
Is very doubtful whether those that are |
elected will act with the Democratic |
party. They have not yet told the
peopls whether they would Or would |
not. Is this The class Of representa-
lives That Democrats will vote for?