National Republican., 1881-07-27
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
Address OF Republicans IN Favor OF the
Rcadjuster state Ticket.

The following address, bearing the sig
natures of nearly one hundred prominent Repub-
lcans of Virginia, has been issued
1--WE, the undersigned Republicans of Virginia,
pointing to our past pledge for future devotion
to the principles of the Republican party, and
decming the destruction of Bourbon Democracy
sine qua to the welfare and progress of Virginia
and the South, do most earnestly protest against
the nomination of a straight. out Republican ticket
in the coming gubemntorlal campaign, and
urge all patriotic Republicans who love principle
more than office to mite with us in support of
the Readjuster Liberal party, for the following
reasons:
"First-For thirteen years we have been wagng
hopeless warfar IN behalf Of tho equal rights OF
all men before the law; in behalfof free speech,
free ballot, and n fair count. We have in every
campaign, save one, been defeated.
"SccOnd--The Bourbons say, five can get the
Republicans 10 nominate ticket we can win.
First find out what your enemy wants you to do,
and then don't do it, Is automatic We should
have no desire to commit certain suicide.
Third-scciionnlism has become the bane Of
the country a solid South, with 1875 electoral
votes tends to solidify the North, and is standing
menace to the perpctuity, the progress, and pros.
perlty of the Nation. The Republic cannot long
endure so fearful strain. Patriotic men should
be willing TO waive all considerations OF oficc.
holding and Official patronage If need be- in order
to break down the party whose every issue In the
past has been sectional, race and cast prejudice:
whose rule in this State has been marked by op.
pressve legislation rnmpling under foot the rights
Of the poor man, whether white or black, in order
that the white handed, kid .gloved aristocracy,
through their court house rings, might enjoy place
aud powcr--which power has been marked by the
wreck Of our common school SYSTEM while ballot.
box stuhing, intimidation, and fraud have covered
their whole pathway,
"Fourth-Aguinst these wrongs the Republican
party hasvainiy fought our State Las retrograded
relatively in wealth, progress, and material Rd-
vancement, Her magnificent water power runs
idly and unvexed to the sea; her mountains of
coal and iron have slept unbroken since God said
Let there be armament set in the midst of the
waters" her fields growing up to scrub pines and
sedge grass; the burden OF taxation we'll. nigh in.
toerabe, immigrats pass Us by, choosing less fer.
tile fields rather than subject themselves TO the
baleful, oppressive, runous rule Of the Bourbon
DemocEicy. sim the Bourbon Nero fddes while
our Rome Is burning
"FifIh-rhe ReadJuster party has brayely called
halt II has done more In one brief year of power
toward libcralizing public sentiment abolishing
caste legislation, restoring the poor man his rights
restoring and maintaining the common school sys.
TEN Of the state making tissue ballots and ballot
box stuiing things of the past, than the Rcpubli-
can party has been uble to do In all the years OF its
the National party, with full control OF the power
and patronage Of the Federal Government. Let
us not forget that this Is crisis If this Liberal
movement goes down now all hope Is oxtin-
guished The payment of the captation tax as a
prerequisite TO vOing will be required for all time
TO come the whipping.post viii stand as an en-.
during monument to our folly the country jus.
tlccs In the role of King and Kaiser win run their
dislranchising mills unchecked, and the last
hope Of people deserving TO be free win be ut.
terly extinguished.
"Sixth-Ihe ReadJuster party puts on no airs
OF social prestige, but is content to be of the bone
and sinew Of the land, lis members are OF the
producing class, which creates the wealth of the
country that class which takes the raw material
and molds II into something useful for the human
family, Let u.s. then, in spirit OF lfabnegation
unite with them In one supreme effort TO exter.
inmate BcuTbonism, the Had OF all our woes,
Wisdom, duty, interest, patriotism, point the way.
Let us firmly and unItedly walk therein; let US
save Virginia and the South from Bourbonlsm,
and all else desirable will follow The solid South
win be broken forever and hencelorth we will
Lave one country, one people one interest, and
one destiny"