Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-03
From the Richmond Dispatcb.l
Lewis and CamerOn's Incon
sistencies.
RICHMOND, July 90, 'Sl.

Editors Of the DIspd1ch: a le" ln-
consistencies in these commencing days
of political stir may not be without
some interest. People want Informal
ton, Let them have the record. ln
letter dated Lynwood, september u,
1880, FROM John F. Lewis, find the
81 now assert that the Republican
voters in Virginia are almo4 unani-
nous in their support for Garfield and
Arthur. l say this unhesitail1giy' be-
cause l have taken much painslto ascer-
tain the true state of the case. l have
been in tho Norfolk, the Richmond, the
Alexandra, and the Lynchburs dis
trlcts. and have seen and talked with
Republicans from every part OF the
State, and find, with few exceptions,
thu I thew are enthusiastic in tbeir sup
mart Of Garfield and Arthur. There are
some marplOls (POpham was one OF
thsm) Uho profess to be R3H6t'es"''
We have 100, 900 Republican voters IN
Virginia, and outside OF RichmPnd there
is no detection in our ranks. cannot
conceive how any one who is really
Republican can imagine that he is dong
his duty to the party BY advising peo-
nile to vote tor Hancock and English
electors. General Hancock, l have no
doubt, is on honorable gentleman, and
|. good UniOu-loving man, as he was
a brave and able Federal general, b"
he is in bod company"
Who has jsined these marplets now
but John F. Lewis, and he is with that
bad company-viE., Cameton-bla'r'
on. or both were Hancock and English
electors, ct id Omne genus, whifh he said
General Hancock was in. Hoy far will
ambition carry this marplet Lswis'
General jim Williams, once Read
ulster candidate for Congress in the
Eighth district, speaks:
0Tbe poor Confederate soldier could
not vote without first paying Ills capita
t,on.tax. which went to paying interest
to the creditor on bis money dtrlng the
time when the soldier was working and
6cbtin0 for Virginia and rsceltsd sl3 IN
bad money"
How ignorant General JIM 10. He
ought to know that the capitation-ta1
OF the poor Confederate soldtr cannot
be touched by the public creftor, but
must be used 10 help to edpcate the
children of the poor Confederate soldier
as we'll as the children of thf faithful
colored allies, and when Gebsral Jim
proposes to abolish the eapiftlon'Ia1
he strikes blow at free schools and at
white mems pockets, for hs thereby
throws the burden of educ3ting the
colored children on the white voters.
General Jim 1 think has learnt some
thing.
1T. Stovall, another onde Read
ulster candidate for Congress, mighty
foud OF the colored troops now. What
did be say a short while agd' "Ye''
white men, your interest demands that
you should supplant the negro-drlve
him from your midst, starve him to
death, or whatever may be necessary to
rid Yourselves of him. So long as the
negro is here you will 6ud some white
man 10 far devoid of personal dseency
and so defiant of popular rights or pub
| lie respect as TO scheme with him and
intrigue against the responsible ele'
ment Of the country. do sincerely
bepe that the people Of all classes will
turn their back on Radicalism' and its
Headers and not listen longer to the bias
of their feelings in favor OF any man,
though he be personal friend, who
even 90 much as courts the popular vote
of the negro, Tor he is surely like the
serpent that would sting the warming
bosom or the ferocious beast that would
bite the hand that feeds him. But the
eyes of the people have been on a few
men who it has been supposed would
support either directly or indirectly the
negro party, or give such personal aid
to individuals as would be regarded as
equivalent to negro Affiliations"
Where was Tony Stovall IN the late
mixed Convention Counting and
aRliating with negroes. The colored
folks ought to rspudiate or eliminate
such as Tony. The Richmond Whig
once administered lesson to Virginia
Icrockers and negroes and their political
allies as follows
They must remember that their
woes could have been and wsuld have
besn worse under the curse OF Radicalism
THAT have fallen upon those uSfortusof
Commonwealth schere the negro and tn
political allies ofths negro are supreme. "
The Wing has the name ofJOhn F.
Lewis, vile Radical, on its ticket
with whose aid they may make the
negro and such az Lewis supreme.
William E. Cameron is nov on
platform Of elimination Of sl3, 900, 09(
Of our State debt. What did he write
awhile ago, since the war ? Read:
Virginia ia represented as stagger
ing helplessly and hopelessly undsr ar
insignificant debt of ESQ, 000,0 900.
"Who Is going to trust money in
State declaring inability to pay q mere
percentage on what it already owes"
PAY, pay to the uttermost farthing
to the last pound OF aesh, to the las
drop Of blood"
.sTt ia not alone. nor most strongly il