Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-11-01
To the Voters Of the Seventh
Congressional District Ofvir
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| COh6h NSStOHNh OtbiiACt VI VIZ
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Fellow Citizens. 1 hereby an
! ounce my'elf Republican candI
date 10 represent Jou in the next
Congress of the United States. |
take this means of addressing you
because il will not lie possible for
me 10 meet you all personally and
address you in speeches, however
much | may desire 10 DO so. The
time from now until the election is
too short. l am an open and avow.
ed Republican - Lot that sort of be
twixt and between that would sur
render my party into the hands and
keeping OF men who are either
ashamed Or afraid to answer before
the world that they are Repubi-
cans; men who in all their public
speeches deay that they are r, pub
licans, claim 10 be Democrats. and
turn Republicans in private, in or
der to get their votes, and tell them
they will in due time openly avow
their membership with the Repub-
jican party men who are us' g
our party to Put themselves in Office
In other words, TO be plain, [ am
not willing TO surrender TO tic
Democratic rCadjusier p5rty. | am
a National Republican, and belong
to that party, which IN all lis great
conventions pledged itself 10 tie
payment OF both State and national
debts, | am Republican from
principle, not policy. | am NOT
ashamed OF Icing known as Re-
publican. snnounc; nij sell a
candidate Tor Cong eas tccausc |
desire 10 D' elected. | ask the PEG
pie OF this disIri.t TO support and
vote To- ne becsu,c | believe | can
repieseil ter Interests Le;icT than
either oi my tomlelli,I Is. Colonel
O'feirdll IS Democrat OF the cd
asMoucd kind. VINO seems 10 think |
tie Umon OF tie STATES mere
1, Pc OF sand t. a; MAJ be broken by
any member, q d his parly's g eat
,st achievement wa, III bringing
OH and carrying tdougu TOUR long,
drcary years the most terrible and
bloody war ever hnown, and he
strives 10 keep awe sectional ccl
ing o. haired, aAd in inIs campaign
eXcites b. h J speeches nose feel,
lpgs.
Cplain Paul $ Dem Graz Of
that bra CHI known Is Readjusiers
"a patty thai uas ~ national exis
lence-and Il ciecIe can By ~
Possibility have a'y party afiilia
lion with tie I,e!uOl:can Admlnis,
iratlon and paiy, excep Wien lis
voic Is needed, and t ca tne grca,
Republican P"r Is required to
s.oop aud calcas . D-moc a Read
jus!el.
Nel her u. my competitors viii
Lc "Oie, II e.ec'eJ, 10 carry Though
any great MEASURES o. relief. Cap
Paul las aIrcady be u thee and
tiHd his stlcngra. i ia: has he
done 10 relieve hIs people OF lis
ouerous and burhonsome tax on
the industries OF Vir;mia? Tnc H.
e.nal.rcycnue tax on TOD ,cco aad
spirits Is the same now as il vas
wnon ne cuicr,d Congress. II am
elected, associated ~ | sill he IA
politics nom tie cegiming with
Tue m..joriiy and the Administration
50 ia. as 1t Is Republican in prac>
lice, l can and wall be able n We
these taxes ABOLISHED, and our cit
zenS vii! no longer .e dragged by
deputy narsnaIs beorc the Federal
cOur's to answer ind clmcn's ior
selling drink . whiskcy o. g twist
o' toUacco to lhcir ueisAb,rs.
| believe. lice cl lem iil:. /
Congress, in accordance with 1!r.
Blanc . views, 20 pay oil Ni.sinl's
deDt, because Virginia, when the
tede'aI Government was poor, gave /
~ II territory worth more inani
three times the debt Of Virginia. 10
conclusion, | belle g these iangs
can be done. ! feel cqnidcnl that
il lie Republicans oil tins district
VIII stand together and vote for
Her ca d.dates. Hon. }. VI. Daw-
son and mys' If, We viii be elected.
We have before us to-day a divided
Democracy all over the state. /.
We aiC Wise we VIII take the adYau.
tage Of th,m and eIe:t Our own
people. Let Republicans pay Their
poll-tax this line and vote Tor rh
repeal OF the capiiation-tax and tnc.r
canuidot,s, and all will be well.
champion the cause OF good
money, good government. ana good
citizens, and II elected | promise to
represent all classes OF our people,
but especially the poor laborrng
man, 10 which class | belong.
Respectfully,
j. w. COCHRAN.
HnriSon6ug, va, o., 20, 1882.