Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-10-03
For the Dispatch.]
To the White Democratic. Readjuster
Voters OF Virginia who are Not Seek
Ing Office.

For the Dispatch.]
To the White Democratic. Readjuster
Voters OF Virginia who are Not Seek.
;. Ing Office.
Permit us to ask your attention to
some few facts which greatly concern
your own happiness, as well as the hap
piness of your children. We do not
propose to abuse the sBoss," the "toe-
nail" Governor, or even the "hired"
henchmen of the Boss. Our wish is to
address ourselves to your reason. We
will start out with the declaration that
in our judgment the white is the supe-
rior race, and if that fact is admitted
by you, you are bound also to admit
that it is contrary to reason for you to
aid a party which in your heart you
know would not have shadow of q
chance to carry the State Of Virginia in
the coming election without wellnigh
getting the solid negro vote. No man
with three grains of sense would deny
the fact that if the voting was done only
by the white race Malone would be
completely crushed in the coming cleo
ton. He and his party know that
without the negro vote they would be
'dead cocks" in the political pit. Such
as white men that it is, to say the least,
very doubtful why you should go back
on the great bulk of the white men of
the State, and cast your vote with a
party which can only succeed by a we'll
nigh solid negro vote? You must know
that more than half of such voters have
no more idea of the principles which
should govern an enlightened people in
conducting their, form of government
than so many children. Do you not
see that their leaders are paid to hum
bug and bring them to the polls and
make them vote just as the leaders may
dictate? We have the very kindest
feelings for the negro, but we will never
admit him as belonging to race equal
to the white. All history proves that
the white is the superior race, and as
such should be the governing one in
every civilized country where the two
races exist together. It was the negro
States Senate. It was the same vote
that made the "toe-nail" Governor, and
to such vote the same party is now look
ing ito bind hand and foot" the great
bulk of the white men of the State.
The State debt having been settled, we
ask white Readjusters are they now
willing to be marched over to the Ar
thur Republican party at the bidding of
any boss? Do you not know that such
party has done everything which it
could do to degrade and humble the
white people of the South? Are you
willing to swallow your past declara.
lions against such party, and, solely for
the purpose of helping office. holders,
put in Office, as you know, by negro
votes? Ifyou will read the papers you
will find that vast number of such
office holders, instead of attending to
their business as the servants of the
people, are here, there, and everywhere.
working like beavers for themselves as
Office. holders and for Mr.. Arthur and
seem, to work for the latter in order to
hold their places. Are not General
Mahone's ways contrary to the best in
terests of any people who love true lib
erty and have the slightest regard for
what is morally right? Look at the
paper that Readjuster candidates for
the Legislature" signed last year before
their election, and which they did at
his bidding. Why, such action was
not only an insult to the people, but
was q gross attack upon our form of
government. Had bare majority of
his caucus (but thinly attended, resolved
in favor Of making it legal for whites
and negroes to intermarry, every man
who gave the pledge asked for by Ma
hone would have been bound to vote
for such bill. Think of that, white
Readjusters, and stop acting with
party which is dependent on negro
votes from being utterly crushed by
white men, and who are not yet
ashamed to admit that they are follow
Of n
Jackson. AS between Arthur, Cor
ham, Malone, and Ingersoll, they pre-
fer to follow the former all the time,
even if they are forced thereby to do
without the vote of our ''colored al
lies" Let the negro enjoy every right
he is entitled to under the law, and
treat him justly and kindly but do not
continue to vote with party whose life
is solely dependent on the support given
it by negroes. If the latter is to do the
voting, how long, think you, before they
will be demanding "mixed schools" to
be followed afterwards by "mixed mar
riages." How shocked and indignant
many of you were some two years ago
when told by some true.blue southern
Democrat that in less than twelve
months General Malone would land in
the Republican party" That predic-
ton came too true, and he is now for
marching you over to the same party.
The question is, will you go? If so,
then don't be shocked if in two years
from now mixed schools" shall be the
lever to keep the negroes from deserving
Malone. As soon as that is granted, of
course the next issue will naturally be
"to So hsthe present laws preventing
whites and blacks from intermarrying."
Doubtless some white politicians would
go for one or both rather than to lose
the negro vote. If you value what is
for your own good and the good of your
children we warn you to drop a party
whose life is solely dependent on negro |
votes. Of course every Malone man
will now say "that the darkies don't |
want mixed schools and mixed mar |
riages." What we want is such action |
now on the part of white men as will
prevent the negroes from ever getting
such things hereafter as mixed schools |
and mixed marriages, no matter how
much they then may want them. II
you felt like fighting on hearing, about |
two years ago, some Democrat say that |
in less than year General Malone /
would land in the Republican party"
will you, after such has come to pass, feel
any more like fighting il, in the next
two years, in order to keep the negroes
true to him, General Malone comes out
strongly for "mixed schools Z" If, as q
Democrat, he was willing to go over to
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