Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-19

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Let every Democrat continue to contri-
butte, and still more literally, his work and
money to the cause which sets Virginia
free in November.
The YINDIcAToR is not ignorant Of the social
standing of Messrs. Fulcher and Hamilton, their
relations to this community intelligent, progress
sive and useful citizens, and hence the assault it
m skies is totally indefensibe. Valley Varginian.
Messrs. John E. Hamilton and Edwin
A. Fulcher deserve at the hands of the
people Of Augusta not only to be
defeated, but to be overwhelmingly
defeated. They deserve rebuke at the
hands of the people of this county that
has never been exceeded in severity in any
popular election. We listed the reasons
for this last week, they were the follow
ing:
That they come to the people of Angus
ia bringing behind them solid band of
Negroes who will vote for no other men.
This class Of voters, with few exceptions,
have arrayed themselves solidly against
the great majority of the people of this
county. They have SO arrayed themselves
on three grounds; their own color, their
hatred Of the great majority OF the whites
and their anxiety to be raised to posi-
ton in which they may humble those who
have in the past oppressed them. They
are not content with legal rights they
want more and they have enlisted in the
ranks and fallen in behind Messrs. Full
cher and Hamilton in the hope that with
these leaders they can best secure their
end. When the Democracy of Virginia
authoritively proclaimed that there
should be no more political war made on
the black man by the whites in their party.
these Negroes refused to listen and now
proceed by banding together, by close Or
ganization, and by intimidating the more
conservative among themselves, to make
a political race war on the Democrats.
They have gladly chosen the two candi-
dates named as their leaders who shall
carry out their views in the halls Of legis-
lation. For this the people of Augusta
should visit upon these candidates the
oNOlCulAS ICUuhC tuOy uCoCl fO dC VAO Poilo.
Messrs. Fulcher and Hamilton are in
favor of putting Negroes on the same
school boards with white men, who shall
have the same legal power to supervise
the education of white children as the
white trustees have. One of them helped
to nominate and both voted for and now
endorse the Governor of Virginia and the
Attorney General of the State who per-
petrated this uncalled for and unprovoked
insult to the people of Virginia. They
stand by the action of the State School
Board today, and if similar appoint
ment was made by it tomorrow they
would endorse it. For this the people of
Augusta should visit upon them the
scorching rebuke they deserve at the polls.
Messrs. Fulcher and Hamilton heartily
endorse the political course of Gen. Ma
hone, They endorse his eEmity to the
National Democratic party; his persistent
aud unbroken votes with the Republicans
in the Senate; his war upon the State De-
mocracy and his arraying the colored peo-
PIE of Virginia against the mass of the
white people in political warfare. They
endorse and to-day approve of Gov. Came
ron's expedient of carrying Africa into
the war;" and they believe with him that
it is legitimate in politics to array thor
oughly ignorant horde of lately enfranchis-
ed slaves with ballots in their hands
against the great mass of the intelligent
people Of the State. For this the people of
Augusta should administer to them a
whitening rebuke at the polls.
Neither of these candidates have ever
raised voice or vote in behalf of the
right of the people of their own party to
fairs. They have stood by and seen the
people ignored; they have silently viewed
all the tangible fruits of political victo-
ries bestowed on selected set of favorites
and never uttered word of protest. They
have seen the voice of the people stifed
and silently if not actively aided to stife
it. They have the opportunity which 9th
ers have not of kao,oing how the machin-
cry of their party has been worked in the
interest of few of the Best People; yet
neither of them has ever had the nerve to
expose it, even if they had enough of re
gard for the People to give them the mo-
tive to do it. For thss the whites of their
own party will rebuke them by staying
aspay from the polls.
These things were charged to both these
two candidates in this journal last week
and we offered them the use of our col
. nmns to deny or correct any CT these
statements. "A week has passed and Meth
or of the candidates has furnished a line
of correction, notwithstanding we offered
one OF them in person, to publish any
letter he might desire to write What ia
said for them in reply? Why. that it has
been charged against them that they ''ale
in favor of mixed schools and mixed mar
riages,'' and that the people ought to have
better sense than to believe such tales. This
is the usual dodge to get politicians out of
q hard place. Instead of denying what
they are charged with, something else is
raked up which they are not charged with,
and that is denied. These candidates have
not been charged with the two things
named. but they haze been charged Nth being
in favor of mixed school boards. Let
deny it. They have been charged with
intending to vote against the Democratic
nominee for President next year, whose
ever he may be. Let them deny that
They have been charged with intending to
redistrict the State. if they should get to
the legislature, SO that only two Democrat
ic congressman Will be sent from this