National Republican., 1883-11-02
"coALIrIoN RULE IN DANv1LLE.n
Bugaboo the Funders Have Prepared
to Turn Loose Early Next Week.

A Bugaboo the Funders Have Prepared
10 Turn Loose Early Next Week.
The following from the chairman of tho
readjuster state executive committee should
put anti-bourbons on guard against all funder
canards roorbacks, and false pleas generally
PETERSBURG. Va, Oct. 2G-To the People of Vir-
Oinid: circular address, entitled Coalition Rule
in Danyille," has been secretly prepared and held
for sudden distribution in the white counties of
Virginia. among the white people thereof
The intlammatory character of this paper-its
fabulous rectas, 1t must be seen are put In terms
expressly designed to excite the preJudices and
passions OF the white people at moment just be-
FORE they are to vote and to influence their votes
before they shall have had time for reflection; ;
before they shall have had time to inquire into
the truthfulness of the statements made before
any exposure OF them can be made.
The fact that this circular address Is directed to
the people OF the white section of the state-and
is 10 be there suddenly and secretly circulated
day OF election a d n few days before-must fill
every fair minded man with contempt for the trick
thus devised to influence the white vote of the
state.
Bo forewarned of this fiendish attempt to excite
and deceive you, fellow citizens, aud you are fore
The funder party have generally refused
throughout this canvass to meet our speakers in
open discussion of the real questions at issue,
which concern your interests.
1t has been, on their part, vile and malignant
abuse and the foul use of mopey, to which they
resort for debnuohing the public mind-the false
cry of mixed schools, social equality, and democ-
racy in the white counties of the stale while in tho
black counties they consorting with such col
ored people us they can wiCkedly lead astruy by
the corrupt use of money While they are by their
| candidates and speakers, in the black counties,
holding night-meetingswith such colored people ai
they can debauch while they are inviting the col
| Ored and white ladies to attend their picnics, aud
| while preaching false democracy In the white
counties are openly nominating aud supporting
straightout republicans In black counties In
Petersburg they are urging upon the colored peo-
pie the support of one of their candidates for the
hnnrn lpArntng. ground whom
member of the council here he advocated and
| voted to put colored men on the police. This i'm
| mediately aftera the war. In Dinwiddie county
! the bOurdon-iundcr selfstyled democratic party
/ nominated aud are supporting man for the house
| OF delegates who voted TO retain in the constitu
| ton the obnoxious clause DISTINGUISHING forever
| every confederate soldier
| What think you, honest, brave men o ( Virginia
/ OF the party who are, by pretense for the white
| people in white counties and for the colored peo
| pie In the black counties2 What think you, white
people of our state, of party that openly said In
! the hall of the house of delegates, TO the coored
members thereof, that IL they had acted with thei
| party--tho bourbon tunder party-nnd had giver
| tho control of tho legislature, that they-thC
| funder party-would have given them cOloret
| man for county Judge in every county where they
! the colored peOplg-had Majority
| Contrast fellow citizens, this record with the in
cendiary appeal secretly addressed TO you, aud en-
| titled Coalition Rule in Danville." l canno
doubt that you will spurn and contemn this wicked
! and insidious attempt TO excite and deceive yor
at moment when they would hope, by thi
! Look out for other devices OF this character L
| be thrown upon YOU on the eve of the election
and give your attention TO none, Respectfully,
| WILLIAM MAHoNE, Chairman.