Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-23
The Argument Now.

As the Richmond State well says, ''the
argument now is votes; and the work OF
the Democ ratio party is to poll every Dem
ocratic vote. We have done enough to
show what the Malone Coalition is and
what the petty Boss aims at. We have
shown it to be combination of Radical
negroes and Mahoneites to take Virginia,
and with Virginia the South, over to the
Republican party, and that the conspiracy
for this purpose was formed at the North
by President Arthur, Boss Malone, and
other Stalwart Republicans; and every
Democrat in Virginia who lends himself to
it is renegade to his race, an apostate to
his principles, and traitor to his State.
That is the whole matter in a nut shell;
and if he vote now in obedience to the Or
ders of the petty Boss, it will be to give
Virginia over to the control of the negroes,
and not merely temporarily, but for all
time. They are partly in power now; but
if the Legislature to be elected on the 9th
of November shall be Malone Legisla-
ture, why, then, the government of Vir-
ginia will be negro government, and we
shall not only have mixed schools and
of everything, complete amalgamation of
the races. We shall find the negroes every
where seated side by side with the whites
at the hotels, in the theatres, in the con-
cert halls, in the churches ! that is, if we
submit to such a damning degradation of
our race; and, if we do not submit, what
must be the consequences? We shudder
to think of the alternative.
But we can easily prevent all this by
working now and up to the day of election
faithfully and earnestly to bring out all our
voters. We have plenty and to spare, but
unless we vote them and see that their bal
lots are fairly counted they will be useless
to us.
Then let no corner of the State be neg
lected, but rake every inch of territory for
votes. Each vote counts. The vote of the
old man of hundred years and the vote
of the youth who has but just reached the
age of twenty-on on the day of election;
the vote of the lame, of the blind, of the
sick; and they must all be brought to the
polls if we have to carry them on litters.
Let not single horse or carriage be idle on
election day; and it would be well to use
them ON every day between now and the
election. Ladies, old ind young, when you
drive out for pleasure, think where you can
uuu NOJ6f anu IOOh Illn up. 1ueH UndKo
him show his colors, and promise you to
vote; and on the day of election go after
him and bring him TO the polls. This per-
sonal solicitation is always an effective
method of electioneering and one that will
be found to serve good purpose now.
1t will not do to omit or neglect anything.
Drum them all up to the polls, for we need
every one who can cast ballot 1t must
not be thought that this language is that of
excitement, or that we are unnecessarily
alarmed No, the danger is imminent, and
can only be averted by hard work; and that
must be done, or all is lost.
If, however, you are content that the ne.
groes should rule Virginia, we have
more to say. Remain idly in your homes;
make no effort to get out the Democratic
vote; but quietly surrender to them and &C
cept all the degrading conditions of that
surrender Yet if you are men and Vir-
ginians, you will not submit; you will not
surrender, but fight it out to the last; and
the way to fight it now, and the easiest
way, is to vote and make every man who
thinks and will act with you, vote as you
vote"