Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-21
WARRINGTON, d. c., Nov. 20, 1888.

hAhhiAeES.
WAsHISGTos, ID. c., Nov 90, 1883.
The winter population Of Washington is
fast arriving as the time draws near for the
assembling Of Congress. Members of Con
gress are arriving every day and as the
topic, they are requested to give an opinion
for the press as soon as they leave the cars.
The four candidates for Speaker, Randall.
Carlisle, Cox and Springer have their head
work. Each one is positive that he will have
q certain number of votes on the first ballot
and the aggregate would make about 900
democrats in the next House of Representa-
Randall will carry of the prize as usual 1t
10 stated by New York politicians that tht
Tildsn forces are at work for Randall. and IT
they can elect him Speaker he will be Til
den's choice for the democratic nomination
for the Presidency. Talk is cheap but the
prevailing opinion hereabouts is that the dem
ocrats will nominate the old ticket.
The democrats in Virginia have won great
victory from a democratic stand point, and
like all good democrats they are wild over it
BY murder and various kinds OF outrages they
90 intimidated the colored voters that they
did not dare to vote in many towns and hence
the victory. They are now Boosting that as
they have disposed of "nigger rule" there are
q few other things necessary to be done in
order to secure the full fruits of the victory.
They have a majority In the legislature, but
unless they have tw thirds ma jority on joint
ballot the eadjuster Governor will veto any
partisan legislation that he may see fit to.
They say that a two.thirds ma shortly they
must and will have. If they have to unsear
readjuster members. In defiance of civil
service reform they say that every office now
held BY . readjuster, that can be vacated.
will be, notwithstanding the term for which
the man holding the office was appointed had
not expired. These are a few of their prom
ises. and any one with a superficial knowl-
edge of the democracy will feel assured thst
they will be carried out. The Danville mas
sacre. at which seven innocent negro voter-
lost their lives, was the most brilliant stroke
Of the campaign. and for this bold strike a,
"nigger domination the bourbons of Viz
ginia, have received co gratuls atoms from their
brethren all through the South. As rad cal
= paper ~ the New York Sun said that the
victory in Virginia, hurt the party more than
Woutu ten utIeHts. L ne nrst gun OF the re
bellion fred the Northern heart rs well as the
Southern heart, and this most cowardly mur-
der of inofensive coiored men for political
purposes which makes the South solid once
more will comfort the bourbops With a solid
North. Since the election prominent white
readjusters have been threatened with death
unless they left the State, and the system of
intolerance and social ostracism, is to go on
certainly until the election of 1854. The
following shows the effect of the Danville
massacre on the colored voters in Danvill,
and vicinity:
Coiorrd voters registered in Dauvile and pres.
ent on Saturday morning. Nov. ,, ISIS I.aol
Colered votes cast Nov. 8, 1853, 81
Not at the polls i.s.e
OF these l,270, not less than 800 are re-
ported and believed to have left the town by
Monday morning. The rest refused to go TO
the polls when they saw on guard many of
the men who were firing at negroes on Satur-
day. North Dsnville and New Design pre-
cincts were terroized rs well as Danville.
Colored voters registered In No. Danville
and present Saturday. Nov.s, 2as
Colored votes cast ID emocratic) ;
Colored voters rcRistered at New Design and
present on Saturday, Nov. 3, 46s
Colored vote cast (readjusterl
We notice that Hon. s. Clifford Belcher Of
r
Butler through the columns of the Boston
Post, and Advised his democratic friends to
vote for him. A kLowldge OF this fact. make.
Butlers defeat perfectly plain. 1t had abou,
the same effect. probably, that it used to
to nominate Belchcr to run sssinst FRYE for
Congress in the old second district. FRYE
wanted no better campaign document than
that. Governor Robinson of Massachusetts
spent come time in Pennington last summer.
and it may be that he mad, arrangements
with Belcher to sprine that letter on Butler
At critical moment, as the ways Of politicians
are past finding out.
Mr.. Joseph +. Potter, consul at Crefeld,
Germany, has been making inquiries and in
vestigations into = matter Of great import
ance to our countrywomen. He has been
making inquiries into the results of marri
ages between American girls and German
mobiles, and the report ought to have good
effect upon our young ladies. In thirty
three marriages cited there has not only, net
been . simple happy union, but either
. divorce or abandonment has speedi-
" followed the wedding. As a reason
for this he finds that in every instance
American wives have been brutality treated.
The nobleman( only in name bestows upon the
American girl his title in exchange for the
money she has or is expected to have, and
- 1t u purely . marriage for money on the
one hand. and position on the other, little
else than unhappines could be expected. If
the husband behaves toward his wife in \
proper manner, even then the customs etc.,