Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-14

ting against the Radical party in 1869 and In
voting for the same party in 1888.
Maj. Dorman endorsed the resolution OF the
Democratic platform favoring the abolition OF
the Internal Revenue System and said that ne
had been in favor OF it for several years he
failed to state that there is no hope that the
Republican party will ever favor its abolition,
and that the only hope of securing 1t rests up
on the prospect that the Democrats Will nave
control of the next administration.
He and others who favor the abolition OF the
Internal Revenue system should vote 10 put
the Democrats in power, for that is the only
way it will be done. The Coalitionists OF this
State may claim to be in favor of 1t, that they
may receive the support of those who desire
its abolition. but the National Republican
party will not favor it, and the National DEM
ocratic party will.
W. e. CRAIG COALITION oFTICEHoLDER)
W. E. Craig, Internal Revenue Collector Tor
this District then took the rostrum, and stated
that he was glad that neither Wise, Blair,
Browning, nor Riddleberger were here' Tor
those who had just preceded him did so well as
to assure him that the Coalitionists OF Au-
gusta could paddle their own canoe. Craig
seems to have taken upon himself the special
charge of the negroes. and what seemed 10
worry" him most was his fear that the ne
groes were purchasable and that they would
sell themselves, and he appealed earnestly to
them not to sell themselves to the Democrats
for money or any other consideration. He
cautioned them against being bribed, and
dwelt for some time on thatsubject, which was
SO very complimentary to the colored people.
He complimented them further by telling
them that they should be under everlasting
obligations to the Coalitionlsts for abolishing
the whipping post. He gave repetition OF
his rhetorical "curls' upon that very poetic
subject as also upon the Anglo-Saxon race. as
If for the sake of contrast acting upon the
wise saying, "If you have a good thing, save
it,"
We have enjoye ed his "curls" upon these sub
jects twice, and hope that he will not fail to
give us an opportunity to enjoy them again.
He was the only speaker who had sufficient
consideration to say anything about the cam
didates they had Just nominated, and to urge
the Coalitionists to give them a hearty sup
port.
DR.. G. H. BOWMAN.
DR.. G. II. Bowman, late of Woodstock then
took the stand and, after few predatory re-
marks, in anticipation, seemingly, of the death
of the Coalition party next November, began
the performance of the burial service by quo
ting
"Rark! from the tomb doleful sound;"
but was go overw herned with distress, as with |
prophetic eye. he
"Viewed the ground where it must shortly |
lie."
as to be rendered speeches. and could proceed |
no further-his sears may have attended the |
cry,' but his ALTERING tongue failed to give it |
utterance, Some may have attributed this |
hiatus OF speech to lapse of memory but it |
was, no doubt, excess of emotion, rendering |
him too full for utterance.
He promised to prepare himself better and |
to canvass the county, whereupon "a doleful |
sound" issued from the tomb" of the hopes
of the Coalitionists.
ADJOURNMENT.
3 The meeting, thinking it was then time to
to disperse, or the motion of several, adj
journed, and the audience were hastily leav-
ing the room when a colored man in the audi
ence in a menacing tone. loudly proclaimed.-l
IF you want tne colored vote, you must allow
the oolored man a voice in this meeting"
That was part not in the programme and |
for short time, the meeting did not know
what to do, but their fears that they would
lose the colored vote overcame their prejudices
against allowing the privilege he demanded,
REV. j. H. RIDDIcK (CoLoRED)
Whereupon Rev. j. H Rtdaick, Pastor of the
Augusta st. Methodist Church, addressed the
meeting, and it is no disparagement to the
other speeches to state that it was the most ef-
feetipe speech delivered at that meeting, for
what seemed to be the main object of all the
speeches, to wit: the solidifcation of the col
orei vote; for he welded them together, as he |
proclaimed in their hearing that what he
would do with a negro who would vote for the
Democrats would be, ITO hang him on
the highest tree in the ecclesiastical forest
and to bury him so deep in immensely that
the hand of resurrection could never reach |
him."
This declaration.of Rev. ]. h. Riddick shows
that draws the color line deep and broad; and, |
second. that tie coIored churches are used as |
political Instruments to consolidate the col |
ored vote in opposition to the party that is |
supported by the large majority sof the white |
people.
He defined bis political position as follows:
In National politics, a Republican; in State |
politics. a Coalitionist.
He said he was not in favor of social equali- |
ty, but his own statement OF his conduct on |
board a vessel in The North, in which, he says, |
he went into the part assigned to the whites |
instead of that to the colored, where he re-
manned till ordered out. does not seem to con-
firm nor accord with his declaration that he is |
not in favor or social equality.