Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12

parry Muoo 10 oppooiCu tOs lie must De
even sought out and entreated to come I'D
to the work. He has been forgotten since
1851 When the ring was distributing the
81, 500 and $4,000, and all the way down to
the $3.50 places, the existence of the loyal
and active. but humble workingmen of the
party, was forgotten. For two long years
the voters were ignored and now that an
election is at hand they are wanted to come
out. Mr.. Fulcher, who can be eloquent on
the wrongs inflicted on the people by the
Democratic party is paralyZed into silence
when it comes to the wrongs inflicted on
the people by the ring in his own party.
There was an opportunity that might have
50 we'd him. but he let it pass Had he at
10 mass" meeting that nominated him
dded to his few words of acceptance
Uold and manly protest against the selfish,
nercenary. sutocratic way his party is
ing run in this C ,unty had ne protested
i'll he name of the people in the Coalition
party against their being ignored; had he
attacked the system which Senator Riddle
berger so condemned in the old Democracy
of giving fifty families the control If Vir-
pinia" and protested against its being pur-
sued by his oan party IN Augusta, be
might have established, some sort of SYM
pathy with the People OF Augusta. But
he let the opp ,rtunity pass aud quietly fell
into the Family line.
These gentlemen who are now asking
the vote of the white Readjusters 10 their
party must not expect their assistance Ii
is impossible to make white men submit
to being debarred from participation in
the government which they elect. They
cannot consent to it in the interest of good
government. 1t is their property, and
property is never SO well managed rs
~ those whose labor created it No
cuutv ring, or select set of men, have the
ris<t after the people have built up poll
tica Nabric to enter in and take exclusive
possesNon. They cannot set themselves
over t. \builders. 1t has not been ignor-
ance tha ed those managers to this appro-
priation o2>he party to their own uses; it
has been pure and upadulterated greed.
They knew why they left the old Demo
cratic party, ana yet, with the defeat of
that party and its caus e-its ignoring the
people fresh in their memories. they yield
to the delirinm of greed and enter upon
the series of faults that bad so incensed
the people with the Democratic party that
they threw it out of power. They now pre-.
sent to the people the remarkable spectacle
of victorious party going down hill to
defeat and a lately defeated party march
ing up hill to victory.
Now, what has any white Rsadjuste to
care for in supporting either of these can.
didates. Have either of them even ad
vocated reform in their party manage.
ment No. Have either of them made
single protest to the county and revenue
rings against the injustice to the people OF
the party, or warned them against the dan
ger of continuing on the old course No
Well, what have you to gain by voting foI
them? You are not in the ring, and you
| could not get in if you wanted to. You
are only one of the people. There is one
way that you can make yourself felt and
but one, and that is to stay ascay from tha
ballot-box on the 9Th of November. Ther'
is nothing to lose by taking this advice
the debt is settled beyond recall and th,
capitaticn tax is abolished. But there il
something to gain by taking it! If 30,
don't help the ring they cannot nelp them
selves. and tbs world and your party will
see that while the profits of your success
full campaigns have been showered on
few selected favorites. the pocer of th
party is IN your hands and not in the hand
of the ring. If you wish others to respec
your value as a political factor you mus
first respect that value yourself. Let thu
ring know that ballots are cast by free
men, and while they can muster up in soll
columns their freedmen. freeman is
| different sort of man.
Their old cry of ''Stand by the party
is stale. Men won't stand by party thai
won't stand by them. Men won't stant
by party merely to hold off somebod
while few favorites are cleaning off tn
party platter. Men won't stand by
party, let them crack the party whip ant
the Revenue whip and the Ring whip AM
the Family whip ever so fsrcaly. if to
managers of the party lave ignored them
looked upon them as interiors, and onl,
know of their existence when the part,
whipper in, bring them to the polls
Men won't stand by party, the manager
of which deem them fit to vote hut not t
hold office. That is the surt of party tina
Fulcher and Hamilton want them to stan,
by them for. Suppose you did stand b.
them and whOoped up the vote for them
neither of them could get to the legisla
ture, as you well know, but the idea is tina
by getting big vote out, the glory of uh
Courthouse ring and the Revenue rim,
and the Family ring, may be enhances
and they may stand we'll at the headquar
tiers of the Boss. If you are freeman 70,
will lend yourself to no such politica
scheme.
Stay away from the polls, white Read
justers, and let the Ring see that you. mo-
they, ore the people. This time it is gou
opportunity to assert yourselves and thei
opportunity to howl and entreat. Lee
them howl, they are oppressors of the peo
pie. Let them see if the Negroes alone cal
elect Hamilton and Fulcher.
NO DEMOCRAT WILL DO IT!
A Democrat vots for Fulcher and Ham
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