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

own Commissioner of Sales and giving the
selection of that officer to Governor that
he may give another fat Office to the
Family Rings, in addition to the Sill 900
they have already had. A Democrat to
vote for these jobs! Why Democrat who
would vote for either of these candidates
should never afler call himself a Demo-
crat. They wouldn't go to the legislature
10 represent the people of Augusta; they
would 60 to enter caucus to register the
edicts of William Malone You think
not? Well read this pledge that other
Coalition candidates who have preceded
them took BEFORE the election
I hereby pledge myself to stand by the Readjus-
ter party and platform, and to go in caucus with
the Readjuster members of the Legislature and
vote for all measures nominees, and candidates to
be ee cted by the Legislature that meets in Rich
mond, as the caucus may ag ee upon :"
"G1ven under my hand and seal this - day OF
September. a. D. 1881 "
Any mention of their county, their
State or their people in that Any pledge
to serve by their votes the welfare of their
people in thats We don't know what
pledge Messrs. Fulcher and Hamilton have
signed, if any, but we will guarantee that
whatever it might be the people were not
mentioned in it once. And these candidates
are asking Democrats to support them.
Why the Democrat who votes for one Of
these is lost to all sense of the vital prln-
ciple of his rty-selfgovernment. Does
he want to support men who advocate by
silent, but active support, the authority of
single man over the people: who tamely
see the people of a whole congressional dis
trict silenced and refused an election in the
| interest of some favorite who see in &C
quiescing silence the people of county
deprived of the election of county clerk,
becaase some favofs-e can be appointed
that can't be elected; who see Negroes
put on school boards against the protests
OF the white people of the largest city in
Virginia. and not only acquiesce in it but
endorse it. Are such men suited to repre-
sent free people No, they are suited
only to represent the will of a boss. Let
them depend upon that will for their ad
vancement in public life. 1t may appoint
them to something but the free white
people of Augusta will never elect them to
anything. 1t may be that Negro is as
good on a school board as white man.
but the people of Augusta don't believe
it. 1t may be the modern fashion to put
the ''toe OF our BOOT to white people in
positions to make room for Negroes, and
then gleefully retail the good news to
cheering crowd of other Negroes, but the
white people of Augusta have not yet been
educated up to that point-perhaps it they
had had Negroes on their school boards
their education would be more complete.
1t may be that TWO Coalition Republican
candidates supported by solid backing of
Negroes can get the vote of Democrat
that two Democratic candidates coming
with solid backing of white men cannot
get, but we are not ready to believe it,
| The people of Augusta have seen too
much of the Coalition party and they are
| two we'll acquainted with its better half
known as the Negro, to help any candi-
| dates whose sole chance for success rests
| on the good will to themselves and hatred
of other white men. of that class.