davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

TIE Color LINE ON GEORGIA RAIL
RoADs.-Senator Brown, of Georgia, as
President Of the State railroad Of Georgia,
and head Of the Georgia syndicate, has an
nounced the policy he intends to pursue in
respect to coiored persons travelling on roads
under his control, in view of the recent de-
cisiOn Of the q. S. Supreme Court of civil
rights bill. Ills intention, as announced,
is to provide separate cars for the whites
and blacks on the Western and Atlantic
railroad, with CON Portable accommodation
for the colored people paying the same pr-
ces as tha' provided for the white, and that
he will be more careful than ever to see
that the colored people have their full rights
on the trains. The conductors will be or
dered neither to permit white people to III
trude upon the colored nor the latter upon
the white. In all other respects they are
to be treated alike
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30
TO THE PEOPLE OF HIGHLAND AND
BATH COUNTIES,

In the recent political discussions in your
counties between Maj. J. B. Dorman, Clerk
of the Court of Appeals at Staunton and
myself, l charged upon Maj. Dorman that
he had been a candidate, or suffered him
self to be run for the Judgeship of this dis
trict in opposition to Judge Mclaughlin,
AFTER he had signed petition coming from
the members of the Rockbridge Bar, urging
upon the Legislature the reelection of
Judge Mclaughlin, because of his eminent
fitness for the place.
Maj. Dorman denied that he had signed
such petition, saying that he had refused
to sign it when requested so to do by Judge
Edmundson of Lexington. As had not
the papers with me l accepted Maj Dor
mans statement as correct though [ was
morally certain had seen his name to the
petition. Since my return home l have
taken occasion to examine the records on
the subject, and find that acas correct, and
Mai DOrman incorrect
The petition is now in the hands of Mai.
Marshall Hanger of Staunton, with the sig
nature of j. B. Dorman attached, as l
charged.
"Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive"
Very Respectfully,
H. ST. GEO. TUCKER.
Staunton, Va, October 9th, 1888.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hopes that the Dem
ocrats will carry the State on next Tues
day have been greatly strengthened by the
prediction of the FaVey Fugi@ta't that the
Coalitionists will carry it by a considerable
majority, for the predictions Of that journal
should be interpreted by contraries, as some
do dreams, as we have heretofore stated.
It's prophecies may be relied upon when
the key to their Interpretation is properly
applied. When it prophesies favorably to
one party, the other should feel encouraged.
The boost it gives to Fulcher and Hamilton
assures us that they will be buried under
a Democratic majority Of not less than a
Thousand.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

A Dispatch from Worcester Mass, Oct.
18Th, says: Curing political parade by
negroes last night the torch-bearers were
stoned by hoodlums, and the police were
stoned while dispensing the crowd" And
so race antagonism exists even in Massa-
chusetts. When Dawes has another "gray
haired mans Southern outrage story" to
repeat in the U. S. Senate. Mr.. George
should remind him Of the stoning Of the ne
groes in Worcester. The Republican coun-
Gil of Massachusetts, in Boston refuse to
confirm the nomination Of negro Judge
and the people Of Worcester stone a negro
procession. But Hoar and Dawes support
Malone, and Malone wants all race dis
tinctions obliterated
We wish, Of course, that half the negroes
of Virginia would vote the Democratic tick
ct next month; that would be best for tho
State and for the negroes too. If that is
too much to expect, half of chem ought to,
at least, belong to the only Other national
party. 1t is very foolish in them to put
themselves outside Of both parties-to place
their future in the Keeping of few white
men who are not recognized politically be-
You'd the State line.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

CAPT. JOHN S. WISE SAYS HE WOULD
VOTE FOR A NEGRo.-Capt. John S. Wise
is more candid than most of the Coalition
canvassers. He says that he would canvass
the State for Arthur, and says he would
vote for a negro as black as the ace of
spades for the Legislature III preference to
worthy and intelligent white gentlemen
who are Democrats.
There was a discussion between John S.
Wise and Robert E. Barton at Abingdon
on Monday of last week.. The following
is an extract from the letter Of a correspon-
dent of the Richmond Dispatch:-
Captain Wise euloglzed the Republican
party; excused his party connection with
the negroes, and said he would vote for Ar
thur if he was the Republican nominee in
preference to Bayard if he was the nominee
for President. Captain Barton scored him
on every point, and continually turned the
laugh on him. He asked him if he would
vote for jim Bill Coleman, a negro member
of the Executive Committee of he Malone
party, if he were running for the Legisla-
ture in preference to Trigg and Kelly
captain w Use answered. tldG ne WOulu, Il
Jim Bill was as black as the ace Of spades.
Other q estions of Captain Barton brought
forth answers from Wise which did Wise's
party no good among the white men of this
county. That Captain Barton got greatly
the best of Wise is a fact generally con-
ceded.
The Democrats are delighted with the
result Of the discussion. There was an i'm
mense crowd in town, and the general esti-
mate is that four out Of every five white
men present were with the Democrats. To-
days results give reassuring evidence that
the county will go for TCgg and Kelly by
a handsome majority"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

VIII Mr.. Malone feel that he has ms
sion to take up and repair the great work
OF Charles Sumner, which has been broken
by The Supreme Court?-Wash Post
Whether Gen. Malone feels that he ought
to pass such a bill or not ne will be COM
pelled to do SO, because majority of his
party are colorfd, and these men knowing
that without their vote Nahone's power is
gone, stand in C position to dictate to him,
and the Boss rather than lose power will
accede to their wishes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Lord Lorne, it is announced, shortly af-
ter hisreturn to England from Canada will
be called up to the House of Lords by one
OF his fathers minor titles 1t is also said
that in addition to this honor the Queen in
tends to create her son-in-law Knight OF
the Garter, and he will be invested by her
Majesty at the Balmoral directly after he
arrives III England. Lord Lornc will sue
coed to the stall vacated by the late Lord
narrowly, unless that has been filled u p in
the meantime, in which case he will take
the Duke of Marlborough's.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

THINK BEFORE You VoTE.-When a
man votes, he does so, not for himself only,
but also for his wife and daughters and lit
tie children. Let him think Of this, and
of the end to which the Coalition policy is
tending, before he casts his vote. 1t will
be too late to repent, when the evils fore.
Swallowed shall be realized. Now is the
time to act with wisdom. If you vote FOL
the Democratic ticket, you will never have
cause to regret tiff you vote against it,
you may, and most probably will.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

THE VOICE OF HIGHLAND AND BATH
What voice is that which rings SO clear
and with such a Cheerful tone! 1t is the
voice Of the little gallant counties of High
land and Bath, speaking to Augusta, saying:
''Shout, shout, we are gaining ground
look out for us, for We are coming too :"
Yes, we believe you are coming, and, in
the name of liberty, thank you. We want
yoa to come and take position alongside of
grand old Augusta that leads the column
as the Banner county. In the grand march
of victory we want to see Highland and
Bath on the right and left flank of Old Au-
gusta, and if old Rockingham should
also be found in the ranks, we will make
the welkin ring with shouts.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Ex-senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, is
said to regard ex-senator Mcdonald as the
coming man for the presidency and to CON
slider him the most available candidate the
Democrats can find. Senator Vance, of
North Carolina, is also credited with the
declaration chat ''the jubilant Democrats
of the old North State are solid for Melon
aid and victory in 1884"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

= ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VICToRY-The
Democrats won another Democratic victory
in the municipal election ia Baltimore last
Wednesday in which F. G. Latr0be, the
Democratic candidate for Mayor was
elected by majority Of $3.50 over j.
Monroe Heisllell, the candidate of the
boiling Democrats, who assumed the name
of ''Reform Democrats" in coalition with
the Republicans, who, white and black,
(the latter solidly,) supported Heiskell, a
popular man and d Democrat. We did not
expect the regular Democratic ticket to be
elected under the circumstances, and the
result shows that the Democrats now are
bound to win, and will not suffer them
selves to be divided to much extent at this
time. Now is the time for all Democrats
to fall into line.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30
ON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADvERTIsER.-

Cur HIS THROAT THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS
APPOINTED DAY OF MARRIAeE.-We learn
from the Rockingham Register that, on
Wednesday night week, Mr.. Charles E.
Kuhn, q young man well-known in Har-
risonburg, having learned his trade THAT Of
painter) with F. Stating, Of that place, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat, in the
Central Hotel, in Front Royal, Warren
county. He was to have been married to
Miss Ida E. Prichard, of Front Royal on
Thursday morning at s o'clock, and all az
rangements for the nuptials had been made,
even to the securement of the license. 1t is
supposed that the young man took his life
on account of a failure to get money neces-
sary to make his bridal tour. He was in
Harrisonburg about two weeks ago, and
from here he went to his home in. Moore
field, W. Va, where he expected to get
some money, but it seems he was disap-
pointed. The night before he committed
the rash act he seemed to be in fine spirits,
having visited his affianced during the even
ing. He retired to his room in the hotel
about 10 O'Clock, telling friend who occu-
pied an adjoining room to wake him up
early in the morning In accordance with
this request, his friend raped at his door
early on Thursday morning, but got no re-
Spouse, but thinking he heard noise, as Of
some one moving about the room, he did
not enter. A short time after he returned
and knocked again, but received no re-
Spouse and the door being unlocked, and
the key on the outside, he entered, and to
his horror found the young man i'll bed with
his throat cut from ear to ear. There was
nothing about his person to indicate to his
friends the cause of the frightful tragedy
In his pocket wss found only $3.50, and it
is supposed that modification at his failure
to get money necessary to pay the expenses
of his marriage and bridal tour to Atlanta,
Ga, unbalanced his mind, and that while
laboring under this temporary insanity he
took his life. He was sober and industrious,
and fine workman, and had never given
any signs of mental alteration. The young
lady to whom he was to have been married
it is feared will lose her mind from the
shock, and great sympathy is felt and ex-
pressed for her by the people of Front Roy
al.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

WHAT WILL THEY DO ?-The Supreme
Court Of the United States having decided
that Congress has not the authority to pass
d law mixing the races in cars hotels, halls
Of public amusement &c, and as this can
now be done only by the State Legislatures,
the voters have the right to know if the
candidates for the Legislature favor the en-
actment of such a law or not. What do
our Coalition candidates say? We ask
them, i'll the name of the voters, to answer
and say whether they will vote for such a
law or not. The people are not in the hu-
NOR now for electing dam6 men. They
want men who can speak and answer an i'm
portant question like this
The State says the -four merchants of
Richmond are indignant over the shame
full neglect Of duty by Flour Inspector
Green. There are now over 1000 bar
rels Of flour uninspccted lying in the de-
pots upon which the owners are compelled
t, pay heavy demurrage daily. The only
person to ne found i'll the inspectors office
is II negro boy who refuses to give any in
formation as to Mr.. Green's whereabouts
Thee is no one to appeal to in this gross
case Of official neglect, for the Governor is
off harangueing about the State What a
party-what Government-what a Gov
ernOr
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

'FYANKEE" ALLEN AND THREE CARD
MoNTE.-This ''clean' man, who was con-
victed for exhibiting the swindling game OF
three-card monte and sentenced to four
months imprisonment in jail and fine OF
$500, and boasts of his moral superiority
over the negro, made a speech in Char
lottesville, which is thus noticed by tbs
Charlottesville Chronicle:
Edgar Allan, Esq, better known as
Yankee Allan, addressed a Coalition meet
ing at the Courthouse Saturday night. It
was announced in the advertisement that
he would discuss with any gentleman on
the opposite side No gentleman APP
peared however, for obvions reasons, and
he had the field all TO himself. He first
attempted an explanation Of the cause
which led to his conviction fer running
three-card monte in Prince Edward county,
some years ago, by which he became dis
qualified as a citizen, and subsequently was
qualified by the Governor of Virginia. He
claimed to have been badly used; but his
explanation was not clear to his audience.
He then brapched off into party issues, but
told nothing Lew; INDUCED in some caustic
criticisms of some gentlemen in the Demo
cratic party, among them Dir. Massey and
Senator New berry. At the mention Of the
latter's name a student in the audience re-
marked: Senator NewbcrIy Is a gentle
man; but you are a dirty scoundrel = To
which he retorted something to the effect
that if you all go to bed as clean as | am
you will require vast deal Of scrubbing' -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

LABoR.-We call upon every working
man in Richmond-at the Tredegar, Old
Dominion Iron Works. Stove Foundries,
Mills, Factories, and all other hives of in
dustry in our midst, to come up to our eff
forts in behalf of honest labor, and let US
make it as skillful and as profitable as any
in this Or other ands.-Ricbmond Wig.
Which means come up and sustain a high
protective tariff which shall continue to en-
rich the great corporations of the country,
foster and create bloated monopolies, enrich
manufacturers, while consumers and agri-
culturists are plundered and labor strikes
or starves. Let the laboring men every
where remember that we have had for eigh-
teen years the highest protection, and that
labor has barely earned an existence, while
monopolists have increased their dividends.
Remember 1874 and vote for your own
rights.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Malone fully appreciates the weakness
Of his cause, and the disafIection that has
arisen among his followers. But he hopes
to overcome all obstacles by buster and
brag, by intimidation, by trickery, by fraud
"We must win by some hook Or crook, )"
says one of Mahone's representatives., which
means the mahoneites will stuff the ballot
Democrats, be wide awake and prevent
this willy, desperate. dangerous tvrant from
carrying out his plans.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

1t is becoming evident that there are
straightout or regular Republicans enough
in Virginia to keep up tho party organi-
cation, until the party in the country at
large taxes action. DoesNany man doubt
what course will be taken then ? 1t is alb
solutely true that hardly any northern Re
publican countenances the coalition with
Malone. All of them are favorable to the
rno1IlarS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30
But On. Week OF,
NOW is THE TINE TO WORK.

There remains but one week from this
day for the Democrats to work for the sue
cess of their party and the salvation OF the
State. During this week the voters should
be seen and urged to come out to vote next
Tuesday. Those who are not in the habit
of voting should he made to do so in this
election. The stay-at-homes should be
brought out, for as the Indec-Appea} says,
every one knows that if the Democrats
are beaten this year it will be because Of
the stay-at-home voters. The State is as
certainly Democratic as Kentucky is, on q
full vote. The stay-at-homes are the same
persons year after year. TheE are we'll
known to their neighbors. Not one Of them
should be left unvisited. Some of them
may think their vote unnecessary; some
that victory is impossible; some may have
Business they think too important to leave;
some may really be too poor to spare the
time; some sick, some lazy. The first class
are mistaken; the second equally mistaken;
the third should be made to understan d
that nothing can well be more important
than the decision now to be made; the poor
and the sick should be helped; the lazy
we don't like to tell al that should be done
to them, but they, like all the rest, should
at least be talked to by their neighbors."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

The election will take place next Tues
day, the 9th of November. Devote this
remaining week to the salvation of your
State. You are now voting to redeem the
State, and have her vote ready for the Pres
idential election. Do not fail to be at the
polls and to have your neighbors with you.
Your old State never more urgently de-
manded your vote than now. Shall Vir-
ginia be turned over to the stalwart wing
of the Republican party, with ali its sec
tional prejudices q?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

The Republicans are complacent and con-
fident while the Bourbons are sour, malig-
nant and vicious in their temper This
does not scare anybody. and only exposes
weak minds and weak cause PaUey Fu.-
giniaR.
1t will be observed that the Valley Vir-
giniaa does not call the opponents of the
Notwithstanding the Democrats
either Readjusters OF Coalitionists, but
Republicans" thus claiming that all are
Republicans who oppose the Democrats
The Tirgi,lian has dropped the designation,
''Coalitionist," much earlier that we ex-
pected. We knew that it would do so be-
fore great while, as we predicted last
week, when we said that it would wish that
the word Coalition could be stricken
from the vocabulary of the language, for
the Arthur Malone coalition has DESTROYED
the morale of the Republican party brought
it into contempt, and so weakened it as to
blast all hopes of success next year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

On next Tuesday see that all Democrats
be COTTON to the polls. II the weather be
bad, work the harder, and be more deter
mined to get them to the polls Not sin
gle vote should he lost.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Senator Anthony, of R. l.. in an article
in the North American Review for Novem
Der on the restriction of suffrage, takes the
ground that ''the property qualification is
the best that can be established, - and, thai
on the whole, 'ft excludes more of the I'M
worthy and fewer of the worthy than any
other test that can be devised. This same
Senator was one of the first and sost pro
nounced advocates of the wholesale enfran-
chisement of the colored people.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Hon. George Hoadly, Governor. elect of
Ohio, is in many respects phenomenal
man. He writes shorthand, can telegraph,
speaks and writes five Or six languages,
and is a master of the classics. As a
LAWYER, he stands in the front rank of his
profession
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Only few days remain in which to work
for the success of the Democratic party
Work with vim from now till the close of
the polls on next Tuesday. Remember
Virginia asks her sons to pay her.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30
The Sin OF Omission.
EVERY MAN SHOULD VOTE.

We would remind our readers that, in
politics as in religion, there are sins Of
omission as we'll as Of commission. The
man who is too Indifferent, in this time Of
exigcncy especially, to go to the polls and
cast his vote in behalf of the interests Of
his State and the rights and liberties of
the people, is guilty of the sin Of omission.
Too many have been thus guilty Of this sin
of omission, and, as the Norfolk Landmark
says, "as the result, we see a picture before
US which has never before had parallel in
Virginia We are committed to a death
graphic in which one man is the central
power against US; and we know by the acts
of Assembly; by the journals Of the Legis-
latnre; by the iniquitous bills passed; by
the infamous pieces of legislation which
failed; by the declarations of his orators;
and by the greed of his lieutenants that we
are now fighting against revolution which,
if carried out, must reduce us to anarchy.
Out of anarchy order comes. at last, full
armed and with the strong hand, but it
energies only after all manner of loss and
commotion; and on the ''perilous edge of
battle" we tell our readers in town and
country that the path of peace and safety
eads every good citizen straight up to the
ballot-box.
We have the moral and the physical
weight on our side, and all we have to do
is to poll our vote. Under these circum-
stances the man who fails in his duty to his
State, and his Community, will deserve the
suspicion and contempt Of his neighbors,
and the reprobation Of his friends"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Each party is entitled to two witnesses to
the count, and we impress upon the Dem
ocratic party the importance of having men
with the courage to denounce any crooked
action,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Are you going to assist in fastening Ma
homes power upon us, by failing to vote. or
by neglecting to get others to vote on
Tuesday, the 9th of November
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

Malone orce had among his supporters
representative men in Petersburg and. in
Southwest Virginia, but they left him long
since. His arrogance was more than they
could stand, to say nothing of his Arthur
ism. His white followers are now made
up almost entirely Of office-holders.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-10-30

''Ballots do the will of freemen as light
ming that Of Cod" but they are of no value
unless put into the Ballot box on the day of
election.