Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-29
MR. lR0TH's GRIEVANCE.
o the editor of the Alexandria Gazette !:


Will you answer me two or three ques-
tions2 You, with your brothers of the
democratic press, have been giving the ne-
groes of the South assurance Of protection
and good treatment. Can you give the
white republicans of the South any, assur-
auce Of fair and honorable protection by
the. democratic party under the administra-
ton of President Cleveland? ask this be-.
cause Of an outrage that was committed in
this village Monday night, the 18th in
slant. Your friends, the democrats, held
in this place q celebration of the cleo
ton If Mr. Cleveland. To this l have
have 10 obi ecllon; that is, the celebration,
but to certain part ofthe proceedings | do
object, aud it is on these things that want
your opinion.
The headquarters OF the celebration were
at the house of a prominent citizen. The
party Of gentlemen and ladies that met
sang song It was something like this
80, we will hang old John Tro,h and we
will hang Nat Way ard we will hang Geo.
Troth aud We will hang Ed Belts On sour
apple tree" This, consider, to be an out
rage, and what want TO know Of you is
whether these threats are to be taken by
these parties rs warning that the party
named above are to he driven from the
State or 10 be hung unless they cease to ad-
vorste the principles Of the republican
party? Now, these threats were made by
the most respectable members of the demo
cratic party in Mount Vernon district.
There was number Of ladies engaged in
singing this outrageous soug 1--WE will
hang John Troth, We will bang Nat Way,
we will hang George Troth, We will haug
Ed Belts on sour apple tree" Among
them there were many ladies of high
standing in society. Had these threats been
made by the rabble that these high toned
gentlemen and ladies there feeding on pine
top whskey, we should not thought it so
serious thing; but when they come from
he very first gentlemen and ladies Of Mount
Vernon district, when are know that the
threats were made because the persons nam.
ed were republicans and for no other reason.
1t may make an average democrat feel
good to sing, 1--WE will hang old John Trotb,
we will hang Nat Way, we will hang Geo
Troth, we will hang Ed Belts On sour APP
pie tree" because they voted for Mr.. Blame
But is this the treatment the republicans
are to receive in Virginia and in Noun,
Vernon district. Fairfax county, the home
of Washington? Are we TO he hanged and
quartered because We vote and work for
the republican party? Is this the boosted
land Of Washington, where men are
threatened to be hanged for voting against
the democratic pariy2 Now. if this thing
had Of been done ty be ignorant. low and
drbased or drunken mob, 30 notice would
of been taken of it. But it was dcne BY the
most respectful and intelligent men and
women of this district belonging to the
democratic party When we take into con-
sidera.ion this fact that you must know
as every intelligent man knows. but for The
acicn Of the republican party that it would
of been impossible for the democratic party
to elect Mr.. Cleveland. Without the g.
electoral votes based on 100000 colorcd
population of the solid South, the demo.
cratic party could not elect Mr.. Cleveland
You know that the making the negroes
work Of the republican party; that
the democratic party opposed the en-
reimbursement of the negro and done all that
democratic party be 10 day if the negro bed
pot been enirarchised? The democratic
party to-day owes lis success to the negro
vote of the South. Without 81 electoral
votes, based on the coloied vote Of the sol
i'll Snu,b, Mr. Cleveland could not have been
II. ctrd not because the negro voted for the
democratic party, but because Of The pecu
liar methods Of stealing the negro vote, aud
ny intimidation, and where you cannot in
;imiGate the negro vote, you shoot, and
whip and stuff the ballot box and count
the vote out. You and your brother demo
cratic editors of the democratic party have
been assuring the negro that he will be pro-
lected. Can you give the white republicans
any assurance that they will be protected
Are we to be subjected 10 have the demo
Gratis to annoy us and Try to intimida;e by
singing around our hcs:se that we will be
hung on sour apple trce?''
Yours respectfully, J. 3. TRoTH.
Aceotink, Fairfax CO. Va, Nov. 26, 1884.