Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Will you Walk into my Par
lor7"

SHl. E0ui walk INTO my S0r-
Ior7"
Illustrating the many cunning de-
vices of West Virginia Republicans
to gather strength by decoying Dem
ocrats from their party allegiance, is
the following circular, which is sent
all over the State by an underground
I;railroad route Here is the decoy
trap:
THR PEOPLES PROTECTIVE TARIFF AND TAX
ALTON LEAGUE.
The undersigned believe these truths to be
l. A TARIFF as TO PROJECTIONS MANU-
FACTUREs, uoME INDUSTRY, and to SECURE
BETTER WAGES to AMERICAN LABOR il vital
and essential to us as u NATION.
2. No TAXATION of FARMERs or other classes
OF citizens, without the assent of their repre-
sentatiYcs in due course of legislation. Tax
alton without representative c0nsentiC usurpa-
ton.
s. LABOR is entitled to all the safeguards
which law and public policy can practically
establish.
We demand change of State Policy by
change of Rulers and Parties. The people are
the sovcrcigns, and must and shall be heard
we favor :" Peoples party" into whose fold
set forth.
people, by the people" be held to nominate men
OF our political faith.
So as to conceal the real purpose
OF the paper there is printed on the
margin of the call the following de-
scriptive words:
f" When this circular is signed by
all who favor its object, send to Peo-
pies Executive Committee, Parkers-
burg, w. Va"
The way it is managed is about
this: The platform of g principles, :"
as above set forth, is prepared, print
ed and circulated by the Republican
State Executive COMMITTEES. 1t is
sent into each county of the State and
placed in the hands of an individual
who knows his business. That indi-
Yidual assumes the role of dn Inde.
pendent, one who is tired of parties
and party policies. He advocates
an independent movement, composed
exclusively of farmers and laborers.
EIe wastes no time en- individuals
whom he knows to be Republicans,
and to be relied on to vote the Re
publican ticket early aud late, but
he goes to Democratic turner's and
tells them that his class are going to
organize to put themselves in position
to exact better terms of the old polit-
ical parties than they have ever en-
joyed. To assure the farmes that
there is no partisan trick about it, he
points to the marginal text which
shows conclusiyely that the whole
thing is being managed by the " Peo-
pies. Committee" at Parkersburg.
Then he urges the farmers signature
to the call, hoping thereby to ocommit
him to a movement that will work in
jury to the Democratic party and will
decoy him into the ranks of the Re-
publican party.
We deem it our duty to expose
this whole proceeding as one of the
most villainous that a political party
ever attempted to perpetrate upon an
unsuspecting public. .
In support of this statement we print
circular letter which is sent along
with the call when forwarded to the
confidential agent in each community.
Here is the letter:
"coHTIDEXT1AL.
The committee appointed to manage tho
coming "COaIition. :" desire that every Derson
Republican, Democrat or Grcenbackcr-who
is dissatisfied with the present management of
the state. should sign the enclosed "Priu-
ciples." When the sheet is full send it to ME-
at Huntington. West Virginia. The object is
to combine all the elements against Bourbon
lem, without destroying the separate and dis
tlncL organization OF the Republican party,
JAS. J. PETERSON,
Member Ex. Committee -
Was ever such graceIess rascality
before resorted to in politics? The
object is plain-they want votes /;
they want them bad; they want
Greenback votes; they want dissat-
isfed Democratic yotesLbut they
want them in way that will not de-
stroy ''the separate and distinct or
ganization Of the Republican party. %
The people of West
Virginia are too intelligent and too
upright to walk into the back door OF
peoples movement. So you
may sit and sing all day long "3Ir.
Patterson, of the Executive Commit
tee, about the many pretty things
you have in your political drawing
room, but the old fashioned Dem
ocratic farmers andlaborers OF West
Virginia are too Mise, to be caught in
your mteShes.-Wheelfng Register.
The time has passed for the e Elk
irs, CordiaIs,1 etc., for the Baby,
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