Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-09

their wives threatened to thro W
their clothes out Of doors and pre-
vent them from coming into their
houses if they voted for witness.
Since the negroes acquired the right
Of suffrage there had been no IN
just discrimination against them by
the laws of Virgins Witnes
thought there had been no unlaw-
full combination against the colored
people, nor had they been threaten
ed with discharge. so far as he
knew, for not voting as their en-
ployers wished.
During cioss-examination BY
Senator Sherman witness said that
at the time lie joined the republl-
can party the mase Of the white
people OF Virginia were unquestion-
ably democrats, and the republlca'
party was then, III a political sense,
considered the friends Of the negro.
1t was natural that the co!ored
people should join the republican
party. When the readjuster party
was Orgonized the republicans were
divided. Wnness opposed. rel
pudiation of the debt Witness
was invited to become a candiIaI.
against The coalition party on the
ground that from his known posi-
ton as a republican be would carry
a portion OF the colored vote.
is there not strong instructive
feeling among the colvred people
that their rights are not safe IN the
hands Of the democratic party 2
Il think this is the tact, and |
think it is proper, Mr.. 'Snetmau.
that l should say that 1t is a TACT
brought about by the false teach
lngs Of designing me-. 1t is moe
a feeling that the republicans are
more liberal to them than the dem-
ocrals would be-.
Now. don't you think that if the
DemVc' attic party would convince
The cOloIeu people that their rights
would pe secured under the controi
aud management OF the Democrats
that they would divide the coloreu
vote 2
'Unquestionably l think that, i
that could be coutrived; but II
would ue tue most difficult tnlug
in the world to Prove 1t to them,
Wien you have party OF men whV
want them to vote sclldly in one
way telling them all the Time thai
tue DEMOCRATS will Cypress them.
WY should not Inc Democrats. theu
vote with tue Republicans II there Is 10
issue Of that kind; why should they no
break down the color-line-yes, an,
yole with the Republicans aud divide |
up themselve, 2?
III you will allow me to go back 7 !
will tell you that is exactly what | have
been working for since 1865. Eel
that | would be successful in 1880, but
l was tripped up when they defeated
the CARTE Ticket 10 Virginia by en-.
d -avorng to draw the republicans Cd
aud dsmorallze them, and taking cou-
siderable NUN der of them over to The
readiu-ter Hancock ticket: 1t has Deen
The desire Cf my life to divide the white
people and to have the political par.
lies composed of both. 1t would b.
most fortunate Tor both races if it could
be done. Unquestionably the negroes
would be thousand times better OF.
because they would have each sid
seeking TO draw them over
is it not a TACT the white men di
vided on The debt question, and vel
after they had settled that question
they went right back and reviv ed thu
color line"
Il don't think so. sir. suppose som,
of them did. 10 my own country, Nj.
Sherman, we we're 80 fortunate as ~
have very few of that element Wit
ecame readjusters.'