National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About the Men and Mcn suros that
People Like to Think or.

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Small Talk About the Men and Mcn suros that
People Like to Think or.
Senator Lamar has brought action against
the United States TO recover 100000 damages
for cotton destroyed by union soldiers during
the war. The exact form of action is not given,
and II is not known whether the distinguished
Mlsslssippian sues the government directly
through the court of claims or Indirectly by
attacking the officer who is alleged TO have
seized or destroyed the property in question,
but that Is u matter of small consequence.
The plaintiff expects the United States to pay
the bill Commentlngon this suit, an ox-union
colonel said last evening;
Lamar was an arch rebel in the dark days
ofthe rebellion In his eyes the union sol
diors wore invading tyrants, TO murder whom
was evidence Of the highest patriotism. Any
act OF theirs was wrong, and conhscation Of
rebel property by the federal troops was rob
berry, pure and simple. Entertaining these
views, rs he did then and does now, IL is emil
ncntly proper that he should celebrate the re-
turn Of the solid south TO power by invoking
the aid of that solid south to recover property
lost IN his, then impotent, fight against his
country. He failed in 10000 to destroy his
country but he now hopes to he able to compel
his country to rccompesc him for time and
money lost in plotting its assassination. The
courts should advance his case on the calen.
dar allow his claim without question. and
make an abiect apology for not having hunted
him up and offered to make 1t all right long
ago Senator Lamar should be paid the full
amount of his cotton claim at once and asked
to present bill for the money he spent in the
tNtt plauga AZ latl. h.
slaughter of union soldiers who shed their
blood for the preservation of the union"
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John Phillip Sousa, who will be classed as
the father of American opera, has return from
Philadelphia He is ovorloyed at the success
of his opera, "Desiree" which Is now an as
sured winning card, and now that the ice is
broken he believes that home composers and
librcttlsts will have the recognition their in
dustry and merit may deserve Heretofore tho
mere fact that an opera was an American
creation was enough to curse 1t. Thanks to
the perseverance, of the Washington composer
and the nerve and good sense of Manager Nc.
Caull real American opera has been brought
out in frst-class STYLE as winners should be
brought out "Desiree' ia making hit in the
prosy Quaker City, and about the middle OF
December 1t will be produced in Boston.
American composers of the next century will
build u monument to tho memory of John
Phillip Sousa. Meantime he will make sub.
stantial Roadway in this world as lusty
bread-winnor
VA stalwart Virginia republican writes from
his home, near Richmond as follows:
at is now well known that Virginia gave
decided ninrity fnr tho al al
ticket, a fact which was conceded by ali par
ties just before Mr.. Shotgun Barbour received
that supposedly momentous Pull-virginia-
through telegram. On its receipt the returns
in certain counties were promptly subjected
to wholesale doctoring,' and then sent in,
and thus was Virginia pulled through How.
ever, as Virginia's electoral vote would not
affect the result of the late presidential cleo
ton this states vote will not be contested.
Whatever may be thought of this high
handed outrage against American citizenship,
which pulled Virginia through let 1t be re.
membered that more disgraceful and barbar.
GUS means than these have been and are still
being praoticed by the bourbons of this state.
In one precinct in Henrlco county, the names
of fiity-two qualified colored voters were
stricken from the registration books, and by
the ruling OF the county judge all were de-
prived of their ballots.
"a scheme Of wholesale 'blacklisting,' in.
volving social and bulness prescription, has
been quite successfully practiced, and In many
other parts of this state against white repub-
LEANS When the white voter came forward
with what the democratic official at the bal
lot box judged to be u republican or read
justah ballot, he would take the ballot be.
tween his thumb and forefnger and then
straighten out his second and third fingers
The language of this signal was, He is a re.
adjuster Tor republican,; spot him. and his
name was thereupon entered upon blacklist
The voter was hencetorth prosecuted and gen.
orally crippled or ruined in business, If, in
decd, he escaped other evils.
| SHOULD the Mccormick bill become law oil
this state, the interruptions bourbon tyrants
will be reinvested with such absolute control
of the elective machinery Of the whole state
| that no adverse judgment OF the voters of this
commonwealth, by whatever overwhelming
majority IL might wish TO express itself, would
be possible. 1t would render the ballot such
| a farce that no republican who was not foo
or lunatic would even go to the polls
'Since the announcement was first made
that Cleveland was elected the dscharging
| mobbing, and persecution of white republican
mechanics and laboring men has boon SO grea
as to cause considerable CONSERVATION. Som,
OF them left the day after the result was def
nitely known, and many more are following
In addition to other evils, that of a probabl,
virtual Acknowledgement of white republican
for two or three years, through the McCor
mick bill, stares us in the face.
AS ali evidence Of the need of an educa
tional programme In future political cam
paigns in this state, Il prominent federal OIL
cial in this city, who has excellent facilitie
for knowing whereof he speaks, informed m,
yesterday that he could travel twenty-fiv,
miles in certain directions from this city
starting from points four or five miles out from
Richmond, and scarcely find white family
who regularly read newspaper! Of cours
sucn communities cannot be expected to b.
other than ignorant, bigoted bourbons. Ye
here is a good field for condensed politica
documents 1t is this gentlemap's opinion
that but for their color line prejudice, two
thirds of these votes could BIO brought into tn,
republican party within two years. Owing t,
their race prejudlces, however, they vote will
and for their tyrants, who raise the cry Mig
gerr 'NiggerP to keep the poor white Vii
glnian in slavery The world moves, however
and let us hope these benighted people viii
ere many years move with the rest Of tn
world