Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-24
"a, 1885
"vote Down sectionaiisrn. +"

This is the heading Of an article j
one Of our Virginia Republican ex
changes. Coming from paper the
stands upon the Virginia Republica
platform, 1t reads as il it were bur
lesque. Coming from paper that re
joices over the election Of FORAKER i
Ohio, and over the prospect Of SHER
MANS reelection to the United State
Senate, II Is Q reflection upon the intel
licsnce of its readers, who well know
that but for Republican politician
there would never be . sectional ques
ton raised as between the North ant
the South.
Yes, "yote down sectionalism. Tha
is Just what we would have the Demo
Gratis Of Virginia to do. There is Blu,
one national party in this country, and
that is the Democratic party. The
Republican party was born Q sectional
party, has always fed upon sectional
strife, owes its present existence to
war prejudiccs, and has no good title
to longer life. 1t has never ceased to
preach hostility to the southern people,
as 1t has never failed 10 arraign the
South for alleged crimes against the
negroes.
The last Democratic State Conven-
ton in New York passed resolution
speaking of the g heroes" whom
General GRANT commanded and the
"heroes " he oyercame in battle. The
last platform of the New York Repub-
licans arraigns the southern Democrats
as If they had committed some crime.
Read the speeches which WILLIAM
nj. EvARTs, ToURGEE, and Judge
FORAKER are now daily making to
influence the passions, excite the
alarm, and rouse the hatred Of the peo-
pie Of the North.
Look to Ohio. See how the Demo-
Gratis in the State stood up recently for
the people Of the South, as against the
charges brought against them by SHER-
MAN, FORAKER, HALsTEAD, and
others.
Can any virginian entertain a single
doubt IS to which party is made up of
the friends of the South, and which is
made up of her enemies?
Consider this question If the people
of Virginia endorse MAHoNE's plat
form, they will Of course be under
stood by the voters Of the North as
vouching for the truth Of the charges
made by FORAKER, whom JOHN s.
WISE and General MALONE both con-
graduated upon his election, thereby en-
dorsing his charges. Yes, MALONE
and WISE sent congratulatory kilograms
last week to Mr.. FORAKER, the author
Of the following TRADE against the
southern Democrats:
"But these colored Republicans were
not allowed so to vote. On the con-
frary, by fraud, by riolence, by mar
der, by assassination, by bull-phips,
and shot-guns, the white leaguers and
kuklux clans, by agencies Of the most
INSCRIPTIONS and diabolical character,
by horrible barbarities, such as were
practiced at Coushatta and Hamburg,
In the murder of the Chisholms, in the
massacre at Danrilie, and in the
assassination OF Print Matthews in
Copiah county, Miss, q system of
terror was insugurated and prac-
ticed for the last ten years pre-
ccdipg the election, by reason Of which
ct the last election the colored Repub-
licans Of the South were wholly de-
priyed Of all practical benefit of their
right Of suffrage, and the forty votes
which ought to have represented them
and been cast in the electoral college
rs Republican votes were wrested from
them not only in violation of their
right, but in violation Of the right oil
every voter in the United States, and
cast Is Democratic votes, whereby to
elect . Democratic President aud in
stall . Democratic Administration.
] might, il 1t were necessary,
cite unquestionable statistics TO show
that for the purpose Of making the
solid South in the interest Of the Demo.
cratic party more men hare been killed
and wounded in the last ten year,
throughout the seeding States thar
rere killed and sounded at Gettys
burg"
VIII you by your votes endorse tn,
men who sent those congratulatory tel
esrsms to the author Of the outrageou
charges made in the extract just quoted
Do you not know that . Republican
triumph in Virginia would nscessaril
be understood by the northern psopl
- an invitation to Congress to punisl
the southern people in some way for tn
crimes thus charged upon them?
What said FORAKER ct jamestown
N. T., last wsdnesday--just two o
three days sgos Encouraged by tn
result in Ohio, and by the fact that n
southerners were present to be alarme,
by his threat, this same FORAKER
who Is next week to speak for WISE /,
Virginia, said 1: We shall carry tia
STATE Ivirgiaial this year, and tAul
1rsek the backbone Of the solid South. '
Are you going to be . party to this
wicked attempt to renew strife between
the scctionss
Vote down sectionalism by voting
for LEE, MASSEY, Ayers. and your
Democratic candidates for the Legisla-
tuss. All the votes you can give here
slssr will not b able to remedy the
vroee 70 ths selid South which vote
~ ysar faf NAHoxx's candidates