Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-23

tho soldiers in the war. ok "iihout
Of people were emancipated and en-
iranchised by the war, and the consu-
tut,onaI amendments. made with the
personal approval Of Governor lload-
ly. as result OF which they were
entitled 10 vote and were granted repre-.
sentatlon in Congress and in the cleo
,oral college. 7hey had practically
been denied many Of the necessary in
cid,nis Of liberty, among The most pre-
cans of which is the right 70 free dis
cussioh, and they were nor disfraa-
Chased. and thus openly and boldly
d,pr,red Of all safeguards by 1hich
aione their liberties could be preserved.
The speaker claimed that IN scarcely
distrios Of the South pas there any
gretence Of n fair election. and the
negroes rere openly defrauded By erery
derice the ingenuity Of crime could in
rent"
The effect Of the crimes ] have
mentioned" said the speaker, 4" Is to
confer upon the white people of the
South rot only the number of votes to
which they are entitled for the white
population. but also thirty-eight votes
based upon the colored population, and
in this way in some of the southern
States every white voter possesses
the political power of two white
voters in the northern States.
The colored people have practi-
cally no voice in Congress and no
voice in the electoral college. Mr..
Cleveland is now President of the
United States instead of James G..
Blaine by reason Of these crimes. |
claim this should be corrected. An in
justice so gross and palpable will not
be submitted to by the colored people
Of the South. nor by fair-minded white
men iu the South who hate wrong and
injustice, nor by the great body Of the
northern people.
:" In South Carolina, Virginia, North
Carolina. Mississippi, and Louisiana fair
elections would az once correct this
evil, but it will lie resisted as a matter
Of course by the dominant element that
now controls the South.
"If the policy Of the past is to be
pursued, ard there is no redress for the
colored people Of the South for these
offences committed under color of State
law, then under the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution we may fairly
appeal to all the northern States TO
stand together to reduce the representa-
ton based upon the cOlored vote"
The speaker said a contest was now
going Oh in Virginia, led by prominent
leaders in the rebel army, to secure
the equal political rights Of all citi-
zens.
SIWRMAN youches for WISE and
MAHoNE, and when SHERMAN's and
FoRAKER's speeches had made Ohio
solid" for sectional strife, WISE and
MALONE both autographed their con
CALCULATIONS to FORAKER, who made
the slauderous speech above quoted.
We commend these attracts to the
attention Of the Democrats Of all Nir-
gina. That noble old Roman ALLEN
G.. TuURaIAN. a native of Virginia,
and worthy CT all The honors that any
State or The United Slales could confer
upon him, tells US what SHEGMAN's
declarations mean. He says;
=. Now it Il, impossible, 81, it seems to
re. to misunderstood these utteraocos.
They are either vain and empty dccla-
nation OF dis sdsting brayado, such as
10 man OF the ability of Senator Sher-
man. or in his high station, could in-
dulge in without disgrace, or they are
his real sentiments. and mean. when
thoroughly Analysed, that If The Repub-
hcan Tarty cannot obtain power in any
other way it shall obtain AMI hold il by
the sword. know that such an idea, if
you DO notreilect upon it, iscalcuated to
excite your dcrision, but stop and reflect.
If the great State Of Ohio csn be carried
10y such appeals to passion and prejo-
dice a. Sherman is making. if MS wea-
pons shall 10 sufficient t. thrust from
Office the men whom, two years ago,
You elected; If they shall hew the way
to fifth term in the Senate for their
author. they will become the creed OF
the Republican party in 1883, and the
doctrine Of hate viii be strongly, if not
permanently, established in the land. -
THURMAN is for LEE, SIBERIAN
and FORAKER are fer WISE. Choose