Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-01
MISUNDERSTANDING ], 1880
Peace and Good Times.

Johnny Hook crying Beef
Beef.l Beefi!," JOHNNY SHER-
MAN crying "TariG Tariff
TariF!.l" when the country IS IN
peril. As well call for kerosene oil to
nut out fire as to call upon SHERMAN
and his fellow-malignants to remedy the
hard times.
There must be peace, first OF all.
This peace cannot bless the country so
long as SHERMAN, FORAKER, and
such like enemies of the southern peo-
ME. shall continue to wave the bloody
shirt as a means Of getting into office.
Peace and prosperity go together. Tnr-
bulence and hard times go together.
SHERMAN has feathered his nest, and
cares not a dime what becomes Of you
and yours so that he is allowed to re-
main in the United States Senate. 1t
was constantly charged against him
during the recent campaign in Ohio
that he went into Congress a
poor man. and is now a millionaire,
although Of course he spent all of his
salary. That is to say, SHERMAN
ayailed himself of the opportunities
afforded by the war TO make fortune.
He has himself told us how far his con-
science restraints him in the pursuit of
unholy objects. Anything is justiia-
bic in morals and law which enables
him 10 beat down the Democratic party
and build up the Republican party.
That is indeed q charter as lllimltable
as the wind, and authorizes resort to
any measures, however Objectionable
and however disgraceful to their origi-
majors, as a means Of defeating Mr..
SHERMAN's opponents and continuing
him in the place where his million of
dollars was SO easily accumulated.
What do you think, wOrkingmen Of
Richmond, of appeals for your votes
coming from such source? This block
of ice-this cold, heartless being who
went TO Louisiana in 1876 and assisted
in stealing the vote Of that State-this
man has the impudence to come to Vir-
ginia and talk to her workingmen as if
they were such ignoramuses as never to
have heard before what a protective
tariff is. These wOrkingmen know that
their own congressman is jealous
Of their rights and Jealous in
promoting their interests. They
know that it is no time to take medi-
cine for the chicken-pox when the virus
of smallpox is raging in their veins
They know that SHERMAN laughs ii
his sleeves when he reflects upon th(
sophistical arguments which he ad
dressed last night not t. their under
standings but TO their prejudice!
and selfishness. As in Ohio he ap
pealed to the base war-passions of hi
hearers, so in Virginia he appealed t.
his hearers to allow their selfshness t.
overcome their patriotism.
People of Virginia Of whatever call
ing, do not allow this Ohio enemy O
the South to induce you to betray you
State. DO not let him go back to Obi
aud boast that he has made Of 70
conspirators against the Old DOmir
ion and - traitors " TO the grandest an
most glorious Commonwealth on tn
face Of the globe. DO not forget th'
in the United States Senate he style
Mr.. DAVIS a traitor and conspirato
and expects to be able to say to h
Ohio audience next year that you'll
noble people Of Virginia-the love
not to say worshippers of ROBERT
LEE-iollowed his advice and vote
against FITz LEE, another traitor al
conspirator and the nephew of Il
greatest Of all the Virginia traitors al
conspirators, that same ROBERT
LEE