The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-08-06
Rev. sam Jones Makes 4 Choice.


Rev. Sam Jones, the great evangelist,
who is creating much interest in the sub
ject of religion, and doing so much good
in the revival cause, is an original thinker.
He was educated to be a lawyer, practiced
the profession until he was twenty-five.
and during that time, it is said, seemed to
have contract to drink all the whiskey
manufactured in the Georgia locality
where he lived, and was an expert in the
science of card playing and other fashion
able vices. On the death of his father, he
formed resolution to reform his life and
at once prepared to preach the gospel. He
is typical Southerner and in his political
leanings has always been Democratic. At
the High-Bridge Campaigning Grounds,
in Kentucky last Sunday, he preached his
farewell sermon, after having for week,
drawn each day thousands Of persons to
hear him. On the occasion of his last
service there, at least twenty thousand per-
sons constituted his audience. After
pointing out the road that leads both to
heaven and hell, and warning the people to
take the end that leads to heaven, he drew
striking and impressive picture of what
is Democracy, a party with which he had
always been identified, as far as he had
been connected with any party. That he
drew the line fine and truthfully, the fol-
lowing sentences will demonstrate. There
was never more truth compressed into the
same space, and if we mistake not there
are thousands Of persons in Virginia who
will honestly conclude with him that the
much abused niger" is much better
and less harmful than the much courted
and fondled whiskey- rings, which run the
Democratic party. MI. Jones says =
Sometimes a State reaches that point
where that if man is not for whiskey
and the whiskey party you need not talk
about running him. God bless you, you
can't be elected for Governor, Judge or
Member of the Legislature now unless you
are of the whiskey crowd. God pity the
unfortunate wretch that floats on this riv-
er-that' s all I have to say about him.
will declare before God, and write it in
letters of blood on every gate.post in this
country, a man has to submit to debauch-
cry of soul and body now, to become a
Democrat. I hardly care to say I'm a
Democrat. We are Democrats because
we say we don't want niggers settled on
| us. The niggers are not on the side of
whiskey always. never had niger to
do me harm but whiskey was the cause of
it. No niger ever made my poor wife
sick. and drove the roses out of her cheeks
and made my little child almost pauper.
Mono, niger ever did that for me.
If it is niggers or whiskey, knock whiskey
in the head and give me the niger every
crack.
That's the only difference between the
Republican party and the Democratic-one
is for niggers and the other for whiskey.
I believe I'll join the Republicans
And if thousands in Virginia, who call
themselves Dem ocrats, or vote with that
party, had the courage of Sam Jones, they
would do precisely as he declares he will
do, array themselves against the perni-
cious influence of the whiskey rings. in
our public affairs, let the cry of 'nigger, T"
''nigger" be ever SO vociferous. What
harm has the negro done to Virginia, that
he should become ''gorgon dire" to all
the timid and sickly creatures calling
themselves men? And what good has
whiskey ever done for Virginia, that its
influence should be potential in controll-
ing and directing one Of the great parties
of the State? Sam Jones puts the case
clearly and forcibly, and in startling SEN
fences, and as truthful as star Ting.