Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-11-04
Sectional Appeals.

When the Dispatch quotes the language
used by Sherman and Foraker in their
speeches in Ohio and New York, the Ma
honeites have the impotence to charge us
with making sectional appeals Every
reader of the Dispatch knows that we have
made no sectional appeals. We have never
said word against the northern people.
We have to say that we have quoted from
Snermans and Foraker's speeches in Ohio.
as these appear in supplement to the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gdzette, which supple
ment was pristed by the hundreds of thou
sands by the Republican Committee and
circulated all over Ohio. Fortunately,
Hon. James Fl. Skinner, of Augusta, had
the forethought to send to Ohio nearly two
months ago and procure copies of that sub
plement. He kindly sent one copy to US,
which we have lying by us al this moment.
He also sent copies to Harrisonburg, where
Judge Foraker would have had to face
them on Tuesday last if he had not refused
to engage in a joint discussion with Jus''
Harris. Mr.. Skinner no doubt sent
to other places. He, therefore, has
the gratitude of the Democrats of VII
for having put it in their power to e.
Foraker's and Sherman's double-des
and hypocrisy.
The speech of Sherm Mount Gle.
would occupy more than a whole page o.
the Dispatch. and that of Foraker at Ports
mouth would occupy about two solid pages.
Both speeches were taken down by short
hand writers and both, we repeat, were cir
culated as campaign documents, and made
no doubt many vote for Foraker. Now,
Foraker has the effrontery to u ,lare to his
virginia audiences that he has never waved
the bloody shirt except to declare for far
elections everywhere, N nth and South.
That is downright falsehood. No Vir-
glnian would object to declaration on the
part OF any man in favor of fair elections
everywhere. What we object to. as For
aker well knows, is that he charged tile
southern Democrats with fraud, murder.
and assassination. Here are his own words
as they were circulated all over Ohio in the
Commercial Gazette supplement above re-
ferred to. We quote them. once more.
"But these colored Republicans we
allowed so to vote. On the contrary
fraud, by violence, by murder By ass.
nation, by bull-whips ami shot-guns, white
leaguers and knklux clans, by agencies OF
the most INSCRIPTIONS and diabolical char
acter, by horrible barbarities such as were
practiced at COushatta and Hamburg, in
the murder of the Chishelms, in the mas
sacre at Danville, and in the assassination
of Print Matthews in Copiah county, Miss,
system Of terror was inaugurated and
practiced for the last ten years preceding
the election, by reason of which at the last
election the colored Republicans of the
South were wholly deprived of.all practical
benifit OF their right Of suffrage, and the
forty votes which ought to have represented
them and have been cast in the electoral
college as Republican votes were wrested
from them, not only in violation of their
right but in violation of the right of every
voter in the United States, and cast as
Democratic votes, whereby to elect Demo-
cratic President and install a Democratic
Administration"
If the making of that speech was not the
waving of the bloody shirt, then nobody
has ever waved the cody shirt in Ohio or
in any other State. We will not attempt to
comment upon that language. 1t carries
its own comments with it, and proves be-
yOnd doubt that Mr.. Foraker cannot Be
trusted to tell the whole truth upon the
stump. He reserves the right to define
what the words "waving the bloody Shirt
means.-Richmond Dispatch.
WHITE House DIVERSIONS -WAsHING-
TON, October 23.-There was an interest
ing diversion or two in the proceedings of
the Presidents public reception in the east
parlor of the White House this afternoon.
Two hundred people, representing all ages,
colors and nationalities, shook the Prssi-
dents hand. When about half of the
crowd had greeted him. Mrs. Martin, of
Indianapolis, medium sized lady, mnch
bent by more than the allotted three-se
and ten years, dressed in deep L,,son ry.
wearing antIquated spectaclas, stepped up
nimbly, aud taking Mr.. Cleveland by the
hand, looked him hard in the face several
seconds. She then exclaimed, in tones so
loud that all in the spacious parlor heard.
"Well, you're good deal better looking
than your pictures are !.
The President blushed and Joined his
concourse of visitors in hearty laugh.
Another lady somewhat younger, took
his hand minute later. Evidently she
had very recently secured Presidential
appointment for son, for she said in rath
er confidential tone: "You will hear a
good report from my son, Mr.. President"
to which Mr.. Cleveland, still holding her
hand replied with more than ordinary ear
nestness: "If your son doesn't make good
report of himself, l shall hold you respon-
sible. ''-Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. j, f. Gilmore of Providanoa r