Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-10-14
Look at the Position of Malone and Wise.

In his speech at Petersburg, Judge
Staples said
Look for moment at the position of
Gen. Malone. In speech made by him
before the republican convention of the 18th
of July, he asserts that the democratic
party of Virginia obtained control in 1888
by organized fraud, violence and premedi
tated murder of defenceless and unoffend-
ing citizens. Gen. Malone doubtless refers
to the Danville riot, although his language
has much broader application. Mr.. Wise
in his speeches throughout the state uses
language equally offensive and violent. In
the opinion of thes gentlemen, the white
people of Danville were the chef, the only
offenders on the one side were the negroes,
peaceful and unoffending citizens on the
other the whites engaged in their work of
massacre and premeditated murder. I shall
not waste my time before this audience to
vindicate the people of Danville. This
has been done before committees of inyesti-
cation in Washington city, in this state in
the courts of Justice, on the hastings
wherever the time and occasion called for
it. do fearlessly assert that there is not
On this continent community more peace
full, law-abiding and well-behaved, in all
the relations of life than the white people
of Danville. do not believe that this riot
would have occurred even among the in
solent negroes of that town but for the en-
couragement given them by coalition speak
ers, federal officers and the hope of immuni-
ty and protection under the Malone Arthur
coalition alliance. Turn your eyes to the
campaign now going on in Ohio. Read the
republican platform, the speeches of John
Sherman and Judge Foraker-the republic
can candidate for governor in that state
compare the Ohio platform and speeches
with the Virginia republican platform
and speeches. All, all are waving the
bloody shirt; all are engaged in the congeni-
nj task of villifying and traducing the white
people Of the south and Virginia A more
malignant cold-blooded slanderer and ha.
ter of the south than John Sherman does
not live. His object and that of his allies
there is to array the north in deadly hos
tility and antagonism to tho south. In
Virginia the object is not only to excite the
sympathies and to obtain the assistance of
northern republicans, but to arouse the
passions of the negro race-to unite and
consolidate that vote that it may be cast
Obedient to one voice and despotie will =
Mr.. Wise is reported in the Richmond
Dispatch as saying at Marion, if he was
elected governor and there was repetition
OF the occurrence at DaEville. he would take
the troops and GO there and clean ont the
white people. Mr. Wise may be elected
governor of Virginia and If he goes on A
mission of that sort, he win have to bring
his regiments down from O 10. No white
soldiers of Virginia will ever follow him in
his work OF killing and massacre. Let Mr.
Wise take care his threat may be regarded
as an invitation to a conflict of races. When
he and his followers have scattered their fire.
brands in the black belt. when they have
succeeded in goading the fanaticsm of the
negro into madness and then when be and
they shall obtain the control of the state
which God in his mercy avert let them look
out Tor the evil days to come, for bloody riots
and conflicts, and perchance the spirit of
John Brown marching on, yes marching by
the light which the tossing wave of the lake
casts pale and dreadful. The obvious and
inevitable effect of ali this teaching is to
excite feeling of distrust and uneasiness
in this country, to prevent the Investment
of capital, to discourage enterprises ealcu-
lated to develop our resources and to pro-
mote the prosperity of the state.
How refreshing and gratifying it is to turn
from all this recrimination and violence of
these republican leaders to the spirit of toll
erauce, forbearance and urbanity displayed
in the speeches of Gov. Hoadly and other
democratic speakers in the north The OBJ
servation of the times, the teachings of the
day only serve to show that the democratic
party is the only national party. Through
its policy and principles alone the old ties
can be renewed, the union preserved, the
hearts OF a great people be knit together
and all the grand agencies of progress and
prosperity be preserved unimpaired to COM
iEg generations.