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

the North expect that much OF her.
FoIalxers Record.
a distin uished gentleman residing
in Rockingham writes to US that Judge
FORAKER, Of Ohio, isexpected to speak
at several places in the Valley next
week. and asks US to republish the re-
port of FoRAKER's regular campaign
speech which appeared some time ago
in the Dispatch.
IfFoRAKER appears in Virginia he
will hardly repeat the ISLANDERS upon
the southern people which formed the
staple OF his campaign speeches IN ONO.
He knows well that he comes under the
condemnation of President GARFIELD's
words, who said year or two before
he died:
1.-The man who attempts to get up a
political excitement IN this country on
the old sectional issues will find him
self without a party and without sup
port. The man who wants to serve
his country must put himself in the
lire Of its leading thought, and that is
the restoration Of business. trade, com
merce. industry. sound political econo-
my, hard money, and honest payment
Of all obligations, and the man who
can add anything in the direction Of
the accomplishment Of any Of these
purposes is public benefactor."
However, We will comply with the
request of our Rockingham CORE
spondent. The following is from the
Associated Press's report Of Judge
FoRAKER's speech at Portsmouth,
Ohio:
JUDGE FORAKER S FORMAL OPENING
SPEECH AT PORTSMOUTH YEsTER-
DAY-WHAT He THINKS OF THE
SOUTHERN QUESTION, &C.
PORTSMOUTH,, o., September l.
Hon. }. j. Foraker, Republican candi-
Date for Governor Of Ohio, delivered
his formal opening campaign speech to-
GAY in this city. lie referred to the
southern question at considerable
length, and the following extract from
his speech will serve to give the spirit
Of his remarks upon the subject
The increased representation in the
last electoral college, by reason Of the
colored Republicans Of the South be-
ing part Of the voting population.
amounted to forty electoral votes. If
the colorcd Republicans South had
been allowed 20 vote 9s they desired,
and had thar ballot, been counted r.
cast. there would have been only IL
votes ~ the electoral college from the
South for Mr.. Cleveland, and there
would have been from these forty
votes fer James @. Blaine more than
enough to have elected him, with
he States of New York, New Jersey,
connecticut. and Indiana against him.
Int these cclored Republicans were
not allowed so to vote. On The can
tro,y, ~ trGpd. by r,oleHce, jy mur-
Ter, ~ cSsoSSO'ation. ~ Jali-uh'PS,
and shOf-gpaS, the white leaguers and
kuklux clans, by agencies Of the most
inscriptions and diabolical character,
bv horrible baIbaritics. such as were
pIacticed at Cou>hatta aud HAMBURG,
in the murder Of the Chsholns, ~ the
massacre al DGHrale, and in the
assassination OF Print Matthews
III Copiah county, Miss, a system
| Of terror was inaugurated and
pIac,iced for the last ten years prece-
dn G the election, by reason Of which
at the last election the colOred Repub-
licans of the South were wholly de-
prived of all practical benefit Of their
right Of suffrage, and the forty votes
which ought to have represented them
and been cast in the electoral college
as Republican votes were wrested rom
them not only in violation Of their
right. but in violation of the right
of every voter III the United
States. and cast az Democratic
votes, whereby to elect 4 Democratic
President and install Democratic Adj
miuistTation. might. ii it
were necessary, cite un4uestonable
statistics to show that for tho purpose
of making the solid South in the in
tereSt OF tie Democratic party more
men hare been kWed and ,oom3ed m
/ The iast ten gears Throughout the Sc
ced,ng States titan ,ccre ki}ie8 and
pound,d al GefgsJrJ. But / have
10 desire whatever TO array such mat
tiers when it is not necessary for my
purpose to DO So
Judge Foraker said that Chatham
county. Ca, in which is situated the
CITY of savannah, has 1900 voters, OF
which 1000 are colored Republicans.
TO overcome tms Republican majority
and procure Democratic control Of tho
county. al the election precincts were
abolished and one voting place estab-
h,hed IN he City Hall in the city Of
Savannah, to which all voters Of the
/ county are compelled TO 90 and deposit
Their ballols if they vote at all. As
but four OF i've thousand people can
vote at this one place during the day
The result is what was intended-that
The white Democratic population Of the
city Of Savannah pUnctually present
themselves AT the polls al their opening
ara consume the DAY in leposiing then
ballots. thereby excluding colorcd Re-
publicans practically FROM al partcipa-
non whatever in The election, and thu.
stripping them Of their most sacred
right.
The following Telegram followed i'm
mediately after the oue from which th'
above extracts are taken
ON or FoEAKER's LIES NAILED
SAVANNAH, September l.-Witl
reference TO Judge Foraksr's attack o.
Chatham county in his Portsmouth
ohio speech to-day, the Moraioy Nce
Of tomorrow morning viii say tha. Tx
part Of the speech which refers to Chat
BAN county viii be read with surprisf
and amazement by those who know any
fhiu, about Chafham-rouufv notifies