The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-14
Much TO do About Nothing

The Richmond Labor Herald of the 9th
has the following editorial statement of
the facts about the case of the colored del
egate Farrell, member of Assembly 40,
New York, and the reputed efforts to en-
force social equality. One or two of the
Richmond papers and the partizan CORES
pondents of newspapers abroad, have made
great sensation out of the action of this
Assembly, and in order to make it sue
cess misrepresented the facts. In justice
to the Knights of Labor we reproduce the
article from the Herald, which speaks by
authority as the organ of the knights,
and leave it to our readers to Judge if the
efforts that were made, for partizan pur-
poses, to comfort and exaggerate the whole
matter. The Herald says:
For the past week the press of Richmond has
\ used every effort to create q sensation on the
color question, by publishing highly colored
of D. A. 40. These reports have been exagger-
| ated and made sensational for political pur-
poses and for the purpose OF misrepresenting
The truth of the matter is that the Repre-
one colored delegate. and refused to stop at any
hotel that would not accommodate the entire
| delegation without discriminating against the
| colOred man.
| This they had a perfect right to do. They
have marked out their course. and they have
perfect right to pursue it. Much has been pub
| lished about the delegates from 40 going to the
Mozart Academy Tuesday night and carrying
their colored brother with them. The press
has claimed that the representatives of 40 forced
| the colored man In the Mozart, and that rather
than have any difficulty the proprietor allowed
him to remain. There is not one word of truth
! in this statement, and If those who have pre-
pared the published statements had made
1 inquiry of those competent to give them o true
statement they would have known better. But
| 1t was not a true statement they desired, but
Sensational one. The truth of the whole mat
ter is that the whole delegation of 40 were in
ny M the to attend the
CATION was invited and the entire delegation
went. II they had not been invited they would
in the possession of the 40 delegates and can be
seen by any one who desires to know the truth
The rumor was circulated that the delegates
of 40 intended to go to the Theatre Wednesday
night, and, if necessary, force their admission
with their colored brother. This was lie cir
dof forc and purpose
give color to the rumor, and q large crowd of
roughs and dudes were on hand to witness the
going to the Theatre. We know whereof we
speak, for we made inquiries of the delegates
as soon as we heard the report, and found out
that they had not given the question of going
| to the Theatre thought, and had no idea of
going.
colored man at one of the colored hotels. This
| however, was not directly charged to the K or
L., as the man was not member of the Order
but was used at this particular time for the
purpose OF charging it to the Order.
| All tnese sensational reports have been got
| ties that have SO freely INDUCED in it are not
careful somebody else will get gored and be
| lations based upon desire to do the X of L.
| an injury In the eyes of the public.