Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-11-02
Secret circulars are being scat

Secret circulars are being scat
tered throughout.tle county BY the
Prohibition-Republican candidates,
according to Mahone's methods,
whose aiderS and abettors they
are, for the purpose of deceivlng;
the people of the county of Acco-
mac. Tn one OF these circulars
headed "Newspapcrs Muzzled;'|
the editor of this paperis attacked,
because through the columns ofthe
ENTERPRISE an effort has been
to enlighten the people as to the
means employed by two of them
to secure their votes.
The editor of this paper in the
discharge Of the Guty he owes to
the people, for reply to that circu
lar, reilerateS the charge that two
of The Prohibition candidates. put
ting on, as it were, the livery Of
heaven to serve the devil, oStenSi-
bly, proclaim themselves temper
ance men, but really are making
/ a fight against the Democratic par
~ by all means in their power.
certainly at fhe connivance and
with the support of the Republic
can party. In proof of our allega
ton specifications are submitted
as follows:
That one of these candidates
took time to consider the nomina.
tion rendered him by the Prohibit
tion party. so that he might take
counsel of the. Republican party
as to the support they would give
him-a charge which though fire
pnently made against him has not
been denied so far as we are ad.
vispd.
That one CT these candidates con
ferred with a prominent liquor
dealer Of tho county. and assured
him that lie would not hnrt him
If he was eleeted-the proof of
which will not he Withheld if de-
sired.
That one OF these candidates
while prnclaiming himselfa better
Democrat than Ben Hill, either at
his own instance or through some
of his supporters. deserts the stan
dard bearers heading his own tick.
ct. to place there in mutilated
form, the name of the Democratic
nominee-whose defeat he would
TINS treacherously seek to accom-
plish, while attempting to make it
the stepping stone to his own sue
cess.
The fact, TOO. that the Re.
publicanS have made no nomins-
tons for county officers affords
abundant proof that the Prohibi
tion candidates have had pledges
of their support. If on the other
hand the Republicans do not sup
port them, the query is pertinent
where 90 they expect to get their
votes? Certainly not from the
Democratic party. The votes of
the few honorable men heretofore
Democrats, now ProhibitioniSts,
(nine-tenfhS of whom will not sup
port the sc-called Prohibition tick
et) wonld not justify the fight they |
are making. That they are hoping
for success from the votes which
such a ccrporal'S guard would give
them, no one, not even the candi.
dates themselvesare stupid enough
TO believe. That they expect TO be
elected therefore, if at all, the me-
gro contingent must rally solidly
to their support and that they do
expect it, VIC do not doubt. II so
white men of Accomac what is
your duty?
That the author of the secret
circular in qucstion,not signed, but
with ear marks on il which leaves
no donbt of its authorship, objects
to having the light turned on the
methods by which he hopes to win
in the present canvass was expect
eG, but we are surprised that he
should attempt te break the force
oil the warning we would give the
people BY the unfair and false
statements contained in the follow.
ing extracts from said circular:
:.The Prohibition party has paid
the cash to the ENTERPRISE for
all it has received, viz: the space
to advertise ticket. The party did
not pay TO he misrepresented, and
1T claims the right to deny the false
statements that have been made.
Both the PENINSULA ENTER
M, r,.r ND thn (ln,,a Ghorlor Die