Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-10-12
For HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
DIR. i. r. BRODW ATER,
S. S. WILKINS.

county have nominated James A.
Fields, colored, for the HnnSe of
Delegates. The negroes have a
large majority in that legislative
district and will doubtless elect
their candidate. Fields is at pre-
sent the Republican Common
wealth's Attorney of Warwick
county. In Essex county: where
the negroes also have large ma-
iority. there was large number Of
colcred aspirantS for the nomina
ton for the House of Delegates,
but wrangle arose among the
rival contestants and a white man
slipped in and carried off the prize.
In other Republican counties in
Southside and Tidewater Virginia,
negroes lave been nominated
for seats in the General
Assembly and will be supported
and voted Tor by white Kepubli
cans III obedience to the orders of
William Mahone. This shows that
where the negroes have the power
TO do so they are inclined to de-
manil an equal participation in
the political offices of the State.
The cry raised by the Democratic
party of the Sonth against the
dangers of negro domination snot
futile nor intended merely to gain
votes for the Democratic party.
Should the next General Aassem-
bly, he anything like equally divid-
I'll between Democrats and white
Republicans, the negroes will hold
the balance of power and will be in
a position to dictate terms to tlieir
white Republican allies and thus
rontrcl legislation. Let Malone
b. elected Governor and the Re
pubicanS elect "A majority in both
branches of the General Assembly,
and we shall see rot only negro
cpnStables, magistrates and CON-
inonwealill's attorneys, but negroes
will be ~ pointed school trustees TO
have control over the white teach
erS, as was done in Richmond
when Cameron was Governor.
Negro judges will sit on our
benches, and ucgroes will he APP
pointed TO other Offices where their
presence will be offensive to The
Democrats of the State. Malone
has long teen treaSnriDg mp his
wrath to pour it out on the heads
of the Democrats OF Virginia who
have so frequently set the seal of
their condemnation on the peSti-
ferrous little tyrant with his hood
trimmed SLOUGH hat and big legged
hrceclleS. He is now moving
heaven and earth to get into pow
rr once more to humiliate and de-
grade the gccd people of this Com
monwealll. What a carnival of
corruption and revenge he wonl'l
inaugura!e iii Richmond should he
he elected Governor will IA Repub
lean Legislature to do his biddings
One Legged and one-armed Con.
federate soldiers would again be
TUNED tnt Of flee 10 make r0um
for able bodied negroes, as Was
done in tie winter of 1879 50. The
highest fficeS in the Srate would
I've distributed 10 bis henchmen re
CARELESS Of fitness, capacity, or
M raj character. he would deal
ont the offices and administer the
affairs Of the government with the
sole purpose OF perpeluating
his power and lnHictlng
ruthless revenge on the Demo
crafts of fine State who have thus
far succeeded in tliwarting his evil
ambition. He is now making the
supreme ctforts of his life to
prolong his political exis
tence. For the first time he has
presented himself as a candidate
before the people. IF ne fails, his
power IS broken forever; but if he
succeeds, Virginia will indeed have
fallen OIL evil days. Nearly all the
Lest men in Ills own party arc i'll
open revolt against blm; but twill
not do for the Democrats to trust
too much to Republican disatftc-
ton. The only way to keep Vir.
ginia safe from the clutches Of Ma
hone and his ravenuus crew is for
every Democrat to go to he polls
on the 9Th of November and vote
the straight Democratic ticket.
Men Of the Eastern Shore, do your
duty!
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The so.called Prohibition ticket
for State officers and members of