Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-30
lIr. AshbY 10 the WorLiugmen of Virginia
frQr tho Di-pptrhl

PETERSBURG, VA, OntpDpr ~, 1871.
For tho frs: time in my LIES history |
appear before the people of this grand old
Commonwealth OF virginia IL behlli OF
q cause that has lived through oil tine ages
and THROUGH adversely and prosperity since
the time o. Thomas Jefferson, the founder
and champion of that cause. Tho cause
which refer 10 is Democracy. ever true
and tried Dcmocracv-uow living and
prospering through oil opposing parties.
which positive ard absolute proc! that
IL ia party Of righteousness ana justice %
al, for had ii not been such party
10 would have long ago been swept
from existence, and would have now
been one of the things If the past.
Democracy means for you just simple,
PLAN. fair. and square government. with
equal rights for the millionaire and the
beggar. the white man and the black man.
II means the elevation % the sons OF tou
TO a higher and better position IN this life;
il means 10 protect YOU from the compctl-
tion Of fol ign pauper labor. ID means the
education OF the masses. the enlightenment
Of the human mind: II means what that
noble patriot. Patrick Henry. would rather
have died than 10 be without; lt means
that priceless boon. LIBERTY: it means
FREEDOM, freedom 10 act and think tor
yourselves: freedom 10 stand and act like
noble men worthy Of the name Of true
Yirginians. Not 20 be hulldoZcd and
bought for price not 10 De mere subjects
of barter and trade; not to be mere slaves
to the will of iiend IN human shape. who
cares nothing under the canopy of high
Heaven for yOur welfare except TO use Won
As a tool to accomplish his own ghOulish
purpose. to pluck this bright aud
illusaious jewel. Virginia, from her
hOnorcd place in the portion Of the
American continent known "a the
solid South. Can vou. as sons Of
such noble and illustrious State, and az
the brothers and klusmen of so many Illus
tri0us patriots. allow the sp0tle-- skirts OF
Virginia 20 be dragged down into such a
uire of iniQulty as the Rcpublioau party {!
| say can Won carelessly remain a. home ON
next Tuesday and allow Virginia 10 be
wheeled into line with the lnlQulty OF the
earth: | answer 10! A thousand times
NOi You cannot afford 10 allow the Re
puhlicen party 10 have q Jubilee over a
broken solid South. and at yOur ok
pcusc-I say al your expense because Vt VIII
I certainly be at your expense n YOU
carelessly remain away from the polls next
| Tuesday aud allow your liberties 10 be
! wrested from you by Your careless neglect.
Can YOU trast the grand old state ~ Nir-
glnia in the hands OF William Malone,
who has proven himself traitor to every
! important cause intr1sted % him ~
thea. tr0rts ne shall i7,Otr Ncni.' ii he be-
traved You once he viii do SO again. If he
rolled up the Atlantic, Mississippi
and ONO railroad and put 10 IN
| his pocket at the expense q lot OF
WorkinCmen he viii roll up the state OF
Virginia and put her down into another OF
his capaciOus pockets. Beware OF him.
he looks upon You rs beng for sale; he
looks upon YOU as subjects of barter aud
trade. " for he has set traps for you, so be
careful that you 90 not ind yourselves IN
this spiders pariOg.' Virginia is
loaded" boys. and when She goes
off, on the 9Th Of Nov mlcr he sure
thet the head Of the Eepublican party
in Virginia shall "go OF too. and never
10 be or again. 10 not stay at home
and expect some one else to 60 to the
| polls and do the voting. but 60 yourself,
| f0rthe other fellow might expect you 10 60
! and do the voting. and SO by that means
your liberty, yOuT independence, and vOur
! freedom might besuatchcd from youand the
dear name of Virginia would be sland red
! by being thrown into the bitter thraldom
! of Mahonelsm and Rcpublicanism. Then
| the leaders of the Republican party ~
| Washington would have such Jubilee as
would almost " lift the skies" II possible.
DO not be afraid of the reign and rule Of
! Democracy. The four years of The t.eye-
/ land Administration We're years of pros
| perity. The wheels Of industry that bad
| been lying idle under the Republican Ad-
ministratiOn soon began 10 hum under
/ Cleyelands Administration, and peace and
prosperity was soon in full blast but what
| have we now under the national Ropuhli-
can or Harrison Administration Already
some Of the mills have shut down, theprice
Of labor has been cut down IN a number of
! factories. the hours of work have been
heightened from ten to twelve hours a day,
and people who made a comfortable living
under the Cleveland Administration have
been forced TO leave these factories and try
to make living at whatever else they can
fluid to DO know whereof J speak when l
say this.
Do not he afraid the Democratic party
will abolish the frcc-sohOol system III N'r-
ginia. Neither the Democratic nor Repub-
lican party can do this 1t can only be-
done by a constitutional convention and
YOUR hailots. and rest assured YOU viii
never be called upon TO do this The free
school system is one of the many good
works instituted by the Democratic party.
Now, IN conclusion let me say that 70
makes no difference who is elected the pub
lac free schools viii 90 on Just the same,
and 30 continue unless We. the voters,
should over SEQ proper 10 abolish them by
our votes. and that we'll never do. Let
November 9Th tell the story Of NIrginia's
future welfare. Respectfully,
JAMES T. AsHBy.