Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-09-28

connection for Governor threaten
ed the ku1lux. At Lynchbnrg
Senator Daniel, advancing to the
Stage with each of his hands IN
the hand of colored man, said
.the country is safe when the two
races are thus linked by represent
tative men," Where Was. then,
this pretended apprehension for
the safety of ourcivilzltionf There
was no fear of it when they con-
templated making q Judge Ola
colored man. No, it is all scare.
crow and pandering to prejudice
and playing on fears.
Gen. Malone dwelt at length ON
the cry which had been raised OF
negro domination, Int said it was
not the ghost Of he colorrd man
in politics he was discussing. lie
said there was no reality in it
The negro is here to STAY. He Is
essential to our labor system. lie
is the lifr-giving power to all our
industries and pursuits. His labor
contributes ia The wealth and pow
er of this Commonwealth, and the
more yon contribute to his ell
lightenment the more you enl lrse
our prosperity. We want no con-
dition OF serflom. if You would
preserve the liberty of this people
and advance their prosperity.
The interests of this people and
of IA majority Of the white men are
for protection. The negro is natu-,
rally Republican and instructive
ly protectionist, and every man
who earns his bread BY the sweat
OF his brow is or ought TO be q
protectioniS.. II you are in favor
of protection, of that economic
policy which proposes to keep the
result of your labnrs here at home
among your own people, it IS your
duty and interest to vote for tie
candidates who stand for thetlnngs
You want rather than those who
have always promoted free trade.
If you favor the Blair educational
hillof bringing into Virginiatlle i've
millions of money it would bring
into our States, then vote for the
peol lie who You know are earnest
in this matter. 1t you favor the
repeal of the internal revenue SyS-
tenn and that onerouS tax, then
vote for the candidates who are
honest and earnest.ln this matter,
and not for those who have avoid
ed and Shlrkcd doing so. What
candidate of the Democratic party
now before YOU can point to his
record in favor of those matterSs
Gen. Malone spoke OF Cleveland
as II bigger man than his party, be-
cause lie had convictions. Cleve.
land was IN favor of free trade and
the repeal of the import tax and
opposed TO the Blair bill. Where
does the Democratic party slands
They who tell you these things
have no part in this campal gn.
Projection, however, is essential to
our own home development and to-
enlarge the prosperity Of the pee
pie. and it is the policy Of the Re
publican party TO promote these
things.
A largo part Of Gen. Mahone's
speech was devoted to the advo-
GAGS of the protective policy. He
SAID it Was the right policy to pnr'
sue which promotes the spending
of the earnings of industry within
the limits of our own country, and
not opening the doors to an influx
of pauper labor from Europe, such
as the Democratic tree-trade pol
icy invites. He thanked God theIe
was no longer any slavery in this
country, and claimed that under
Republican protective policy our
exports had exceeded the imports
and benefited the industry of the
country'immeaSurably. Hissptech
throughout was protective arSu.
ment, and he said there was no
question of fundamental import
ance for consideration. He pitched
into Mckinney for not speaking OF
the internal revenue tax and ar
raienel him for It.
In concluding he referred to the
unsettled state of the public debt,
which dScredits nor only the
honesty of the Commonwealth, but
exclteS just suspicion against the
honesty of every individual man
in the State. Its condition is con
fusion worse contounded by the
treatment of the Democratic party.
ave ReadinsterS believed" said
Gen. Malone, Eve had formulated
an honorable basis of settlement,
and the Democrats to Get power
accepted it and said me too
What have they done with its
They have amended the settlement
ont of life. They hive completely
emaSculated it. All the vital ener-
gieS Of the proposition are gone by
the treatment il has received from
the Democratic management. and
their position iSone OF reputation,
not declared, hnt they don't mean
to pay cent. Yonr debt has gone
on increasing at the rate Ola mil
lion a year fer the five years they
have been in power. They refuse
to pay, and hamper the case by
vexatious legislation and suits. [
never believed tue people wanted
any settlement which would not
look TO the payment Of every dol
lar OF our equitable share OF the