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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
The Last Quarter-Streteh.

Our people ought to remember that there
is only an interval of few days before the
election takes place. That interval, brief
as 1t is, can be made long by concentrating
all our energies to advance the cause 10
which we are so deeply interested Like
race horses upon the course, .et us put forth
our greatest strength in the last quarter
stretch. IF the run SO far has been WITH
slackened speed, there il all the more &C.
casion why we should show off our best
pace at the close so as to bring ourselves to
the goal the foremost at last.
Remember how profound would be our
humiliation, how just would be our reasons
for apprehension. if, by apathy and over
confidence we allowed the worst enemy of
this Commonwealth to become the absolute
controller Of its destinies. l. would not be
merely public calamity. it would bs per-
sonal calamity to every man, woman, and
Guild, In every community of Virginia.
There is not respectable individual. there
is not reputable class whose welfare
would not be seriously impaired by the sue
cess of Malone.
And why? Because that success signifies
the elevation of our most unscrupulous and
unprincpied public men to power, and the
re!egat'On of our most honorable and dsil-
terested to impotent obscurity.
1t signifies the triumph OF the most de-
graded class and the defeat of the most up.
right.
1t means that ignorance will override
knowledge, vice will trample down virtue.
1t means above all, that the negro will
practically dominate this Commonwealth
through those Infamous agents who will re
present them in our halls of legislation and
in our Governors mansion.
If Virginians had bit just idea of the
evil that will certainly befall them if Ma
hone is elected, there are few who would go
about with cheerful countenances, and pur-
sue their usual callings as if they were not
sanding upon the edge of the grayest crisis
in Their history since the close of the war.
We venture to say that there are few OF
them who would sleep as soundly at night
| as they now do, or give SO much attention
to their ordinary business. Rich. State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

JOHN S. WIsR's PICTURE OF MALONE -
The editors f the "Valley Virginian" were
present at be conference of anti Malone
Republicans in Richmond a month ago, and
heard John \. Wise's speech on that oeca-
sion, of which the last valley Vrginian''
says:--
"I1 it he portrayed Mahane's true nature
He represel ed him as covering the speaker
with mantle of affected love and friend
ship, at the same time he held concealed
dagger at his heart. TIL 1T his treacherous
and vindQ-i7e heart WAS true tG nothing
bat self, AID that had he the power be
would draw into his embrace those who had
opposed BIS schemes, ard with the power
given him. would stab and stab aud stab
them un il his revenge was satiated. OF all
the horrible pictures we hsve ever heard or
seer of a Character, that drawn of Malone
by Wise was the most lidsOus and repul-
sive."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

ORGANIZATION.-The use of s'boodle"
and ''still iuntiug'a are uneuestionably Ma
bones CHI. reliances in the present fight
These are he pegs upon which be hangs
what hope ne may have of carrying Vir
ginia and fulfilling his contract with he
northern nlalignants to break the solid
South. + tn are potent elements in a
campaign manipulated by so interruptions
and despe1ase man as the little boss, but
they can b Invested of their potency by
Democrats vigilance. organization and
work. The Democi attic outlook is bright
and brigh 5ening, but as We have frequently
said the party cannot afford to take any
chances. The victory must b. made SO
sweeping Tat Virginia will be relieved
from the carse of Mshoueism forever and
her southern sisters be assured that she is
still the bal wark of protection to southern
civilization. No chances will have been
taken If TIL Democrats avoid overconfi-
deDce and bring cut the full party vote
There are ut few more daysleft in which
to work. let it be seen to, that nothing
be left uud ne that will secure the bringing
of every d mocrat to the polls. Mahone's
''boodle" I'D "still hunting will count
for nothing if our organization shall prove
perfect. tt defeat him overwhelmingly,
backed as - is by the Admin lstration,
would be glorious tidings, and encourage
Democracy throughout the land. To de-
feat him Overwhelmingly is duty Virgin
ia owes to herself, TO the South, aud to the
nation IL chmoad Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
"How ,Iahoue's Crowd was Gotten, ),

In an article headed as above, the last
VALLEY Virginian," in reference to the
crowd at the skating rink that was address
ed by Malone and Burrows few weeks
since, says:
"We venture nothing in saying that there
were not 500 Malone voters in the Skating
Rink, although Augusta county has given
as high as 300 Republican votes. The
crowd that was here nu nbersd about 1000
-one-third of them, at least, were Demo
Gratis who were there from curiosity, and
Republicans who will not vote for Malone.
The other two thirds we're Mahonites from
this county and Rockbridge, Allegheny,
Bath, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Nelson,
Greene, Albemare and other counties
Free railroad tickets were placed in the
hands Of Mahone's pets, aod distributed to
all who would attend from the several
counties named, and all who could be got
ten together were assisted in the manner
stated. So far as it was representation of
the intelligent, substantial Republicans of
Augusta county, the demonstration was
dismal failure. Tho stage play of Craig
with ELI" md the bouquets was of piece
with the whole sham from beginning to
end. 1t was the desperate device of des
perate faction, and will have no more effect
upon the result of the election Than the
blowing of the wind"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

MALONE sNUBs LANGsToN. the
force of huudred-ton pile driver the STATE
republican committee of Virginia, Of which
General Mshone is the chairman, has sat
down upon Mr.. rbn NJ. Langston. They
have refused point blank either to invite
him to taaa au active part in the canvass,
or to give hin the assurance asked By him,
that they Will not handic:p him in his con-
test for M. Venable's sea5 in the house of
representatives. They have told him and
his followers and friends that they can do
without him and them. Mr. Langston.
though his sarVices ara in demand by the
republicans Of Ohio, is like the prophet
who is without honor III bis own country
Ore of the foremost leaders of his race, he
is snubbed and ignored by the man whom
'bat race, more than any other agency, lift
ed into power What is he going to do
about it? What are they going to do about
it? Having been smitten on the one cheek,
W II they ueekiy turn the other and again
le nd the rergth Of their support to his
elevation? We shall see.-PeteYsburg In
de.s- Appeol.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

At Murray City. Hooking county, ia the
State of Oaio, the citizens last Tuesday
night burned to the ground the house of
George Washington, a colored man. The
poor man lost everything he owned. The
excuse given for the outrage is that no
blacks are ranted in the place Thus runs
g TELEGRAPH. 3 dispatch. Murray City is
about fifty miles distant from Columbus,
the capital If the state, where Joseph Ben
son Forake', governor, holds full sway
This is the same Foraker whose soul is
filled with wrath every time negro in the
south stub. ais toe against stone lying in
front of . ~, lite mans house; the same For
aker liz wb sc behalf John Mercer Lang
ston, one If ha foremost men of the color
ed race, is now canvassing Ohio; the same
Foraker than whom no northern republican
is more lsh in his denuuciatioh of ''the
oppression 1t the southern negroes" Yet
no such co" emptible outrage as this one is
of record 5 ,lth of the Potomac. So far as
heard frnn Govern er Foraker has done
nothing extraordinary to bring the citizens
of Nnrrag City, who perpetrated this out
rage, tn jas ice. Why? He dares not, be-
cause it could cost him votes. There is
whole book nj of lessons in this incident for
the negroes # the south in general and of
Virginia in particular.-Index-A Appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

GEN. MAHoNE's PLANs.-New York,
Oct. 23-Tne Hernld's special from Wash
ngton says: The true inwardness of the
fight whcn General Malone is making In
Virginia a. tbe present time is not so much
his election as Governor Or as the ultimate
object OF securing the vice presidential
nomination q 1892 Those who make this
statement, aod they are in a position to
know where # they speak, outline General
Mahnne's plsns as follows; His election as
Governor wonld Justify his claim of ba ring
broken the Solid South" Every republ
eau paper in the North, it is believed,
would imme.lstely hail him as the little
Napoleon OF Virginia. With the prestige
thus gainel and fortified with the State aud
federal pahcnage General Malone would,
it is though. carry solid Malone delega-
tion to the next Presidential convention
The desire OF the republicans to elect their
candidate y shout reference to New York
State would aid General Malone in his eff
frr's to seca the second place on the tick
ct in retnr'' fnr his pledge to wheel Virgin
ia INTO the republican column. This is
said to be liz, real stake for which Malone
is playing Whether he succeeds or not
will depend very largely upon the result in
the Old Dominic two weeks hence.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
Tissue Ballots Already.

We have received, and vouch for the gen.
illness of, ballots of which the following
are almost exactly fac smile reproductions,
now being printed by Mahone's presses in
Petersburg.
The man who begins his campaign with
the slogan of "free ballot and a fair
count" ends it With such device as this
Wei have the originals. If anybody doubts
let him call and see for himself. These are
the Malone tickets for Chesterfield in the
pending election-not his old issue, but his
last. They have come TO US straight. They
prove how desperate his cause is. We
await with confidence the reception which
such scheme shall meet with at the hands
of Virginlaus'-Alexandria Gazette.
Then follows the copies of the tickets, one
of the usual size and the other the small
tissue ballot that Can be folded in and voted
with the larger enc. Then as there will be
more ballots 10 the box than persons who
voted, ballots will ba drawn to make them
equal, and thus the Democrats would be
cheated. Yet be is the man who processes
TO want ''free ballot and fair count"
Bah
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
What Massachusetts Republicans Think of
HpnpraI Nahoup


A letter by Charles W. Button, formerly
editor of the Lynchburg "Virginian," writ
ten in Boston, and published in the Lynch.
burg "News" of Sunday last, concludes as
follows:
81 know of nothing more applicable to
the alleged author [Mahone1 of the secret
circular to the Ignorant, superstitious peo-
pie addressed for seditious purposes, than
the words of Paul to Elymus the sorcerer
so full of subtility and all mischief thou
child of the devil, thou enemy of all right
eousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the
right ways of the Lord
In conclusion let me say that l have not,
in this section, met Republican who had
good word to say for the man who nomi-
mated himself for the office of Governor of
the oldest State 10 the Union No gentle.
mon here of any party, will compromise his
reputation by endorsing Malone. They
all despise the man and his methods. One,
an eminent lawyer here, said TO me the 9TH
or day, that he ''coud not favor such a
scalawag as Mahone." An ex. Lieutenant
Governor, Republican, of Connecticut, said
to me in Hartford last week, that sit is a
disgrace to Virginia to have nominated such
man as Malone for the high office of
Governor" He was promptly informed
that the candidate nominated himself
through the methods that are easily ex-
planned.
But if Virginia is disgraced in having
such candidate, who could further the
depths of her disgrace in permitting him to
be elected Rather let her faithful sons,
wheresoever scattered, resolve to avert the
disgrace by repairing to their homes from
the uttermost parts of tho earth to help, in
the language of the eloquent Hauregan, ut
tered in the senate years ago: "Bury him
30 deeply that the hand of resurrection can
never reach him."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
L0Ok out for Republican FaIseh00ds.

On the eve of the election, you may ex-
pect the Mahoneites to publish falsehoods
of a startling character. This they have
already commenced, and correspondents to
the ". 7. Herald and World a few days
since reported that Barbour had virtually
conceded the election of Malone. These
reports Barbour fatty contradicted as soon
as he saw them, and says they were inspir-
ed by the enemy. He says that the party
was never better organized for victory, and
that if the Democrats turn out on election
day decided victory will be won Pay no
attent ion to roorbacks sent out by the en-
envy, bat do your duty as a true son of
Virginia ana all will be well.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

CAN'T AFFORD TO VOTE FOR MAHoNE.-
No anti-Mahone man, whefher he be Dem.
ocrst or Republican, can afford TO vote for
NJ shnne without resting under the damn
ing suspicion that be was bribed either by
money or the delusive hope of getting an
offi;a, for the public will be unable to con
avo Of any other reason for SO doing; aud
it would be better for such a Qua that q
r2ck had been tied about his neck, and be
had been cast into the sea, than that be
should have done this thing; for it would
h!''-t his reputation for honesty and brand
him as base man.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

TEACH HARRISON AND QUAY A LESSON.
During the four years of Cleyeand's ad
ministration race troubles were almost IN
keowr. The negroes behaved themselves
very veil.
Bus no sooner had Harrison been install
ed President ia; the negroes in the South
began to insult and assault white people
and provoke riot. The election of Harris
on has already resulted in the killing Of
hundreds Of people Of both races. And
the race conflict will be more serious still
IL the Democrats allow the Republicans to
get possession of the State government
Inducements were held out to the negroes
in Virginia to vote the Democratic ticket
but they have persisted in bard ing them
selves together 10 vote thu Republican tick
ets tie votc against their employers and the
men who pay the taxes which keep up the
negro schools.
Malone, the representative in Virginia
of the Harrison Wausmaker Qlay Admin
;stration, has organized the negroes thor
oughly and will poll larger negro vote
than has been polled for many years.
Certainly no Democrat can afford to cit
down quietly and assume that the Demo-
Gratis viii win, whether the Democrats
work or not. q great deal of work remains
to be done, and every Democrat must be
ready to perfoFm whatever service he is
called upon to perform. There is work for
everybody.
And if the Democrats work with all their
might they ci1 te sch Harris and Quay
a lesson thah they will rot forget mely,
that Virginians intend to oonduc> heir
State campaigns without outside intorfer-
ence. Rich Sfa'e.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

Mahoneism would they be willing to con-
tinue their efforts to invest their own or
feel the least hope Of securing Northern
capital to come in and take part in the
bright future that now appeared to be
dawnipg upon that highly favored portion
of Aug 1sta county.
In sketching the nature Of the opposition
to Malone in his own party, he read the
late manifesto of Sheffsy Lewis in excoria-
ton of Malone, and commented on it al
most word by word through its allegations
against him of falsehood, fraud and
treachery.
The crowd still hung upon the words OF
the man of their hearts and affections, bu'
he had to stop, and thus closed good day
for good and patriotic work.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
DO NOT OVERLOOK A SINGLE
DEMOCRAT IN THE PRECINCT =
SEE THAT ALL GET TO THE POLLS

JUDGE GREER KNOCKS JUDGE NowLIN
DowE.--Mr. r. r Farr, a Mahoneite, ad
Hillsville or Monday Of last week, and at
the conclusion of his speech the democrat
ic chairman called meeting and invited
Judge Green to make response. During
Green's speech he said that Judge Nowlin,
who was present, was there feasting on Ma
homes money. Nowlin called Green liar
and struck him, wbereupon Green reitera-
ted the charge and knocked Nowlin down.
Great excitement eusued, but order was re-
stored, and Green concluded his speech
amid the Widest enthusiasm.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

Ernest Hurry, cowboy, on Thursday,
entered the saloon at Walssnburg, Col,
kept by Bob Ford, well known as the man
who killed Jesse James, the Missouri bandit.
MIR. Hurry remarked, ''Look out, Bob; I'm
going to kill you," at the same time begin
ming to shoot. Mr.. Ford replied in kind
and when the revolvers we're emptied the
boy had three bullets in his body and
may recover Mr.. Ford was not hit. He
is always prepared for such courtesies.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

LETTER FROM A. S. HoUFF.-Mr. A. s,
Houf, Republican), publishes letter in
the last Valley Vpgiaian in which he as
signs his reasons for opposing the election
of Malone. He Says
"Whlst will not support Geo. Malone
in the campaign, do it with feeling that
it is the best thing that l could do to help
maintain the standard and dignity of the
true and tried Republican party in Virginia,
and in doing so, let no man question my
loyalty to the party, and no party rejoice at
my not having supported Mahoue."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

TAI Episcopal Gener.l Convention IS
ada ,rned after its customary trienni4l
thee weeks deliberations 1t has stood
b. .ha Nioene Greed, adroitly lodged tbe
eoiored brother, postponed re enacting the
Mlsaic Marriage law, given strong i'm
pulse TO home and foreign missionary work,
passed on the task of Hymusl revision aud
managed to accomplish considerable Praysr
Book enrichment, while still vigorously
waving the American flag in the faces of
our Anglican fathers.
So, like the individual poor sinner, it has
done some things it ought not to have done
and left undone soms things it ought to
have done IN Y Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

AS an iostance of how Malone is deeev-
ed by his "1ientenants" and fiatterers, the
ed, when here, hat the majority against him
in this county wonld not be To-e than 500
The "Yirgiplan' Gays it will be surprised
il this county gives less than 1900 ag inst
hin. We hope the estimate of the "ViI-=
ginian" is correct, though it 10 more than
we expect. The "Virgnian' doubtless es-
Inmates the anti Malone vote more than we
do
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
SEE TO THE AGED AND INFIRM
AND THAT PROVISION BE MADE TO
GET THEM TO THE POLLS.

A man answering the description of Tas-
colt, the alleged murderer of Millionaire
Snell, of Chicago, was arrested last Friday
by Philadelphia detectives at Reading, Pa,
on the charge of Forging the name Of Jno.
r. Wood, general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, 70 checks.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

Writing to Tazwell Branch, a promin ent
Negro of Price Edward, and once a men,
Der Of the Legislature from that county, the
Hon. George G. Rouad says under date of
October 18th:
81 advise you and every other coinred
man in the State to scratch from your ticket
the name Of Malone, the bogus Republican,
and insert that of Mckinney, the honest
Democrat.
Respectfully, SC,
GEO. c. ROuND -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

The United States treasury was robbed
of millions every year from 1868 to 1884
The stealing ceased when a Democratic
President entered the White House. There
were no rings connected with Cieveland's
Administration. The plunderers scattered
aud the treasury was safe.
But with the return of the Republicans
t. power the ringsters return to their old
business The Harrison Quay -Wanamak-
er-Dudley Administration promises to be
one of tho most INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt
IN the history of Republican wrongdoiag.-
Rieh State
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
MUsr WoEK.-As the Petersburg Index

bIUST W UEh .--Ab 5I5 6tsTbUuTg IHueL
appeal says, the Democrats must work
noon aud night; in season and ont Of sea-
son; necessarily, Inreuaittingly and with
all the energy they can muster. They have
wary, vigilant, untiring adversary and q
compact Organization TO contend against
and it behooves them to be as egary, as
vigilant, as untiring and az yell organized.
Over confidence has wrought many disas-
er; history should not repaat itself in Vir-
ginia next month.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30
THE FIRST DUTY ON ELECTION
DAY is TO VOTE.

Gov. LEE AND LEE CAMP.-Gov. Fnz.
hugh Lee will deliver an address before r.
E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, at Lee
Camp Hall on the evening of November
18th. His subject will be the battle of
Charlottesville,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

IMPORTING NEGROES TO voTE,-Last
week, Gov. Lee received the following let
ter from prominent democrat of Bedford
county, Pa. During the last two days
while In Baltimore aid Washington, I learn
ed that negroes working On the railroad
construction il New York and other States
are going to Virginia TO stay until after the
election. fear very much that our friends
there do rot rea'iza the desperate forts
making to elect Malone. Co. Qlay is un-
doubtsdly engineering the campaign, and
nothing will be left uudons that money can
do to wiz, so ar IS l see. Our national
committee doesn't seem to gras the i'm
portance of this election. Nah ne's cleo.
ton now means trouble in 1892"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

George W. Shirley, the proprietor Of the
Merchants Hotel at Spencer, Iud, who
was burned in efigy Monday night Of last
week, for bringing second wife home with
him only two weeks after burying his first
one, was forced to leave town Wednesday
night. The Indignation increased to such
an extent that he sold out his hotel to his
nephew and left on the train for parts un-
known
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

Tyranny is the direct result of the indiffer-
ence and neglect of electors. ''Show me
State where the bone and sinew peglect
their pc litical obligations, and I will show
yon people ripe for the rule of despot.
ISM -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter of ex-
President Davis, will leave New York in a
few days for Europe. She goes abroad
with the hope Of restoring hor health,
past. She was in Washington last night.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-10-30

In 1888 aud again in 1885 the Democrats
defeated the Malone party by overwhelm.
ing majnrities.
How did they don't?
They did it by first class work.
Malone had powerful organic alton in
1888. He had the State m ,chinery and the
Federal patronage.
But the freemen of Virginia determined
that Mahoneisn should ba defeated. And
the Democrats in every county ia the State
organized and polled tia full whiIa vote.
The Democrats can do as we'll if noe bet
ter now.
In 1855 the merchants in the cities Sere
thoroughly aroused. They mad all th7ir
commercial travellers at homo on election
day; they gave their clerks permission to
serve at the p2lls on election day. They
went to the polls themselves and worked
This election is just as Important as that
of 1888 aud just az much Democratic ener
gy is needed Rich. State.