The leader., 1889-10-26

IiuS 1cS, duu 1887 Duo HO1 luC
least; Bro. Graves, and others,
will fall in line and say we
will not allow our personal ami
mosities to carry away our good
judgment and the rights that our
forefathers gave us. We soiU cote
the ticket straight, and settle our
differences Gf any afterwards
and among ourselves within our
own party. Some say they have
a grievance, the main feature of
which is "the present plan of
organization They would have
you "stop in the middle of the
stream to swap horses" But
seriously, what do these gentlemen
desire you to do? They say they
are Republicans, but will not vote
for Gen. Malone because the
"plan of organization does not
suit them. They advise you to
defeat the Republican party and
principles for four years to come.
| ask you as intelligent voters, if
you propose to follow the shadow
made by the opposition and desert
| Jour party and its principles? Are
you Republicans? If so, do you
intend to be deceived by a few
men who cry out against General
Mahon@ The men who say they
will not support General Malone
and are trying to induce you to
follow their example, ac-
knowledged that he ma lie the best
Senator Virginia has had since
the war. They cannot point to
4 single act of his during his SIX
/ years term in the United States
Senate that they or you do not
endorse, or that any Republican
in the United States will not en-
dorse. What more do they want,
to prove his loyalty to Republican
principles? Some te~ undertake
to tell ; ou that if Gen. Malone is
elected governor IF Virginia he
would not be as good Republi-
can in that position as he Tas
in the United States Senate
They tell you he is a 'tyraHt.
Has h. ever attempted to tyra-
nize over you since he has been
at the head of the party?
Fellow citizens! Who was at
the head of the party when your
votes were made free? Who was
at the head OF your party when
your public schools were nearly
double in numbers? Who was
at the head of the party when the
odius and cruel whipping post (by
which, for the smallest offence the
unfortunate victim was stripped
and before the public gaze his
bare back laid open with the lash
or rawhide) was abolished? Who
but Gen. Malone, our candidate
for governor. Do you think you
would be true to yourselves, your
families and your homes to follow
the opposition party and refuse to
vote for the man whose influence
and voice was freely used, and is
ever ready, now as in the past, to
give to tie poor free ballot, free
schools and free poll tax, and now
only asks for your one vote as only
one in return for the many given
to you in your behalf A fair
count after the closing of the polls
on the 5th day Of November, you
will say Governor William Ndhone
YOU have done we'll, our good and
faithful servant, and honor to
your calling.
The matter of chairmanship in
the city of Alexandria has been
fully settled, and the party is or
panized, ready for the work. In
the county there is some little
element dissatisfaction regarding
some of the appointments on COM
mittees That is, we IN the
comfy as white voters are in the
minority, and to the colored voters
we look for their suffrages. We
have none in the county that
desire to lead us, but they are pre-
fectly willing to folio " one who
will say in true spirit and mani
fest honor, with good and lawful
intentions. Lead on, will folio W,
for the GOOD of my people as one