Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-15
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Telephone Company, SO that railways can
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Tho words of Veteran.
For the Dispntch.l
An old soiourner in this vale Of tears
and sorrow. of political injustice and per-
secu,ion. rcspcctfullyproposes plain talk
with nls fcllow-citlZeus of tho white race.
The two parties of orr state are divided
by lines broad and deep, over which ny
compromise can ever be made. One must
Yield 90 the other Which shall It Dc, black
or white? That IS tho question. We kind
~ ask those I'M the black or Republican
party who are not actuatcd 10y dCslrc tor
office how, IN view of al the antcccdcnts
of that party, state and national, their
yirulent abuse and Ulliying mlsrepreseh-
tut.ou of the southern people long before
and ever since the war of conquest, their
cruel treatment during the dOleiul recon-
structiOn times, IA Wow of the met that
the more bitter and sectional leaders are
ALWAYS backed and sustained by the north
orn masses, and IN view II the prc9eni IN
diCatious pointing - course OF acton de
signed 10 perpotuate their supremacy and
entail upon lis alien Ignorance and rapacl-
is and consequent ruin, how YOU can work
for its as,onluncy? What redcemng trait
or feature can YOU perceive, calculated 10
compensate for the sum Of vllialnles thcr
chict study Is to practice and whose
stimulus Is now TO perpctuatef
This party among us consists mostly ~
o race noted for its ignorance, croduiitW
superstition, and venallty. and last be-
coming conspicuous under the lead OF ma
tenants for its social. ecclesiastical, and
political aggrcssivoness In all its tenden-
cica Numerically opposed 20 the Interests
and traditions Of the white race, which has
made our old State famous IN war and IN
peace. and IL u growing menace 10 good
Governments VIII African supremacv IN
sure safety 10 free institute ns-to social
and material interests BchOldlng the
au0nGam condition of some OF our sister
States, can there be but one answer!
Is supposahle that party born IN the
h0t-hcd of fragmatlc ianauclsm-bred IN
blind prejudice and envy. and cementcd
bv undying sectional hatred. whose every
law and ruling is hostile, can ever, IN the
tide of human affairs. mete out to fallen
foe. however loyal ovcn-handed Justice!
The principles governing that party me
million perQuIsIte9 OF dishonesty lOrblu
the hope Reflect and search the history
of this party for one single instance OF
Generous treatment on which TO hang even
Tho shadow Of such "A hope. Has any one
act or attitude ever bcamcd with kindness
for southern whites who exclusively COM
pose the Democratic party and the stamina
Of statesmGnshipt
Has not their legislation before and
since the war been uniformly nlmlcal ana
unjust. and even diahohcal, 1he history
of the times is pregnant with PROOF anlrhl-
alive and utterly barren of % negat lFe.
Thcv robbed and impoverished the whites
under the plea of military necessity or
rather the necessity 10 sublugate and 1ur-
tbcr rob them, and capped the climax OF
blind fnnehcal folly with the GROWING
outraon of all time-tho night Of suffrage,
universal negro suffrage. thus delcgadlng
Caucasian supremacy TO the African, and
comforting cOparcenary rights III the dcsti-
mes Of the great American repubnc estai-
lehcd 10y southern blood ana Naior' ana
ieopardizing the national peace and pros
nerity through all time. Does this stroke
of stateemanship commend them TO your
appreciation and support!
Nlr. Hoar. one of their leading senator's
and sccrs. With apparent uucton ana Sc
rome satisfaction. but blind 10 the NATIONAL
peril. predicts that IN "a few years there
will be fifty millions OF negroes In the
southern States. and offers tor our con-
templltion the hcndish assurance or u mar
yr.t of lloolshod that viii cast IN the
shade the horrors of Domingo and the
French revolution. Notwithstanding his
liph eulOgv OF the southern people ana
tho abundant territory on winch they
uight settle the Nations Wards, and
fine fact that they have forced TINS bloody
skeleton into the southern closet, there
seems to be no sympathy, no stdteShan-
ship but that Of persecution 10 renICu5 lho
evil. Does this course OF acton, ms IN
difference to our safety, commend them 10
your embraces
Is there no menace in that peculiar fea-
ture of the partV-the political economy
of oppressing and subsidizlng all other IN
forest. 10 foster Infant Industries whose
locks have been "silycrcd DER ~ win the
bouuties Of the last fifty years auu must
farming and all other interests continue
10 languish that manufacturers ana Sp,c'-
lators NAV flourish? Can there he WISDOM
i'm this policy? Can there bo Justice.
lack Of justice implies Iack OF WIsl'oiu.
is there no menace ID lt-ho uaHSVI ~ Jul
form Of government: ~.
With half the present protection south
ern manufactures would incrcas" ana TAKE
the lead. while the northern would IAN
ouish The Republican policy has shaped
LEGISLATION for the last thirty years, ana m
stead Of receiving the promised relci 'he
horticultural and other labor interests are
suffering as never before. helr hhauclai
policv is fraud upon and cruel ropbcry
If the people for the benefit OF capital ana
untbiup lint blind ignorance and pusllla,
nin,itv could tolerate. Their "hTtStS ana
innIrnerable progeny of evils yet unborn
bnt eurc TO come 10 light are the leSlli-
mat offspring of Republican Legislation.
Their incubator matches nothing but
nroft 10 the few and poverty to the many
They are plotters against tho people-cVii-
snirators under the specious disguise OF "
plausible title against truly rePuOAi0"H
4 ral fafTr
ifbouoh handicapped "A it was by a sec
tional Republican Senate. have we had q
more peaccful and prosperous tour wears
tbau iuriur the incumbcucy u MT. OIeNo-
iar12 Did not peace and southern enter
,,r,.l Gid his adminatrat ION and commend
democracy 10 every southern voter
Tho white people present y tho rotelT
these well known representatives Oh Del'io-
waite or Conservative principles, worthy
OF your confidence aud support WHY Wv
cofored people present II the heau OF theii
t;cteto who IS well known TO be N sym
9TH, with our aVoWed enemies; one Whos,
bStISet ambition is TO wreak vengeance on
80 State one who has long been regarded
as "A nuisance even by his own party. wy
AL, Won TO ponder well tho lneyit9ple al'u
overwhelming consequences OF eIeNat ~
10 our State government a party VS. W,
very touch upon our interests WIZ ~ 80; !
Ie ,ia' and famine. Discard all irrelevant
anest:ons organize, organize. Ley a is;o.
Be the watchword, and LEI hoI ln laD5s !
brinrs "a mind that " saddcst of all words,
~ SSo;ght have been" when wrlthih8 IL
sore AGONY YOU may feel that
mso tho struck eagle. stretched upon the pain
No more through rolling clouds 10 soar again.
We, ,.,S his own leather on the fatal dart
mai reniiins, quiyerod In his bleeding heS''
Keen wore his pangs. but keener iar 70 iooi s,
Ia nursed the plniop that tmpcIoo tn' 49,