The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-05-23
A Bourbon Of The Bourbons.

MIR. w. l.. Royal is q gentleman of
strong convictions and impetuous nature.
He does not think of, or rather CT lculate
consequences. in his political announce
ments, as general rule, and his last re-
ported utteiance is SO foolish and unbusi-
ness like that we must put him down as
a Bourbon of the BourDons. A dispatch
from Richmond dated the 10Th. says:
Mr.W. l.. Royal. the resident counsel here
for the foreign holders of the Virginia bonds.
caused fiuLter in political eli cie> mere to-day
by boldly declaring in an interview that he
MIR. Royal is uspiIanL ~ the democratic
nomination as one OF the five members OF HE
House of Delegates to which this city Is ent1-
tied, which are to be elected at the roVember
eisction. lie ALDO has co,gi esslonal asplra
lions. Mr. Royal In his interview said: Il
am very sure can be elected to the LeSfsi ture
ON the proposition OF settling the public debt
without increasing taxation. Ii the voters IN
this district should think me worthy OF u seat
In Congress my aim will be the d1sf'anchtse-
ment OF the negro. No white mai In the South
would. f.r Il moment. entertain IL proposlt "
to reinslave the negro, or 10 Ieat him uutal ~
as 10 his rights OF person or property. But a.
of us know and feel that il was cruel piece uf
injustice To us to put the ballot IN his hands III
luis present nali.clVIliZ. d stale. II Is further
fully conceded by The intelligent men OF The
North, that giving him The ballot Was a mis-
take. ALI that is necessary Is the repeal OF the
fifteenth amendment, and believe We nave
The basis fur n far Trade win Inc Not III 'or IL
repeal of II. The fuss made by tho Northern,
men about the negro is not irou' II sentimental
interest In him as II man. The south has II
large vote in The electoral college anu NUM-
Der OF representatives al Congress. based On
the negro VOTER. Northern republicans
think don / let him vote as he WISHES, and
thus get Unfair Voice Iii both bodies Wen,
let US give up tsaL part of our electoral vote
aud these representativ. u In consideration oil
the repeal of the fifteenth amendment. The
south Will never have potce white Line negro
ID u voter. 1t VIII Remain The bad lhnh-lhe
a s.f q T.AS
years If the negro remains II voter that long
1he white men Will never allow themselves 40
be- controlled by The negroes. and negro sui
fraga uieRns the coutrolll Offices Tilled ny The
worst elements OF the whites through the
votes OF The nesroes.
Mr.. Royal does not seem to recognize
the fact that revolutions never go back
wards. But it lswell enough, as matter Of
current political events, to know just
what prominent asprants for legislative
h0nors, propose TO do.
The singular fact Of this proclamation
of Mr.. Royal is that the primary Object
OF his candidacy is OF will be To have The
State debt settled satisfactorily 10 the
creditors and without al Increase OF tax
alton. He ought to know. if he does not.
that on this platform he could not be
elected to any thing except by the aid OF
Republican votes. In the first step he
openly and violently repulses every Re
publican in Lis distl let, and makes it ut
terly impossible for hlm TO get into the
Legislature TO be in position to give ef-
feet to any plan he may have in reference
to the debt. Much less could he be cleo ted
to Congress to agitate the repeal of The
constitutional provision which secures the
right of suffrage to the colored man.
j.. I'VE remember to have read a commuli-
cation from Mr.. Royal, published in ii e
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, in 1876
In it he said that the flag of The County
would ,have to be changed before Il G
South could live in peace with the North.
asst was the emblem of their humiliation
and they could not endure it. Mr.. Royal
has learned something since then. and he
will learn again that his impracticable no
lions as to the fifteenth amendment are
as foolish as those we have referred to.