The sun., 1889-11-10

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such elements as to give him party. In Vir'
glnia then there was more OF the war feeling
than now There. was more poverty. To organ
ize MS party he sought to unite the sentiment
OF hostility TO the North whh the sentiment ol
hestllity 70 the money power. He told the peo-
pie tney we're tax-ridden, and were taxed to
pay debts made by Northern carpet-baSGers
10 pay the British bondholder Shylocks. and to
put money into the Golfers OF the bloated
sharks OF Wall street. An examination OF his
campaign literature OF that day will reveal
these expressions running all through 1t. He
said that the North which had devastated their
lands and crushed their prosperity. was still
the olood-sucking power that took their life.
Then began The short existence OF the Read
luster party OF Virginia. 1t was invented to
readIust the waning fortunes OF the man who
organized 1t. Being founded on class preju-
dice, and having as rulers the scum OF dema-
goGues' a few able and well-meaning men. and
the dregs OF the carpet-bag party it managed
to whoop 1T up by misleading many farmers
who, added to the negro vote, gave the
his place In the United States Senate.
The Democratic party made an earn
est stand against tho reputation Of
the honest debts of Virginia. At least one of
it's prominent stumpers weakened his party by
saying: Readjustment is highway robbery"
The rank and file OF the Republican party went
with Malone because it saw an opportunity Of
disruntin0 the Damocra,ic marty and eating n
'ne LOU, GUY 'al'y 'uu so.'irs "
share OF the spoils. The carpet -bagger had
ts;a een nv1S un eorn nusAs ior ten sears Mnea
ha 81 on.s ~ Nv, ""s spl uus unu
ne at once came forward into his commanding
That contest from first to last was one of the
American politics. To the old. time VIRGINIA
gentleman, Iona indead in his novartv and Iiv.
ing on the recollection Of bright past the re-
suit OF this struggle was even harder than tho
result Of the war that had stripped him Of his
property He was wont to felicitate himself
that all had been lost but the honor of yir-
ginia; that at least. was bright Tor the inspec-
tion OF .ne word. ID ne ieit insulted at the bare
sacses.ion iS tnat vireinlan wouia tolerate the
idea OF repuaiauon: AS tne campaign pro-
crossed the old Virginia gentlemen made fran
tic appeals and talk ed much about untarnished
shtoIJo .;,d 49,. -, ah;roIr1 ood .hr ',,ost
shlelas ana nonor ana chiVairy ana tne past
Then It was that Mahone's speakers at one
ewoon dan,oIishad. ,hi. taI,, iii, ~ si,,nIo
Question. what can honor do n Tor you ou Honos
@RroGaimed @ that The voice OF Virginia endorsed
Won wont buy oI ~, breakfast" s There was no more
VSe 81 speaEhtnG hG OF tng honof ana ehiyalry OF
dsSSmlnsted 5s5{ @ BeaEbon; ana the solid negro
fnn 81 tbe seadH sss nm tnS uherrhE drec
The SSb bag negro hefder had his own
SaHica DroGess Ior assng tne blacks
S sronp an IN ie ~ nssEy w 0I % ahd ih
H 'Re OF & aS LOWEST Sns ;6 OF
good order Of socety We'll as e ana prop one
tEy erty In N,irGtnta This deyes has consisted n
rne man at tnas ~ say tne Dlack
~ tbe ihhiormaIon. th sne lurtner explanation
fson shS Term f. Il, means the voice
me In W0nId n mas done pass Al that is neces-
SaGsa f1 tnS n SGnay feSiGns ls l2r me carpet
the word has pRsse tbRt e ne9ro snat
nTle m Tay anu the negro vote Will go
In ths bIaet M tnas man way MIN ,baro
Hnntion oS E iueJ ~ Tue eItStshfe S oi COM
Abraham Itnco,n aIIisd ~ 70 '9ah nTo%n hpa
poWHr dbaJns somheWhere NORTH. h9veTlng in sombre
for dIsobedencs 70 9 int hegro t t1estnIes ready
upoa him. an i9pacabe enemy % Of fffsnhH The thine
naetH Ene Isiion m to nr 81 me thing called
9e this =, Illusion Ssa over the eSsayes mind Il
al fsiIeioa Il if SO-a0 VI n'' 00'l@l'a' om0'l0n-
bA An ., aSserags plantation psero while giving in
anTs GaTe 10 sns So yst
cInot SuS OF himself aia thSt cannon Hired a. his side
n Snnnot uistract MIN from the recital OF the
Gvsnt, o apa yot py some strange instinct, when
tvbitas To VI nn oSS arhnceS ne VIII from crowd OF
WIZ 1bm ou 20 pIdcks hs Pck ouE only the blacks
b nnn is iamniIiar n WIN such pictures, when
ny a1 WI seize me mana q one OF his
h1taan i'u VIII ~ iAe pump nAnule ior ten or
Wits 19b his nmutes;; adn; naKlhg peat IN time
stitnua 1 nsfnsa sSnE Ti 10y anu tne same super
hand for this weeryIp1 nroossI nosto Fnt ne ne