Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-10-29

power to determine the size and limi IA of
the diferent congressional districts, Tbis
TOO, would concentrate power in the hands
Of the Federal judiciary, but like its anti.
type, the force bill, it carefully enards
against any accident by which fairness
might be meted out to the Democratic par.
~. 1t provides for Estate" aud .sNation
ar boards, but the State boards would onlv
Dc such in name. Final determination of
all questions would be with the National
boards for the States, and upon each of
these would be United States JUDGE and
Iour other membeIs-two from each nojit.
ioal party. The President of the IToited
States has the option of selecting from the
supreme, the Circuit, or the District
benches the judges to be appointed. and bv
designating that such appointees shall have
oeen upon the bench not less than ten wears
prior to that appointment on will control
supervisors and marshals, he
the election, and then if he be not sat;sfisd
with the result he may declare that the suo.
cessfui Candidate was not elected. What
a orazsn proposition to rob the peopla of
eneir rights and corrupt and degrade the
Judiciary. 'Ao
ROBBERY OF ONE OF OUR CoNGREssnrru
Still another iniquitous measure of the
Republican party contemplates robbing
Virginia of one of her congressman The
State now is entitled to ten coppresar,a on
BY this measure 1t is proposed to allot to
each State the number of conpressman To
which it shall be entitled for the next tan
years under the new census. By the pro.
posed ratio Virginia would pe entitled to
nine congressman, with fractional exeesa
OF 8O,O97 inhabitants Under the ssms
ratio Michigan, which has now eleven con
gressmep, would be entitled to that nnn,.
Der with fractional excess of N 150 in
habitants. But as Michigan is a Republi.
can State and Virginia is a Dsmocrat,c
State it is designed to give the former an
additional congressman for her fractional
excess and rob the latter of one. YET what
else could be expected of party that stole
one PRESIDENT, bought another, and lately
nlcned Montana of her two United States
senators. '0'
INTERNAL REVENUE,
We might multiply od infnitum the
iniquities and evidences of treachery of the
Republican party. Their course on the in.
ternal revenue question, tie Blair bill. the
silver question, and in the matter of the
expenditure of the public funds. ia in hold
and shameless violation of their most solemn
pledges made to the people in their State
and national platforms, and constitute a
terrible arraignment of their leaders. Rut
enough has been said to cause the neonIe
to rise in their might aud give impetus TO
movement that shall end in sweeping that
party from power forever, in vindicatino
the cause of self government and American
manhood, and in restoring to it's pristine
purity and beauty the desecrated temple of
liberty. -
ORGANIZE.
And how can that be Accomplished The
answer is simple. The means are simple
and are in your own hands. Work for
Democratic success. Encourage others To
work. Organize. Take nothing for grant
ed. Aid those who are willing. Shake off
apathy. Arouse the Indifferent. Act as if
the fate of the State and nation depended
npoE youi iaI:v'11Iai vote and exertions.
Ever7 memory of the past; erefy consider.
alton OF the present; every hope of the fu-
ture conjures you to perform this duty.
Perform it and all will be we'll. Neglect IL
and the dire consequences may be irretrisv-
able.
WHITE REPUBLICANS IN VIRGINIA.
From those of our low-citizens, who,
coming among us from other States, have
made their homes with US AID are interest
ed IN all that concerns the welfare of Vir.
gina, we merely ask calm consideration of
the facts we have stated, trusting and be-
llsvlng that such consideration will result
IN hearty CO operation with US in the cause
OF good government, peace, and prosperity.
Do not vote against us because heretofore
you have been Republican In this cleo
tIon you will have no opportunity to vote
for the Republican principles advocated by
Lincoln, Sumner. or Greeley. Weigh
tha issues and see if they do not affect you
as much as they do any Democrat in Vir-
gina. DC not let past party affiliations
swerVe You from recognizing that the fu
ture OF Virginia; and therefore your own
future, depends upon the maintenance of
the rights of self government. Do not by
yonr vote attempt to fasten upon yourselves
az we'll as upon US the manifold evils that
would How from the establishment of
Judicial oligarchy. We hope to welcome
your assistance in our efforts to defeat
measures so injurious to our individual
prosperity, so detrimental to our common
country, 80 violative of our form of govern.
ment, and so destructive of our liberties.
Let each and all of us-those to the mau.
ner born and those who have recently NOV
ed to the State-remember that this is rot
hight of party against party, but of the
people against power, aid let our efforts be
worthy of the cause.
J. TAYLOR ELLYsoN,
Chairman State Democrstic Committee.