Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-10-17

pchutiS3 ~ theA SENATE, anu is q
measuie SO partisan, so revolution.
airy, SO snbversiye ofthe rights Of
the people, sosainted with,moral
treason, and so destructive of Re-
publican institutions, as to adefy
all codes to image or to name
them" Its ostensiblc object is to
secure fair elections of members of
the H6nse of Representatives. Its
real object is to insure tho election
of Republican members of Con-
gresssfrom the Southern States. 1t
has been rightly characterized a
ga bill to perpetuste negro saprem-
acy and the domination of the Re.
publican party in the House of
Representatives. So dire would
be it's consequences upon the peace
apd prosperity, not only of this
State. but Of all our sister. South
eSh STATES, shat it alone should
nefve every true man to unceasing
y. york for Democratic triumph. 1t
is framed, with all the ingenuity
that haired Of The. South could
promRS, land thirst for power in
spii'e, and every provision of it is a
death blow at the rights of the
people, as III ruthless disregard of
the spirit of the constitution, and
is an effort to shackle tho South to
the cur or RepubIicauism. 1t is a
development in most malignant
form OF q tendency TO centraliza-
Ton, Mulch. Virginia rebuked in
thundeySatone nearly a century
ago; and is absolute in the encour
agement it gives for illegal voting
and in providing that the super
visions and others charged with
carrying it out shall be the tools
of the Republican party. 20 .
Thus does the force bill, with lis
train of evils, bling up. the para
mount issue OF the fight, and point
the path Of duty. The issue is not
the election to Congress of certain
men. It is thelight of self gov
eminent. 1t is whether iutelli-
gence and virtue or ignorance and
vice shall rule. ;* =
OF those of our fellow citizens,
who coming among us from other
Stales, have made their homes
with us and are interested in all
that concerns the welfare of Vir.
Ginia, VIC merely ask calm. consid-
eraiioa ofthe facts we. ehave stat.
ed, Trusting and believing that
such consideration will RESULT
hearty, cooperation with us 10 the
cause'of good government, peace
and 1srospciity.s Do not vote
against us because heretofore You
have been a Republican. In this
election you will have no opportu-
nifty to vote for the Republican
principles advocated b. lincoln,
a Sumner or a Greedy eigl il the
issues and seeil the tIS s d Of feet
you as much % any Dem
ocrat in vir5Silil Ii no6let pas
parts1ail lions sw SrSe you from
iprecogniaing that the future of Viz
ginia, and. therefore your own fu
tuIe, depends upon the mainten
ance Of the rights of self govern
ment. do not by your vote aS
tempt to iasten upon yourselves al
well as upon lis the manifold evil.
that would flow from the establish
ment OF a judicial oligarchy w,
hope to welcome your assistanc,
in our efforts to defeat measure,
SO injurious to our individual pros
perity, so detrimental to our com
mon country, so violatiyeaof oul
form of government, and 30 dc
sGrucJive of our liberties.
Let each and oil of us-those tt
the manor born and those wbt
have recently smoyed I'd Che State
Remember that thissis not flgh
of party against party, sbnt of til,
people against power, and let ON
efforts, be- worthy of the cause.
81 fsJs TAYLoR ELLYsON,
TC'h'nl'n Slate Dem. Com.
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