Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-08-26


lives. 1t cannot die until the rcpul :
lie dies, for its principles arc essen
tial to the republics life. 1t stands
today where it stood whom Jefferson
formed it, the urconquerable cham
pion of constitutional limitations up
on federal power, of Independent
State government and of equal and
exact justice to all sections aud citi
zens.
Its life is important to all. To
the South it is II necessity. Suppose
Tic Democrats are not agreed among
themselves in all respects. Can we
i'll this OF any other account afford to
divide while an aggressive sectional
tight is nadc upon u.s. Suppose one
ID mocrat does favor the free coinage
of silver ut the ratio of sixteen TO
one. Are such insignificant issues
to divide US while we are threatened
with legion of financial. social aud
political woes through the Infamous
force bill?
'It is true-distressinglo true
that our people are financially embar
raised and depressed. This is due
to unnecessary tariff taxation and to
class Legislation by the Republican
party. 1t is due i'll part to INSULT
cheney of currency in the country,
but is still uoro largely due to the
fact that We have made more cotton
than the world wants and less pro.
visions than we want. There are, |
believe 100000 moro bales left
over from tho old crop than were
ever before on hand ut this Beason.
If $50 had mndo 5.O00,000 bales last
year instead of 100000 no combin-
alton on earth could have kept cot
ton down under ~ cents n pound
Statistics prove beyond cavil that the
price of cotton is put NJ or down
more by tho number Of bales on the
market than By the number of dol
lars i'll circulation. If NO would lnlvo
our cotton crop it would not be five
years till wo would have Wall street
and the world at or feet.
bat whatever the cause of the dc.
preston, we arc not going to find re.
liei by breaking down the Democratic
party and aiding The Republican to
retain control. The muu is On the
verge OF idocy who thinks he can find
relief from present ills by indirectly
aiding the Republican rnrty 10 in
ilict upon us through federal election
laws, ten thousand t;'mt. greater Ills
in the Reorganization uf our labor
and IN the political turmoil and race
conAicts which legislation will pro
duce.
alt il both distressing and amaz
ing to see third party leaders in the
South attempting to rilioulc tho dan.
gers ii the force bill IIavo they
forgotten or experience in the re.
construction period Do they think
that The whitemcn's control of these
States is no longer essential to our
prosperity and safety and to the wei
fare of both races? Do they esteem
1t light matter to destroy freedom
of elections in the South and to sur
round the polls with federal lnarshals
and federal bayonots?
Are they ignorant of the fact that
the platform Of the Republican party
letnahds such law, that the Repnb
l'can President urges it's passngc,and
that IL leading Republican Senator
practically admits chat it means for
the South IA bayonet behind every
ballot 3
There is no use in mincing words
about so serious n matter. The
Southern white man who beguiles
people with the dclusive phantom of
financial help from the government
while advising them to close their
eyes to this overshadowing danger is
political dliveler and an nncon.
scions enemy of his race and coun
try.'
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