The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-12

j. II. Ivey. of Lynchburg, was at the
Ponce de Leon Hotel yesterday, and in
conversation said: sin regard to the
Farmers Alliance will say that in the
end it must fail. This country can have
but two great parties and however
many new ones may spring up they will
not endure. The Knownothing party
fiourished for time, as did the
Changers, but both were short lived and
died. leaving no monument of accom-
plishments to mark their memories.
The Third party will go the same way
"However, at this particular junct-
ure, the Farmers Alliance movement is
strong in this State, and may easily
hold the balance OF power. II this party
votes in November for its own presi-
Dental candidates. it will give Vir-
ginia's electoral vote to Harrison With
out doubt. l am afraid that the Force
bill, by many of them, is regarded as a
remote contingency, and that in their
eagerness 20 bring about needed reforms
through their own party will cause them
to lose sight not only of the fact that
to elect President from the third
party is wholly an impossibility, but
also OF the Importance OF tying the
hands OF the Republican party so as to
render force bill out of the question.
However, as to the Force bill, will
say that my opinion is, il passed, it
could never be put into execution 1t
is well-known fact that laws against
tho sentiments of any people are seldom
enforced, and | believe that this meas
ure is agains. the public sentiment not
OF the South alone, but of all sections"
At the Hotel Roanoke yesterday was
an old gentleman who was born and
reared in Virginia. He was one of Lees
old veterans during the late war, and in
talking about those days and of the
South since, he said: During the en-
campment OF tho Confederate veterans
at this place in last Juno I was here
and took great deal of interest in the
movement originated by that organiza-
ton to have correct history OF Vir-
GINA and OF the South published.
There is no denying the fact that we
have no such work at present. Our
children are being taught that we were
traitors and rebels and only escaped the
halter through Northern clemency.
Only few years hence, If this thing
continues, our descendants will look
back to our memories with curses and
OASOAoOAoho upOn ba0lE lips, IOE UQ6Y
will believe that we attempted to de.
stroy the Union only that human slavery
might be perpetuated among US. 1t was
we'll known TO us at that time that the
brave lives that were laid down in one
battle were worth more to the human
race than every African into whose
nostrils the Almighty has breathed the
breath Of life since the dawn Of their
race in the worlds history.
1--WE know that we did not follow the
red cross battle flag for four long
years through fields Of carnage and
death for the preparation of such in
fanny, but to maintain those principles
deemed essential by US to the main
This we know, but our posterity will
not know it so long as their sources OF
information are false and perverted.
Just before his death Shakespeare
puts into tho mouth Of one of his great
creations the plea, Paint me as I am;
nothing extenuate, nor set down aught
in malice That also is our plea.
Most Of us have entered the Wales of the
'sere and yellow Leaf and before a
great many years shall have elapsed we
will go to our last reward.
81 think that it would, for me. en-
bitter death to be called hence leaving
my little girls to lean from the his
tories of to day that their father was a
traitor and only worthy of the gallows
or the dungeon / can not understand
the inditferences of our people upon this
subject. II tho era of the SO called
New South has inculcated a spirit OF
money getting and a total disregard of
everything else we should not forget to
set ourselves right before the eyes of
tho world before abandoning ourselves
irrevocably to the gods OF tho exchange
and the divinities OF corner lots. This
work regard as duty upon the old
veterans and before die only ask tn at
l may see it faithfully performed"
At the Ponce do Leon Hotel yesterday
was gentleman who had recently made
tour through the West, including
the State of Kansas. When asked as to
the political situation in that State he
replied: "The uncertainty Of the YER
dict of jury, or where lightning will
strike or the eaprices OF woman pale
and fade into insignificance when com
pared to the mercurial temperature of
the Kansas people. Last year they
picked up fellow who had made rep-
utation by his long and steady defiance
of all hosiery dealers and sent him to
Congress-. But, alas! humanity is weak
and Washington tempsti ms are many
and strong. The second day after the
arrival OF the sockless patriot he was
sailing down Pennsylvania avenue on a
bicycle in knee pants and silk hose.
Perhaps this accounts for his un-
popularity in Kansas but it is we'll un-
derstood that strong effort will be
made to defeat his reelection. The
farmers Alliance movement is on the
move and from what could learn it is
probable that the Republican party
will make gains in congressman in sew