Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-04-06
"What it Means

Under the heading above, the last
weeks issue of the Southern Tribune
of this city, published by colored men,
contains long and well-conceived and
well-written editorial from which we
make the following extracts =
"Last week, the State republican
committee of Virginia, met in Wash
ington and fixed upon the dates for
holding the State and district conven-
lions, an account of which will be
found elsewhere. If there was any
one thing that was more conspicuous
in that meeting than another, it was
the extreme predOminance of the Har-
rison sentiment that prevailed through
out the sitting. But the tone of that
meeting should not be mistaken as the
sentiment of the iberty-loving people
of the State of Virginia, but as the
forced and hypocritical flattery of a
few office-holders and office seekers,
the cringing hirelings of merciless
little boss, who doth bestride their
narrow confines like colossus.
The denomination and election of
Harrison would mean the continuance
for another four years of the present
demoralized condition of the republi-
can party in this State, and repeti-
ton of the same total disregard of the
rights of the people by Billy Malone
and his henchmen. n
And now the republicans of Virginia
are again requested to witness the
same farce of cut and dried primaries,
packed district and state conventions,
composed of self-elected delegates for
the purpose of sending to Minneapolis
delegation, pledged to Harrison, with
view to continuing in office in this
State, a set Of men, who have betrayed
every trust vouchsafed by the people,
defeated the popular will, and pros
| tituted every party interest to low, sell
| fish plotting and mercenary ends
| Can the republic leans of the State afford
it? Will they longer permit them
selves to be nose -ringed and dashed into
line with bull whip at the dictator's
call :? God forbid!
| That the interest of the Virginia
Negro in State affairs, is perfectly safe,
except when made otherwise by Ger.
tain white republican tricksters, who
create a public sentiment against him
in favor of their own elevation to Of
flee, in which the Negro becomes q
strated by our last Legislature, in de
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rights as a citizen in this State. Eff
forts were made in that body to sepa
rate the school tax to enact separate
car law and to restore the whipping
post all of which measures were over
whelmingly defeated by an equally
overwhelmingly democratic legislature
| showing conclusively that in this State
the sense of justice and right will al
| ways predominant, when untampereC
with by political demagogues. And i
perpleXed about his condition in ma
tional affairs, he has only to recall thu
administration of Grover Cleveland, tt
satisfy his mind on that point"
The Tribune closes its article by
favoring the nomination of Governo
Mckinley, of Ohio, and expressing thu
belief that it would ensure Republican
success, whereas the nomination o
Harrison would result in defeat.
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| THE BERING SEA CRISIS ENDED
The ratification by the Senate of thu
|Bering sea arbitration treaty, withou
restrictions or conditions, is a sensible
act. 1t is absurd, of course, that thu
administration, at the instance of tn,
\ Alaska seal monopoly, should hav'
| claimed exclusive Jurisdiction in Der
Ting sea-part of the North Pacific
outside the marine league, but since tn
claim has been made, it is well enough
to end it by submitting our CLAIM
, to arbitration, as the treaty proposes
That is the only dignified way of get
ting out of the business. The arbitra
r tors will decide in accordance with tn
, well-established principles of inter
J national law-will decide, no doubt
t against President Harrison. Lord Sails
, bury would not assent to modat
capendi arrangement until the treat
+ was ratified. He feared, it seems, tina
/ if mobus were hastily agreed to tn
Senate might then turn around and re
fuse to ratify the treaty Now he vii
have everything his own way. Gu
government will get his assent to
modus Uioendi by undertaking to in
r demnity Canadian sealers for loss frOI
Y | enforced suspension of their business
i provided the decision of the arbitrator
[ is against us, as it almost surely wi
y,be. What shall we get, then, out c
| the whole contention Merely tn
. pleasure of paying the expenses c
, arbitrator and indemnities to Cana
dian sealers. Baltimore San.