The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-04
FINAL APPEAL
n, Hon. BASIL B. Gordon to the Democracy
of Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.

DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTEhs'
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Nov q 1870
TO the Democratic Party OF Virginia.
ro,r wears ago, despite Democratic
oonular majority OF 100000. Republican
puo.,aont was elected, and the complete
,awmaking power placed In the hands Oh
.ho Republican party. IL was gwen the
tle s,,,itv IN redeem every pledge, and
a,,ia NOT escape the responsibility OF 'io-
,a,t,g a single promise. How mat trust
ms fulfilled is known TO all. l,s hls9
go, vas to discharge it's debts by the pas
sage of the bill which bears the name Oh
Mckinley. but was dictated by us Dehen-
cIaries. who had advanced the money u
MAKO Il possible. Not satisfied Win taA-
ing 1000 articles Of ordinary use 10 .he
nvtant Of nearly half their value
-. added TO the list raised the rate TO
nearly two-thirds and by suspending the
,,a,,r,ent Of the public debt taxed unborn
senerations for the benefit Of unborn IN
dustrles. 40
Even their leaders realized that no peo-
do NOT wholly dead to their interests
and 10 their rights would long submit 10
OPPRESSION a hundred fold more grievous
than that which has justified many rev.
oluton. 49,
They therefore. sought to suppress the
popular voice and perpetuate the partner
ship between themselves and the money
mower. This could only be done by VIZ
tually retracting the franchise when they
had reluctantly restored TO the whlte
mon ~ the South after the war, and by
nIacing the control Of the ballot in the
hands of the negro.
The Force bill was introduced, and only
defeated after a desperate struggle. Of
its evils | need not speak. They nave
been brought to the knowledge OF every
voter I'm the Commonwealth, and their
patriotism needs no prompting from me
or from any man.
Once more the party, whose chief con-
tributor is Carnegie, and whose leader is
QUAY. comes before us 10 promise IN
creased wages and pure ballot: ms
time they come in vain. The virginia
mechanic knows that there cannot be
found within the limits Of our State one
emplove i'm a protected industry whose
wares have been raised He declines 10
believe that the Philadelphia manufactur-
ers contributed 81 100000 to the Republican
campaign fund I'm order to raise the price
of labor and lower the price OF goods,
The farmers Of the South are tired OF
building up cities Of the North They are
told in one breath that the tariff is not
tax. and in the next that the foreigner
paws IT, They know that the reduced
tariff on sugar has lowered its cost ana
they believe that what is good Tor sugar
would be good for salt and for all the
necessaries of life. Four years OF poverty
has opened their eyes, and the issue
which divided them in 1888 finds them
united and abreast of the party in 1917.
Our enemy needs no educational cam
paign. for he is ignorant of his strength.
He needs no organization, Tor IL Is MS
instinct to vote against men who support
him and educate his children. The fulI
negro vote is always polled in Preslden-
tial year. and polled solidly for the
Republican ticket. This year 1t Will be
cast as always.
They Will be assisted by little band OF
former Democrats, who, impoverished by
conditions for which no party could be
held wholly responsible have laid them at
the door Of one that has been out Of ma
tional power for a generation. The union
between the two is perfect.
The members Of the Third party have
prepared to desert their electoral ticket,
and vote for Harrison, I'm exchange for
the Republican votes which will be given
to their candidates for Congress. Against
such a combination every Democratic
vote in the State is needed.
Our organization is splendid; our peo
pie determined. Our leader is one whom
TO honor would be to pay no greater tri-
butte than his enemies have yielded
Fellow Democrats. in the name Of your
interests, of your liberties. of your love
Of State, I call on you to make certain
the electoral vote of Virginia, AID with
it to insure the election of Grover Cleve-
land. BASIL B. GORDON.
Chairman.