The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-29
ROANOKE, VA, JUNE 90, 1898.
IN the INTEREST OF o,FERRALL.

Inc lengthy summary given else
where OF the Address issued by the
O'Ferrall State Organization will give
Colonel O'Ferrali's supporters good,
strong ammunition, which will be used
be put in the hands of all the Demo.
Gratis in Virginia, that they may
thoroughly size down the manner of
men who have traduced him. Colonel
O'Ferrall in this contest represents no
section. He belongs to Virginia, and
every voting precinct from Salt Water
to Bristol contains his friends.
And while the gubernatorial discus
sion is on it may be we'll to pay atten-
ton to the following editorial from the
Richmond Times of June 90:
Our Washington correspondent sent us laet
week rumor that was going the rounds in
Washington, which charged the President with
an intention to use the Federal patronage in Vir-
ginia In way to benefit one OF the candidates for
Governor in his contest for that Office. This pa
per published the rumor for what It was WORTH
making itself in no way responsible for Its truth
1t has since caused very wide comment and
mark. The New York Sun quo es 1t in full on
Sunday last, and accompanies 1t with an editorial
OF nearly columns length.
1t IL not our intention now to charge that the
President ie using Virginia's share OF the
Federal patronage to benefit any candidate in
the race, but we do say that the course he IL
pursuing in respect to the matter is having an
erect upon the guberna;ora canvass 1t has
been repeatedly stated in print that Colonel
O'Ferrall has the Presidents ear, and that his
recommendations have moro influence with him
than those OF anyone else in Virginia. Whether
this is not, the belief that 1t is so has gone
out all through the State
This opinion is strengthened by the fact that
NO appointments for Virginia are made Men
argue that all the candidates for Federal offices
are kept in doubt, with the thrt at hanging over
the head OF each that if he opposes Colonel
O'Ferrall, Colonel O'Ferrald will oppose him
with the President (his opposition being poten.
tiaD, and that office seekers and local politicians
are thus dragooned and cocrccd into being active
O'Ferral partisans, whether they wish TO he So
or whether they do not,
Whether, therefore. there be justice in the
charge that Mr.. Cleveland is seeking to aid
Colonel O'Fcrrall, or whether there be not the
actual status OF matters is producing all the
effects OF Intentional interference in
Colonel OFcirall's behalf. This should be ended
at once. Mr.. Cleveland should Immediately give
the matter his attention The Virginia appoint.
mcnts should be made without delay that such
charges going the rounds may be promptly
put at on end.
Not only so. but Colonel OFcrral in his own
interest, should see to 1t that the charge ceases
Since Colonel O'Ferrall is the only
candidate for the governorship who can
be said to have weight with the admin.
istration it is as easy as rolling of a log
for his opponents to construe President
Cleveland's elaboration in making Viz
GINA appointments as manifest indi.
cation OF his purpose to interfere in the
gubernatorial contest in favor Of Colonel
O'Ferrall. 1t would be equally facile
to fix up charge that Colonel Buford
was working the railroad corporations
in his own interest or preparing
to unhead barrel or that
Lieutenant Governor Tyler would not
be averse to a combination between
himself and Colonel Buford looking to
division of the main offices provided
their united forces could control the
conyention-and it would be equally un
called for.
We again revert to the peculiar phase
OF this gubernatorial contest that while
Col. O'Ferrall and his friends have
preserved a courteous, even deierential.
attitude toward his opponents, that
brave and able gentleman has been
maiigued and slandered fro n the begin
ming by those who will have to wheel
into line after August II and fight out
the balance of the campaign on crow
diet.
But to return to the peculiar aupges-
tion OF our Richmond contemporary.
win IL kindly name another Southern
State which has already Jared as well
as Virginia? Have its readers SO readily
bolted, digested and forgotten the ap
Pointments OF Townes, Mcdonald