Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-09-27
The Republican Sow
TO BREAK INTO THE DEMOCRATIC
CORNFIELD."
COL. W. E. CRAIG, COL. S. BROWN ALLEN,
COL. JACOB YOsT, AND COL. JOHN
A. NOON GET IN LINE TO
TRY 1T.


A. NOON GET IN LINE TO
TRY IT.
The Republican sow with her pigs, &C
cording to Col. VIM. E. Craig, formed in
line at the Court House on. Monday. to
make new attempt to break into the
Democratic cornfield Of Augusta. Not a
single Democrat participated in the pro-
ceedings of the meeting. and the prominence
of the colored Republicans on the lower
floor showed clearly that it was gathering
in which no Democrat had any part or lot.
Mr.. Joseph Houseman (Rep.) called the
meeting to order, and ex-Judge j. l.. s.
Kirby was chosen chairman. Judge Kirby
in taking his seat read the call for the as
sembly in the interest of ''honest cleo
tions." and said the platform was broad
enough for men of all parties to stand on.
Mr.. j. Fl. Council (Pop.) was elected
Secretary.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed-R. F. Leedy. j. l.. Beck.
Geo. A. Koiner and r. G. Brown.
THE OLD NoN-coMM1TTAL STORY.
Hon. Jacob Yost being called for made a
speech denouncing the Walton law and ex
planned that to join this movement did not
forfeit any man s party relations for the
present OF future as it was a 0ne-stand
show s'for this night only" He held up
and read with great fervor the following
from an editorial in the VINDICATOR,
which he said was the Democratic organ :
"What is an honest election law?
"When man has spent his life in accumulat-
ing little property, and law is passed CIV
ing an illiterate negro who has no interest
in the community and no more idea of what
he is voting on than four-year-0ld child, the
right to vote on how that property shall be
taxed and what laws shall govern its owner,
that is dishonest election t0ao.
"What is an honest election law?
The rule of the majority in elections is
honest, and right. When a community is
divided into 500 intelligent white men in one
party. and 100 intelligent white men and
600 absolutely ignorant negroes in the other
party, the six hundred negroes being con-
trolled and ruled by the one hundred whites.
then the minority of one hundred whites rules
and any election law that makes that posi-
BILE is dishonest election LGlo.'
This Mr.. Y ost held to lie an attempt to
debauch ''tne public conscience but as
almost every white man in the meeting
who heard it read, felt in his heart that
apart from party those were his sentiments,
the denunciation fell very fiat.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee having returned, report
ed the following resolutions which were
adopted
The people of Augusta county, irrespec-
tive of party utilization, in mass meeting as
sembled, thoroughly endorse and approve the
resolutions adopted by the Democratic con-
vention Of Henrico county. as ringing ex-
preston of the sentiment which is first in the
minds and first in the hearts of the great mass
of honest men in Virginia today. The resolu-
lions read as follows:
Resolved, That the Democratic party
of Henrico county, in convention as
sembled, recognizes the equality of
all men before the law, and re-
CARDS the right of suffrage as sacred trust,
and the exercise thereof a public duty, to the
discharge of which every good citizen should
apply himself with the utmost fidelity.
Resolved, That this convention is in
favor of honest elections, and views with abb
horrence every device intended or calculated
to interfere with free ballot and fair
count
,o% nxyicf inn 1ovu CHI
so amended as to remove the popular distrust
of their operations, and restore perfect conf
dence in the fairness of our election meth DDS.
thereby encouraging the people to take that
interest in political affairs which is so essen
tial in representative system of government.
"And in order to give effect to the above, be
it further
Resolved, That this meeting indorses the
bill adopted at the Petersburg Conference, as
an honest fair, nonpartizan election law and
demands that the delegates to, this day NOM
mated SHALL if elected, regard as their first
and most imperative duty. persistent, I'M
faltering, honest advocacy and support Of that
measure
THE NOMINEES.
Mr.. F. B. Kennedy Pro- nominated for
the House of Delegates Mr.. Crawford W.
Sims.
Col. S. Brown Allen began nominating
speech with reference to the Richmond
Times as the ablest, most honest and most
, brilliant Democratic paper in Virginia,
and proceeded to read from it, with COM
ments, accounts Of frauds at 'Smithers
precinct" and elsewhere. just as the au-
dience began to give way to fears that Col.
Allen s voice had come to stay all day and
that he had forgotten what he rose for, he
nominated Col II. J. Williams.
Erasmus Houff (Rep.) seconded the
nomination.
Both candidates were, on motion of Mr..
John A. Noon (Rep.), nominated by &C.
clamation.
NEITHER TIME, MONEY NOR INCLINA-
TON.
! Mr.. Crawford w. Sims of Middle River,
the nominee, being called for rose and said
that he felt the honor that had been con-
ferred upon. him. He had, he said,
neither the time, the means, nor the incli-
nation to make canvass. but if the people
of Augusta elected him without it he would
serve them faithfully.
| AN IMMENSE THOMAS CAT LET OUT OF
THE BAG.
In response to calls, Col. VIM. E. Craig,
who appeared to be the favorite with the
audience, spoke. He touchingly alluded to
the fact that for twelve long years the Re.
publican party Of Augusta had been bat
thing with the Democracy of the county
solitary and alone, but now it had aid, and
''the old Republican sow and her litter Of
pigs is going to break down the Demo