The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08

, their work and the work Of their as
socletes, rs represented In this legalized |
primary election law. Is classed as "the
lfraud-contessor and swag-alvider of
Match 9Th. 1884, why is this? Is it TO |
! protec. the Sanctified Band of the Pro- |
lhibi;icn Ring in Matching UP slate for
! a municipal ticket without an expression |
of the voice or opinion on the part OF the
electors OF that party? This Prohibition
| Ring is so Sanctiiied in the eyes Of The
| Pilot that 1t asserts that the organiza-
| tion Is composed "of well known gentle
| men, In whom all our citiZcns have the
utmost confidence" This is unuuestion-
ably q different opinion to that held
by former editor of The Pilot. who
had longer experience with the Pro
Ahibition organization than the present
distinguished editor of that paper. In
a published letter the Rev Samuel w.
Small writes that ne could fully num-
Der on THE finger tips Of one hand"
the men who in the Prohibition party
"are among the most honorable and
worthy men of the city" Just think OF
this assertion. The VirginIan considers
Ii slightly exaggerated. The rest he
al'udes TO IS of u scrub kidney" char
ac.er But listen to what lie says:
II nm NOT" SAYS THE REV. SAM.
w. SMALL. "SUCH AN IDIOT AS NOT
TO UNDERSTAND. NOW THAT I AM
ACQUAINTED WITH THIS CROWD,
WHO AMONG THEM ARE CENT? .E
MEN AND WHO ARE MERELY
EIQkEL-PLATED GoO-GooS. 1
Fl.ATFER MYSELF THAT l HAVE
SIZED UP THE MENTAL, MORAL
AND CIVIL HARACrERS OF MOST
OF rHl9M. AND I WILL BE ABI.E
TO FULLY DEMONSTRATE THAT
THEY ARE A FLINlSEY SET OF
+ p D TROUGH REFOtMF2RS
AGAINST WHOM THE TIMES ARE
RAPIDLY 8FPENING FOR ANOTH-
Err AND MORE SIGNAL REVOLT
80 HAVING HAD MUCH TO DO
| WITH INDUCING THE PEOPLE OF
| NORFOLK TO TRUST SOME OF
THESE CATTLE. TT Is MY DUTY TO
G0Mi5 BEFORE THEN AGAIN AND
FRAN Lf EXPLAIN THE COURSES
AND CONDUCT OF EACH CONTEMP-
TABLE MASPIOT AND MISFIT.
MD SPOT ALL OF THEM FOR
RIGHTEOUS SLAUGHTER AT THE
NEXA APPEAL. TO THE SUFFRAGE
| tNtN.'p' VII !. Il LII NJ l\tSoN
THESE FELLOWS IN 1894 BUT. GOD
SPARlNG My LIFE. I WILL SHOW
HOW WE'LL | HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN LEARNING THEN WHEN MAY,
1886. COMES UPON us. LET
THEN KNOW THAT I HAVE NOT
BEEN BLIND. DEAF OR IDLE. AND
THAT MY AMMUNITION CHEST is
ALREADY GETTING CROWDED
WITH THE IlSREPUTABI.E PAST
AND PRESENT RECORDS or SOME
or THE SYCoPHANTIC SPANIEL
EYED BUT SNAKED-FA NGED
FOiST UPON THE PEOPLE OF NOR
FOLK. AND WHOM | WILL DE
LIGHT TO FORCE BACK INTO THE
DIRTY BOGS THAT BRED THEM"
The sketch presented above is drawn
by master hand. Mr.. Small was the
leader. the Saul, the all-masterful
Apostle of Prohibition Reform IN the
grca; municipal contest OF 1904. How
10 this sketch compared with the asser-
ton Of the present editor of The Pilot.
who has but n brief knowledge Of the
Prohibition organization as compared
with that OF his remarkable predecessor?
The Pilot now asserts that there Is no
ring, nor ringstcrs In It's organization.
nor Is there any use or demand for them.
Sam. Small prcclaims that 1t Is n party
made UP OF scrub Kidney" or Social
hobos." religious hypocrites and political
hogs of fced-trough rcformers, '.mu-
nicipal niasQueIsSdcrs and mummies "of
men OF disrepu:able past and present
records" 'of sycophantic, spaniel
eyed, but snake-fanyed frauds"
Are these charges Of Mr.. Small base
less invention? Is IL reasonable to eX-
pect that q party composed of such ma
;erial is free from 'convicts" ana "sus-
poets" That IL is 4 party free from
the influence of ring control machine
politics and place-m"n ana ulu ce Seeker?
The Nirginian is mild indeed when 1t
classes the Prohibition organization as
q "Sanctitied Band of Ringsters," that
does not give 10 It's party electors the
opportunity to express an untrammelled
preference for the candidate OF his
choice under the protecting influence of
the legali@ed primary election law
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ALL PARTIES CAR AVAIL OF ITS