The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-27

years ago, and how they had been bro.
ken. They had committed a fraud In
claiming victory. Now another election
Is on, ana they have hauled down the
Prohibition flag and put up the Citizens
Reform banter. He told of ithe secret
meetings of few-ofiice holders In a
| room in the Pilot building and the nom.
ination of Il ticket which they claim as q
Citizens-Reform ticket. II was only ar
effor.s to secure offices and salaries for
certain people.
AS to the personal character of the
candidates on the Citizens Reform ticket
he had nothing to say: but never was
there better or truer set of men than
that composing the Democratic ticket
TO be voted for at the next election,
He spoke of the effort to drag politics
into the Church. When men fight for
principle they fight whether they have
one or 100000 men behind them. Why
did not the ProMbitionists enter the
Legislative fight where they could do
something for their cause? 1t was be-
cause they wanted the salaried Offices
lii closing, MIR. GleniJan appealed to
the voters OF Brambleton Ward to sup
port the Democratic ticket Tomorrow.
ite paid high compliments to the candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket.
capt. II. l.. Dornin was then intro
duced He started by denouncIns. a
paragraph published in the Pilot a few
days ago. and read card he had pre-
pared. The card was as follows:
Norfolk, Va, May 20, 1896.
ITO the Public:
THE Daily Pilot of Sunday accused
the last ring-elected Sergeant OF more or
less Official completely wsth East and
Pitt In their fee business.
This article necessarily referred IN
me, and yesterday wrote the editor for
an explanation. His reply quoted a
statute OF Virginia enactedin 1887, which
IN erect says cities must pay expenses
Tor Migrants arrested and as / had
charged the State. that 1 had done
wrong. 1 knew nothing of this law, nor
ana my deputy. Mr. Quinn. who has filled
his position for'twelve years / followed
the course of my predecessors and vf,ch
moo also been followed by my successor
TIL Wiehsn a week. Migrants were enter
eu TOT misdemeanor and so reported to
the Auditor. The State received their
fines and paid their expenses.
Not one word of apology or explana-
ton Tor the charge of official completely
d!d the letter contain. Simple iustfce
being denied me by the author or an
thors Of the charge, there ia but one
course for me to pursue therefore
cnaraoterize the article quoted from Sun
Gays Pilot as unfounded on any fact
and an ineXcusable and malicious lie"
NO man would he allow to make such
a charge against him without character-
izing him as he had done In that card
re spoke Tor about five minutes, and
urgeu enc lVoters'to vote the entire ticket
Mr.. j. l.. Winston was next intro.
duced. He said:
MI. President and Gentlemen:
II Is hardly necessary for me to en-
phasize by advice or logic the stirring
auuresses 10 which you have had the
pleasure OF listening tonight, for 1 am
sure that you have been fully conyinc-
eu OF the important issues involved in
this campaign, and the duties that de4
voiNe upon every Democratic voter and
freeman in this city and ward.
me Democratic panty of our CITY
presents to the suffragists of this com
munity for election to office on. the 2Sth
day or May, the names of men of such
acknowledged ability and unuuestioned
probity as shall be n guarantee TINT the
sacred trusts committed to them nv u
SomIlulhg constituency shall be faith
iuliS Kept, and those duties growing ont
OF such relations be most faithfully dis
charged
1t has been said that an honorable
ancestry Is gift of the gods and Should
De so regarded by all those who possess
~. Anu now me question, what cons,i-
tutes n noble political ancestry? Surely
not merely n titled ancestry, neither an
ancestry OF nondescript origin, Descent
iroiH mobiles may be interesting and the
investigation of political nondescrlpt
parties amusing. but political ancestry
can be honorable only when the STRAW
perry leaves" have crowned wise heads
as leaders and the 'ermine has covered
the true hearts" of their followers.
The Democratic party has for Its
founders and leaders those who desery-
ediy rank among the wise, cultivated. in
leilkgdnt, broadminded, patriotic. God
tearing and peace-loving men of this
grand old Commonwealth and of this
splendid sisterhoOd of Southern States
What are the tenets of this party
Notably. the government of the people
oy the people and for the people, to the
END that greatest good shall insure to
the greatest numbor The Democratic
party Is opposed to the Capitalization of
power II guarantees to every man the
right To- worship God according to the
dictates of his own conscience. recoe
niZes' the equality of all men under the
constitution. admits the possibility of
even the lowlfest-b to attain to the
highest distinctions within the gif. of
the people. and because of its broad
principles of individual liberty Is special
~ adapted to the genius OF our Ameri-
can institutions.
Much has been said lately of 4ha
candidates for Office on the Democratic
ticket in our city. These gentlemen
have been thei subjects of a criticism
that was neither honorable nor truth
ful. The political opponents of this
great party have by direct and indirect
attacks upon the characters of its Lead
ers. sought 10 ddfame. malign, traduce
and destroy the fair names and geputa-
tons of those who. from choice. have en-
listed under the banners of a Southern