Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-29
Republican Convention.

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The Grand Old Party has assem-
bled in our midst, and after annihllat-
ing Tin it's mind) the Democratic party t
of the State and doing some otner
equally laudable things its members
have betaken themselves each again
to his own home. This is unquestlon
ably the largest convention OF white
republicans that has ever assempieo
in Virginia, not because there are any
more white republicans to come than
before, but because the negro was
shelved in the black belt, because IN
der the plan of holding this conven-
ton and of representation, great
number of delegates were appointed
for show and effect, and because the
white men of the party think they see
a republican victory this fall, and
being in the party for spoils, gave
earnest of their loyalty and devotion
by being on hand, to cheer the onward
i movement, and impress the country
with the Importance of the assembly.
AS a body it was not harmonious.
About the only men in it on principle
were the negroes, and this fact was
-Lmore than once drawn under the noses
land Haunted in the faces of the white
lelement who crowded out the ''coons"
LAS the negroes are graciously called
! by the Yankees west and north-ano
: forced them into the rear seats, and
refused them recognition until the
important business of the convention
It had been disposed of. 1t was smart
d trick to keep the negroes out OF the
N Valley by sending white men, for 81
le sure as God reigns. had those eastern
lcounties been represented in that con
vention as they should have been, &C
- cording to the people who live there
u and were entitled to be sent as dele
IL gates, Just SO sure would the Whit
people of this section en- masse hav
~ sworn that they would have none sue
to rule over them. But with all tn
n. astuteness displayed in bringing owe
ms white delegates from negro districts
10 and in suppressing what did come. tn
IT. convention made fatal mistakes.
nv shouted itself hoarse about fraue
,se and the Walton law, and Democrat
on frauds generally, and yet admitte
that the reason it had not carried tt
State oftener was on account OF tt
lev plan of it's own party organization
in 1t entirely ignored the question
yro money which is today the leading
ion sue in the approa ching campaign, al
it, it ignored entirely.-we emphasize e
will ltSrezy,-the farmers, not mentlonll
me them in any resolution or in al
speech, or in any single word utter'
by a speaker, at any time or pla
of during the whole period of their deli
lite erations. This was so noticeable. tn
hey like the neglect tc mention none
Ire. it must have been deliberately plann
Ind and maliciously executed. On t
,re, other hand every speaker, black al
hey white, spoke of the factories being Id
and the mines closed, and demand
for these protection.
had But the heroic blunder, the gigan
of evidence of stupidity, the monnme
rats of brainless assininity, the CROWN
oils, and convicting evidence of the imt
and cility and corruption of this party
'uld "purity and truth" was fully set fol
gri and emblazoned in that portion OF
proceedings and platform which
serts that the democrats favor St
we're convention, in order that they n
rea- destroy the free schools, repeal I
the homestead laws, put the Dunkards
for tho army and raise the existing r
sath of interest. These statements need
be denial, they are self-evident lies.