Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-17
GLOWING TRIBUTE TO OUR EDITOE
Lurty For Govenor-Valuable Instruc-
tions.

HARRIsoNEURe, Va, July Il, 1897.
To the PLANET,
Mr.. Editor You have left behind
you at this place name and fame
with our colorsd people, and indeed
with our white people too, that will be
hard to surpass or excel. We are
proud OF Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr, and
his splendid lecture-pleasant and in
structive along the lines Of higher
morality and better education among
the masses. It appeared to me, as /
passed through the streets since you
left, our men and women were bright
er and more cheerful than usual on ac-
count of your splendid lecture. The
boys and girls talked and skipped along
to their work or play with brighter
eyes and larger hope, as they seemed
to realize the possibilities to our race in
the person and lecture Of Editor Mitch
ell.
Your position on the subject of
lynch-law is impregnable. We, as
American citizens, demand the pun
ishment Of criminals by due course OF
law, and not otherwise.
The stand you have taken-the law
full punishment of crime-caDnot be
controverted. You are on the right
line. Fight it cut if it take all sum-
A41OAs all Gtl CO0lO ARuAA anu OAOCls
All of our people are deeply interest
ed in keeping up our party organize
ton, and the body Of our white people
are OF the same opinion.
1t will not do to scatter Let us
have q convention as Stanton and put
ticket in the field, let as go to work
for God, the right and our grand old
Republican party, and 1 predict that
with that old ex-confederaCe soldier
and staunch Republican, since 1872,
Captain Warren 5. Lurty, assour nomi-
nee for Governor, we will sweep the
state.
Look at the returns Of the last cleo
| ton in Virginia. 1t is very singular
tn at Ct the 100 counties in Virginia we
carried 81 white counties, and the Dem
ocrats carried the black-belt solidly,
and yet the Democrats have the impu-
dence to say Eefore the election in the
state, that the Negroes will vote the
Republican ticket en- masse, and after
the election when asked how it hap
pened that if the Negroes voted the
Republican ticket you carried the
counties In the state where there are
more Negro voters than white and q
good sprinkiing OF white Republicans
they boldly and mendaciously answer,
THE Negroes voted with US, and they
AhOWy 10 you anu w tl&S UO REcdbcI
falsehOod was ever manufactured by
the prince of all liars.
Give us q convention and Luriy for
our candidate and good men for Lieu
tenant Governor and Attorney-Gener-
al and put up ticket in each county in
the state for members OF the Legisla-
ture and we to-day have far better
chance Of carrying Virginia than our
Republican brethren had of carrying
Maryland and Kentucky.
Let our leaders who happen to be in
power call State Convention. There
is the place to decide as to whether
we want candidate. We want nc
cowardly Shaking, no lodging; but 4
brave, bold, honest, and manly effort
even IL defeated, is always stronger
than no effort at all. The man who
fights and gets whipped is respected
while the cowardly fellow that runs
away is laughed at.
Therefore. would favor full stat,
ticket and county candidates in ever,
county.
This, Rockingham, county gave TIT
largest Republican majority in tn,
state-50O and we will do even bette
for Lurty this fall.
-ARepublican OF Republicans