Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-08
EIGHT 2 AGES
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER S, 1870.
oUCR MOST DANGEROUS CITIZENS


Reputable, drunken disordcrly, gam
81: bling, fighting, lawless and criminal
sclasses, whether white or black, should
not be the ruling citizens in any conf
n immunity; and yet, though they be ex-
3tluded directly from everything else,
XIV whatia power they are in politics! If
81 there be any bullying or bulldozing, any
II bribery or corruption. any cheating at
IS the polls. any stufIing of ballot-boxes,
q any stealing of returns, any forgery of
IS figures, any perjury in voting or In con-
si5 nection Herewith. or any Sillany. from
~ pensonatlng the dead to numbering the
@Sliping, these outlaws and outcasts do
g 1.tlie; work. or procure 1t.
Decent. and reputable men have opin-
fons and convictions about men and
measures; they have a. love of liberty
$ and country; they feel a sense of duty
Ito. the public and their fellow citizens;
81 and they also have a loyalty to party
g 81 no higher restraint, that identifies
with better men and ADLER men in the
81 final battle of ballots. All these reas-
ssSEOnable and proper motives cause men Of
N self-respect, and who retain some re-
" spect of others, to differ honestly, and
vote accordingly; and the differences
4! thus arising give the disreputnble and
tirascally elements their opportunity,
sSeither in the primaries that nominate,
3 S, or in the elections that finally decide.
Thus they become the balance of pow
81 err, If not by their numbers, by rein
EGforcing their numbers with every in
Il iquity known to the criminal side of
party politics.
Fet these fellows and their arts,
3 tricks and rascalities would be i'm
TpUtsHr bur for''thetr masters and ems.
4 ployers,-the accomplices in the VIII
u lany they do: the boiled shirt and kid
glove Merciers who, behind the scenes,
Il direct the plot and furnish the money
81 for the working partners in perjury,
II forgery theft and assassination; and
SSSthen defend, protect and applaud the
~ llains even to the shedding OF the
8 blood and OBTAINING the honor of the
81 t11ln1nocent. Men do not have to be
Ii F.renchmen and talk French to be
3 sconndrels; and in every party, for any
ID,
Paris, or Berlin. or London or Wash
B angtoni there is always a faction OF
n cunning and unscrupulous men who.
s5alnder the pretence that it is necessary
81 SO defeat the enemy, though no such
IS necessity exist, enlist and recruit the
Z powers Of darkness to enable them TO
q dominate their own party for their ne.
rious ends
That it is which degrades and de-
g 1l1orali i2 party and politics; ana the
;;abe tier and stronger u party may be.
Sgands thelnobler its aims, the more Ger
s. ia AIM 10 is that wicked men will en-
~ 10y the most vicious means to get con-
5SErfols Of e and use it for the basest ends
y asInrou On their men and measures. I'll
rs here the leWd fellows OF the baser
sort ~ are tilized TO pack and bully thu
e 4, Pff1lmaries. elect delegates, or nominate
candidates. dictated by their masters
Il and $enpi oyers; and thus the people are
4Spe ttrFayed by the very organization thew
Ss:hA ys provided TO represent and serve
! & lem. .fs
ssss: 4, ne 4 Republican party came "a this
s1Sngs ago as soon as it's armies ,,,shann
aedss salst the bounty ana substitute
ageIlfs found use for men in politics.
l 81 has already sounded all the depths
ssof VICE and Shame. 4 In New York and
55.SSelasw here the ~ Democratic party has
fslo sYI.,s ho98 Y Isl liable, TO be abused,
IssiI,ist,sad 8 and pros tltnted BY the same
ssn ems en- 8 nd Methods, Is the Ylr
& hISD emo ICY in the hands OF the
\ SsopIe sinder the .feet Y Of an ligarchy