The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-18
THE SP0TSYLvANIA CAMPAIGN
Mr.. Fosters Views on the Subject.
n, Tho IfYaa l anQas

the citizens generally will meet with
the approval OF the best thinking
and respectable voters OF the county,
especially the Republicans who de-
desire that the electorate be purged
OF undesirable element that has al
WAYS been "A menace and draw back
to the advancement OF the Republ-
can party. II has been stated ana
not without foundation that GER
tain candidate for county treasurer.
who has i'm the past belonged to
every known political party. possibly
with the exception OF the Democratic
party. but who now Is sailing under
the sO-called vote-calching flag, the
peoples candidate" has been IN
structing directly and indirectly
through the agency Of his cousin.Mr.
Peter Powell. large number of ne
grots how to register. although at
one time he was cOntending that
the Republican party was the white
mans party Oh. how long will
he abuse our patience in trying to
deceive that grand old party. upon
whose foundation our government
has so long existed and will continue
10 exist until IL proves unworthy
OF respect. caused by just such un-
desirable political tricksters as !
have already mentioned. Now that
n, is candidate for office -
thinks that the negroes might help
him i'm hence he is no longer a white
Republican or a Republican al all.
but simply a candidate irrespective OF
all political parties. Notwithstanding
that nc participated i'm the last Re
publican me Ting held in spot
3 ,lvanin and tried To overthrow the
old liners by Installing Mr. Powell.
the yellow dog leader, but he and
MIR Powell w,r' defeated and that
possibly made him leave the party
Possibly the Republican party is bet
tor off without him but don't think
hc Is so easy to rid the party OF;
he will come back when he wants
an office ~ the hands Of the party.
but ho is afraid To- trust the party
10 eject him treasurer. and hear
has rcfus to allow the party 10
nominate him. becaus, no fears the
paI.y is not strong enough TO elect
him. and hence he is everybody 5
candidate. II thc Republicans Were
in the majority in Spotsyhania he
would then be- only too anxious for
the nomination, There are GER
tain themes of which th inter, 81
is al absorbing but which are too
entirely horrible for the pur-
posts OF newspaper publica-
ton. We brill with Oh
mos intense OF "pleasurable pain"
over the accounts OF the devil and
be CRATER and how they work to
s'ih,r To deceive. swindle and de
troy mankind Take warning. my
friend. for tho way of the trdnsgr, S.
sJr is hard You hav, tried 10 fool
the people long enough. but your
sins will find you out This same
candidates father. who is
deputy treasurer. the writer
is informed. presented in per
son to the treasurer q check TO pay
the capi;aticn taxes of number OF
men in Livingston District and the
present faithful and honest treasur-
cr not knowing how this came about
declined 20 plac, them on the voters
ISIS The next act presents this
candidate for treasurer applying TO
and bose ching the treasurer TO re-
wise his pOll-taX list because. as ne
alleges. many good and spectacle
citizens OF the county have paid thei
Delinquent head taxes to the treas
urer instead Of th, clerk. and there
fore. were disqualified - vote. yet
HE father Of this candidate. who is
deputy treasurer. acting under the
advice OF this same candidate did
aivis ali delinquent voters 10 pay
their poll taxes to the clerk. which
cont 'ntiOn.i If true. would have meant
the fisfranchisc mcnt Of large mum
Der Of good and substantial citizens
1T the county. The next chapter
furnishes the spectacle OF an attOr-
hoy, who is a cousin OF this candi-
date. and who poses as a Republican
appt diing from registrars refusal
TO register a negro named Preston
Dcspot to the judge OF the Cirucit
Court. in which case the attorney
without law or reason urged the
right of this negro TO register Az
ter hearing the facts and argument
The court sustained the registrar and
dismissed the appeal with cost to
DespOt. The registrars OF SpOtsyl-
vanil county are all honorable and
intelligent men. and their course
in making all applicants come up to
law before registering them should
meet with the approval Of all honest
thinking citizens. The registrars
under the law are compelled 10 ask
The applicants questions under oath
concerning their fitness to register
This is the educational qualification
that the new Constitution put Oh
registration. and the new COnstitu-
ton cost the State OF Virginia many
thousands Of dollars and should not
be ignored. else we will soon have
an electorate equally as bad as in
the days Of reconstruction. attended
by all OF the evils which existed at
that time when the government of
the State was partly controlled by
negro voters. The next act pre-
sents this same attorney masquerade
ing in the papers and charging every
office-hOlder in Virginia with fraud
and corruption. from the registrars
to the electoral boards and from the
Circuit judges to the entire General
Assembly. which is an insult to
every officer, when the candi-
date and his father have held office
in SpOtsylyania for the last quarter
OF a century, simply because the
court declined for legal reasons TO
register Despot, who is a supporter
of this candidate for treasurer. and
simply because the registrars are
honest in their convictions and win
not register every negro riff raft i'm
the county who may desire to vote
for said attorneys cousin for treas
urer.
This Republican attorney seems to
be very fond OF Mr.. Bryans quota
ton, "Shall the people ruler" Yes,
they will always rule, but that is ex-
actly what he does not want, as
they have defeated him on two
occasions and have proclaimed to
every body that he was not fit
subject to represent the Republican
party as its standard-bearer and
leader. Citizens, you will see In
what straits this candidate for coun-
ty treasurer finds himself and what
unfair and disgraceful methods have
been pursued and to what extremities
he would resort to in order to ac-
cOmplish his ends The writer is a
born Republican and am writing this
as a Republican in the interest OF
the Republican party. because that
party with its principles and policies
has alWayo dpQfrad IN nrodonf fhOoo