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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1S99.
THE PLOT TO CARRY VIRGINIA
AGAINST BRYAN.
Undoubtedly many good men and
good Democrats are supporting Mr.
Martin In this Senatorial contest; true
to the party, National and State, and
strong advocates of Bryan and the re?
storation of constitutional silver, ns all
citizens who respect the Federal Con?
stitution should be. But we are per?
suaded that they arc sadly mistaken in
their course, nnd that they will woe?
fully rue It, 1f the powers nnd Influ?
ences that put Mr. Martin upon Vir?
ginia elect him again this time, and
thus establish themselves in control of
the whole Democratic party machinery
of the State. In 1803 these powers and
Influences came secretly into the legis?
lative campaign with material aid for
candidates and nominees and thus got
control of the General Assembly of that
year. That was the prevailing opinion
nmong the people at the time of the
first election of Mr. Martin, and noth?
ing has occurred since but to confirm
It. But now, after six years' quiet, un?
derground work, it looks as if the major
part of the whole Democratic organiza?
tion, local and State, were under con?
trol of the Martin forces.
If the movement for Senatorial re?
form be beaten In the person of Gov?
ernor Tyler by the perversion of the
parly machinery, this will prove, or at
least tend to confirm, a permanent
control of the organization In the hands
of those whom Mr. Martin represents.
Many of the Democratic committee
men, and local pincers, as well as Sta te
ofllcors, are out-spoken already against
Bryan and silver for 1000. There is
hardly a single goldite, or Palmer and
Buckner man In the Stute who favors
Governor Tyler, while the whole 2.129
who voted In 189G for Palmer and Buck?
ner are now, to a man. for Martin.
These are strikingly Indicative facts:
AND IN THIS SENATORIAL CON?
TEST THE BATTLE FOR VIRGINIA
IN 1900 HAS BEGUN BY THE GOLD
ITES!
We must not shut our ryes to these
things, nor laugh at them, in the con?
fidence of our overwhelming majority.
Probably the people of Virginia, fairly
polled, would show a large majority for
Governor Tyler; but we know what Is
going on, and what is happening. The
machinery and organization of the par?
ty are controllng. so long as the people
will submit to them; nnd though 154,
709 Virginia Democrats voted in 1S9R
for Bryan and silver and only 2,129
voted for Palmer nnd gold, this squad
of goldites. with the parly organization
to help, can and will misrepresent the
people of Virginia in the Democratic
National Convention next year with a
delegation opposed to Bryan and sil?
ver.
The Virginian-Pilot Is making no
false alarm, nor talking in Its aleep. No!
On the contrary, It Is becnuse it Is
wide awake that it Bees nnd hears
things that constrain it, by its fidelity
to tho people and Democracy, to warn
them of the treason that Is hatching in
their -midst. It Is the oJd Cleveland
perverts that are at the bottom of the
plot, and their game is to put down
Bryan and true Democracy, and, upon
a platform false to Jefferson and ,all
Ms teachings, nominate another Cleve?
land, or perhaps that arch traitor hlm
Btff again,?in accordance with the
terms upon Which the Clevolnndltes
have attempted to subject the Democ?
racy to t?te MtaUonal Office Trust: Al
demote President and supremacy at
Washing*-in for caoh of the two par?
ties, provided that each be In accord
wlthfthe Trust on the money and mo?
nopoly Issues. Next year Is the turn
of the Democracy under that Infernal
and Infamous bargain, by which it Is
sought to sell the country and the peo?
ple to the money-power.
Tho VIrginlan-Pllot gives warning In
time. It can do no imore. It remains
I for the real Democracy to assert Itself
over all traitors, take sovereign control
of Its party, and see that none but true
Democrats are put on guard any-\
where. |
THE OYSTER IS VIRGINiANS.
The Vlrglnlan-niot has all the time
told Its readers that the proposed
amendment to the constitution of Vir?
ginia, to repeal Section 2, of Article X.,
was only a preliminary to taking the
oysters from the people of Virginia,
to whom nature and nature's God gave
them, and to turning them over to alien
trusts and syndicates that will make
it a larceny for our citizens, or hungry
poor women and children, to take or
catch an oyster within the bounds of
the Commonwealth. And what do we
see now announced, among the prom?
inent news of the Richmond Dispalch.
as well as of other newspapers? We
quote the following headings from our
Richmond contemporary:
"TO BUY OYSTER BEDS.
A Syndicate Formed to Purchase the
State's Holdings.
NEW YORK CAPITA!, HAS BEEN
PUT UP.
Effort to Be Made to Induce the Next
Legislature to Order the Sale."
The text of the article, so headed,
says:
"It i? stated that the syndicate has
already been formed. Nearly all the
capital conies from New York. It Is
understood that isevcral Virginians arc
also -financially Interested.
"It is said to be assured that a tre?
mendous effort will bo made at the
next session of the Legislature to have
that body take the preliminary steps
looking to an amendment of the Con?
stitution so as to admit of the sale of
the beds. Several prominent Virginians
are said In have been secured already
for the purpose of presenting the ar?
guments for a sale."
But who are these "prominent Vir?
ginians." who arc said to have "been
secured" to argue for the Halo? And
who are they who will hoar and heed
these "secured" lobbyists?
But the Dispatch is right as to the
opposition of Tidewater people to the
Insidious project; and it says:
"Tho effort to have tho State sell II?
oyster-grounds will meet with tremen?
dous opposition. Every man, woman,
and child In Tidewater Virginia will
be opposed. It I? expected that the
members of the Legislature from
Southside Virginia, Piedmont, the Val?
ley, ami the Southwest will ho those
most likely to vote to suit the members
of the syndicate. Tidewater members
will bo a unit opposing the proposition."
And who have a better right in na?
ture, in morals and in common justice
to these oysters and their disposition
than Tidewater men, women and chil?
dren, all "natives" with the oyster',
born with them and "brought up" with I
them? But we cannot believe that
members of the legislature from Soulh
side Virginia, Piedmont, the Valley and
the Southwest, have so little sense of
natural justice, or so little sympathy
nnd fellow feeling with their fellow
Virginians in the Eastern counties, as
to "he most likely TO VOTE TO SUIT
THE MEMBERS OP THE SYNDI?
CATE." We do not believe It, nnd
cannot: and wc trust that If the ques?
tion shall ever come to a vote, their
votes will vindicate them and rwt syn
dicate them.
Fellow-Virginians, these oysters arc
the bounty of nature and heaven to
the people, and you will not be so cruel
ns to deprive the native-born benefici?
aries of them, to place them in the
hands of aliens, because you are not
so close to them as some Virginians are.
No! not you!
**HE wiLL REPAY."
One of McKlniey'9 train of official
boomers on his Western .electioneering;
tour is r.ong, Secretary of the Navy,
who flattered himself that the people
of Minneapolis knew so little of the sea
and naval things that he could safely
venture to speak of Sampson as the
victor of Santiago Bay: but no sooner
had he mentioned Sampson in connec?
tion with that great victory than the
crowd began to shout for Sehley, cut?
ting Long short, and almost sinking
him In confusion. May all such at?
tempts be rnst nnd rebuked by a. /peo?
ple who honor their heroes, but despise
their frauds nnd sneaks. Thero are two
very notable Incidents connected with
the Cuban naval operations: one of
these was the treacherous blowing up
of the Maine and the destruction of her
crow in the harbor of Havana; and
second and baser was the attempt by
Sampson, Long and McKinley to sink
Schley In the Hay of Santiago and the
hearts of his countrymen, after ho had
there sent Cerveru's fleet to the bottom.
This attempt combines all the villainy
of Hamtui against Mordecnl, and that
of Henry, Esterhazy and a bnnd of mil?
itary nssassins against Dreyfus; but
tho Lord delivered them all, ond He
will repay vengeance In full!
The British aro ordering Chicago beef
for the South African War, and it
might bo supposed that It was intended
for the Boers, if It were either canned
or embalmed beef; but It's neither, be?
ing plain, old-fashioned "corned" beef.
John Bull mny grind his teeth over bull
beef; but he draws tho line at Algtr's
embalmed and canned poison,
& ? ... .-..\.y ? ?' ???? {?', ?? '
PUBLIC RIGHTS AND INTERESTS.
Ik Is not merely folly, but wicked?
ness, to talk to the people of being
"loyal" to an organization, when It Is
the duty of the organization, first, to
bo "loyal" and faithful to the people,
who make tho party, are the party and
who employ the organization to serve
them for the convenience and facilita?
tion of the party business. If, Instead
of serving the people, the party officials
serve themselves and others and seek
to make- the people serve, a condition
of things is created tha't cannot be al?
lowed to exist, unless the free citizens
are so stupid and submissive as to ac?
cept the shameful servitude.
Hut party organization Is a wholly
voluntary association, that one and all
the people may abandon or ignore at
will, provided they have the manly In?
dependence to do so. They can, indeed,
oppose and destroy It at their pleasure.
But not so with the government estab?
lished by constitution; nnd the real
calamity that results from bosslsm and
ring-rule in a party. If the party domi?
nate. Is that the usurpation proceeds
from the party organization to the gov?
ernment itseir, nnd then we have the
tyranny and mischief of an oligarchy
that debauches the ofllcers of all the
departments of government,?executive,
legislative and Judicial.?and Instead of
a popular administration of affairs,
directed by the will of the people, our
public business of every kind is ordered
by the boss and his ring, to forward
their ambitions nnd Interests, or those
of men who have bought or hired them.
That is a. most horrible and lamentable
prostitution; but ensues Inevitably in
city, county, State and Union when
party officials, false to faith and duty,
scheme sind plot for power and pelf for
themselves and their masters and
nlnions who want nomination and elec?
tion to office. In contempt of the people
and parly, or desire legislation, &c, to
rob the public and fill their private
H?ckels.
To what n peril are we PTposed when
we discover or have reason to believe,
that the organization, or Its cunning
chairman, or some other boss, or ring,
has betrayed us and our party in venal
pursuit of spoils! The alarmed and In?
dignant people stir and tatk; but they
are Impotent, except for wrath and de?
struction, unless wisely led and guided
by brave and sagacious men of promi?
nence nnd Influence nnd the popular Im?
pulse dies and venality triumphs, be?
cause the very men who should head
and direct the people prefer peace and
quietness and advise submission to the
junta that has got us all In a sling.
And thus It is that we have Tweeds.
Crokers, Platts, Quays, Hannas, Mar?
tins. Addlckses and their saturnalia of
corrupt politics and shameless despot?
ism under the grandest Institutions that
ever rascality perverted, or abused
Nor is this an imaginary picture of
horrors, nor a pessimistic view of
things.
Virginia Is far oh the wi j to Jericho,
and is about to fall among thieves, if
she lias not already done so. And yet
respectable men and journals say
"Peace! be still!" and join the unworthy
stewards in mnklng friends of the Mnm
mon of unrighteousness ngalnst the
liberties nnd Interests of the people!
Ah, gentlemen, your sin will find you
out nnd sore will be your grief when
fear and calamity fall upon you that
you did not combine t.o right these
wrongs when they had not become de?
fiant and unmanageable. Now is the
accepted time for resistance to evil.
When shall we be stronger? Will it be
the next week, or the next year, or
when we are bound hand and foot, with
a buss absolute and insolent mocking
us^_
THEY ARE WORTHY OF OUR
- RESPECT-;
The glib gentlemen who are denounc?
ing the Boers as "the rebellious sub?
jects" of England, must remember if
that be true, we. In 1776, were at least
doubly "rebellious subjects'' of Eng?
land. And yot our forefathers contend?
ed that they were endowed by their
Creator with liberty and other "un
nllcnable rights." that "the laws of na?
ture and of nature's Clod entitled them
to assume, among the powers of tho
earth, a separate and equal station,"
that governments "derive their Just
powers from the consent of the govern?
ed, and that the people have the right
to cael off any government that does
not suit them and Institute a new one,
more to their mind.
In tine, they called themselves free
and independent people of free and In?
dependent States, notwithstanding the
fact that their settlement here had been
us British colonists, of British terri?
tory. They maintained their stand,
too, In spite of the direst threats, and a
mixed force of British, Tories, Hessians
and Indians! Self-respect, at any rate,
should lead us to reepect the men In
South Africa who claim freedom and
independence, and ere ready to risk all
things that England can and will do.
And now Sampson, according to re?
ports. Is trying to deprive Shatter of
the honor of the surrender of Santiago,
?ascribing it to himself by deputy, he
having sent Captain Chadwick (as
Sampson says) to tell the General what
he and others thought of the situation
and to urge that he demand the sur?
render of the city by Toral, the Span?
ish commander. Sampson, It Is said,
claims that Shafter did not ' believe
Toral was beaten, and only through
the urgency of his deputy. Chadwick,
did Shafter consent to 6ign a demand
I for surrender written by Chadwick.
This may be true enough, as far as it
i relates to Shafter and Chadwick; but
that Sampson hod anything to do with
It, till after the fact, is Incredible?he
being renowned .as a snapper-up of
I other men's deeds end honors*
At a State convention of the New Jer
sey:PrOtectlve League Just held In New?
ark, among the speakers was Rev. J.
L. White, agent for the Memorial Home |
for Aged- and Infirm Colored People,
Washington, who, in the course of his
remarks, said:
"I recorfimend to the colored editors I
and those who would bo leaders to!
adopt the President's wise nnd conser?
vative Southern policy?to remalr
silent on. all locul questions. In at?
tempting to petition the general - gov?
ernment we are ignoring local govern?
ment. Let the Southern negro alone'
H6 must settle his own struggles. No
outside Interference can do him any]
good 'in tho States."
The growth and spread of such sonsl
blo and conservative views Is very
gratifying, as well as the pluck with
which they are uttered, and the respect]
and attention with which they are)
heard, despite the fanaticism and knav
Ishness which live on extreme and
violent ideas and expressions.
The venerated prophet of the Rich?
mond Times must moderate his ardor
and enthusiasm in declaring: "Just ns
we predicted!" For one swallow is not
a confirmation of summer, as he will
learn in course of time; and to receive
solitary votes do not elect even a
prophet at every election.
We dislike to throw cold water on ar?
dent faith, or even warm paper; but
our contemporary will learn by experi?
ence that wo only promote nnd multiply
disappointments by nccepting the tem?
porary opinion "of any old thing" ns
"confirmation strong as proof of holy
writ" of our guesses.
Whether the Finns. roles, Hunga?
rians, Italians and other Outlanders in
Ohio at work In the mines, &c, are
legally naturalized citizens or not, it is
evident that Huiina means to vote
them for the Republican tickets this
year and next?if he can. He himself
has begun addressing this class of peo?
ple as an employer, proprietor nnd
boss, and telling them that their votes
for Democracy will go toward destroy?
ing their work and wages. The man
who created more votes and voters in
Ohio and lllninols In 1S96 by far than
there were men of voting age In those
States will not stick at voting any?
thing in 1899 and 1900. Watch him.
Democrats!_
There Is, to say the least about It. a
slight suspicion abroad that Congress?
man-elect Roberts, of Utah, has the
I sympathy of Hon. Willie Breckoni Idgc,
the cr6twhlle statesman of Kentucky.
NOT Ca AftU OI'IMO.VS.
(Ashcvllle, N. C. Citizen.)
McKinley refuses to Interfere In the
quarrel between England and the
Boers because his interference would
give some foreign power tho right to
Interfere in his private Philippine war.
Wc find nothing in the Scriptures to
the effect that the Lord loveth a
coward.
(Petersburg, Va., Progress.)
Those who know the nature of the
mnn can easily imagine the great
pleasure Ben Harrison extracted from
the familiarity of the Kaiser "Hilly. Bon
has always been convinced that he
ought to have a title of nobility. In
seating Ben at a table reserved for
members of royal families the Kaiser
gained a new worshipper.
(Wilmington, N. C, Star.)
According to statistics the Transvaal
gold mines have yielded $:I00,000.U0U
worth of stuff since 1SS4. and according
to estimates there are $3.500.000.000 still
under the crust. Looking for the
causes of the rumpus Chamberlain has
raised the principal one will be found
in these figures and ciphers.
(Frederlcksburg Free Lance.)
Senator William E. Mason, of Illinois,
announces, touching the war in South
Africa, that he will Introduce a reso?
lution of sympathy for the Boers as
soon as the Senate meets, and the Sen?
ators will have to vote for It or lcrfC
the_irish vote.
(Salem, Va., Times-Register.)
A Washington letter to the Richmond
Times says the Republicans are anxious
for the Democrats to re-nominate
Bryan?that they are building their
hopes on It. Well, thoy*iirc more than
likely to be accommodated. But that's
too thin. They see it Is a foregone
conclusion, and have started the Pres?
ident out to kick up a little enthusiasm
so ns to keep It from looking so much
like a grave yard case for them.
SEEING IS BELIEVING.'
If you could Fee the Mont'.cello Bull
Domestic liiush on Shirts. Collars and
Cult's you would bolieve it was just what
you wanted. Let us call for your work.
MONTICELLO B,
105 Granby St.
New Phone S74.
WE WILL, ON
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11,
Show a new line of Trimmed
Hats and Bonnets.
Respectfully.
L-? MODB,
Mrs. H. Posner,
We will on eaoh Wednesday during the
se&sen show tho tatast la . TRJMMLJD
HATS. ,
NO MERE
PATCHWORK
But Cures that
Stand the Test of Time.
FOR YEARS I SUFFERKD GREATLY
WITH CATARRH OF THE NOSE AND
THROAT. 1 was all the time hawking
and spitting. 1 CAUGHT COLD SO OF?
TEN AND SO EASY that I was alarmed
at my condition for fear it might lead to
consumption. Often when 1 caught cold
It made me so sick I had to lenock oft
from work for several days. HAVING
KNOWN DR. FIRRY FOR 9 OR 10
YEARS and' having great confidence In
him, 1 plnced myself under h!s treatment
and WAS CURED. DURING THE IS
MONTHS OR LONG RR THAT HAVE
j ELAPSED SINCE HE TREATED ME
I THERE HAS RISEN NO RETURN OF
ANY OF THE CATARRHAL SYMP?
TOMS AT ALL. Last winter Is In fact
the only winter 1 can remember during
which I had no colds or other symptoms
of catarrh.
JAMES AR ROTT,
Near Methodist Church. Lambert's Point.
Has offices I and 2 No. 314 Main street,
j Norfolk, Vft, Specialties: Catarrh ami al!
diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose. Throat, Chest
I and Stomach.
Hours, 9 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.: 2 p. m. to
1:30 P. m. Sunday Hours. 10:30 a. m. to
12:30 p. m. Tuesday nicht and Thursday
night, 7:30 p. m. to S p. m.
Consultation always free. Medicines
furnished. Terms always moderate. Eyes
; examined for classes free of charce.
THE
store:
BIG SUIT SPECIALS
"To-day.
$7.50 SIO.OO
$15.OO and
SIT.SO.
FITTING AND ALTER?
ING BY EXPERT
A\AN TAILOR.
BENJ, LOWENBERG,
34 Granby Street
?????sMMB
jT~^At the lYIonlicello Corner-" Ij
k nominal
^> Corsets.
Special Announcement ]
l We are pleased to an
noufice that Mrs. Star
buck, of New York City, i|
will be in our Corset De?
li, partment from October
2}d to November 4(h. 4
Mrs Starbuck is an ex- |
^ pert fitter, and demon?
strates and will fit with
out charge and also ex?
plain the merits of the ?j
popular a
Kabo Corset, $1.00 to $2.50 j
VVc positively guarantee to fit J.
every form, besides Mrs. Star- )1
?> buck gives valuable suggestions <t
r> about Corsets. So come". ?
\ SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.
Cold Weather
Buy your Coal Hods, Coal Shov?
els, Coal Sifters-and Coal Claws
? > where you get the best made
,-Y at leweat prices.
P. J. MALBON, Hardware,
1Q9 Commercial Place
Both Phones No. 40J.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
ATTEND THE
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-AT THE? ?
Southern Shorthand and
Business University
(Also purchasers or the Columbia Bus?
iness College). Corner Gran by street and
City Hall avenue. Individual Instruction.
J. AI Rl?SSl,12lt, President.
"Phono (now) 45C.
Having purchased in connection
with N. W. Harris & Co., N. Y.
Bankers, the interest of-the successful
bidders for the ?
NORFOLK, VA.
^ Per Cent
30-YEAR BONDS,
We ofTer, subject legality and
advance in price:?
?50,000.00
of these bonds
AT 104
and accrued interest.
Coupons payable May and
November.
Mottu, de Witt & Co.
NORFOLK IRIS FACTORY
172 Church St., Near Main
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with three coals of paint, Excel-*
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with strap,
Brisk Banjains in Dress Suit
Gases,
ODD AND ENDS?tfcat you
can buy at greatly reduced
prices.
REMEiUBER ?we keep, all
trunks in repair freevof
charge for one year and
paint your name and ad?
dress on trunks and bags
gratis.
Repairing Old Trunks a Specialty.
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The place to find Mourning or Black
Goods in the Newest and Desirable
Fabrics. Will mention a few:
Ratine. Granite Cloth. Ilcrletta, silk
finish: Priestley's Silk Warp Henrietta
and itlldora, Whipcords, Camel's Hulr
Cheviot, /.ebetino and Armuro
VEILS AND VEILING, 4-inch Border.
Woo), Silk and Wool, Silk Herman!.
Crepe Memorial Veils.
MOURNING SILKS*
Corded Taffela, Silk r-oplln. Arrnure,
Gross Grain Taffetas.
MOURNING TRIMMINGS.
Crepes. Applique Gimps, AU-oyer Ap?
plique. Inspection invited.
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336 MAIN STREET.
Now Phono 857.
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W? have all kinds In stock, and toad*
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uz uiia strvat.
