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By JOHN GOOLRICK
Rappahannock News Special Writer
There is an unspoken issue in the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial campaign, one that ferments beneath the surface and whose impact is uncertain.
A person’s race should make no difference in an election. The only standards should be the philosophy and qualifications of a particular candidate.
Having said that, though, the significance of the current campaign for governor is obvious since Democrat L. Douglas Wilder could become the first black ever elected as the chief executive of any state.
And in a southern state such as Virginia, where just 30 years ago segregation was the norm, it would be less than truthful to suppose there is not some lingering racial prejudice.
Republican nominee J. Marshall Coleman, who has been sharply critical of the Massive Resistance era and who got substantial black support when he was elected attorneygeneral, would never seek to use race as an issue in the campaign. -. He has said the only valid issue is which candidate has the vision and programs to guide the Old Dominion during the first four years of a new decade. Nobody could dispute that assessment, be they Republicans or Democrats.
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