Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-08-30
Political Notes.

RIcHMoND-JOHN w. DANIELS PLAT
| FcRM-sPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
&C., &C., sc.
The Sd district convention in Richmond,
On Wednesday, after SO ballots, nominal
ted Gen JOS. e.. Johnston for Congress,
by 81, to "a for Col. j. B. Young A mo-
ton to make it unanimous received only
two dissenting votes. The old soldier
made modest speech.
Pittsylvania has adopted resolutions en-
dorsinr Col. Cabell for reelection to Con-
gress, and favorEg a nominating conven-
ton. Col VIM. e. Sims, one of his OPP
ponents has Withdrawn on the ground that
lie s'will not run as an Independent or go
into packed convention"
Warwick w. Hammer, Republican,
uneXpe. tedly announces himself through
the Scottsville Courier" as a candidate
for Cong, ess from The Seventh district.
Col. J. b. Richmond, the Conservative
nominee of the 9th district, comes out flat
fvutel as a Barbour bill-fOrcible readjus
ter. His competitors now in the field are
Col. Charles G. Campbell, (Rep.), Fayette
McMulen, David Miller, (Greenbacker),
| aud Newherry. set down as Republican.
| The Marion patriot" bolts the nominee
and takes up McMullen.
A charlottesville correspondent of the
Richmond State" predicts this: ''Mr'
Paul will retire from the canvass in this
| Congressional district very sool., and that
tie Hon. John E. Massey will beat Mr..
Harris by large majority"
A interview in the Baltimore "GaZette'
pun porting to be with Sol Buckner, a
member Of the Virginia State Conserva-
tive Committee" has this
( "How do matters stand in the Seventh
| (Harris') district -
| "Lopg John-aS he is known to his con
| stitueuts-from what L Can learn is lead
ing the ace and will be elected; he has a
| lease for his seat in Congress as long as he
lives, unless he iselected Governor or goes
to the United States Senate"
The Virginia Patron quotes state.
ments of MI Herdic and of Hon. John L.
Harris TO contra lict the official state
ments of Mr.. Young, the Chief of the
Bureau Of Statistics, and oie of the most
conscientious gentlemen in the country
| MIR. Harris knows nothing about the sub
ject. He is no more qualified to discuss
such questions than any other intelligent
| gentleman who has not a logical mind, nor
the information needed.-hicI1na01ad DIS
patch.
DON'T be congratulating yourselves;
| SC, ~ cio n fpat al ~,
will live to make things lively.
| We have heard MANY persons in Abe
marie say they would like 10 vote for the
| Hon. Marshall Hanger for Congress. They
regard him as high and a brave man
| worthy to represent an independent and
| honest constituency.
| 1t is noticeable that the the three most
prominent aspirants for Congressional
| honors in this district are Johnnles-John
E., John T. and John p. 1t would be a
little singular if another John E.-that is
john Echols-shoula come olk: The deck
| will be incomplete without four Jacks.
| Wanted, in this Congressional District,
| a man who has the courage of his cOnvic
tions, and is not afraid to tell the people
s'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
| but the truth - "a man who cares more fol
his conscience than he does for office, and
! who would rather he right than go to Con-
gress. Such a man would get a respecta-
BILE vote at least, and might get the victo-
| ~ over all the Johnnies.-C Charlottesville
| Chronicle.
At what is called a meeting in
Rockingham county last week, Senator
I Paul was endorsed as a candidate for Con-
gress on the Greenback and Readjusters
platform. But the people of the district
will re-elect Judge Harris against Paul or
any other man. Even Brother Massey will
out vote Paul, even if he were to write an
| Petersburg Post.
| JOHN w. DANIELS PLATFORM.
A meeting at Lynchburg Saturday night
adopted the following resolutions offered by
John W. Daniel and opposed by Chas. W.
| Button, E. P. Goggin and j. H. Flood
who wanted them modified:
l. That the National Banking system is,
! in our Judgment, an anti. republican insti-
tuition, calculated to concentrate and in
tensify the power of capital, and aggran-
die the few at the expense of the many,
and ought to be abolished.
q That Treasury notes of the United
| States. non-intereSt bearing, and OF the
| kind commonly called greenbacks should
be substituted instead of National Bank
notes.
3. That the treasury notes of the United
States should be made receivable by law,
| for all custom duties, as well as for all 9TH
er debts, public or private.
f. That the sale of bonds, by the govern
ment, to procure gold for the purpose Of
resuming specie payments, is measure of
arti6ce and price, increasing the burdens
of the people, in order to enrich creditors
at the expense Of debtors, and should in
stantly cease. 80
S. That the Act providing for the re-
sumption of specie payments, on the 1st of
January, 1879, should be repealed, aid re-
sumption postponed, until, by the course
of trade and the natural laws, which crea e
i wealth out of the productions of the soil,
and the fabrics of skilled labor, we shall
| be enabled to resume without a shock to
the business interests OF the country.
| 6. That the Act of 1869 providing for the
payment lin COIN of the bonds of the
United States which were contracted to
be paid in legal tender paper, should be re-
peaIed; and the bonds paid according to
the contract in the same legal tender cur
rency that is received and used by the peo-
pie. We denounce the bondholders who
demand more, in the language of John
Sherman, as guilty OF both ''repudiation
aud eXtOrllOn."
I. lHdu Ill ouI Juublutllt GHcIo Is uoG
enough money III the country for its legit-
innate business uses, and the currency
should be expanded according to the ex-
pectations excited, and the contract ell
tered into, 10y the stipulation of the gov
eminent to pay its bonds in paper.
s. That the ten per cent tax on State
Bank circulation should be abolished, and
the States be left free and unrestricted by
Congress to exercise the financial faculties
of government according to their wisdom
and discretion.
g. That our delegates to the Coagres-
sional Nominating Convention, which is
t ,csnmi,t in this cjtV on the lt Santem