Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-11-28
THE FUTURE.


broad that a majority of the voters of
Virginia have voted against what its own
legislature and what the outside world be-
ieved to be an equitable and honorable
offer to settle her debt, is the sum of what
The Readjuster movement can do to the
State. Even that damage is modified by
the fact that the world knows by this
time by what votes it was made possible.
Except taking possession Of few Offices
we see not step gained by the Readjus-
tiers. AS affecting the funding of the
debt under the new bill, the possession of
these offices amounts to nothing. No cid
officer in the basement of the capitol could
have taken any unlawful step to aid the
funding, nor can any new officer use
such means in hindering it. The law is
still all powerful in the Common wealth,
and before it State officer, be he high or
low, must bow. While the Mozart COM
bination is keeping up the agitation for
the next two years the bonds will be fund
ed under the new bill, and in 1881, when
its members make their next appearance
in the legislative halls, there will be moth
political party, If separated from the De-
mocracy of the State, and thereby from
the National Democratic party, the OBJ
stacles to its continued life are lnsuper-
able. In the Presidential election next
year they will find themselves in an awk-
ward predicament. In that contest the
colored Republicans will be back in their
own camp. and our Mozart congregation,
comparatively as small in the Stale with
out them as it was in Mozart Hall without
them, will be in no position to make terms
with anybody. 1t will have the choice of
three things before ito unite with the
Democratic or Republican party-thele
can be Lut two parties in Virglnia-or
continue its separate organization, and
thereby attempt to defeat the Democratic
electoral ticket. We have not anywhere
taken into account the possibility of this
new party Joining the Republicans. If
that were attempted by its leaders, they
would find that they could not deliver the
goods. Very few. if any, of their leaders
ever contemplated this, and the same may
be said of the rank and file. some of the
soundest Democrats we know of have
been Readiusters, and were as much
shocked at the new programme about ''af-
filiatiOn'' being established with the col
ored Republicans, sprung upon them by
hai Of hod hoon
cast, as any Virginia Democrats could be-.
Such thing as utilization" with that
party, and giving its members political
rewards for their votes on the State debt
question was never contemplated by them.
The detection of this sort of Democrats,
who have already been alienated by the
new programme. would still further reduce
the Mozart party in case of an attemp, ed
transfer. OF course here and there an Of
icer or private may be found who will
take service with the enemy. Such are
unhappiiy to be found IN all political COM
binations. but they will not affect the
standing of the masses. In the next two
years, aside from the Presidential election,
the only opportunity the Mozart Hall
combination as "a separate party. should it
maintain that position, will have Of dis
playing its strength will be in the election
of congressman. next year, at which the
''atfiliating'' will be- much counted on to
elect Independents. But this very affilia-
tion, we think, will be found an element
of weakness, inasmuch as there is nothing
more calculated to arouse and bring out
the solid and overwhelming Democratic
vote of the State, than the open Republi-
can electoral ticket, and the covert Re
publican support to Independents.
So much for the future career of the
Mozart combination as separate organi-
zation. But we trust that there may be
wisdom enough found in both wings of the
Democratic party to profit by the changes
which time must inevitably bring. and re-
unite it. We have great confidence in the
effect of that cooling down. that follows a
hot campaign.
In the late meeting of the Board al
Blacksburg College, We are Informed that