The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-11

The result of the election in Maine. last
Monday. is particularly significant in one re-
specific almost entire absorption of the
Dem ocratic party by the Greenbackers.
Whilst the Republicans boldly and bravely
declared for honest money, and resented all
approaches for comp romise, the Democrats
lost their identity in fusion with the Green
back party. The Republicans. last year. were
in minority Of 5000, as compared with the
Greenback and Democratic vote. This year
| they gain $4,000 votes, and possibly have
| polled more votes than both the other organ
lzations. They have also elected clear ma
lority in the Legislature. This is important
| In view of the fact that to elect a Governor
he must receive majority of the votes cast,
and falling in this, the election goes to the
Legislature. Should the fnaI summing up
show that Davis, Republican, has not clear
majority over both the opponents, his cleo
ton will be assured by the Legislature. Last
year, Garcelon, Democrat, was elected Gov
ernor by combination in the Legislature
between the Greenbacke IS and Democrats,
The Republicans ACHE great victory.
The results in California, where the Re-
publcans have elected solid Congressional
delegation, gaining two, and i'll Maine, where
they more than meet the expe tations of
the party, will be followed by equally Sig
nilcant returns in Ohio and Iowa ia October.
Foster, the Republican candidate in the for
mer State, will be elected by large majori-
ty, and Iowa will go booming. These indi-
cations clearly point to a sweeping victory
for the Republicans in lsS0,and the triumph
of the conservative influences which regulate
the financial and business relations of the
country.
Mr.. Cyrus W. Field has published long
card in the New York papers, in which he
presents Mr.. Tilden in q very unfavorable
light. Mr.. Tilden and he, it seems, were
the principal stockholders Of the Elevated
railway. Nephew Pelton is again made the
scapegoat. The great reformer, so Mr.. Field
says, purchased a controlling interest in the
stock OF the road, but as he was public man
affairs, so the stock was issued in the name
OF Pelton, who became prominent mem.
Der of the Board Of Directors. The bargain
was completed, and payments began to fall
due. Then it was, Mr.. Field says, he found |
Mr.. Tilden a man OF peculiar habits'' and |
"most uncertain dependence.'' The money |
was not paid until he called OH Tilden and |
threatened to annul the contract. But the |
offence OF which Field especially complains |
was that Tilden, after making the most SOL
emn engagement not to unload his stock,
did unload it to the disadya ntage of Mr.. |
Field as tile latter got out Of sight of land.
The documents which he presents seem to
prove that this was gross and scandalous
breach of faith on Tilden's part. Field.
however, is inclined to believe that 'rilden
now deeply regrets his act ion, as he cheated
himself worse than he cheated b is friends.
lie sold out. says Mr.. Field, for the purpose
OF putting million in his barrel for the
next presidential campaign, but he might
have made more by holding on. Mr.. Field
closes his Indictment by drawing this pen
picture of the venerable person
''If to carry his end it be necessary to
break promise or to betraya friend, it does
not cost him pang; but rather, If it be
done neatly affords him a positive pleasure
for his forte is in giving such surprises, and
he likes to show his skill. A reporter says
he fairly 'chuckles' at the success of lis lat
est performance, which has given him the
double pleasure OF betraying friend and
filling up his darrell for the next presiden-
.ial campaign. Perhaps it may have one
effect which he did not anticipate in expos. I
ng his own character In q way to lead plain ),
md honest people to doubt whether he is,
litter all, the Moses to lead them into the
Promised Land, II my experience, after
close intimacy of two years, Is worth any
hing, it is that he is a man so given to ways
hat are dark to cunning and deceit a
hat bis very nature is SO false and treacher- q
Jus that he cannot be trusted ither in busl- 4
less or politics; afd that che pau or the I
,arty that entrllsts efthef'interest or honor 7
o his keeping is sure to be betrayed r.
1t will be remembered that..Mr. Fields was $
he confidential counsel Of Mr.. Tilaen in
he Presidential cantest=-that he was elected
o Congress for the purpose OF representing
Ir. Tilden in that body during the contest,
nd throughout was the active brain of Mr..
'ilden's cause, in the charge Of fraud against
hs Republicans.
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