Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-08-13

"a were Conservatives. Thus Of the
100 Conservatives in the Legislature
who voted upon the bill 100 voted for il
and only % voted against it, showing
that more than ee-fourths Of the Con
sentative members Of the Legislature
sustained the bill. while Of the "a indie
pendents and Republicans who voted
upon the bill 30 opposed and only 4 sus
tanned it. No commentary on these
plain figures Is needed to prove that L
was the Conservative party, acting
through their chosen delegates, which
introduced, shaped, and carried through
this great bill of peace. AS might bC
expected in shaping the features of The
bill, there were conflicts of judgment
among these true and faithful Conserv-
atives but they exhibited patriotism
sufficient to yield their personal views
and compose their differences in order
to accomplish great public good. Fol
this benefcent public service, fellow
Conservatives of Virginia, Your party
is assailed, your organization repudiat-
ed, and your authority defed by fac
ton who show no claim to your conf
dence or support.
THE MOZART AGITATORS.
In the midst Of The labors of this Leg
islature, when every patriotic member
was earnestly striving TO effect bene
fclal settlement, this faction appeared
Under n call for a caucus Of all the OPP
ponents of the McCulloch bill, a con
vention composed Of independents and
assembled at Mozart Hall.
in Richmond, on the 25Lh of February,
1879, and proceeded to organize new
party. with complete party machinery
outside of the Conservative organization
The leaders Of this faction, who cal
themselves Re .Adjusters." without
waiting for The result of any amend
ments or notifications 10 the bill then
pending in the Legislature, proclaimed
their hostility to it, and avowed the
purpose on this single issue to set up a
rival and competing party organization
throughout Virginia, pledged to resist
the McCulloch bill, no matter by what
weight Of Conservative judy
ment the bill should be passed. They
openly invited into their organization
recruits from all sources. They tried
to induce Republicans to join them. but
they have had only small SUCCESS in this
They resisted every remonstrance and
appeal to forbear from sowing dlscOrd
IN the Conservative ranks, and to yield,
as loyal and reasonable min ,rity
should always yield, to the expressed
judgment and will Of an overwhelming
majority of the party whose name they
claim to wear. Deaf 10 all such appeals
they deiied the counsels of the Consery-
aLives aud went on with their di>orsan.
izlng work Of setting up a new political
party with rival and conflicting claims
and candidates to those Of the Conservr
atIve party. From the day Of their do
ings in February to the present h0ur
This faction has steadily prosecuted their
political and personal designs, until
now, without disguise, they are working
the machinery Of an Independent party
all over Virginia; are calling conven-
tions to put their candidates for the
Legislature in the field, and are seeking
to ill all branches of the State Govern
Inent with persons nominated and 10 be
elected under their party machinery
There can be no denial to the plain IL
ference from all these dolnss that this
faction is seeking to rule or ruin the
Conservative party. If they succeed in
their plans the disruption aud downfall
Of our party is inevitable.
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE AGITAToRs
No clearer duty could be imposed up
on US as a committee charged with main
tanning the organization and vindicating
the principles and policy OF Our party
than to invoke Conservatives IN every
county and town to brand with their
reprObation these factlonists, and their
schemes to erect a new party upon the
ruins Of Conservatism in Virginia. The
leaders o! this party make ha. one pre- e
lenoe for their disorganizing and destruc-
tive course. They profess but one pol
Icy-viz.: the repeal Of the debt settle .
mcnt. Yet most of their conspicuous
leaders approved legislative measures to
settle the debt, which, if carried out.
would have lett heavier burdens on the
people than will be borne uader the
PROVISIONS Of the McCulloch bill. Many
OF them supported the Barbour bill''
as members of the Legislature. This
bill provided for as large tax on prop
erty as will be imposed by the McCul'
loch bill-yiz.: fifty cents upon the hum
bred dollars. Yet 1t obtained no release
to the people f.om tho principal or in
terest stipulated in the bonds. aud left
the accumulation Of the unpaid part o.
the SIX per cent. interest 10 swell up IN
annual deficits of nearly million dol
lars. On the other hand, by the Mc
Culloch bill, the creditors agree to re-
duce the rate of interest to limit which
we have shown will enable the State to
pay of all the interest accrnlng each
wear. The Barbour bill required the
farmers, because they owned property,
to pay up in cash thirty-iye couts, on
the hundred dollars Of their property
and allowed the license-taxes OF mer-
chants and professional men, 20, to be
maid in coupons. There is no dlscrlm-
nation among taxpayers in the Nc
Culloch bill.
TIE CRY ABOUT COUPONS.
The ''re,adjustcrs" cry out against
the coupon feature Of the McCulloch BILL
They declaIm against what they style
the degradation and insult to Virginia
inflicted by the coupons. The dema'
90 .ery of this is transparent. Which Is
more consistent with the peace, pros
perity. and hono.' OF Virginia, to accept
The McCulIoch settlement whereby the
creditors agree to reduce the annual
burden of interest so that the coupons
for interest when paid at the Treasury
will still leave enough money to meet
the expenses oil government and main
lain the schools, or to listen to counsel
Iers who reject such an offer and pro-
pose to leave Virginis still bound with
The shackles ofcoupons for largely more
than the amount imposed by the Nc
Culloch bill, leaving her bound for an
nual deficits which swell year by year
and disable her from maintaining her
public schools, and deluding her people
with the reckless assertion that she can