Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-03-14
The New Party.

WO SlfC OC1OW q low CO4AmCuCo VI udO
press of the State On that political abor-
tion born of the late B. and T. Con-
.yention under the professional attendance
OF DR.. VIM. Malone and christened some
what pretentiously, "The New Party
and let Conservatives ponder well the Re-
publican policy as foreshadowed by the
Norfolk Day Book -
So we are to have new party in this
State. Then we will have three parties.
This will give the Republican party a
chance to come to the front with a show
for its numbers to tell effectively in all
elections. Consequently it need not hang
back in any of its local elections. but by
putting it's tickets in the field In each and
every contest it may, if properly handled,
become the ruling party OF the State. There
is nothing to keep them from it but bad
management or treachery on the part Of
its leaders.
The hatred between the discovered fac
lions of the late Conservative party will be
of the bitterest kind, and the Republicans
can bag all the game while the fight goes
on, if they will.
The so-called 'Black-and-Ta have an
indomitable leader, who has the vim and
the pluck to fight the battles of his follow
ers with more shrewdness ad courage than
any leader the funders have. Bat the
flinders fight to retain their already &C
quired plumber and dover, and must fight
or perish. Defeat is death to them. So
the battle must go on.
1t is not our policy as Republicans to
play second fiddle to either of them. Let
chem fight. 1t is not our battle, fellow
Republicans. Let them kill each other
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politically. While they fight let US be Wig
liant and secure one stronghold after
another until we redeem our State from
Democratic domination.
Now let those who will cast their lot
with this new party. this enemy CT con-
seryatism and conservative principles, do
SO, but as for US. give US the original old
Conservative party which has done so
much for Virginia, ami which is now aole
to do more for her than any other party,
or combination of soreheads, demagogues,
political tricksters, self seekers, radicals
and negroes, which can be formed. AS
we have stood by the Conservative party
in the past we shall stand by her in the
future. We will not desert her and run
after new alliances, and we warn all who
haye ever delighted to call themselves Con-
servatives to keep clear Of Mahone's bant-
ling. Let none who wish the Conserva-
tive party well enter the ranks of her
enemy.-oalena Conservative.
That the real purpose of the Virginia
s'readjusters' is to disrupt the Conserva-
tive party in the State there can be, we
suppose no doubt; but we shall be sadly
disappointed in our estimate of Virginia
character if any other than ignominious
defeat be the fate of those engaged in the
81 No 49, ho 1nnl
ers of the movement are fathers to their
thoughts. They are so intent upon the
political p,eferment that will result from
the success of their project that they will
ingly allow their sober Judgment to be
overcome, and accept the opinions of a
few Conservatives, laboring under the
impression that they have been badly
treated, and of certain Republicans who
know that their party sleeps the sleep that
knows no waking in Virginia, as correct
rnd positive evidences that the sentiment
Of the people of the State is with them. In
our opinion they never were more mis-
misunderstanding Gazette.
The identical faction of disorganizers
which, in the last Congressional election,
attempted to defeat all of the regular Con-
sentative nominees by Independent Con-
servatlves by independent candidates land
IN which they most Slgnally failed), is the
identical faction that is now laborlng to
defeat the adjustment of the State debt,
and to form new party. -Petersburg Post.
Major Henry's letter is another evidence
that the true readjusters are no longer in
sympathy with the new party. that has
done all in its power to defeat readjust-
ment. The effort that has been made to
bind large party of honest men and carry
them over to the camp of the regulators
has most signally failed. The sentiment
of Major Henry's note is the sentiment of
n1neteen-twentieths of our people. They
want readjustment. and think that now is
the time to get it.-CLinch Valley News.