Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-05-05
The Independent Ticket.

In exposing the Independent ticket
scheme, we are not dealing with
mere myth, but a real, threatning,
reality. AYealty which should be fully
understood by the voters Of this county.
The Independent Electoral scheme Is
avowed snd advocated in many sections
Of the State. That our readers may
see it, as " appears elsewhere we shall
give a number of quotations from the
acknowledged organ Of the ReAdjus-
tiers, the Richmond Wing:
meantime the Re-Adjusters are
rallying to the independent ticket with
enthusiastic unanimity. - Whig Of
March 3lst.
"a prominent citizen of Graysoa
County writes 10 us as follows: "Hur.
rah for the Independent ticket: 1t is
growing more popular every day out
here, and we fully believe it will sweep
the STATE by an overwhelming ajor-
ity ."-Rlchmond Whig, April 9.
III response to a call Of the State
Executive COmmittee, published IN the
Richmond WING, a meeting Of the Re-
Adjustors of Brunswick was held on
Monday March 22i.
Among other resolutions was the
following:
IS. That we warmly endorse and ap-
prove the call fora convention Of the
Re-AGiustcg party Of the State. to meet
in the ely Of Richmond on an early
day, 10 decide upon a line Of party
policy. both with reference to State and
Federal matters, hereby pledglng our.
selves n all things, and especially with
reference 10 the proposed plan for an
independent electoral ticket, to abide
by its decision"
The Republicans Of King George
County Resolved THAT we will not
recognize any enc hereafter but those
who are or may hereafter be in full
sympathy with the Re-Adjusters ofthis
State. They also resolved in favor Of
Grant and instructed their delegate to
Stanton Republican Convention not to
commit them to any electoral ticket as
they were determined to act indepen-
IDENTIFY. Resolutions IN full are pub
lsbCd in the Richmond WING,
The Re-Adjusters of Wythe County
in resolutions, published in Richmond
Wing. Say therefore, we advise all
Readiusters Of Wythe to stay out Of the
$50 called County Conservative meet.
iHgs soon to be held IN Wythe and else.
where in the State.
We might publish the proceedings Of
& large number Of these meeting, en-
dorsing the independent ticket. and the
proceedings Of a number of Republican
meetings IN which their delegates were
instructed to vote for Grant and the IN
dependent ticket, but we think that we
have given our readers sufficient evi.
dence that such a scheme is in exis-
tence, and hat the effect Is 10 endanger
the success OF tie Democratic party in
Virginia. As we have said before.
many Of our best citizens are readjus-
tiers. They have expressed their senti-
ments openly and freely. They be-
lieye that the people Of Virginia should
pay The amount of her debt that is
honestly and justly due the creditors,
but as 10 AaJ lhis amount is, there is
q difference Of opnlon. While holding
these opinions, they do not pretend to
believe l. al ey ~ man that differs from
them + ,c0uudrel and unworthy Of
political ASSOCIATION, Readjusters and
Fuudc,5 are Democrats, the one as
good g Democrat as the other, and be-
cause t.ey mag differ upon the subject
o. TIC Sale dcbt, they are not willing
TO vote cher the Republican ticket or
ono tina IS endorsed by Republicans as
the best scheme for the defeat Of the
Democratic party. Shenandoah has
been iEc stronghold Of Democracy in
tie Safe Of Virginia, and she intends
to keep up her reputation in this re-
spect. She has no sympathy with radi-
calism, AID she is not prepared TO sup
port a half way, independent ticket
whose only strength is the fact that it
is not q regular Democratic ticket. The
Democrats OF shenandoah will take
General Mahone's advice, and will be-
ware of the Greeks bearing gifts"
They have intelligence enough 10 know
that tie Great national contest is be.
tween the Democrats and Republicans,
that there are no Readjusters in nation
al politics, that 1t is an issue that does
not extend beyond our State lines, and
that tie mixing Of it with national poll
tics is n scheme to entrap and must In
ure to the benefit of the enemy. Virs
ginia has 10000 Democratic majority.
What has the Democratic party to gain
BY abandoning the regular Democratic
ticket, and voting mixed ticket, one
as has been suggested, composed part
ly of Republicans and partly. Of Demo-
Gratis? They have all to Lose And moth
ing to gain. Let US then hold fast to
our own party and give all possible as
slstance TO the National Democrati:
party.
A MEETING OF the Democrats Of
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