Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1880-04-20
$taumtott Spectator.
TUESDAY. APRIL 20, 1880.
VIII the Republicans Surrender !-Wnl
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Will the Republicans Surrender ?-Wnl
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The Republican State Convention
which will assemble here tomorrow
was called by the Republican party for
The purpose Of electing delegates to the
National Republican Convention and
for nominating Republican electoral
ticket for the Presidential election.
These things it will do, if the Conven-
ton shall not be controlled by those in
the party who favor an alliance with
the Malone party. If they surrender
to that faction of their party, they will
elect delegates to the National Conven-
ton, but will postpone the nomination
of an electoral ticket till they can have
an agreement with the Malone party,
by which they will unite upon ticket |
whose vote is to be cast for Grant. if he
shall receive the nomination at Chicago.
A few days will determine whether or
not the Republicans will turn their
backs upon the principles they profess,
and surrender to Malone. If they fail
to nominate an electoral ticket it will be
tantamount to proclamation that they
have yielded to the seductions of Ma.
hone, and that fusion ticket with his
party will be agreed upon at future
time. If they adopt this course. the
Democratic Readjusters will know at
once that they cannot any longer fol-
low Malone without becoming the al
lies of the Republican party. In the
National contest, there will be but two
parties-the Democratic and Republican
and those who will not vote for the
Democratic electors, will vote for the
Republican electors, if they vote at all,
it matters not under what plausible dis
guise ticket may be presented. This
is so plain that none can fail to under
stand it.
Malone has the distinguished honor
of being the caudal member of the Re-
publican party, and the action of the
Convention will show whether the dog
will wag the tail, or whether the tail
will wag the dog! "Wait for the wag-
ging."
The Valley Virgi,siae has Indignantly
secuted the alliance, but it may be COM
PEELED to "eat crow" and the following
extract from one of its editorials, will
show how distasteful the dish would be
to it:
"No man who has been moved by a
conviction in his identity with the Re
publican party, who regards principles
as above the mercenaay expedients of
unscrupulous place-hunters, or who is
stirred by a high sense of self-respect,
can, for a moment, entertain PROPOSE
ton which in its nature and design, is
an insult to his manhood. We cannot
believe that any Republican, who stood
by the principles of his party, in the
fierce and bitter engagements experlen-
ced in Virginia, when the fiood-tide of
obIoquy, SANDER and prosecutions was
let loose upon him, will, now, when the
arm of the oppressor has been broken,
and the enginery of his power shattered,
cravenly kiss the hand that has smitten
him. Especially so when he is asked
to abandon party with high prlncl.
piles and wise policy. for faction that
fects national affairs, and pretends to no
other purpose than to subserve the am
bition of place-hunters."
Democratic Readjusters should know
that the Republican party will not vote
for any Readjusters who will not be
pledged to vote for the Republican can
didate for the Presidency, as shown by
the action of the Albemarle county con-
vention which elected delegates to the
State convention. In that convention
resolution was adopted declaring I'M.
alterably against an unpledged electoral
ticket, and that they would support
only electors in favor of the Republican
nominee for President; but that they
were not opposed to supporting some
Democratic Readjusters as electors, say
five, provided they pledged themselves
to vote for the Republican nominee for
President!
The Charlottesville Jetersonidm says:
''They have declared against every
scheme which will lead them from their
party fealty, and have instructed their
delegates to vote for men pledged to
support the Republican nominee. They
have boldly taken their position. and if
any fusing is to be done, the Readjusters
will have to come into the Republican
fold. But the Readjusters are Conser-
vatiues, and cannot be guilty Of trait
orous desertion of their party prin-
ciples."
The Republican county convention
of Rockingham adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That we are in favor of q
straight Republican Electoral Ticket,
and we will support none other.