The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-18
respected and influential party organ, In
its issue Of August II, has this caption:

EVERY BAD, BUT TRUE"
Under the present situation Of affairs
In ViTginia. We are free 10 confess We zee
little prospect OF Hancock and English
carving The State, but on the contrary
fair probability that Garfield and Arthur
will do Il. They will do 1t with any kind
OF division In the Democratic ranks,
whether It be in favor OF the Readjusters
or Funders. For instance, take the whole
vote OF the State in the last election. It
was, all told, 145,3lS. OF this, by the
official returns, 23,397 were straightout
Republican votes, without regard 10 State
politics; 81 1854 Of this full vote were for
the Debt-Payers, and 0,495 for the Read
justers. The June working majority in
the Legislature was given the Readjusters
by fusion with the straight-out Republic
cans. That no one will deny who has a
particle OF regard for the truth. 1t is est.
mated that 5000 Republicans voted with
the pebt,Payers and as many again win
the Readjusters,-16,000, This would
leave the Debt-Payers 1884 and the Re
adiusters 44,475. Adding these p, 900 Re
publicaus to their own ticket gives
them 47,354, which puts the three
tickets in this light on q dangerous
equality. The Republican vote Tor
Hayes and Wheeler four years ago was
90, 900. These without the capitation tax.
This tax, however, will interfere but little
with the vote this year. "Work," as the
Republicans call II, has been set apart for
Virginia, which means that all the money
necessary to carry the State will be given.
The Republicans will not vote less than
10000. In fact they may oVerreach the
HAYES vote, for their chances elsewhere
are not as fair as before, and they are com.
PEELED by circumstances 10 strike every
where, anywhere, deep and hard. Seeing
the benefits OF free vote in Virginia, they
will strike every peint 10 poll their full
voting strength. It is perfectly absurd,
idiotic, to suppose the Republicans will
vote with the Readjusters, when they see
IN they can carry the State for Garfield
this year they stand chance 10 carry II
afterwards in the State elections. The
Democratic vote for Tildenand Hendricks
was 10000 in round numbers. Suppose
the vote be nearly evenly divided between
the Readjusters and Debt-PayeEs?
Conceding a full vote, which is in
nowiBe probable, neither would have
over 10000; or, II either has
one.third OF the full Democratic vote, 1t
would only be o., 900, with $4,000 against
It. IL is all too early TO imagine that q
Republican Committee, with millions Of
dollars at It's command, will not donate
enough to pay their party's poll.tax in
Virginia, and 1t is equally as nonsensical TO
suppose the Readiuster Republicans will
vote the Readjusters Democratic ticket,
when their taxes are paid by Republicans.
Already the Republican delegates to the
9th Of July Convention are making Re.
publican speeches and organizing Garfield
clubs. 1t is very bad, but true, that the
indications at present are for Garfield and
Arthur carrying the Electoral vote OF Vir-
ginia Whilst We hear Of none Of the 81, !
200 Debtpayers who will vote the July
ticket because they cannot without com.
promising their principles, We do hear oil
hundreds OF the 10000 Readjusters who,
besides the Republicans who will vote for
Garfield, will vote the May ticket, because
it is entirely void Of State politics and does
not in any way compromise their read.
justment principles. Therefore, we put
It in this way, every bad, but we believe
1t to be true" Garfield will lead the field
in Virginia, the regular Democratic ticket
next, and the Readjuster ticket last.