Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-08-18
Campaign Document.

al from the hlcnmOnu WHty Vi July
Id, 1880. Recollect that this edl-
torial appeared week after the
meeting OF the 9TH Of July Conyen-
ton. The Wig said:
"What in thunder has the Ma
ltional Democratic Committee got to
do with us, or we with the Funders
as it please, so that it do not here-
l6y assume to meddle acith the Read-
listers. Tic less 1t has to do in
IMat acay tie better. Mind it !
1--WE are not standing on any
National Democratic platform. We
are not parading Galsely) under the
National Democratic nominees, nor
tie Cincinnati nominees. No ! We
are the Readjuster party Of Virginia.
We stand squarely on the platform
and ire are .fght;ng Ftlnders, no
Imutter arhether they call Homselce8
Democrats or Republicans. And
we support the Resdjuster nomi-
nees for President-Hancock and
English and for them, through
the electoral ticket appointed by
the Readiusters in State Convention
on the 9TH Of July, We intend to
cast the vote of VIRGINIA.
"When we wish anything from
the National Democratic Committee
we shall apply for it. We shall be
heedad achen ire d0.'-Rlchmo1a
Wig, July 14th.
The italics are the Wigs own. !
As an appropriate accompaniment
Of the above, we copy from the
S0uthem Late}Hgencer-which Of
course our readers know to be the
only Republican paper printed in
the capital OF Nirginia-the follow
article, as it appeared in its issue
of yesterday. We let the Demo-
Gratis Of Virginia make their own
comments. We remind them, how
ever, that Colonel Popham, lis cdl
tor, is one of the shrcwdest politi-
ciansi II the Republican party. l
his party would follow his advice, ii
would almost always do the wise5t
thing possible for itself.
From the Richmond Southern Iutelligaucor, Au-
gul. 9, loSJl
An OCTOBER CONVENTION or REpUB-
LICANs-LET - 9E HELD.
The editor of this journal has in
his possession a number Of letters
from Republican friends in various
localities asking what under the cir
cumstances is best TO be done for
the ELECTION OF one great object III
the impending presidential conflict
to wit, the defeat Of the regular
| Observation-Disclosures Bourbon
electoral ticket in this State. lie
has advised all such inquircrs to
await Developments, promising that
the first moment after reaching a
conclusion himself they should be
fully and honestly advised in the
premises to the best Of his judg-
ment and ability. The time he feels
has come for him to redeem that
promise, and accordingly he coun-
sells that a convention or conference
of Republican friends, to the num-
Der Of five or more from each coun-
| ty in the State, shall meet in this
city on or about the 10th of Octo-
Der next for the final determination
as TO what should be the course Of
that part of the Republican party
in Virginia that honestly means to
give neither directly or indirectly
any aid or comfort to the Bourbon
Democrats of the State, preferring
the policy and rule of Malone in all
matters, national and State, to the
continued abuse, injustice, and op-
preston of their old masters and
tyrants. 1t is now known that the
great campaign conference of Repub
lican managers which has just been
held in New York decided exactly
as this journal advised month ago
to begin no active canvass on be d.
half Of their presidential ticket in
any southern State until after the
October elections in Ohio and Indi-
ana. Whether Garfield or Han
cock will be elected to the presiden-
cy in November we cannot now
know, but by the 10th day of Octo
Der we shall have heard the thunder
OF enough guns in the great West
to tell us the side on which is the
heaviest artillery. Should the re-
suit be then and there such as to
foretell the defeat of Garfield, this
conference, assembling just at the
right moment, can see it, take coun-
sci of its consequences, warn their
people at home of what is to come,
and, by joining the1ndependents this
year to crush out the regulars" in
sure next year to their friends of
the Liberal party the control of the
State government, and the conse-
quent fair dealing of that govern
ment in its principles of conduct
towards a defenceless Republican
minority, Nor will the Importance
of this conference be in any degree
diminished should the result in o.
tober be such as to break the neck
of the Democratic party and end
the campaign Of Hancock as yigor-
iously as poor Mr., Greeley's was
ended in 1872, or as Mr.. Tilden'S
would have been if he failed Of car
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