Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-08-04
Compromise Measurers.

COMPROMISE the dlulcullles DCtWeeu Tue |
Democratic party and the Malone par
tv. so that there may be solid vote OF
the Democracy against that OF the Re.
publicans. A result Of this lind IS
earnestly desired by every true Demo-
crat Of Virginia. We regret, however,
that we can place no confidence in the
efforts, looking IN this direction, which
have been made.
A calm and careful review, OF the
situation, We are confident, will con
vince any unprecedented Democrat, that
there is at present no real prospect oil
compromise. We find upon the one
side, the Democratic party, organized
as regularly as the party Is in any Safe
in the Union, convention called by
the committee chosen by the party ln
convention, and a general invitation
extended to all who proposed 10 SUI
port the nominees Of the Cincinnati
convention, delegates chosen in meet
lings held IN nearly every county OF the
State and these meetings open TO all
who were willing 10 support the
nominees OF the Cincinnati convention,
a regularly constituted Safe Convcn-
ton composed Of delegates chosen by
tie people, and regul2r electoral
ticket selected by this regularly o.ga-
nized Democratic convention.
Upon the other side, we fud q rariy
led by a single individual, a party thai
held no convention before The mons
nation Of Tresiden nj condda es. that
the policy of the party, rs generally rn-
derstood, until defeated by The Republ -
can convention at Saunlon. was 20
place in the field mixed ticket. CON-
posed Of Readjusteis rud + publ can 3,
and that having failed in Ills scheme,
thew mex. held q m'Yed convention,
composed to considerable extent OF
neeroes and Radicals, a1d that us
convention placed in the field bo-1s
ticket with the names Of Hancock and
ENGLISH al is head aud called it The
Readirster ticket.
We ind that large proper, ou Oh ''.a
men who were Readjustcrs in State
polit:cs have refused 10 cooperate
with this mougrol party or surrender
their Democratic principles at the COM
mand of q paliy which in Eas!ein V'r'
einia openly proclaims that il is ro'
standing on the Democratic platform
lnor supporting the Democratic can Is
dates. We find further that that porioH
OF the party that .cl'ngs to Mahore j
obedient 10 the orders o. Tie leaders
and are led By them NO th's cQ1'vocal
position Of standing between Tie Demo
cratic and Republican p'r;ies. We
find that the leaders OF dis par.y open
" address the R~publicans as er
allies and the policy Of lie leading men
| has been such as to excite the general
suspicion Of the people that ~ alliance.
in this national lection as vel. as il
State politics. rs been formed bet"e Il
the Malone party aud the R pubi'cans'
THIS suspicion Las been strengthened
by the fact that the Molono orators &c
not IN their speeches expose tAe po'cl
of the Republican par'y but coniine
their efforts TO abuse Of the resa'm
Democratic partr and tie people o.
Vrriuia. 49,, ,,o.,,.
ANYTHING to hope for from a compro'
mise with this party? Have they no
in every way possible extended aid enc
comfort to the Republican party an(
are they not to-day the party upol
whom depends the "fsh.ing" strengi'
Of the republicans IN Virenia?
The people Of Virginia are in iayo'
ofanv reasonable compromise by whc
Hancock and English may carry III
State; but every effort in that dlrec
tion. even though it be started by RI
adiusters is denounced in the organ
the Malone party as Fundar move
So long as men who profess to be rea'
busters follow Malone and the leader
of this party, there is no hope OF con
promise with them. The only tn
plan by which Democrats can eXpe(
success is by maintaining firm stan
land giving firm and united support
the regular Democratic ticket. Me
who really and earnestly desire I'll
success Of the party will not be decelV
J ed by the cry of "Fdnder " " Bou
bon" or any OF the pet names who
are so chilly belched forth by men VIII
have procured some office at the hanC
I ofthe Malone party Let the poop
determine to examine well the po,lli0
T of every man who would persua'
them to vote against the regular Demo
; cratic ticket, and in nine cases out
ten, they will ind that these men al
now seeking some lucrative office und'
the Malone party or have some irler
= in that position ia whose success tho
U are deeply interested. 1t is a game
politicians, who desire TO crafty the
= own selfish ambitions at the expeni
G of the public. May we not hope tb
the intelligent people OF Virginia W
y not be deceived by their tricks:
o WHAT fun 1t will be when the Nj
u hone party get complete control OF Il