Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-30

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NOT ONE REASON FOR ADAM
DOMINO THE DEMOCRA TIC 81
PARTY.
We presume that there isn't Readjus-
ter Democrat in Augusta county who can
give himself single political reason that
will set his mind at rest as to the pr0priety
of abandoning the great National Demo
cratic party in the Presidential struggle
that is now summoning every man in the
United States to take one side or the 9th
er. He may give excuses; he may plead
dissatisfaction with the management Of
the Conservative party in Virginia; he
NAV remember hard things that have been
said about the Readjuster party-but none
harder than his own organs have said
about his opponents; he may find great
fault with the State legislation of the past,
but he cannot give oae sound reason for
abandoning the National Democratic par
ty in its present fight.
He may say that supporting another
electoral ticket nominated after the Dem
ocratic ticket and calling itself by another
name, is not abandoning the cause of Han
cock. but his sound judgment will at the
least give him the grayest doubts as to his
course. There is no Readjuster in Augusta
who if his party had nominated ticket in
May and sent delegates to Cincinnati, that
wouldn It have pronounced any Funders
who met in July and put out another tick
ct ,bolters, who on the plea of carrying the
McCulloch bill to successful issue were
willing to jeopardize the victory of the
Democratic party, not only in Virginia
but in the Union. And boilers they would
have been. The Readjuster would have
been right. - ~
He may say that it is to save his State
organization intact for use in the next
State campaign. This reason would not
have satisfied him if given by anybody else,
nor does it satisfy him though given by,
himself. Again take the Funders as
an Illustration, and assume that they by
coalition with Republicans had formed
Funder party and on the plea OF holding to-
pether for 1881 had attempted to divide the
Democracy by separate ticket in 1885,
Who would have denounced them more
bitterly than the Democratic Readjuster.
We say this advisedly for some OF the most
consistent and ablest Readjusters in this
county have also been the best Democrats
and are still. Those Funders would have
been denounced as simply laying a plan to
give this State for Garfield. And rightly
SO denounced.
There isn't Readjuster in Augusta
county who can prove or give shadow OF
proof to himself that the maintenance OF
the Readjuster organization in the con-
gressional districts would not have effect
ed the purpose Of holding their party
together, and wouldn't have done it bet.
ter. The Readjuster congressional con-
vention, which meets at Harrisonburg
next month, will be as compact, will be as
powerful, will be as thoroughly animated
by the purpose for which it assemblies as
that political organization could be, and
the nomination of separate electoral ticket
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has not strengthened the party machinery
nor the party purpose one whit. The same
is true in every district in the State, and
more especially true in East Virginia, for
if the colored vote can be held at all there
it car only be held by propitiatory nomina.
lions for congress. We suppose no one is
simple enough to suppose that Hancock
electoral ticket will contribute TO "brlng
OUT as the saying goes, the colored vote
of Eastern Virginia.
In this method there would have been
nothing to divide Democrats and jeopardize
the State. But, with the worst of judgment,
the leaders, after the Hancock ticket was
already in the field, came to the determis
nation to put another one before the
people, and thus to put the electoral vote
of Virginia, which is rightfully Democratic.
In jeopardy. It now remains for the true
Democrats now in the Readjuster ranks.
and who will always be there on the debt
question. to decide whether by their votes
they will assist in giving the best opportu-
nifty to the Repu blicans to carry their
ticket for Garfield.
We don't propose to go back to the CUES
tion Of who is in the majority in the De-
mocratic party. the Funders or Readjus=
ters. 1t would be a waste of time. The
public meetings already held in this Val
ley, the stronghold of Democracy and of
Reimbursement, show that neither side can
afford to despise the aid of the other in this
Presidential fight. The question liz clear
" presented to the voter, whether in this
atate of affairs he will give his vote for the
Readinster Hancock ticket, which was no
minated afterwards to beat the regular
Democratic ticket, and which would thus
Give Garfield a fighting chance in the
state. or whether he will vote the regu-
lar ticket. and thus give the Democracy
of Virginia rousing victory, without i'm
proving the prospects Of either the Re
adiuster or Fpnder factions.