Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-24
THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN IN
VIRGINIA. =


THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN IN
VIRGINIA.
1t is too early yet to be very exact about
the events Of the next year in Virginia pol
itics, but there is material enough at hand
to speculate with a tolerable show of GER
tainty. Some Of that material has been
evoked by call from the ''Valley Virgin
ian'' for the views Of prominent Republl-
cans as to the best course for that party to
pursue. An address by Gen. Wickham,
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee, was issued November 23d, calling
on the members Of that party to maintain
their organization for straight out fight
in 1881 to get control of the State. The
address closes with an appeal to them to
'sLst it be understood amongst you that
4syou are Republicans and nothing else and
"avoid all efforts to detach you from the
.'party for any purpose and move solidly
together on all political questions and
.swhen the next election for Governor and
members of the legislature takes place
s'you will find that you have carried the
Republican party to the full front in the
estate Of Virginia and will receive the APP
'plause Of the Republicans Of the whole
country" In letter written previous
to the issuance Of this address, Judge
Robt. w. Hughes, U. S. District Judge OF
the Eastern District of Virginia takes
ground against organizing the Republican
party for 1881 and in, his argument says:
t.Shall we, Bourbon-like. learn nothing
s'from experience, and obstinately repeat,
sin 1881, foliies which have kept the doors
s'of our organization permanently closed
ssagainst the host of liberal spirits in vir-
sseinia, who, wearied with their present
associations, would introduce justice into
ssour State laws affecting the colored race,
land vote with the. great republican party
s'in national elections" DIR. Geo. X. Gil
mer. Postmaster at Richmond, writes q
letter somewhat indefinite but pointing to
q coalition with the party that will abolish
the capitation tax prerequisite. An Tex
member of the Republican State Commit
tee'' thinks it best to maintain the organi-
cation and get the balance of power in the
legislature. S. C. Allen, of Amherst,
writes that he wants to follow the lead Of
WINS. c. Wickham. Collector. j. 81. Rives
of Lynchburg, writes letter of which the
xist il contained in this paragraph
whether it is best to make direct issue
with the opposition by the nomination OF
Republican candidates on Republican
.'platform. or whether we shall accept the
'.aid of allies, and go for their candidates
ION liberal platform, is a mere question
s'of future policy, depending upon our own
ssstrenpth, the division of the opposition
.sand the advantages obtainable by fair
isaud open coalition on an agreed platform
4salike honorable to both parties" Hon.
John F. Dezendorf, member elect to Con
gress from the Norfolk district. writes
in favor Of keeping up the organization
and '.when the proper time arrives make
''sueh disposition OF our forces as Will
.senure to the best interests Of Virginia. -
D. S, Lewis, Esq, gives it as big opinion
that what the Republicans want most is q
repeal of the capitation tax prerequisite
and fair count and 81, for one, am will
Aing to cooperate with either wing OF the
Democracy to accomplish these great re-
Assults or to act Independently OF both
Awings, il by SO doing we can better &C
A.complish our ends"
1t is we'll, in reading the letters OF those
Republicans who favor coalition. to re-
member that prior to the national election
similar expressions we're given BY Col. Jno.
3. Popham, ex-Secretary Of the Republic
can State Committee, Col. James 5. Brady
present Secretary, we believe, Of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee and
others Of equal prominence, but when the
supreme moment came, the Republican vote
vas solid in an effort to carry the state
for their own ticket over both ReadjusteI
and Democratic tickets. We presume that
in the coming compadgn in Virginia tht
event will not be very different. Presl
dent Garfield before the ELECTION distinctly
genndiated coalition with the follower;
Of any one and as distinctly ranged
himself alongside OF Gen. Wickham
When he assumes the Office of President
she question will be whether the recognl
tiou of Gen. Wickham as the head OF tn
party iu Virginia will continue. 1t it doe
that will settle the matter of straight
out fight, as few Republicans of any prom
inence are likely to separate FROM their ma
tional head on local question. 1t Will
in addition give the Democracy formlda
ale competitor which has just polled a.,
aa0 votes. On the other hand should there
be no recognition Of Gen. Wickham and
an open coalition Of the Republicans anf
friends Of Gen. Malone take place, thu
matter will stand this way: the Dsmocra
ey having dropped the McCulloch bill
aud adopted a REIMBURSEMENT Of the public
debt. honestly paying what we are able tt
gay under the new assessment With
out an increase of taxation, VIII a9o
that the people CT Virginia will stand BY
the old line Democracy with a majority o.
over twenty Thousand. In no case do tn
people of this state propose that Republi
csnism, or what may be equivalent co it
shall ever get into power. ttY
But We have such strong faith in the good
sense of both che Democratic Readjusters
and Funders that We look forward conf
IDENTIFY to an agreement on the debt ques.
Mon which shall remove ali bars between
chem. and we also look forward to some.
other advance steps IN Democratic party
politics in Virginia which we may mention
later. :ry v5
IT has Just been illustrated in Piedmont
Virginia that farm. though it cannot al.
~svs meet all the debts of an owner, can
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