Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-13

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A Picture of the Republican PARTY Of
Virginia Drawn by a Republican.
The Richmond s'Intelligencer" is one Of
the three papers in Virginia edited by Re-
publicans. Its editor is Col. John r. Pop
ham, Clerk of the U. S. Court. He was a
friend Of the payment of the State debt
but since the defeat of the McCnlloch bill
advocates Republican coalition with Gen.
Malone. In last Mondays issue of the
paper he addresses some remarks to the
leaders of the Republican party in Vir-
Sinia who talk of straight Republican
ticket for Virginia. He says:
We were an earnest protestant against
the "unholy alliance and an earnest sup
plant at the feet of the party, begging 1t
day after day to seize the great Opportuni-
ty of making itself an honest, respectable.
and influential political force in the land
by declaring for the paymentOf every dol
lar of the States honest obligations. But
our counsel fell on cold and unwilling ears.
The leaders of the party were either at
heart opposed to the payment OF the debt
or too cOWardly to assert their honest CON-
vctions. They lodged and skulked; they
wired in and out; they made bargains
whenever they could find a market Or Sc
cure purchaser. In a word. they proStl-
tuted all principle, or rather they acted
without any principle all through the wea-
ry and diSgraceful business, and to-day are
in the saddest and most plLiable plight that
| any set Ut political leaders ever before pre-
| sented. They are without influence they
are without a following; they are without
| party they are, quite naturally, under
| the circumstances. Ill state vi great Il larm
about the futur Of their party" which,
| correctly interpreted, reads ttat they are
alarmed about the POSSESSION OF the loaveS
and fishes of ''their party, and. still furth-
| er interpreted, reads that Should Malone
and the Readjnsiors carry the State this
| fall against the Democrats, and thereby
| have hand in the luscious pie OF Federal
| patronage under the new administration
of next year. somebody amongst them
might get hurt. Yet, with such rec 'rd
as they have made for themselves AND
their party ON the Debt question, they
have the effrontery to talk OF public integ
rity and plighted faith. of individual
State, and N ational credit. Whew! Where
is the word to express beitting astonlsh
ment and scorn Of such leaders-lewd anG
tardy Debt-Payers Of the baser and elev
enth-hour sort :? That they are too gOo(
and virtuous, too noble and exalted IL
their sentiments on the Debt question tx
co operate with Malone and the Indepen
dents in an effort to take from the Demo
cratic party the eleven electoral votes O
this State will hardly be believed by any
body outside of lunatic asylum. Why
the palpable, undeniable fact is that tn
union or cooperation now proposed BY
Malone is the first and only association
that has ever been offered them that in
volved on their part no sacrifice OF princi
pie to accept. 1t is the first partnership
he has ever proposed where the profit
inevitably go to the interest of the Ma
tional Republican party, and that. too, a
an hour Of its greatest need-at a time o
exigency, danger, and peril in its fortunes