The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-09-16
What it Means.

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| A Democratic member of the National Com.
mittee telegraphs from Maine that our can
didate for Governor is elected in that State
over Davis, the Republican candidate. Plaisted
is the candidate this democratic committe eman
claims as "ours," and over whose election the
democrats here and elsewhere have gone
| wild with enthusiasm. Now this Mr.. Plaisted
claims no utilization with the democrats. He
was a republican and then Joined the green
back party, was nominated as such, and after
wards endorsed by the Democrats. He never,
at any time, professed to be democrat, but to
the contrary, when not q greenbacker, was a
republican.
And what does the Qualification over the re-
suit in Maine by the Democrats mean? The
approval and endorsement of the fraud and
| steal attempted by Garcelon last year-the
most monstrous political crime and conspiracy
to rob the people of State of their rights
ever planned in this or any other country.
1t is an endorsement of the greenback heresy,
in its most offensive form, and all the isms
which have been Matched into existence by the
worst and most ignorant element, which af-
flict that State, If such triumph is cause
for congratulation with the Democratic party,
let them cease their laudations of the recent
speech of Mr.. Bayard, claiming for his party
the peculiar guardianship of honest money
and sound financial doctrine.
Not democrat has been elected to Con-
gress in Maine. 1t is true Two republicans
have been defeated, but the successful candi-
dates are greenbackers of the most virulent
type, and have no sympathy with the Demo-
cratic party, except as it endorses their fnan-
cial views and theories.
Let the Democratic speakers 90 before the
people with the claim that the success of the
fusion ticket in Maine lisa Democratic triumph,
and than explain how it is SO, and see to what
extent the people will respond to their enthus-
ing. 1t is an endorsement Of the most mon
strous fraud of the nineteenth century; of the
widest and most ruinous financial theories,
and protest against the entire financial sys.
tenn which has brought the country to it's
present condition of unprecedented pros
perity.
If the democratic party can extract from
the result Of the election in Maine any COM
fort they are welcome to it. It was triumph
Of the communistic elements Of the country
and serious threat to the best interests OF the
people of every sections and were it possible
for the same combination to succeed in the
general election in November next, it would
be the signal for business anarchy and uni
e rsal commercial disasters.
The Democratic party of Virginia, after the
manifestations of joy they have exhibited
oyer the Maine election, should forever hold
their peace as to the re=adjusters, Their charge
against the re-adjusters has been that the par.
ty was composed of the worst elements of So
ciety and that its success In Virginia would be
to place the control of the State In the hands
Of combination that would work out gen.
eral harm to the people. If this were true,
and the democrats are really sincere in their
apprehension, how much more should they
fear the triumph of the corrupt coalition
which carried the election in Maine last Mon
day? They have exposed themselves as
well as their cant and rant about the re-adjus
tiers, in Their enthusiastic approval of the
motley alliance in Maine Hereafter let them be
silent about tho re.adjusters and the alleged
elements Of commPqiiln gl which c6mpose the