Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-10
National Politics.

The Arkansas State election resulted IN
an overwhelming victory for the Demo-
Gratis and Debt Payers. The majority will
reach nearly 10000. The Baltimore s'Sun''
says:
The 'low-tax" party in Tennessee. the
ssreadjusters'' of Virginia, the repudia-
from the results of the election in Arkan-
sas on Monday, which puts the Democrat
ic PAL ty of that State lrrevocably on the
platform of honestly discharging public
debts.
The amendment, which was submitted
to the people for their sanction, proposed
to add to the State constitution "a clause
prohibiting the Legislature from making
any provision for paying either the inter-
est or principal of certain outstanding i'm
provement bonds. Senator Garland, how
ever, one Of the ablest lawyers in the coun-
try, put himself at the head of the debt
paying party, and they canvassed the State
for public honesty, contending that the
bonds, which. therefore, could not be
eQuitably repudiated, and that these bonds
were not to be classed with the fraudulent
county bonds issued under carpet-bagger
misrule, for which no public value was re-
ceived. The result is the collapse of the
Fishback amendment, Pulaski county alone
giving a majority of 1000 against it,
though it is one of the largest tax,paying
counties in the State.
The two portions of the Democratic par
ty in New York. have had a love feast, and
everything is lovely. In the language of
the Danyille ''Post": "Why can't all the
Democrats of Virginia do like those of
New York and unite on the regular Dem
ocratic Hancock ticket2"
The state election in Maine takes place
next Monday. 1t is said that Senator
Blaine has taken the better part Of $780,
0C0 to that State to aid in the defeat of
the Fusionists. 1t was contributed by
merchants of the east.
Senator Bayard and Gen. Roger A. Pry-
or were to speak at Columbia, s. e., on
Tuesday, at a great mass meeting.
Halstead is getting President Garfield 8
offer Grant the English mission and retain
Secretary Sherman in the Treasury De-
partment.
Bripadier General E.. G.. Marshall, u. S.
army, retired, now residing at Lehigh Gap,
Carbon county, Pa, has come out for Han
cock. General Marshall commanded the
Fourteenth New York artillery early in
the war.
The greatest enthusiasm was manifest
ed at Norristown, Pa, Wednesday night,
at the grand mass-meeting to ratify the
county ticket. NOrristOwn is Gen. Han
cocks old home, and his supporters were
out ia large numbers.
A correspondent of this paper travelled
with two gentlemen from Noriistown the
other day, who said the county would 60
largely for Hancock. A large wooden
manufacturer who had been Republican
for years, had declared for Hancock, and
his force of 800 or 400 hands would vote
the sam e way.
The OILY notable recruit Garfield has re-
ce1ved is Whitaker. the c0lored cadet who
has been dismissed from West Point for
malipnery and perjury. That Individual
made speech in New York night before
last and advised his hearers to vote the
radical ticket. Mr.. Garfeld's urgent sup
porters now include Babcock, Belknap,
Robeson, Colfax, Harrington, Boss Shep-
herd, and Whitaker. Birds OF feather
will flock together Gazette.
The Georgia Republican state Conven-
tion was in excited session yesterday, try
ing to determine what policy it should
adopt in the present State campaign. AN
effort to endorse Norwood for Governor
was Overwhelmingly defeated, ana i 2 res o.
luton adopted declaring y csrs The he
seDtiment is strongly in favor OF Colqultt,
the present Democratic Governor.
Vermont went Republican at her state
election on wednesday, by about 1900
majority.