Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-10-06
From the Alexandria Gazette.
An Appeal of the ReadjUster
to Readjustcrs.

styled readjusters of latter days in
all their acts, he has felt a deep
sympathy with the great objects for
which they have striyen; and he
had hoped that in 1881 some great
wise, just, and equitable principle
would be adopted in convention
which would be approved by the
people, and becoming law Of the
land would settle finally and forev-
er this vexed question. The course,
however, of many of the leaders OF
this party has recently unsettled my
convictions and well nigh blightod
my hopes. Not satisfied with max
ing the settlement of the State debt
the one great issue at the proper
time, before the people, and separa-
ting it from all other queslions,t they
have attempted to cngraft it on fed
eral politics, and in order to secure
offices for themselves, they arc max
ing it an issue, not only for con-
gressional honols, but for federal
patronage; and when they hal rcfos-
ed TO participate in either OF the
national conventions for the sclec-
ton OF candidates for the presidency,
for the avowcd reason "that they
intended to elect an independent
electoral ticket, pledged TO no par
ty, and when the conflict was end
ed, and the vote Of Virginia might
decide the issue, and they would
affiliate with that PARTY who
would offer The best terms,
they now refuse to unite with the
grand old conservative party OF |ir-
ginia in the choice Of Hancock, but
prefer rather to coalesco with Tepu0-
licans, in order to secure their CO.
operation in the election Of them
selves to office hereafter.
The electoral vote Of the State
being thus en- dangered, wise, pru-
dent, and conservative readjusicrs
and democrats Of all shades Of opin-
ion on State questions in Shenan-
doah and Page, addressed communi-
cations TO General Malone and Mr..
Koiner, chairman Of the committees
of the rcadjustcr and conservative
democratic parties Of Virginia, beg
ging them to unite on tie election Of
Hancock by taking five electors
from each ticket and submitting the
choice OF the eleventh to tic nation
al democratic committee. OF TIL.
patriotic proposition General Ma
hone took no notice, and when il
was submitted by the conservative
committee, they Indignantly rejected
it. Aproposition thus emaneaaiia9
from the patriotic masses Of boil
parties who saw and knew thai
the State debt question lad nothing
to DO with the election Of Pres.
dent Of the United States, and earn
estly desiring to unite all the ok
clements, who stood shoulder tc
shoulder in wrestling the State iron
military despotism and carpet bot
rule, and thus insure the election o
the patriotic Hancock, was spurncC
and rejected by the mongrci leaders
of a party, who assume TO probes!
all the virtue. honesty and ntelll
gcnce of the State, but who pTcie
radical rule to democratic success.
Why speak of the Infamous prop
osition to submit the great issue III
volved in the Presidential contest
as far as Virginia is concerned
to the vote OF any one, black o
white, radical, readjuster or demo
Graf, whether legally qualified II
vote or not Why speak Of ;hC
coalition between the leaders Of the
radical and rcadjustcr parties to de
feat the regular conservative demo
cratic ticket ? Why speak Of TIT
withdrawal Of radical candidate
and the refusal Of readjusters TO run
were radicals have the majority
fearing they might endanger then
defeat, and secure the election OF
conservative democrat ? Why speal
of the efforts of the rcadjuster5 t.
disrupt the radical Stanton con
vention in order to capture that vote
for themselves ? Why speak OF TIN
refusal Of such men as Barbour
Harvey, Moffctt, Pridemore, anC
thousands of others who honestly
desire to rcadjust the State debt
but will not affiliate with these sci
l..