Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-10-19
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1880.
The Plot.

We are Of the opinion that not sufli-
Client attention is paid by the press, or
our speakers TO the class of voters who
are too young to understand the present
political situation.
There are three departments of our State
Government-the Legislature, Exccu-
tive and Judicial. In other words, the
Legislature, composed Of House of Del
egates and Senate, the Governor, and
the Supreme Court. If these are not
agreed no measure can operate. All
laws and all measures must be passed by
the Legislature, then signed by the Gov
ernor ana must then fail to be declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,
or they are failures.
Even money to run the Government
cannot be paid out, unless the Legisla-
ture agrees to appropriate it. Now note
this fact, The Funding Bill of 1871,
was forged measure. Ii was passed by
bribery, as all agree, that is bribery of
portion Of those who voted for it. 1t
was repuliated by the next Legislature
and repealed. But in the mean time
two-thirds Of the debt had already been
funded under it, and although the Legls-
lature of 1872 declared the coupons
should not be receivable for taxes, yet
the Supreme Court decided that the Leg
islature Of 70 had no right to 60 back
on the one Of II, and that the coupons
should be 70 receivable. Subsequent
Legislatures have passed such measures
as the Barbour Bill, and the Riddlebar-
ger Bill to nullify by indirect means the
Funding Bill OF 1871, but the Funders
lad in the mean time ropcd in Governor
Holiday, aud he has vetoed all such
mcasures--that is, refused to sign them.
so that while the Readjusters have one
of the departments Of Government-to-
wit: the Legislative, the Funders have
the other two--thc Governor and the
Court. But this Governor goes out of
office next year, aud so does this Lcgis-
lature, and the Court will 60 out soon
after, say in 1882.
1t is then easy to be seen that next
YEARS. election will give us new Gov
ernoI and new Legislature, and that
new Legislature will have to elect new
Court. II the Readluatcrs can carry the
election next year, they will then carry
with 1t, by means of the Legislature the
Court also, ana that will give no 81 J
three Of the departments Of Gov
ernmcnt. Then there would be no
veto and no wiplng out Of meagures by
the Supreme Court. In other words re-
adjustment would then be rictor'oas.
Let then every Rsaajuster bear in mind
that the object Of the Funders now is to
throw our line into disorder this year 10
that we cannot recover our organization
acrt year. Next year meauseycrything. |
1880 stands to 1851 Ms the October cleo
tlons IN Indiana and Ohio DO TO the Pres
identlal election.
Readjusters, you have the numbers. |
You have the power to carry this cleo
tion. II you carry this all Funderism
can't keep you from capturing the entire |
State government meet year. Then your
victory will be complete. Are yOU not
going 10 do III The Funders will sQuirm.
They will say hard things. They will
heap abuse on us. But the whole ques-
ton now comes up. This 10 tie final
battle. We can win It, and we shall
win 1t. We will not walk into their net.
Remember 1881 while IL Ia 1880.
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