The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-09-23
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET.
ELECTORS:
The Compromise and it's Result.

IQ0 OOu1prOu1l30 duO LIS IO0Solu.
We publish the full correspondence be-
tween Gen. Malone and Major Koiner, rep
resenting the two factions of the defunct
Conservative party, in reference to the
subject of compromise of the differences
between them. We do this to enable our
readers to examine the merits of the re
spective cases, as presented by the chiefs,
and as matter of reference hereafter.
1t will be seen by the papers published
and the spirit which pervades them, that
instead of uniting the supporters OF Han
cock and English upon one electoral ticket,
the breach between the Re-adjusters and
Funders is wider than ever, with no prob
ility of any further efforts being made to
bring about what the recent conference
failed to accomplish. The contest is to be
waged with increased bitterness and en-
ergy, the black flag Haunted, and war to
the knife conducted. We predicted as
much, through these columns, in advance
of the conference. We could not under
stand how it was possible for factions, sep
arated as these were-with antagonizing
objects to attain, and opposing methods and
casts of thought operating-could be recon-
ciled to work in the same organization,
under the same leaders and uniform discip-
line. The origin of the revolt justified this.
The Re-adjuster. organization, deep down
in the hearts of those who lead it, had de-
termined to throw off the despotism of the
Conservative caucus, and while to the sur
face view, the State debt was presented as
the primary consideration, the controlling
and all-absorbing motive was and is to
wrest the management of the State from
those who have used it only to subserve
selfish purposes, regardless of the interests
of the people. While the leaders of the Re
adjusters cannot claim exemption from the
wrongs which have been perpetrated by the
Conservative party, if purpose to reetify
some of these wrongs and bring the State
into conformity to its pledges, is resultant
of the disruption, it will be source of con-
graduation to all who respect the obliga-
lions which the Commonwealth has as
sumed, and wish to see her emancipated
from the thraldom of race prejudice and
sectional passion.
The State debt is a mere sham in this
contest. Neither faction cares for that. 1t
is poaoer which each is after, and if to attain
it, the utter extinction of the debt, by leg
islative resolve, would accomplish it, it
would be done, to reach the object each has
in view. The Funders pirate about the
''honor of the old State.'' when they have
tossed it about as football, and dragged it
into the filthy mire of politics and wal
lowed it over in the slime and slum of par
tizan hate. Processing to be sensitive as to
this priceless gem they have declared over
and often again. by convention and legis-
lative resolve that they would do nothing
to protect it. Proclaiming the sanctity of the
debt, they have, in the same breath, an
nounced that they would not take the
necessary steps to pay it. and have compla-
Gently looked upon the interest default and
protested paper of the Commonwealth,
without a blush of shame. Their vocifera
tions about State honor have been mere
pretense, designed to deceive the CONNER
cial world, and assume a virtue they did
not possess. They have not been as consis-
tent as the Re-adjusters. They profess to
owe nothing that the present resources will
not pay, and express willingness to meet
all they claim the State does owe. They
have not engaged the services of citi-
Zens of other States, to champion their
cause, who were the primal movers in the
boldest schemes of reputation that ever
disgraced Commonwealth nor have they
sought to mislead the public by false scru-
pies as to the rights Of the creditors and
the purposes they wished to formulate
into law. They have proclaimed from the
house-tops their intentions, so that all who
run. may read.
But it is not our purpose to discuss the
comparative virtues of the two factions OF
the late Conservative party. We wish to
call the attention of the Republicans of
Virginia to the situation as it is now pre-
sented, since the failure of the treaty of
peace, recently discussed in Richmond
According to our mind, the Conservative
vote of the State is about equally divided
between the Re-adiusters and Funders, with
no probability of any modification of their
strength one way or the other between this
time and the I'd day of November. OF
the $4,000 assessed white voters in
Virginia, at least 10000 are Republicans
This leaves 1000 to be divided between
the two factions. There are 10000 as
sessed col0red voters in the State, and
e, 200 or 5000 who have never been assessed.
as representing the colored voting popula-
tion, and add to this the 10000 white Re-
pubIicans and we have a possible strength
of 132, 900 votes. We have this number of
voters to confront the $4,000 Funders and
80, 900 Re-adiusters, or majority over each
of $4,000. Place the delinquents on the
side at 40, 900 and that on the
side of the opposition 100000, and we still
have 10000 to $4,000 of the Funders and
u 600 of the Re-adjusters or majority
over either of $4,000. With this handsome
margin to operate on, we put the question
to the Republicans of Virginia, if they can
not carry the State for Garfield and Ar
thur? To our mind there is not particle
Of doubt of such result following an ac-
i've, quiet and well directed campaign.-
From the information we have, the full |
strength of the party will be polled in No
vember next. Certainly if the spirit which |
prevails with the Republicans of Augusta |
county and the Valley, inspires the Repub-
leans of Eastern Virginia and the South
west, there cannot remain reasonable
Ioubt of the electoral vote of Virginia being
EAST for the Republican nominees.
In view of this hasty resume of the situa-
ion, we appeal to the Republicans in every
part of the State to enter upon an active.
determined and tdreless canvass. There is
10 necessity for huge and overlooking mass
Meetings, although these occasionally will
10 no harm. But let county and Beighbor-
lood organizations and work be effected
ct each man constitute himself a commit