Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-17
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
A Republican View-The Two
Tickets in the Field.

Lynchburg cor. Cincinnati Commercial
Major John S. Daniel, the Bourbon
candidate, was chosen over John 5.
Goode and Fitz Hugh Lee, at Rich
mond, last week, on account OF his
eloquence on the stump. | have al
ready described his striking personal
appearance, and cannot but confess
that his eloluence is equally wonder
full. ! sat by him on the stage at
Richmond at the early hour of the
morning he was nominated, and the
manner in which he thrilled that body
of weary white haired men was little
less than miraculous.
But Daniel will need all his powers.
His public record is by no means en-
viable, and he has said and done many
things which will need full explana-
ton. The eloquenee for which Vir-
ginians have so long been noted is not
all confined in the Bourbon ranks,
however. Malone, and Brady, and
Cameron, and Lewis, and Riddleberger
and many other leaders of the Liberal
movement in Virginia are capable Of
making stirring speeches, and as po-
itical managers are far superior to
their opponents. They, two, are al
ready in the field.
THE READJUSTER CAMPAIGN
Opened in June, and for over two
months their speakers have been tell
ing their story to the people of Vir-
GINA. From this day forward their
forces will be augmented by those of
the Republican party, and from now
until election day Virginia will re-
sound with the eloquence of their
speakers.
The debt question is, after all, a
local question in Virginia, while any
organized general movement for the
overthrow Of the BOurbons at once
commands the attention of the Nation.
There are many things embraced in
the Liberal platform which the people
of the country can not but applaud.
THE ANTI-BoURBoNs
Affirm, first, that the work of their
organization for two years has been
such as to commend itself to the ma.
jority of Virginia taxpayers, whose
voice spoke them into authority in the
Legislative Department, and over the
Capitol and all other Offices in 1879.
They affirm that the fruits of that tri-
umph Of the people over such great
difficulties as then confronted them
should be preserved. They then ac-
knowledge their obligation to support
the institutions for the deaf and dumb
and blind, the lunatic asylum, the
public free shoots and the government
in its entirety out of the revenues Of
the State, aud they reassert their pur-
pose to settle and adjust the State OBJ
legations on the basis of the bill to
Re. establish Public Credit, known as
the "Riddleberger Bill" passed
by the last General Assem-
bly, and vetoed by Governor
Halliday. This measure, the Read
justers claim, recognizes the just debt
of Virginia, in that it assumes two
thirds Of all the money Virginia Dor
rowed, and sets aside the other third
to West Virginia, to be paid at the
pleasure OF her people. But what is
Of more importance, the party ex
presses itself as willing to advance
the internal improvements Of the
State, and to do all that is possible TO
insure to the people such rates, facil-
tiles and connections as will protect
every industry and interest against
discrimination; tend to the develop
ment Of their agricultural and miner
al resources, encourage the Investment
of active capital, grasp for the cities
and for the whole State those advan-
tages 10 which, by their geographical
position they aye entitled, and fulfill
all the great public ends for which
they are designed"
These, coupled with declarations
for free schools for the children of all
her people, for an honest ballot and
fair count, make up their platform.
Nor is it surprising that under such
A REPUBLICAN FLAG
as this, General Malone should be
able 10 win the confidence and sup
port Of the majority OF the party bear
ing that name. The young men Of Vir-
sinia are all with Malone in this
movement, for they cannot afford to
oppose such sentiments as are above
expressed.
Aside from the debt question there
is SO much more in the word Read
juster," that Senator Frye, of Maine,
has said that he would not hesitate to
join forces with them. Had it not
been for few men like Jorgensen and
Dezendorf, who hope to control the
patronage Of the State in the name Of
the Republican party, there would
have been no difficulty in tho party
agreeing to support the Liberal
ticket, and as it was a large majority
Of the party will do SO anyhow.