Daily Republican., 1881-08-02
COnItttOs In Virgi1i


jects united together politically in ey-
cry State and section. Therefore say,
God speed the coalition movement III
your State" The letter from which
the extract quoted was taken is from
one written to Senator Malone upon
Ihe political situation in that State. The
Philadelphia Times, of guerilla tenden-
cy, takes the Senator sharply to task
for the position he has assumed and
calls him the "me too OF Senator Don
Cameron, who is known 10 also favor
the coalition. The Times, Of course, is
expected to take that course, for al
emergency has never yet arisen il
which it has not always sup
ported tn opp sitioD, whateve! il was,
in preference to the Republican party
and the Republican candidates. Even
in the late contest for the Presidency
it threw its whole might in favor OF the
election of General Hancock. and Wig.
orously rang the changes of Credit
Mobilier, The de Golyec pavement, ANA
the blatant and thin fraud of the Morey
Chinese letters against General Gar
field, whom it now eXalts to the skies
The Times exhibits vast amount of
independence, but it invariably pans
out on tie Democratic side when j;
comes to an election. A coalition of the
Democracy and the Greenbackers Of
Maine, in tho late Presidential canvass,
was ali right with it and commanded
its hearty support, but when the Re
publicans form coalition with any
party, that promises to be successful, il
is all wrong with the Times. That en-
terprising journal is not blind to the
fact that the Sl3 O0O, 900 it charges the
Readjusters Of Virginia with repu Hat
ing is no reputation at all, but is sim.
ply the share of the State debt of Nir-
ginia that belongs to West Virginia,
and which the latter State is in honor
bound to pay. Neither Senator Ma
hone nor his followers want to cheat any
creditors out of their money, but they
do say, let those who owe it nay j..
Virginia, urde. the Malone Read iustor
administration, is honestly meeting aud
paying off all legal obligations, but thi
S13,0O0,OO they do not pay because they
say the State does not owe it: that
West Virginia does owe it, and " est
Virginia should pay it, This, we be-
lieve includes the great bug bear repu
diation principles Of the Mahoue PARTY.
We cannot see what is TO hinder Sena
tor Mitchell or any other good Repu1.
lican from uniting with acoalition that
favors paying what it honestly owe,
an repudiatinE that which it does nOt
owe. Then there are many other rea.
sons why Republicans should unite
with such a coalition. The ReaGjuSters
have declarc in favor of honest elec-
tions and fair count Of the votes, tn"
little matter of black and white making
no difference so far as voting j. con-
cerned. This is one of the leading an!
cardinal principles Of the Republican
party. Then again the Read juster>
favor earnestly liberal education for
all and under their management of
State affairs the number of schools for
both white and black have increased in
rapid ratio. T"is, too, is .just what
Republicans favor. In short, IN tht
part of the Read justers Of Virginia, her,
is an utter abnegation Of old ToulbM
ideas, which have bound the State il
its iron fetiers so long. They are in ia
vOr of throwing off he claukirg chain,
OF prejudice and favor putting theil
State uron the high road to wealth
prosperity and happiness. They want
Virginia, the home of Presidents, TO r..
gain the ground she has lost ara resume
her place and standing as the first Stat,
III the nation, in population, in wealtl
and in enterprise. Snrcly Republican.
such party as this. ever the Souti
is redeemed from the Bourb.u rule tina
has cursed her, there must be unit: o
action and purpose on the part Of thos'
who are in favor of its overtL row. Sac
ritices must be made and all must Civ,
and take little to accomplish such :
purpose, and this is Just what the Re
publicals and the Raadjusters of Vir
ginia are doing, and this is Just wha
the Times and its "Me tuos," do no
want too see, because they do not wan
the Bourbons of Virginia overthrown
However we presume the Read uster
and Republicans of Virginia will d
pretty much AZ they please anT how, il
total disregard Of the opinion Of tn
Independent BoUrhon organs tha
have an object lis their opposition t.
coalition.
Secure the Govern Iutnt Apron.
atb1hs.
In the matter Of the Government ar
prorriatjon cf $40, coo for the improve
ment of Jones creek we have VERT
caticu of the old adage: "Too man
cooks sro.! the broth" Through til
persistent application Of Senator Saul
bury, who unlike his colleague looI
wei 70 home aflairs, the appropriate
refo red 10 was made, and some tin
ago n COmmiss onor from WaShingto