, 1881-06-06

The ltcadiusters OF Virginia Ind their
StAto Convention Mt Richmond Inst week,
and tic Convention included u body of men
which, fur ability personal character, eli
tl,ttsasll. ntNl energetic u,trpuse, WIS equal
10 nny held III tint State for half a century.
Over G00 dGlegatcs were present, showing that
thu rnrty they represent is still vigorous, alsd
that 1t pr0pnses to tight tic Bourbui,s most
tletermihctllY. At tho Inst Presidential cleo
tion thu vote Ut tho several parttes lii tllo
Statuwas, IN round numbers: Bourbun De,nt,-
crats. W,s00; I,eadjus.ers. 81, 900: Republic
alls. ss,0N. Thu Republican vote, however,
suffered larguIy, beenusn un.lur thu Inv
passed by the Democratic Legislature III
1871 pnll-tax llas 10 DO pall annually bc-
fore tho voter cnn vote. Tho Ue1Moeratic
Committee, llbcraIIy supplied With money
from New York, were able to command
thousands OF votes Which III thu absence Of
my such law would l,ays been given to tho
Republicans or tn the Rens'Justcrs.
There Is II lntal Esstle concerning tho State
debt which primarily divides the Democrats
and thu Reatljusters. Tho exact difference
between these two factions WIS happily tle-
lined lust winter 10 bo thnt tho lsratljnsters
pr0p0se IL acknowledge and INly st much OF
tho debt rs Is lawful, with sucll Interest rs
tho Stnto cali afford, w,itu tho Dou.bons
insist upon acknowledging NIL the debt tl,,It
Is claimed to tho Inst cent, and never paying
anything OF IL. Without Eoing Into thu ill.,
trigaccs uf this purely local iSs,,e, we give
tlat 1art Of tlla platform adopted by tho
lscatl]usters which lertntns to Nntlol,al at-
fnfrs, ar,tl Ask fur 1t Il careful reading. 1t IL
us follows:
Thu tsu4pl,ns,ors hold tho r4ht to FREQ ballot
TO ho the right pry5Hrvtttvu Ut nll rights, md It
should 1s ,tlntsltMlnel III cvnry Siule IL lhO
un!on. wn tMllusn ING enpitnti6n Ink u fvasrss.
Win thu Fourteenth Ans,uiu,tnt 10 the Cu1istf.
lntl.'n t'E th9 tnltel STATES. We believe Ii Is IL
s!nlatinh II that enp,ttiOn OF rruunst si,etEun
WASr":t! plcdK9 VIVA given mt tu 10 utuuiItl tue
sinsn tnht Iiitun ~ ~ tifpriru my Uitixufl hr
rl!sa Or oltzo1s u the rtxnt !" yut0. except III
s,,lnln..i, htw Ws briiuv" suca prurra;l.,s;t ID to
fhtl,H IL l'c contrary IN thu genius Ut u.lr III.
stitutioi.. tns s0ry innt'tlatlOn ~ which " ron.
rs'fitlttNlinn IN Ailtrt:IHMt u tM1MtiUn. W.
kll'w y has t'ran fatlurl us II uluualfH tDr tho
tn'iestaon ~. r. rGsonl.s,-tu p.gtunti reason fur
nd - @asa ,iarts We .a ka.w r. 'tS s,G S';
hta b'.n Prriatitutctl. Mu k,l,w 1t u0ntrlllites
y, tr iISi" ~. ~ xsr ts ""'ly wsr "a !"
pressed t., !r.'y!.l1 tars niaat'a cEiaIas'oa for
stt.l.lnl u ,pahlin fres schsAv, and tn aa,oiish
y - M1"AlltlcRtion tos anu rossrlot!ou upon
Thu lioaijustvrs cuussatula,o tue wbols pco
PIN nF 'trxtnsl ~ thu prtlHrrsA tr the lust tow
ycMla ~ developing the mineral reso,lrceB nnl
SUITE, anu tlsy .lvuiarr their ptr,H,se i, aid these
kruat ntltl growing Industries b. all prupur nm!
tssrnsat lsE!4'atluA. stM.y aild Fctsrnl. 10 thls
tihb tlsy Will suHtlHuc tttnFtN In bthuIr Ut Ilrp
et'rnl An4 irAser,,al svtntUHa lNtweeu krt.llona
alld siatca. s.,4 sapurin'ly Tor tnu coneofI ul,l
NuTuItHtIr k3NCt,F1f RlFEltlN l,tI