New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-07

| STRENGTH OF TIL DIFFERENT PARTIES.
THE LIBERAL MOVE aENT STEADILY GAINI>G GRoU ID
INFLUENCE OF THE MoCRATIc PREsS-rnE
POSITION OF THE FU>DER,-A SIGNIFICANT
| DISPATCH.
| IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSE.l
| NORFOLK Va. Nov. ct is difficult to under
stand how the Liberal movement in Virginia has 50
long existed and 50 sturly ma lo headway against
the old prcju Ices which made human slavery pos
siblc and the rebellion inevitable. Two papers in
the state one a Republican weekly, have done good
| service but the rest, without exception are Demo
cratic and Tor the most part of the narrowcst type
| In this city, which boasts of Readluster Mayor
which is the centre Of Congressional district repre-
sented by a Republican, and which has IN fact
a large nti-Dcnocritic majority OF
voters. all the pap rs are Bourbon
Liberal views must exist if at ALL in spite Of what
is printed and read. 4 candidate for office. being
ass allied pays advertising rates Tor his defence or
| resorts 70 street piacarls Sentiments with which
every Democrat and Republican at the North is
familiar must here Ice propagatcd orally at ALL The
venom of the Northern DE aocratic press ls pretty
sure to lind circulation aud plss for the opinion Of
the world at large while local original matter ~ too
often calculated TO keep alive the prcudces which
should have been buried long ago In spite Of these
fact, however, Liberalism IS making its way. aud
the time seems To be ap lroaching when the trnc
issues may be presented 10 the people without dis
guising them under mislra ling names. The leaders
IN all parties are aware that Rradjusterism means
the equality before the law of the races the rule OF
majoritics and progress.
Az INDEPENDENT PRESS NEEDED.
The CRYING nee Of tho State is press which
shall have sufficient independence TO present tue
truth such press would now have hard
struggle to get on for it is said that. in the two
three instances where Republican newspapers have
ocen started in Eas crn Virginia, even the adycr-
u,crs were noted and avoided
Sloud the coalition succeed there is reason 10 be-
lievc that party names, at least would soon be
changed aud the principles for which the Repub-
lican party at the North has foug II and worked
would br made the rallying cry Of the party of
proarcss "Mahonc is voting with the Rcpub-
licans" i, now the blood-curdlng announcement of
the Bourbon press and tn, Bourbon orators " |
don't care If ne 49, is frequently the reply of those
VINO are following that progressive Senator IN Ina
gallant fight against political proscnptionlats and
hldc-bouud rcactionistS.
TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
This Congressional District Will probably give
majority for Cameron. The original Rcadjustcr'
were never very numerous here. but they have re-
| Gently made some influential converts from the
ranks of the Fuudcrl. The white rcpuiiators gen
orally are working for tine coalition with more or
less hcartncss; but the main reliance IL placed on
the colored vote which, If il Is brought out, will
be cast sOldly in favor of the now movement
Some Of the Funlcrs have said that # the coalition
ticket was successful they would interpret it a. an
expression OF the popular viii in favor of rcpuda-
tion. and would adopt rcpudaton as one Of their
| principles.
Federal oflicehodcrs are in something OF dl-
lemma. One was recently approached by the editor
of leading Democratic paper who said that II ne
favored the Rcadjustcrs actively the leading Demo
| Gratis Of Norfolk would 90 "a Washington and seek
to defeat his confirmation should ne seek renomi-
| nation On the other hand the Rcadjuster leaders
! have iutimated to him that he running ms
chances ior denomination by lukcwarmncss IN thclr
| cause The following dispatch disclosed the ms
| givings of the leading tundcrs IN the state.
wARRgNTOS, Va, oct. :.
! Major joins W. DASIEL, Norfolk, Va.
Our confidence in your triumph IL intense mt ~ hUy
event we ask you To be -ucst wish Generals Elry
and Johnson this month. To You are hero NiCtOi "r
! ynnduishedi When can greet yout -
| Thomas smith, ". II. Payne, Enpa Hunton, ~ ~
| Payne, ID. C. Gordon, Is. Sheperd Il. Taylor smith
| All the sIgners arc prominent Funders.
The admission that defeat IS possible - unusual
| ana hence the significance of the dispatch. IL ~
gal that some O the FunderS are inspired IN thclr
work by the ar that the coalition, If successful
will unearth Bourbon Irregularities in the matter
| of public finances 4 committee of investigation
was formed at the last session of the Legislatures
with instructions to report 10 the next session IL
Whispered tha an irrcgularitv amounting To y l3Oo
has already been discovered, and that IT will be re-
! ted u