Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-11-18
The Progress OF Repudia ion

The Repudis ors have carried the dav in
Virginia Their triumph is dUe 10 the open
support of the Federal Adm; n'strstion. and TO
the large amount OF money raised in Northern
cites 10 conquer ,he prejudices Of uncertain
voters. The Post Office and the Treasury De-
partments, with the entire strength Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, were used by NAHoS,
in this campaign, as if they were his PERSONAL
dependencies.
The negro vote was cast nearly solid for the
Reputation ticket, and joined with i, were
thousa1ds''of whites, glad OF an opportunity %
trample unde- foot a sacred debt not a dollar
of which can be chsfged TO. carpe.-hag rule or
to mill Try government
What a.. the facts Of this case? The debr
was contracted before the civil war, and il is
represented by railroads, canals. turnpikes
institutions for the insane, deaf and dumb, and
universities and colleges founded or endowed
Every depa- ,ment of the Sta.e Governmea, e
cognized it as compile civ valid ami DOL gao
Are charging one-,h'rd of the o.iei nj debt
TO West Virginia, rs her just portion on seoa-a
lion. Mr. MALONE, IN wr, en- speech delivered
in Richmond, Feb. IS 1879, said
IL wor.d rse nv bess eudeayo-s 20 ecu a
a vo e Of he peopie s.ncuoni'g let e .iert a,
3 pe- cert. fot ro-'v-'ve yeas on e bass oi
s.2,s7. o9oG2. | wood do 80 bece. &c believe :.
10 be Ths.,
Recently, in an add ess before ite Unioo
League in this city, NJ. MALONE declared:
"If we ca ~ the Legisa ore. we Zone TO do,
we shall adjust The deJt on nat la = t9DeD.Do
On tire o. her hard orr enemies assume a debt
Of s350O,WO-oieTpg 20 pa SIi,OT,oW which
they 90 not owe"
The Democrats adjusted this debt with the
creditors under what was known as the Nc.
CULLoCH bill. in a way that imposed no heavy
burdens on the State, and yet saved lis credi,
from dishoDor, The Regulators wee not
satisfied with that settlement. They rallied
their forces in 1879. and carried the State. One
of the first acts of the Legislature was 10 pass
the RIDDLEBERGER bill providing as 'ollows:
Fitst-Repudiation of Sl3, 900, o0O of the
principal Secondlv-Ta1ation of the londs,
principal and interest. Thirdly-Pepeal of ,he
provision making the interest coupons receirn-
BILE for taxes.
Gov. HOLIDAY, Democrat vetoed This scheme.
The question before the people al the late cleo
ion was practically, therefore, whe,he"
Reputation should be sustained or should be
rejected.
Upon that distinct Issue The Republicans party
of the naion and the Federal nistration
ook MAHoNKs side, and the result is be ore the
country. TIE rev Legislature VIII meet on The
9th of December, and it may be confidently
assumed that the RrpDLEBERGFR bill will be
gain passed. and this ime it will be signed
by the new Governor, a Reoudiator. With a
single exception, all the Judges of the Supreme
Court will be chosen by this Legislature, so that
it will be packed in the interest Of MAHoNE and
of Reputation.
The Republican party is now committed to
Reputation The Federal Administration, by
the steady support and countenance given to
the Re puduors, have jasr elected for the Gov
ernor Of Virginia man who long ago made a
full profession of his filth in these words:
As to the full and yfaaiP 'yment or liquidation
ofMe present enormous national debt, he that
kno,os tie american people and their utter de-
feiency in the high qualities Of truth and integrity
knows that such an ezpectut'on is but an idiots
dream.