The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-12-03
1 Possible Future In Virginia Politics
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God and the readjuster-republican
coalition party, viii enjoy all the
privileges and pleasures of a sue
essful candidate for u short season.
The termination of this period will |
be the day he is inducted into the
gubernatorial chair of Virginia.
He will then be in the condition of \
the people in the Middle Ages, of
whom we read, who had the devil |
for a familiar spirit. The arch'hend |
professed to serve them during
their life time, on condition that
their souls were to- be his forever,
and the bargain always resulted to
the advantage of the devil, for
they found his professed seryitude
to be nothing less than II diaboli-
cal tyranny. So Cameron finds
himself indebted to the republican
party for his eleetion--and so the
readjusters having invoked the
aid of the republican voters, may
expect to pay their debts With
usury. Hn t
The republicans said openly in
Virginia that they intend to play
the same game on Cameron and
his party that the democrats did
in 1869 on Gilbert g. Walker and
his followers. They put him in the
gubernational chair and then die
tated their own terms To him. The
true significance of the support
given the readiusters by the re.
publicans seem never to have been
grasped by the former, or else an
attempt was made to cancel it; but
they might as well try to conceal
Senator Malone in President Ar
thurs brecchcs pockct-thc thing
can't be done. The $4,000 repub.
lican voters have the whip-hand of
the .mongrel party that Malone
has organized, and that party will
feel the lash from this day for.
ward. The rcadjusters talk conf.
dently Of electing q Uuited States
senator. The redontable Riddle
berger, the indomitible Cameron
have been suggested, and others
with the repudlators, the broken
down politicians and other lcwd
fellows of the bascr sort from their
harlequin party.
! Now let them lay this truth to
heart. The republicans will see
every mothers son of them in the
place that Bob Ingersoll does not
believe in before they viii let them
elect an officer from United States
senator down to - village dog
catcher, If a republican wants the
place. II is enough to make a corpse
laugh to suppose that the republi
can are going to bestow the United
States senatorship upon them, OF
to allow them any more rope than
is good for them--which will be
very little indeed. The readjusters
fly walked directly into the mouth
of the republican spider, and will
be devoured with "a relish. The
readiusters, caught eagerly at the
bait offered them of turning out
republican postmasters to make
room for readjusters, In two or
three fourth rate post0fiices. This
it will be observed, was just before
the election, The Federal office.
holders need give themselves no
further anxiety.
1t is not the practice of the Re
publican party to pay twice for a
bargain, and the Readjlisters who
fondly imagine they have check.
mated the Democratic party in
Virginia will find that they have
been themselves scooped in by the
Republican party. Let Senator
Malone and Governor-elect Came
ron wear their empty honors, but
let them not dare to forget the
devils lien that the Republican
party has on them. They will get
all the kicks and the Republicans
all the ha'pence; they will have to
shoulder all the odium, the social
ostracism and the contempt OF
both parties and the Republicans
will get all the Offices worth having
The United States Senate may
have to put up with Malone, tied
hand and foot as he is by the Re
publican party with the gag in his
mouth and the party whip unspar-
ingly applied if he dares to vote
other than they command, but
neither Riddleberger nor Cameron
or any other Readjusters will ever
see the inside of the Senate
Chamber as a member or an Off
Ger of that body.
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