Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-11-26
rHE vIReINIA PnEDIoAmnNT.
How the Readjussers walked Into
the Republican Camp.

HOW the kend lusaers Walked Into
the Republican Camp.
Washington Cor. Of New York World.
Cameron, the newly elected gov
ernor of Virginia, by the grace OF
God and the readjuster-republican
coalition party, will enjoy the priv
ilege and pleasure of a successful
candidate for short season. The
termination of this halcyon period
will be the day he is inaugurated
into the gubernatorial chair of Vir-
ginia. He will then be in the con-
ditiOn of the people of the middle
ages, of whom we read, who had
the devil for a familiar spirit. The
arch fiend professed to serve them
during their lifetime on condition
that their souls were to be his forev-
er, and the bargain always resulted
to the advantage of the devil, for
they found his protested servitude
to be nothing less than diabolical
tyranny. So Cameron finds him
self indebted to the republican par
ty for his election--and so the read
justers, having invoked the aid of
the republican voters, may expect
The republicans said openly in Nir-
ginia that they intended t0.play the
same game on Cameron and his
party that the Democrats did in
1869 on Gilbert y. Walker and his
followers. They put him in the
gubernatorial chair and then die
tated their own terms to him. The
true significance of the support Civ
en- the readjusters by the republic
cans seems never to have been
grasped by the former, or else an
attempt was made to conceal Ii; but
they might as we'll try TO conceal
Senator Malone in President Ar
thurs breeches pocket-the thing
can't be done. The $1,000 republic
can voters have the whip-hand Of
the mongrel party that Malone has
organized, and that party will feel
the party lash from this day for
ward. The readjusters talk conf
IDENTIFY of electing a United States
senator. The redoubtable Riddle
berger, the indomitable Cameron,
have been suggested, and Others
who, with the repudiators, the bro
ken-down politicians and otherle lewd
fellows of the baser sort, form their
harlequin party. Now let them
lay this truth to heart. The repub-
licans will see every mothers son
of them in the place that Bob Inger-
soil does not believe in before they
will let them elect an officer, from
United States Senator down to a
village dog-catcher, IL republican
wants the place. 1t is enough to
make corpse laugh TO suppose
that the republicans are going to be-
stow the United States senatorshlp
upon them, or to allow any more
rope than is good for them-which
is very little, indeed.
The readjuster fly walked directly
into the mouth eff the republican
spider, and will be devoured with
a relish. The readjusters caught
at the bait offered them Of
turning out republican post-masters
to make room for readjusters, i'm two
or three fourth-rate post-offices.
This, il will be observed, was just
before the election. The federal
Office-holders need give themselves
no further axiety. 1t Is not the
yldNNtCC vi NtAC AGDNbAANNAA heAAAy ~
pay twice for a bargain, and the
who fondly imagine they
have checkmated the democratic
party in Virginia will find that they
have themselves been scooped ia
Dy the republican party. Let Sem =
ator Malone and Governor-elect
Cameron wear their empty honors,
Dut let them not dare to forget the
levil's lien that the republican par
" has on them. They will get all
he kicks and the republicans all
he ha'pence; they will have TO
shoulder all the odium, the social
Istracism and the contempt Of both
parties and the republicans will get
Ill the offices worth having. The
United States Senate may have TO
)ut up with Malone. tied hand aud
DOT as he is. by the republican par
" with the gag in his mouth and
be party whip unsparingly applied
( he dares to vote other than they
command ,.but neither Riddleberger
Tor Cameron nor any other read
uster will even see the inside Of
he Senate chamber as a member or
N officer of that body.