Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-16
THE LATEST.
A RECORD OF DEVOTION TO THE
INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE.

1t is the simple truth that this strug
gle in Virginia of the minority of the
Democratic party is for a change in men.
If any Democratic-R eadjuster stops to
think moment he cannot avoid this con-
clusion. That Gen. Malone, who is pre-
sumed to know something Of the affairs Of
the State, should think in March that she
thirty-two millions, and in April think she
could not pay that amount on over nine
teen million; that VIM. E. Cameron one of
the most intelligent men in the Common
wealth, should after investigation insist
in extravagant terms that Virginia should
then without having removed to Tar
sus have undergone miraculous CONVEX
sion to the opinion that she can't possibly
stand more than three per cent. on nine
teen million; that ex-senator Lewis, who,
in the Senate, voted for tho most extreme
measures proposed against Virginia and
other States in those evil days of Recon-
struction, which no man thinks of now
without indignation, should now be good
enough Democrat to ask Democrats to
support him; that IL. 81. Riddleberger, the
candidate of a caucus of Republican SEN
ators at Washington, should be traversing
the State and declaring to Democratic
hearers that he is better Democrat than
&c.; that-but why 60 on, these things are
merely matters Of discussion for the
marines. We presume that when the ora
tors of the hastings assert these latter day
claims for the gentlemen named that it
is done with that thrusting of the tongue
into the cheek of which there is no trans
lation in language. Such claims are based
on that same solid foundation that under
lies those of ''Mr. Isaac Davenport's ne
phew" when he meets lone of the people"
of Virginia in the thoroughfares of New
York.
Maj. John W. Daniels claims upon the
support of all classes in Virginia are based
upon no sudden conversion to any now
line of thought and no new principle of ac-
ton. Neither Gen. Malone, nor Col
Cameron, nor Mr.. Lewis have any record
in State legislation. Gen. Mahone's record
is in the U. S. Senate, our readers already
know it,; Mr.. Lewis record is in the same
body-our readers know that aoell, and
Col. Cameron's record lies nowhere, not
having been in legislative life. Let us
then see what Maj. Daniel presents as
reason for the people of Virginia to vote
for him. We say the people because on
1no11inn h To
have been exclusively directed to forward
the interests of the people as disting uished
from the privileged classes. It is claimed
by Gen. Mahone7s party that the Funding
Bill of 1871 was passed in the interests of
the bondholders and brokers and against
the interests of the people. Very good;
that bill was opposed by John W. Daniel
from its inception to its passage. Hero is
the last vote in the House of Delegates en-
it:
NAYs-Messrs. T. Turner (Speaker), Atlee. Bode-
ker Boiling, Bowen, Bradley, Bristow w. A. Bryant
Burkholder, Campbell, Chase, DANIEL sc.
We suppose there ISM a Readjuster who
doesn't endorse this vote.
Then came the Stamp bill. 1t was as
you might say farmers measure; that is
measure to relieve land and personal
property and put it On somebody else
Daniel took the farmers side in the mat
ter and voted for it. The fourteen Sena-
tors representing the farming counties,
voted with Daniel. He had another fight
in the Senate, this time against the rail-
roads. 1t was an attempt to require rail-
road tickets to be stamped. He failed in
his attempt and caught it pretty heavily
from the railroad managers and their edi-
tors. Daniel and the people had to take
back seat. But he was more successful
the next time, and got through his bill of
which he was the author and patron an-
thorizing the relatives of friends killed by
negligence to recover damages against the
railroad or other corporation committing
it. Widows and orphans bereaved by
accidents arising from negligence Of cor.
porations can now hold the guilty parties
responsible. They could not before.
Again, as We look further on in his rec