Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-08-31


destroy the republican party ofVirginia?
Do they not tefuse to acknowledge
allegiance to the republican party? Do
they not claim on the stump and else
where to be democrats !? Has not their
candidate for Governor recently declsr-
I'd that he was readjuster democrat
But they claim 10 be liberal democrats.
have known ofliberal democrats from
time to time since 1910. | have known
them sometimes get Offices By the sup
port ofthe wings, and after that prove
themselves the most liberal of demo.
crats, And then they talk OF a free
ballot and a fair count Remember
they want the votes Of republicans 10
get into power here. Is not this clear
case CT
The devil Was sick, the devil monk
would be;
The devil go, well-lhe devil a monk
was he?
Il have no confidence in their pro-
fessions. believe their efforts is to
tear down the republican party here, 10
build their own upon its ruin, and
certainly will not aid them in their ei-
forts.
No ; if they succeed this fall the re-
publican party will cease to exist 10
Virginia for all time thereafter, and l
have not the slightest idea that should
they succeed here they would ever
form part OF the national republican
party.
For mJselt, l am in Thu. canvass
heartily for Daniel, Barbour and NcKin
ney, US far less huitful 10 the best liz
tereIts Of the Slate and OF the country
than the readjuster candidates, But
when this canvass is over l shall exert
all The zeal 1 possess TO resuscitate and
reuniie the republican party OF Virginia,
aud to bring to it success. Your obedi-
snt servant,
''WHs. G.. WICKHAM."
CONGRESSMAN DEZENDokF INDIG-
NANT
Hon. John f. Dezendorf, Congress
man elect from the Portsmouth (Va.)
district, addressed large meeting OF
straighout republicans IN that city.
Tuesday evening. in which he discussed
the peculiar situation IN Virginia as it
related 10 republican interests, and
particularly the developments recently
atLynchturs, severely denounclng the
eoalitionists Tor selling cut to Malone.
He u. ged the republicans to MAINTAIN
their partg organization and make no
pledges or co ncsssiOns TO anybody, as
it was probable the State executive
committee wenld soon place ticket in
the held for republican support. The
republicans could not consistently vote
for Daniel or Cameron, but they should
as party, place a Candidate in the
field for the Legislature and use their
best efforts to elect him. 1t was very
desirable that the republicans should
l. Of hn
sons in the democratic party to carry
the Legislature.
Referring 10 remark made by Gel.
Brady, a readjusler republican, that he
| (DezendorO cannot so back to Congress
again, be said lie thought not OF the
future, and that ifhe cannot 60 back to
Congress without o sacrifice of his prln-
eiples as a republican, be would stay
away. He bad heard something said
by Northern republican papers about
the closeness OF the Senate, and the true
republicans are advised 10 do mary
things except 10 be true TO the republic
can party, but the vote OF the House
OF Representative is as close as the
vote of the senate. aud his (Dtzsndorf)
vote in the House will count as much
40 Mahone's in the Senate. II did not
mean to say that he was going to kick
IN the trace,. but the present admins
tration would net oyerslsugh any reput-
ican.