Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-15
Judge Hughes and Simon Cameron.
WHY REPUBLICANS FAVOR AN ALL.
ANCE WITH MALONE. J. F. LEwIs's
VIEWS.

JuuS0 hughes anu simon C0m0fO0s
WHY REPUBLICANS FAVOR AN ALI.
ANCE WITH MALONE. J. f. LEwIs's
VIEWS.
Judge r. w. Hughes and that portion
Of the Republican party that favor an
alliance with the Mahoneites, do not
care the snap of a finger for the settle
ment of the State debt, but are looking
to the division of the Democratic party
in this and other Southern States and
the success of the Republican party in
the next Presidential electi on.
This is made evident by the charac-
ter of the published inter view between
Judge Hughes and Simon Cameron of
Pennsylvania in which Hughes, among
other things, says:
1.-THE reasons I have given for object
ing to the Republican party being or
ganized for warfare upon the Read
juster movement in Virginia this year
have been inspired by an elevated mo-
tive of patriotism. I have also parti-
q
ing. Unless Gen. Garfield's Admins
tration shall succeed in disintegrating
the Solid South, is it not obvious that
Republican success in the Presidential
election of 1884 is seriously endangered ?
The South being solid for the the De-
mocratic party, then the result of the
election will again depend upon the
vote of the single State of New York.
AS a Republican am not willing to
hazard the supremacy of our party in
the Union again upon 80 doubtful an is
sue, upon so narrow theatre. Thrice
welcome to me as Republican and as
an American is this movement of &C.
neral MahOne's, and, indeed, any move
ment which promises to break up SO
pernicions thing as the Solid South
and to overthrow the only dangerous
enemy of the National Republican par
ty of which we have any fear"
In the opinion of Judge Hughes, the
only hope the Republicans have of sue
cess in the next Presidential election,
depends upon disentegrating the "Solid
South" and yet some Democrats enter
tain the fallacious idea that it would be
good policy to do it. The "Solid South
is the hope of the Democracy. and the
dread of the Republican party.
The Republicans Of this State are
working for the success of their party,
without regard to the settlement of the
State debt, and Democrats should unite
and work harmoniously together fol-
the success of the Democratic party. II
Republicans, who entertain different
views on the debt question, can unite
to vote solidly for the success of the Re.
publican party, certainly Democrats
who differ on the debt question should
unite and rally to man In support OF
the Democratic party. The Republicans
expect Democrats to be divided whilst
they will be united, and thereby defeat
the Democratic party.
In the letter of J. F. Lewis to Gen.
Garfield, in speaking of the Readjus.
ters, he says -
"Their tendency Is now SO clear to-
wards the Republican party that unless
repulsed by selfish politicians they will
inevitably draw up within its ranks. "
Do the Readjusters so understand it ?
We trow not.
In this letter, Lewis shows what he
expects the Readjusters to do for the
Republican party.
After saying that they would repeal
the constitutional provision requiring
the e-payment of the poll tax as a
condition precedent to voting, he says
"With suffrage thus untrammeled,
and from forty to fifty thousand coler-
ed voters Ie-enfranchised, and with
even small portion of the Liberal Re-
Adjusters. our State will surely be
found in the Republican ranks in 1884"
Like Hughes, debt-payer, Lewis, a
readjuster, cares nothing for the debt
question, but is:looking to the success Of
the Republican party in the next Presi-
Dental election.
Near the conclusion of his letter, he
says
"My plan is for our party to hold a
convention after the other two parties
have held theirs and if the Re .Adjus
tiers reaffirm their liberal platform and
the Bourbons re-affirm their intolerant
and proscriptive platform, that we
should then adjourn our convention,
declaring it inexpedient to place State
ticket in the field. on the ground of our
inability to make even q show of sue
cess and on account of the danger OF
smothering the liberal sentiment now
beginning to make itself felt"