Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-01
Politics and Politicians.

complimentary and published opinion of
President Garfield, called at the reception
that gentleman held at Long Branch on
Saturday. Both are reported to have been
cordial, but the Generals call was ex-
tremely brief, only lasting three minutes.
The dead lock in the New York legisla-
ture is still maintained without change,
except that the Democrats have dropped
Jacobs and replaced him with Clarkson N.
Potter. The daily strength exhibited in
the balloting is as acknowledgements,
81; Republicans opposed to Conkling, 81;
Republicans in favor of Conkling, SO.
&C Tompkins, of Roanoke county,
Va, cousin of Gen. Grant. who was for
merly strong Malone man. having visit
ed President Garfield with the straight
out" Republican delegation in favor of a
Republican ticket is now denounced by
the Salem ''Register" (Readjuster] as a
government defaulter s'to the tune Of
SAC, OOo."
DR.. R. C. Craig, prominent Readjus
ter of Washington county and who has
followed the fortunes of that party, even
adhering to it's Seventh of July ticket, is
out in card withdrawing from the par
ty. He says 1.-THE complexion Of the party
has changed and adds:
Il am opposed to seeking foreign aid, Or
of bringing into our State elections the
prestige or patronage of Gen. Grant, Gar
field, Conkling, or any other Republican
outside the State, especially Gen. Grant to
be circus and paraded over the State, to
again be held up to the negroes as their
savior and deliverer, and to beget within
them again desire to ride the top rail,
and to think that the affairs of the govern
ment cannot be administered without their
feeling that they are the prime factors in
moving the whole of the government ma
chinery, This disposition on the part of
the colored man, to his credit be 1t said,
has long ceased to exist, and he had &C
cepted the situation to which the fortunes
of war had assigned him. And now by an
exhibition of feigned philanthropy un-
called for and unsought by them, to again
arouse and infame those longing passions
for power and prestige, 50 long dormant,
is to say the least fatal and suicidal poll
cy. and would be justly chargeable to the
Readjuster party.
and follow in the wake bllnd-fold, taking
for granted all will end we'll that yet lies
obscured in the womb Of the future, and
to rush Cd madly to the charge, to meet
lust such another defeat as we experienced
in following the hero of the July ticket.
Another such Waterloo will send what
Readjusters survive to their long home.
never to be reSurrected."
Referring to DR.. Craig's card, the
STANDARD" in which it is published says:
'sThere is no question but that DR.. Craig
has heretofore been Readjuster after the
most straightest sect. He followed the
fortunes of the July ticket. If he had
chosen to run this fall there is little doubt
but that he would have been nominated
for the legislature. But he says he is a
Democrat. and that the present policy Of
that party leads to Radicalism."
"Mr. John W. Mackay will be Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Nevada
at the next election" says the Winnie
mucca New sSllver State"
Ex-senator Conk]ing created political
sensation at Albany. Friday, by refusing
to shake hands with State Senator Mad
den who is voting against his return to
the Senate. Blaine seems to have been the
only American who diagnosed the char
acter of Conkling as long as six years ago.
COL VIM. E. Cameron is announced to
make his first appearance before the peo-
pie of Rockingham, on court day, Monday
July 18th. Hon. John Paul is announced
to sreak at the next Greene county court.
! The latest suggestions of names for the
Governorship include that of Hon. A. II.
| H. Stuart, and we see Gen. John d. limbo
| den, of Wise county, suggested for 1t
! Governor.
Judge James W. Marshall, of Craig
county, who carried level head with him
from Augusta comfy when he went there,
says the Malone ticket in that county
| will not get a corperal's guard of votes.
The Republicans of Harrisonburg met
June 2lst and after being addressed by
VIM. J. Points and others, adopted reso-
luton repudiating the statement of j. W.
Cochran that 80 per cent of the Republic
cans of the Seventh district favored a
straight Republican ticket in Virginia,
and resolved THAT we will support the
mixed ticket unless the wisdom of the Re-
publican State Convention shall reveal a
better plan to oUerthroap The Bourbon Denloc-
racy."
Mr.. Frank Blair has an able follower in
his district, Mr.. Newberry, who at public
meeting declared that -Four years hence
readjustment will be one of the planks in
the national platform"
Ex-PresideLt Hayes having been mlsrepre-
sented in an interview as abusing Secreta-
ry Blaine, has written letter to that gen
tleman assuring him that the whole state
ment is fabrication.