The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-03
AN EDTrOR,s VIEWS.
What Mr.. Vanauken says About the Re
RdiuateF Cause.

MIR, Nlnauken Is the editor OF daily lie
adiuster newspaper in Petersburg and 1
member Of the Republican State and ex
ecutive committees.
"Fromthe position youoccupy POLITICAL!
l suppose you are well posted US to thu
strength Of the Readjuster movement ir
your state?"
II think understand the political situa
ton in Virginia very well, said the genia
Virginian as lie pufFed away at his we'll
favored Havana and sent the smoke curl
ing upward.
what is the outlook for success Of YOU
ticket?p
Magnificent" replied the enthusiastic
representative OF the Coalition press OF the
Old Dominion. "We will carry the State
by 10000 majority for Cameron, Lewis
and Blair, and retain control OF the Legis.
lature. The old Democratic party is moi
very far from being evenly divided. Nine
ty.eight per cent of the colored people
who vote will vote for Cameron, The
measure OF their strength at the ballot box
will be the number OF capitation taxes we
can get them to pay. The Republican
party is practically solid for coalition. A
few leaders OF the past are still kicking,
but their kicks grow fewer and feebler
every day. We do not expect or care to
republicanize Virginia from party stand
point, but we dOexpeCt to CivilizG and en-
franchise her people. We expect to make
bulldOzing, intimidation, and ballot-box
stutiing
ONE OF THE LOST ARTS.
1--WE expect to take Virginia out OF the
ruts Of the past, detach her from her
worship Of prehistoric man, and put un-
der the heel Of progress those Bourbons
who properly belong to the days when men
made wagon wheels square and only found
out their faulty mechanism after the cor.
ners wore off. We expect TO tear down the
wall OF race, color, and sectional prejudice,
and make new Virginia, turn her face
forward, and place her in alignment with
her progressive daughters, born into the
Union as her gift, This done, immigration
will pour in by thousands and capital by
millions. Indeed, the latter has already
commenced coming in ilood-tido for in.
yestment in railroads and mines under the
beneicence Of Readjuster liberal rule. All
leaders OF progressive thought in the coun.
try have cause to thank God and take
courage when they see, as they do, such
energetic men rs
GENERAL MALONE AND Ills LIEuTENANTS,
Cameron, Blair, Paul, Riddleberger, Wise,
Grover, and thousands Of other young
men OF character, culture, ability and
social standing, shaking the mass OF Bour-
bonism from their sentiments, springing to
the front and lending their best energies
TO save Virginia and make for her brilliant
future. Cameron and the Coalition legis.
latiyo ticket will carry Petersburg by 800
majority. In the Sussex Senatorial dis
trlct, the postmaster Mt Stony creek, hay
ing failed to capture tho straighOut nOmin.
alton, is running q side.show OF his own
for the Senate against Stephens,
a colorcd Readjuster who was
regularly renOminated. 1t is posi-
bic that this may endanger that SenatO-
rial district and also the election Of one
member Of the House from Sussex and
Greenville counties. In Southampton
county the StraightOuts have ticket In
the field, which will undoubtedly secure
the election OF n Bourbon. In Portsmouth
city and Norfolk county their action will
probably defeat ex-senator Rue, u Repub-
llCan Read diuster, for the Senate and elect q
Bourbon; the same Us to the two members
OF the House from the city and county.
In Louisa county there Is u StraightoIt
rifle. These comprise the full measure OF
the mouse to which the mountain labor
Of the.
sTRAIGHToUT Leaders HAVE GIVEN BIRTH.
Virginia Is coming back into the Union,
her native sons are rallying around the
flag, and she will be redeemed, dsenthrnll-
ed, rehabitated; saved to tile Union, saved
to her people, saved to their posterity,
saved from the infinite curse Of the rule Of
the Bourbon Funder obstruction. The
Bourbons are In desperate straits. Their
d'rnier resori is to buy up 10000 colorel
voters, and they have the funds ready. |
undertake TO say they cannot buy the mum.
Der OF COlOred votes that they will require
to help them, or, in other words, they can't
buy any. There are no people under the
sun OF heaven moro loyal TO their party
than the colored people Of Virginia. Since
they have learned that the legal con.
yention at Lynchburg indolsed the Read.
jlster ticket they'are rallying enthusiastic.
ally to It's support. The greatest damage
the Straightouts lave been able TO do was
to cause the voters TO doubt which was tho
legal authoritative Republican convention.
Tint doubt is now solved, the bogus con-
vention tumbled to pieces, and their bogus
State committee Is fast crumbling. Its
members are seeding and falling into line
for coalition.