National Republican., 1881-09-12
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zltion ofthe State moved toward the pres
ent coalition with the Roadiusters. 1t is
story ofnarrow and selfish conduct on the
part ofa few who had other uses for n
Republican party in Virginia than the
defeat of Bourbon prescription and in
tolerance, and gives an interesting his
tory Of the straightforward and resolute
policy ofthe party in dealing with craft
and treachery. The fact is that the coali-
tion between the Bourbons and some of
the Straightouts is as obvious as General
Wickham's recent letter advocating the
election of the Bourbon ticket can
make it. Dezendorf has been dragged
along by events into a situation from
which he has felt called upon to publicly
deny his sympathy with Wickham in the
latter's advocacy of the Bourbon ticket,
while Jorgenscn is lost in silence as pro-
found as that maintained by him in 1870
The best and ablest of the Straightouts--
Major Yost-the editor of the Valley Vir-
gjBjdn, says in his paper Of the lst instant
The convention that nominated the ticket
which he proposes to support was practically con-
trolled by ReadJusters. and the platform adopted
is even more obnoxious than that ofthe Readjust-
crs, In that II cndcnvors TO deceive the public by
high-sounding terms about State honor, while II
cmphatically declares against making proper pro.
visions for maintaining that sentiment. Had
high purpose been declared to meet the obliga-
tions of the State as they stand the convention
would have dissolved into two factions and failed
in the nomination of q ticket. To reconcile the
rcpudiating element the putative author Of the
Barbour bill-n measure denounced as unconsu-
tutional by some of the very men whoparticipatcd
as delegates in the convention, and vetoed
by the present Democratic Governor, OF that
wing, because 1t was, in his estimation, uncon-
stitutional-was nominated for lieutenant-gov-
crnor This gentleman has never recanted his
views OF the debt question or OF the bill which
bears his name and only accepted the nomination
because the Conservative Democratic party had
come down, or up, to his standard of the States
duty to her creditors Not only Is Mr.. Barbour
Readjustcr, as to the States debt, of the most cX
trcme type but one OF his favorite theories, as
editor of the Richmond Enquirer, shortly after the
close of the war, was to rcadust private debts in
accordance with the losses sustained by the war.
In fact, the convention that nominated the ticket
which General Wickham announces his intention
to support was controlled by the Rcadiuster ele-
mcnt in II, represented by Mr.. Barbour and DR..
Mofrett, hclattcr whom voted in the Legislature
for the Riddlebergcr bill.
The above shows where Major Yost's
inclinatons He believed in straight
Republican ticket against all comers, but
he sees no reason why Bourbon ticket
should be accepted in lieu of one, ospe-
cially when, as he shows, there is an en-
tire abandonment by the Bourbons of
the rigid debt-paying position which was
in Straightout estimation the only re-
deeming feature of their pretensions.
1t cannot be too often repeated that
the Bourbons of Virginia appeal to the
extreme debt-paying and hard-money
element of the North formoral support for
Governor of Major JOHN w. Daniel, who
delivered an elaborate speech on National
finances on the 18th of August, 1873, at
Lynchburg, in which ne warmly advo-
Gated the following propositions:
First-Abolish national banks.
Second-Abolish the tax on and reuiUe
state banks
Third-Substitut Treasury notes for
national bank currency. ,....."
Fourth-Nlake greenId,ks receivable
for all debts, public and private (including
interest on the public deJD.
Fifth-Repeal Of resumption act.
p Sixth-Pay all bonds of the United
States in paper instead of coin.
1t is to elevate man of these views
that the Northern Democratic papers ap-
peal to Northern Republicans to beware
of the leaven of reputation.
The Virginia address is valuable as
a record of the Republican party for the
year. The bogus handful, since largely
diminished by dcsertions to the Coalition
camp, went through the motions of APP
pointing state central committee, and
may hope through that to be able to get
into the vestibule of the next National
Convention with set Of Bourbon Repub-
licaE patriots headed by General Wick
ham and certified by the Bourbon candi-
date for Governor to be us virtuous and
chaste Republicans as though they had
never committed political adultery with
him and his party. But they will
find that the prospect of even
that degree of usefulness will not
restore any of their lost political inilu-
ence. There will never be time when
the bogus assistant Bourbons Of Virginia
will be able to dignity any of their kind
with the well-known powers and per-
quisites of contestants in Republican
National Convention. The best way for
them all is to quietly slide back into the
Republican party and obey its decision
in favor of CAMERON, LEWIS, and BLAIR,
always remembering that General Wick
ham has promised that after he has fin
ished serving the Pharaohs this year he
will become a new Moses, to lead out of
bondage those whose bonds he is now
trying to fasten anew.
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IHB statement of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
to tho effect that Major Daniel has refused to meet
Cameron again in joint discussion is too absurd to
merit contradiction Washington Post
Yes, and too true TO admit of contradic-
ton. Hence the efforts of Virginia Funder
papers to explain why he so refused Did
not wish to help get up audiences, &c.
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Minister whites Return.
Ex-Minister White, of Berlin, arrived
in New York from Germany on Saturday. lie
doubts DismArck's intention to grant any material
concessions to the clerical party, Their aid was
| concede to them, but the Ultramontane party will
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