Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-22
FRIDAY MORNING. APR. %. 1881.

FRIDAY MORNING. APR. %. 1881.
1t is the first time in twentY-years that
the Democratic party of the United States
has occupied a position SO impregnable at
all points, from which it can complacently
look down at it's enemy torn by divided
counsels and struggling under the burden
of questionable measures. The declara-
ton Of Senator Beck that at no time will
the Democratic Senators allow the cleo
ton of the author of the Riddleberger bill
orsany other bill with similar intent, to
an Office in the Senate of the nation,
will find an enthusiastic response all over
the country and not in Democratic ranks
alone. On this rock the Democrats may
safely camp to stay.
In the Republican camp there is so much
confusion that it is difficult to separate
the different factions and their moving in
terests. Conkling wants to save his power
in his state by defeating Judge Robert
sons nomination for collector of the post
of New York. To do this he is anxious
for Democratic aid and has, up to date,
sedulously avoided appearing as a friend
of Senator Malone. In fact he has as
sumed towards the struggles in which that
gentleman has become involved, an air of
lofty Indifference. Already have Conk-
ling's friends begun urging that transpar-
emit dodge called senatorial courtesy" by
which the patronage of state is allotted
to the two senators from that state, with
the hope of getting up a confederacy by
which the patronage of the nation shall
be subordinated to the Senators of the
state.
President Garfield is as lily off as Conk-
ling and needs Democratic aid as badly.
If he consummates an arrangement with
Malone for throwing the Federal patron
age of Virginia into the scale to aid in
Remembering the Democratic party, he
may feel pretty certain that he will get no
Democratic aid against Conkling, and
without that he must 60 under in the very
first days of his administration.
Secretary Blaine. who has commenced
open war with Conkling and the rest of
the old Grant regime, is in the same boat
with Garfield, only worse. If he expects
the vote of New York at the next Repub-
ican National Convention, which would
be about equal to the nomination for the
Presidency, he must get Judge Robertson
into the custom house. 1t is vital ne
R,,fi no oh
without the aid of Democratic Senators.
Senator Malone is In pretty much the
same fix as the others we have named.
Whichever way he goes in the fight Ito
Conkling or Garfeld) he carries one vote
This OWN and drives off thirty eight voters
all the Democrats. and as the Republi-
can Senators are divided Malone will car
ny defeat to whichever side he makes
satisfactory arrangement with. If Gar
field contracts to give Malone the patron
throw the patronage of New York into
the hands Of Conkling and can pretty gen
orally distribute the Federal patronage
among the Republican enemies of Garfield
and Blaine instead of their friends With
out the Federal patronage Mahone>cannot
get any considerable quantity of the Re
publican vote in Virginia as it will be used
to aid solid Republican ticket against
divided Virginia Democracy.
The Republican party Of Virginia is not
better off than the rest. If Malone gets
hold of the Federal patronage of the State
without making any terms with the local
leaders, the local leaGsrs will try and make
it hot for him in the coming campaign.
If he makes fair divvy and takes care of
them the great majority of them will make
a patriotic and philanthropic campaign
fora 'sfree ballot and honest COUNT which
will be the new name for the fair divvy.
The Malone party in Virginia, by which
we mean those of the electoral ticket 3d.
600 who may elect to follow the little gen.
eral, will be reduced to the alternative of
turning their backs on the old Democratic
party and going into coalition with Re
publicans,S or voting for straight Read
juster ticket with bare hope in trian-
gular fight of throwing the election into
Iu0 uduuS VI tuG h6puUllCduS.
In the meantime the Democratic Sena-
tors at Washington hold the lock and key
of all the combinations, and complications
and coalitions. As long as they stick
where they are they are the masters of the
situation. Neither Garfield, Blaine, Conk-
ling nor Mahene can get a crumb unless
they say so, and you may be pretty sure
they are not going to aid in any plan for
giving Virginia to the enemies of the
National Democratic party. They have
shown that they and not Malone are the
masters of the situation.
We few days ago warned both our
"Readjuster" and Republican friends not
to be too hasty in '.aligning" themselves.
They must see by events in Washington
that our warning was timely. Things are
very badly mixed to all outward appear.
ances at the national capital, but Of one
thing all our Democratic friends (Funder
and Readjuster) may be assured that the
outcome will not be favorable to any man
sor party that is attempting to destroy the
Democratic party of Virginia.
Some of our West Virginia exchanges
are freely criticising the action of the New
Board of Directors at the Weston Lunatic
Asylum in supplanting the Superinten-
dent, DR.. Camden, by the election to that
position of DR.. W. J. Bland, the venerable
uncle Of the Governor of the State. DIR.
Bland is represented as without experience