Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-08
Staunton Spectator.
TUESDAY. MARCH 8, 1881.
Coalition Of Mahoneites and Republicans.

Coalition Of Mah0ne1tes and Republicans.
The Winchester Times says that,
were the results not so serious to the
people of Virginia, it would be amusing
10 notice the coquetting between the
Malone and Republican parties. The
papers advocate strongly |
the Importance of standing firm to their
party, but at the same time pat the
Mahoneites on the back and give ex-
preston to their dislike of Democrats
and Bourbons. The Mahoneites, &C.
cording to Republican authority, are
liberal. They favor giving to the col
ored man the right to oteiwithout pay
ing taxes, all of which is very pleasant
for the Republicans to contemplate.
The Republicans profess to be debt
payers and in order to make themselves
appear consistent, try to convince the
pu bile that the Mahoneites are better
debt payers than the men who really
desire to pay the debt. The Republic
cans are somewhat divided. Some
favor running their own ticket, trusting
that the Mahoneites will create divi-
sion sufficiently strong to enable the
Republicans to carry the State. Anoth
er faction Of the Republicans favor
uniting with the Mahoneites and by
this means, remove the capitation tax
qualification. believing that after this is
done, the people will be at themercy
of the negroes and their white allies
The Mahoneites are heartily in favor
of doing something. They don't like
to openly join the Republicans, but
they can surpass the bloody-shirt class
of Radicals in abusing Democrats and
the Democracy. Their organs tell the
people that the Republicans are not
going to run a ticket, and they raise
their hands in holy horror at Democrats
who remind them of their negro supre-
macy work. They want no color line,
they want harmonious union" of all
elements that are opposed to the Demo
cratic party. They don't want to vote
a Republican ticket, but if you will cal
it a readjuster ticket, they will swallow
it even il it be three-fourths negro and
the other fourth bloody-shirt radical
ism. They are conscious Of their weak
ness. They know that they are only 8
small faction whose existence is KEPT
up by the blowing of few journals ant
the crumbs Of comfort that are thrown
from the tables of Republicans who arr
supposed to have influence with thu
new administration. The traps arr
now set. Whether they have Learned
a lesson from the stupid blunders o
the last campaign remains to be seen.
They know that it will not do TO
them to openly support the Republican
ticket, for this would drive off man,
democrats who have heretofore votes
with them, and the result would be tina
the Democratic party would succeed
Their only hope of success is base'
upon harmonious unionn with tn
republicans, so brought about that j
will not offend the small democrati
element which has heretofore stuck t.
the Mahoneites. It is very delicate
position to occupy and to so manag
the campaign as to gain success re
quires higher order of political talen
than was developed by them in the las
campaign. We do not believe it VIII
succeed, for the reason that the polio.
of the party is directly opposed to tn
interests of the people. So long a
they could make the people believ
that they as party were in favor G
low taxes and the protection of the PEG
pies Interests they commanded res
pecta5le popular support, but sine
they, By their open declarations, hav
shown that they are in favor of placin
the State Of Virginia under the contro
of the pon tax-paying negroes, the.
have fortified public confidence AM
and tbe more close their "harmoniou
unIou" becomes, the sooner will tn
people be aroused to the necessity O
protecting themselves from the arbitra
ry rule of party whose only ambition
is to gain possession of the offices an
whose only hope ofsuccess is based upol
q "haruonious union" of non-tax-pay
ing negroes and their white allies. w
cannot believe that Virginia will SUI
render the management of her Stat
affairs to a party composed of such ele
ments."