Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-06-24
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE "a, 1881.

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We publish elsewhere the interview be-
tween the representatives of the Republic
can party in Virginia and the President
of the United States, who for the next
four years is the representative of the Re-
publican party of the United States. Mr..
Garfeld's adroitly qualified expressions
and frugal indulgence in the conversation
are in strong contrast with the blunt
frankness of Gen. Wickham and the volu-
bility of other members of the delega-
tion. The Virginia Republicans evident
" had nothing to conceal; they were out
spoken about what they wanted. The
President was very guarded in saying what
he wanted. He appeared in the light OF
man whose inclinations are with draw
poker and whose conscience is with the
Shorter Catechism and he astutely COM
promised by informing bis audience that
they themselves must be the judges of
whether the game is sinful and if so how
sinful. He might in view of his position as
High Priest of the Republican party, have
told his visitors that his party in every
State platform in the Union and in every
National platform it has adopted had
made public credit the most sacred of all
pledges to be redeemed; but he did not.
In the interview, the visitors, to the judlci-
al eye, appeared much taller men than the
President. The latter did not seem to re-
alize the fact that upon that interview and
its result hung the fate of the National
Republican party. The frothy noisy fell
lows Of that party are swinging the cen
ser of fair count but the men who furnish
the golden sinews of it's political struggles
are kneeling at the altar of Public Credit
The President is eager to break the ''solld
South;" those he aids are eager to break
the National faith. The President is
eager to introduce fair count into a
count; those he seeks to aid promise to
apply the principles of readjustm emit to the
National obligations. Mr.. Garfield is pre-
pairing some good Democratic campaign
matter for 1884.
In the mean time the Republican leaders
make desperate struggle for victory.
Gen. Wickham who out generated Gen.
Malone last year in his electoral ticket
scheme is in his front again. With dex
ferrous movement of the hand he has lifted
Gen. Mahone's Republican lieutenant. ex-
Senator Lewis, out of his seat as Chairman
of the Republican State Central Commit
tee and seated himself there. The move
ment was SO sudden and bold that hardly
squeak was heard from the deposed
chairman. Then he promptly called a
State Convention to meet in Stanton.
When the Oath of August comes if Wick
ham can make the convention safe against
the assaults of Malone, the first real dan
ger to the Democracy of Virginia will
show its head. We know that there are
many wise Democrats who do not concur
in this opinion but it is our strong con-
viction that with straight Republican
ticket appears the first danger for the
Democrats. With a Readjuster-co coalition
openly made, with Garfeld's sympathy;
with ticket bearing the name of a Repub-
1lCdu CUuCCuCu w NC buC lODJ UlUlCl CICIly
of Democracy in the State; with Republi-
can speakers from abroad urging that tick
ct, no Democrat in Virginia could be
deceived and hardly a corporal's guard of
Democrats (who had not already made up
their minds to go over to the Radlcals)
could be secured to vote for it. With such
a ticket against us the Democratic ticket
would be impregnable. But with three
tickets in the field the case would be diff
ferent. With two tickets bidding for the
Democratic vote and but one asking for
Republican ballots; with such bold cam
paign as the acts of Gen. Wickham and
other prominent leaders now give promise
Of; with the aid they will get from abroad.
spurred by the spectacle of divided De-
mocracy; the situation would be one in
which it will need every effort of the Vir-
glnia Democrats to retain their hold on the
state. Let no Democrat lay the flattering
JUNCTION to his. soul that solid Republican
party can be beaten easily by divided
Democratic party.