Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-07-15


eral spirit and we will see that the answers
are forwarded to the inquirer.
Politics and Politicians.
The Charlottesville Republican Congress
sional Convention is coming back to
plague its inventors. Its forcitle seizure
by the KeadJusters and the squelching of
the colored vote there was witnessed by
the publisher of the ''Virginia Post" of
Alexandria, who was one of the secretaries
of that disorderly body. The publisher.
says the Alexandria 'Gazette," has just
returned from visit to Petersburg, and
after talk with Malone has become con-
WINGED that the best policy for the colored
people is to Ego down" to defeat. if defeat
must be, with a straight-out Republican
ticket. He says before the canvass is fully
opened that General Wickham will be
backed by the colored vote, and if the Re-
adjusters obtain control of the Lynchburg
convention that one half of the Republic
can vote will adhere to the policy of the
SUIdlkuOuIS 6Lu oil luuCpC1uOuV oAShOV'
At Millboro Sept. 1st, the Readjuster
Convention will meet to re-nominate Sen
ator SheIrard and a member of the House
of Delegates from Highland and Bath.
Hon. John T. Harris was in Washing
ton City last week.
Those Democratic Readiusters who vo-
ted the regular Democratic electoral ticket
last November, don't care a pinch of snuff
for the opinions of the Richmond Wing"
as to what they shall do in the future.
The ''Whig'' denounced them in 1880 in
this way:
every man who votes the Funder tick
ct in 1880 is foreuer disqualified for any
Readjuster trust Mark him! Put him
On the black list. - Wing, October 30N,
$780,"
"All who are not for US are against us.
Enemies now are to be scorned forever rs
frien's! Rradjuster now Or Readiuster
never !''- Wing, October 30ht 1880
keep you eyes On political feas who
will seek to jump from Funderism to Re
adjustment next year, Wing, October
30th, 1885,.
.'Spot the fellows who vote the Funder
ticket this year. Wing, October 30th,
1880.
The trouble was then, like it is now,
that the "Whig' didn't know who it was
talking to. 1t was at the head of thirty
three thousand men threatening ninety-six
thousand, and to day it is at the head of
about ten thousand using the same sort of
threats.
Capt. Frank Blair (instead of Col. Cam
eron) will address the Readjusters Of Rock
ingham at Harrisonburg July 18th, and
Col. G. is announced to address them Au
gust 18th.
The sDebt Payer, the Republican pa
per at Richmond, speaking of Ex-senator
Lewis the Malone Republican candidate
for 1t. Governor, says:
Tie position and power which he OBJ
tanned in 1859 was given to linn by the
Democrats. He distinguished the event
by turning his back upon the party Which
had placed him in uffics, and giving his un-
qualified adherence to the party which had
the bestOWal of the Federal patronage.
And now, after securing from the Presi-
dent a pledge that he is not to be disturb
ed in the Federal position which he holds.
he deserts the party which has directly
and indirectly bestowed upon him its
choicest favors, and turns to wallow in
the mire of reputation. Is it probable
that such leader can have respectable
following in any party!
We have read the opening speech of the
campaign in Russell county, by Col. Cam
eron as reported III the Richmond "Whig."
We are disappointed in him. If this is
good report of the speech Col. Cameron
will find himself over matched on the
stump from the day the Democrats, who
are noted for good campaigners, make
their appointments of canvassers.
Ex-senator Lewis, Collector Brady of
Petersburg, Capt. Riddleberger of Shen-
andoah, Capt. Wise of Richmond, and G.
P. Latham of Lynchburg, all happened by
an accidental coincidence at Washington
Jul, 9TH. On the 18th Messrs. Riddleber-
ger, Wise and Brady were in Harrisburg
where the Baltimore "Sun's" correspon
dent reports them as in conference with
Senator Cameron, a boss, by-the-bye,
whose boss-ship will end when Garfield
gets at him after Senate meeting in De-
cember. The newspapers record that
Messrs. Brady, Latham and Riddleberger
have contradicted the report that was
published that the Readjusters there had
visited Washington in the interest of their
party at such solemn time in the nation
al history.
The report that Senator Blair of N H..
had had interviews and satisfactory ones
with Secretaries Blaine and Window and
with Postmaster General James, is now
contradicted. They all deny that any
such interviews had been hal.
The famous church bell controversy,
which has been in the st. Louis courts for
a year. has reached Supreme Court opin-
ion. The plaintiff complained that the
bells of the Pilgrim congregational church
70 hnry