Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-11-03

sTAUNTON, VA.
FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. 8. 1882.
Observation-Disclosures.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
In making up your mind to vote on next
Tuesday, you will consider some facts that
are conceded By both parties in this election.
They are as follows:
l. That the State debt of Virginia has
been settled beyond all possibility of in
reference.
2. That John s. Wise and John Paul
who canvassed the State for the Readjust-
er Hancock and English electoral ticket
have deserted the Democratic party, and
are now canvassing Virginia for Arthur's
Republican Administration. And that
they are publicly pledged to support the
Republican Administration in Congress if
elected thereto.
3. That John E. Massey was more in
strumental in the readjustment of the
debt than any other one man in the State.
4. That John E. Massey and Charles T.
O'Ferrall are publicly pledged to vote with
the National Democratic party in Congress
if elected thereto.
5. That this is an election exclusively for
members of the National Congress and no
State question, except the constitutional
amendments, is before the people.
There is, as we have said. no real differ
ence of opinion on any of these PROPOSE :
tions. The only question for the people
to decide is, whether REIMBURSEMENT being
an accomplished fact, the two political ell
ements that accomplished it shall return
to their original party charlottesville Ma
tional Democracy or the Republican party
or whether, as is sought to be done,
Democratic eadjusters shall be carried
into the Republican party. It has been a
queer fight, queer enough to puzzle any
plain man, and it has ended with the queer
proposition from Malone to Readjuster-
Democrats; that having done all then in
tend, they shall now do what he intended
all along, make an Arthur Republican
State out OF good old Democratic Virgin
ia. The proposition comes to you at a
queer time. It comes just as the Arthur
Republican party is tumbling to the earth,
deserted by its friends, denounced by it's
foes, and looking as last hope to the ig-
norance Of the South.
Set off against this strange proposition,
is the invitation Of your old comrades, tho
National Democrats, to join them in the
victorious procession of which Ohio has
just taken the lead, and in which next
Tuesday you will find New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana. Can you hesitate be-
tween the two invitations?
The last State Convention of the Read
juster party of Virginia on national af-
fairs. was held at Richmond in July, $780,
No Convention of that party. eoith reference
to national politics has been held since. At
that Convention OF 1880, the Readjuster
party adopted the Presidential Electoral
ticket of the National Democracy, and ap-
pointed as canvassers to press the election
of Hancock and English, among others, H.
III. Riddleberger, John s. Wise and S.
Brown Allen. In that Convention Of 1880,
the last action of the Readjuster party on
national affairs. it took its stand with the
Democracy, and one of its most prominent
members and effective speakers was John
E. Massey. Mr.. Massey stands to-day Just
phere the Readjuster party stood IN 1880
John s. Wise, II. Fl. Riddleberger, S.
Brown Allen and the rest have. under the
new name of sCoaltion' party, left
the Readjuster party and are supporting
the Stalwart Republican Administration
Of Arthur. The Coalition party has been
formed since the last Readjuster Convention
on State affairs in 1881. and hasn't a par
ticle of authority from the Readjuste r
people of the State, who have never been
called to meet in convention on it; for
Gen. Malone well knew that convention
of Readjusters this year would never have
consented to pledging the party to sup
port Arthur's Stalwart Administration
Both the new party and its name were
gotten up without consulting the Readjus-
tiers Of the State. The whole thing was
done quietly in Richmond, and the people
had no voice in its organization. No Re
adjuster is bound by what he was not al
lowed voice in.