Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-13

THE THREE STATES THAT ARE
THE CENTRE OF OBSER-
YATION.
The three States, whose action on No
vember 7th is looked to with most inter
est throughout the Union. are New York
Pennsylvania and Virginia. This deepln-
terest finds its explanation in the fact that
in each State is being tried the issue wheth-
er Federal Administration is to control
the political action of State. 1t is a fight
by the people OF the States against an ef-
fort of the Administration to corrupt the
voters, before they reach the ballot box, in
the interest of the Capitalization of all
power in the hands Of the Washington
government. We say it is fight of the
people, and such it is, for in all these States
the more patriotic portion of the Republic
can party have obliterated party lines and
determined that the Democracy shall sue
coed rather than an Autocracy in the per-
son of President shall, through agents
and Federal patronage. corrupt the voters
of the States from the primary to the bal
lot-box.
In New York, through the agency OF
President Arthuris emissaries and through
forged kilograms and other frauds, the Re-
publican State Convention was carried for
Judge Folger, President Arthur 8 Stalwart
Secretary Of the Treasury, over Gov. Cor
nell. The result has been that the Repub-
lican opponents Of such methods are in open
rebellion. The nominee Of that convention
for congressman-at-large. Mr.. Hepburn,
has declined the nomination. That ia
NOUS Republican organization which car
ried Brooklyn against the Democracy-the
"Young Republican Club has resolved
not to support Folger. The ''Anti-Mo-
nopoly'' organization, a power in New
York, has declared against him. Talmage.
Beecher and Stiles. the great Republican
preachers are warning Republicans, from
their pulpits, not to support the nominee
of that convention. Geo. VIM. Curtis the
editor of Harper1s Magazine, and leader of
the Civil Service Reform organization, the
New York Evening Post, the New York
Times, the New York Tribune are all &C.
lively opposing, or unfriendly to, the cleo
tion of Judge Folger. The democratic
nominee for Governor. is Grover Cleve-
land "a young man, who as mayor of Buffa-
10, has proved himself a true reformer and
independent OF all rings. And now while
it is inevitable that Arthur's candidate in
the great State of New York is to he
beaten, shall the Democrats of Virginia
remain suplnely at home and not beat bis
Coalition in Virginia-Wfse, Paul and the
rest. Shall the Republicans of NewY ork
who are opposing this interference of a
corrupt Administration with their State.
though of the same party faith, be more
patriotic and active in their opposition
than the Democrats Of Virginia. Iheg will
vote for a Democrat before they will sub
to Arthur's interference. Is there Demo-
crat in Virginia who will not vote for Jno
E. Massey to beat Arthur 8 representative
John S. Wiser
In Pennsylvania, the history Of New
York, with the exception of the frauds
in the Republican convention IS repeated
with striking exactness. There the Re-
publicans who do not propose TO be dicta
ted to by Arthur and Don Cameron, have
an independent Republican ticket for Gov
ernor, the State offices, and Congressman
at-large. There, as in New Y ork, the ma
chine Republican nominee for Congress
ok In rof fn ThA inda
pendent Republican element in PennsvI-
vania polls as high as one hundred thou
sand votes. and the defeat of the Cameron
ticket is believed to be among the things
set down in the book of fate. Will the
Democrats of Virginia be more submits
sive to the interference of Republican
Administration than the Independent r.
publicans are? They will have a chance
to show whether they will or not in this
election. PresidenJ Arthur has a repre-
sentative in Virginia, one Of his officia.
appointees-John s. Wise, up for Con-
gressman-at-large. That is the test vote
for the whole people to cast their ballots
on, for in voting for Wise, you vote to en-
dorse and support Arthur and his Admin
istratior Opposing Arthur, opposing his
Administration, opposing the Republican
party, opposing John s. Wise. opposing
everything, every man aid every organi-
cation that opposes the National Demo
cratic party, stands John E. Massey. Will
you aid Arthur to beat him by staying
away from the polls. and thus give half a
vote for Arthur, Malone and Wise? Sure
" you will not; you cannot!
The third State is Virginia. About that
State you are not forced to rely on re-
ports; you k,aop all about it. Whatever
you may be told to the contrary, you know
that the debt question has been settled al
far as legislation can settle it; you knou
that this fight is not on the dead debt, but
on the question whether Democratic Vir-
ginia shall be sold out to the Stalwart Rad
ical wing of the National Republican par
ty as represented by Arthur's Administra-
tion; you have no doubt of this Republican
money is used, Administration officers are
canvassing the State, official appointments
are being made. and to crown all, negro
Government official has been sent to your
State to stir up an ignorant race to vote
you down at the ballot box-all to the end
that the State may be delivered over to
that division Of the Republican party
which is even now being repudlated by
the great States of the North.
Shall the line on the 9Th of November
next stand New York, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia-all repudiating the efforts of a cor
rupt Administration to master the peo.
pie, or shall Virginia be left 10 the chains
of boss, looking with envious eyes at her
great sisters who have had the nerve and
the energy to declare themselves freeg-
Think over these facts! Think whether