Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-10-17
Work! Work.! Work!!!

Work! Work.! Work!!!
But three weeks will elapse between
now and the election-day. Three weeks
may seem to be short time, yet much
effective work may be done during that
period. Nay, much effective work will
be done If the Democrats of Virginia are
in earnest in their war upon Boss and
Bossism.
Work for Massey's election because
Malone and all his followers are work.
The man to defeat whom Malone would
sacrifice his congressional candidates in
all the districts is John E. Massey
Why? Is it because Massey is Demo
crat now as he was in 1880, when he vo-
ted for Hancock? Ifso, that is most ex-
cellent reason why all Democrats ought
to support him. Is it because Massey's
friends defeated the commissioner-of-
land-sales bill? Then surely every body
who feared the operation OF that bill
ought to vote for Massey.
Is it because Mr.. Massey's friends
saved to the Commonwealth her excel
lent circuit judges and preserved the jul
dietary of the State from entire Deepen
dence upon Mahone's will that Mr.. Mas
sey is marked for detraction and defeat?
circuit Judges hesitate to stand by Mr..
Massey? Are they ungrateful? Have
they forgotten SO soon the fears of last
winter?
Is it because Mr.. Massey's friends pre-
vented the State from being gerryman-
dered SO as to empower the Republicans
to elect eight congressman in Virginia
that Malone hounds Massey as if he
were tracking him to q terrible doom !?
This has good deal to do with MahOne's
hostility to Mr.. Massey. The eight Adj
ADMINISTRATION congressman will not be
delivered to Mr.. Arthur. No indeed
On the contrary, Malone must still be
content to see the old Democratic men,
bers Ran. Tucker, George Cabell, Geo.
Wise, John Barbour, and Judge Garri-
sons tting in their seats in the House
of Representatives, and there may be in
that body several more anti Malone
congress men not in the present House
of Repre- entatives to cause him to chew
the bitter cud of disappointm which
Massey prepared for him last winter
Can any Democrat longer hesitate to
come on. for Massey? The man but for
whom there would be eight Republican
congressman elected in Virginia this
fall is nyJ worthy of the support of GER
tain good Democrats! Is 1t possible that
there afe any such men left in Virginia
to-day? :.
Think of 1t. The next presidential
election may be decided by the result OF
the congressional elections in Virginia
this year Certainly the political com.
plexion of the next House of Represen-
tatives may be Democratic as result of
the successful resistance which Mr.. Mas
sey's friends made last winter to the ef'
fort to gerrymander this State. The
difference between having from Virgin
ia eight Republican members and eight
Democratic members in the next House
of Representatives might be amply suf-
ficient to give to the Democrats the con-
troll of the House. The fact that they
had control of the House of Representa-
tives might result in the election of the
next President of the United States by
the Democratic party. It is not at all
impossible that these very results may
follow the success of Mr.. Massey's legls-
lative friends last winter, important and
far-reaahing as these consequences
would be. Nevertheless, there are said to
be Democrats who cannot find it in their
hearts to support such q "Readjuster"
as Mr.. Massey-a Readjuster who has
turned over the debt question to the
courts, and now claims to be nothing
less than Democrat of the straitest sect
one who has never cast other than q
Democratic vote as between Republicans
and Democrats.
But we have not yet indicated what it
is in Mr.. Massey's conduct that makes
him the peculiar object of Mahone's ha-
tired, and accounts for Mahone's desper-
ate efforts to beat him. It is because
Massey defied him last winter and defies
the worst he can do now. 1t is because
Massey would not and will not yield
obedience to him. Is it for this that
some Democrats will punish Massey by
voting for John S. Wise, and others by
refusing to vote at all, thus casting
half vote for Malone?
No longer sulk, ye Democratic veter-
ans. Come out from among the anti
Masseyites. Nay, come out from among
the Stalwart Republicans. Your place
is in the Democratic ranks. Your ban.
ner is the Democratic banner. Your
friends, North and South, are Demo-
Gratis. Your associates in Virginia are
Democrats. Your surroundings are
Democratic. Everything demands at
your hands the cordial support of the
Democratic candidates.
Work, we Democrats, who have from
the beginning seen so clearly the policy
pointed out by duty. Cheer the despon-
dent; rally the wavering; inspirit the
faint hearted; encourage the dOubters
and help those who need help. Pay
capitatioA-taxes, furnish wagons, regis.
ter every name, and cease not your la
bors until sunset on the 7th day of No.
vember. -Richnaofad DispGtch.-