Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-07-11
$tauntott Spectator.
TUESDAY, JULY IL, 1882.
Which Shall 1t be?

Which Shall 1t be?
In the present posture of political
parties in Virginia, the question very |
naturally arises, "Shall we Democrats,
rs party, suffer defeat at the hands OF
Malone, Republican, or shall we by
Massey, the leading antago-
mist of Bossism. gain victory such as
will wheel Virginia into the line of the
united Democracy of the country, and
forever break, in our State, the back
bone of that Bossism, which has in the
the past proved, and is still proving, the
bane of all free republican and constitu-
tional principles of our government?'
The question of the settlement of the
State debt has passed out of the politi-
cal arena and is no longer an issue be-
fore the people. The contest this fall
reduces itself simply to struggle be-
tween true Democracy and hybrid
Republicanism, led by a mongrel set of
office seekers, backed by the Guiteau
administration.
Let a convention of the Democracy
without reference to past issues on the
State debit be called, and in deliberate
council decide what course the Demo-
cratic party shall pursue in the present
emergency. The whole aim and object
should be to retain Virginia within the
line of the Democratic party, to which
she naturally and truly belongs, and
deliver her from the foul grasp of as
interruptions Boss as ever held the
whip over a drove of slaves before the
war. How this shall be accomplished
we leave it to the assembled wisdom of
our State to decide. If Massey is the
man to bring out the Democratic voters,
who differed from us on the question of
the State debt, then let it be Massey. If
we can more certainly defeat Mahoneism
with any other man, then nominate him.
What we must fight for is victory, and to
do this the Democracy of the State must
be united and thorough organization
perfected. We have an INSCRIPTIONS
enemy to fight, backed by the money of
the Republican party North and by the
Arthur administration but yet, If
against this foul combination we pre-
sent the bold front of a united party,
victory will surely be ours. Let past
discords over dead issues be buried, and
the true Democracy of Virginia, once
again united, will in November march
in solid phalanx to victory-to victory
for right, truth, and justice.
NOTES OF PREPARATION FOR THE
EGYPTIAN WAR.-The tenor of all the
news received from England and from
the East is of warlike character. Yes
sells of war are constantly being hurried
to reinforce the already large fleet OF
Admiral Seymour at Alexandria,
Large bodies Of reserves are being hasti-
~ armed. WHAT'S most striking is the
largeness of the preparations said to be
neutrality-suspicious. apparently un-
called for by the petty task of expelling
the rebal Arab Pacha from Egypt
Does England anticipate bout with
some of her rivals before she shall be
allowed to settle the Egyptian question
to her taste? The English press seems
to be engaged in preparing the public
mind for what is to come. The London
Daily Nea0s, in leading article fore
shadowing English armed intervention
in Egypt, says that "if such action Is
necessary it would be penny wise to
count the cost" This cost the NeaUs
puts at from 500, 100000 to $50, 500, OOO.-
Mean " lille the relations of the English
and the rebels at Alexandria grow hour
" more strained. The Egyptians are
sending large stores of ammunition to
their coast defenses. and are warned by
Admiral Seymour that he will regard
an attempt on their part to block the
entrance to the harbor of Alexandria by
sinking stone-laden vessels an act of
hostility.