Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-25
Political Notes

Hon. Geo. T. Garrison, Of Accomac was
partially paralyzed on the right side on
Sunday OF last week. The Peninsular
Enterprise says he is improving, and it is
probable that he will regain the use of his
arm, the member most seriously affected,
in a few days.
W. P. NJ. kellam, Democratic member
of the legislature for Accomac. has sent
his resignation to Gov. Cameron.
The prediction of Hon. Henry Waiter
son, of the Louisville Courier journal,
that the Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention would adopt free trade platform,
was incorrect. The following is what was
adopted:
"Resolved. That the Democracy of Ken
lucky, in convention assembled. reaffirm
our unaltered confidence in and affection
for the principles and policy embodied il
the organic law of the Democratic party
adopted at the National Democratic Con-
ventiOn held at st. Louis in 1879 and rati
fed at st. Cincinnati IN 1880.
THAT our laws in relation to revenue
and taxation should be so framed as to Sc
cure equality in the rate of assessments as
nearly as possible, and to insure the COL
lection of that revenue in the most con-
venient and inexpensive manner"
Hon. J. Proctor Knott was then nomi-
mated for Governor, and veteran Of the
Union army for 1t. Governor.
The Democratic prospect in Ohio this
fall must be very good when as cautious a
man as Ex-senator Thurman ventures the
assertion that "There is no question about
it. We shall carry the State ticket and a
majority Of the LEGISLATURE
The Culpeper Exponent a Dsmocra attic
paper last week hoisted at the head of its
editorial column the name of Col. James
Cochran, Republican:) formerly of Au-
gusta. for Commonwealth g Attorney. The
Opponents preference for Col. C. is
based on his being an openly declared
''anti-monopolist," whatever that may
mean, and the only candidate running
for the Office who ''has published decla-
ration of principles OH the monopoly ques-
tion."
Mr.. Kenna's old district in West Vir-
ginia was carried by the Democratic can
didate for Congress, Snyder, by 1900 ma
jority. It was a small vote.
Politics were quite warm in Botetourt.
and as a consequence Mr.. G. W. CallaghaD
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee, was fined 81 by the mayor of
Fineastle, for strikin. Judge Mays the
somewhat notorious Coalition Judge of
that county.
The new editor of the New York World
sets forth his platform in the following
terse style:
81. Tax Injuries.
SO. Tax inheritances.
"S. Tax large incomes.
-. Tax mon0polies.
"5. Tax the privileged corporations.
SO. A tariff for revenue.
81. Reform the Civil Service.
IS. Punish corrupt ofice-holders.
SO. Punish vOte-buying.
40. Punish employers who coerce their
employees in elections.
This is popular platform in ten lines.
We recommend it to the politicians in
place of long, winded resolutions"
A most admirable platform and one that
every Democrat will endorse.
President Arthur has appointed Wal
ter Evans of KY, one of the 1906" Grant
medalists at the Chicago convention, to
be U. s. Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. in place of Green b. Raum, resigned.
Major John W. Daniel. Charles W. But
ton, Col L. s. Marye and Col. Peter G.
Otey are among the delegates elected from
Lynchburg to the Democratic State Con.
vention. to be held in that city, July Is,
Secretary Chandler has replied to Mr..
Dezendorf's letter. He says that the char.