Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-01
THE MALONE FAILURE IN
VIRGINIA, THURSDAY.
REPULsED WITH HEAVY LOSS.


Thursday causes general rejoicing among
the Democracy, and corresponding depres-
sion among the Coalitionists. One pecu-
liar feature of the disaster, the reverses in
the black counties, caused by the failure OF
the Negro vote to put in an appearance is
calculated to awaken the gravest apprehen-
sions about its repetition next fall. When
such counties as Southampton 1.-THE birth
place of Gen. Mahone), York, Princess
Anne, Norfolk. Prince George, Halifax,
Louisa and 80 on. which six months ago
gave John S. Wise majority running up
into the thousands, make sharp about
face and elect Democrats to office when
! the county of Rockbridge defeats State.
Treasurer Reveley for County Treasurer,
and when Norfolk county which was made
the chief point of conflict by the personal
presence in arranging the campaign there,
of Gen. Nj .lione himself, elects a straight
out Republican sheriff, and defeats the
&C.,, .al's candidate for sheriff by over 800
majority, the field may be truly said to
present the appearance of having been
swept by cyclone. And the issue was
| made all over the State under the follow
ing appeal kept standing at the head of
the editorial columns of the Richmond
Whig for weeks previous to the election ::
To Work Precinct canvassing-dis-
trict ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS missions
-domiciliary neutrality-suspicious. appeal
and solicitation-are the means we must
look to chiefly this year to put our largest
available force in the field and to secure
the overwhelming victory necessary to the
| utter dispersion of the enemy. Newspa-
pers, documents and speeches reach and
affect but comparatively small number
of the people: the way to rouse the third
estate-to whom Readjustment has given
| free suffrage, free education and many
other blessings-is to see every constituent
and explain to him the necessity of his
vote in May and in November to prevent
! the return to power of the BourDons and
| Funders, with the old class misrule for the
masses of the people.
And now let every Readjuster in the
| land consider himself a special canvasser
| for his vicinage, and let him go diligently
| to work to inform. persuade and rally his
neighbors to the battle for popular rights.
THE RICHMOND ''wHIa' So EXPLANATION
OF THE DISASTER.
|
| The county elections have not done all
| for Readjustment that they should have
done. 1t is true that we had nothing to
| lose, all to gain, and that every change
effected last Thursday was to our advan-
tage; but these changes should have been
greater and our gains should have been
| larger. While the Funder minority every
where voted fully and solidly for it's men,
proclaiming all the time, too, that politics
did not enter into the contest, the Read
justers allowed themselves to be divided
in several important counties by their per-
sonal likes and dislikes as to the candj-
dates-thus weakening our tickets and
reinforcing the tickets of the enemy. 1t
was mistake, and mistake which has
| permitted the FunderS to still hold the
government of counties which by every
consideration of right and policy, should
be put IN Readjuster hands. The same in
fuences which thus partially divided the
Readjusters on personal g.ounds, also
operated to keep many Readjusters from
voting at all.
We congratulate our friends that, un-
der all the circumstances they have pos
| sessed themselves of so many of the coun-
ties in this initial struggle for them. If
there had been no struggle at all, they
would have gained nothing, the Funders
would have lost nothing and retained all,
as heretofore. and they would none the
less have claimed political victory in
every county electing Fundars. They
have always done this when we allowed
them to retain their old officials without a
contest. AS it is. we have won much, and
in every county the battle has begun that
must end in victory for the people against
the courthouse rings. where Bourbon
| Funderlsm stands at bay.
GLORIOUS.
Glorious That is the word; nothing
else would express it. The Democracy
have won splendid victory. And thai
almost without organization.-Lvn
Neass.
SIC SKMPER TYRANNIS.
This grand old motto of the fathers o.
our loved Common wealth-the men who
gave to Virginia the proud title of the
Mother of States-again breaks in upon
US like the bright sunshine which had beer
obscured By the dark clouds of winter anC
sheds halo of light as refreshing to thu
patriots heart as the dews of the morning
or the genial sunshine of the summers
sun are to the flowers. Down with the
tyrant is the watchwOrd of every true Vir
gilman, and the people of the second dis
trict have caught the inspiration of thu
|
out the warning invocation to the people
of the whole State-dOWn with the ty
rant.-Norfolk Ledger.
THE DEATH BLOW.
The returns from the counties indicate
that Virginia Is in fair way to admins
ter the death blow to Mahoneism at the
next general election. 1t remains, there
fore, for the democrats to thoroughly in
form the people as to the general character
of the coalition movement, its ends anC
aims, its sympathes, Its unscrupulousnesS
Conceived in iniquity, it has reached the
point at which it not only menaces the
political safety and liberties of Virginia
Int it also threatens our people socially
and personally. Mail.
THE FIRST IN THREE YEARS.
This is our first decisive victory since
the memorable fall of 18S0-three years
ago-and as the debt question no Longer
divides Democrat from Democrat we art
marching in solid column with firm steI
and brave heart to that great victory neXl
November, when right shall triumph and
the boss'S hOrdes shall he routed anG
driven forever from our fair land.-Rich
nlond StGte.
| VIRGINIA NO PLACE FOR KINGS.
We felt satisfied that the people Of Vir-
ginia would not submit lung to such ar
incubus. Virginia is nos a place for kings
! nor are her people ready to bow down to a
dictator Portsmouth Enterprise.
THE CHANGE IN THE SECOND CONeREs.
SIGNAL DISTRICT.
The defeat of Senator Malone through.
out the State has been crushing, but in nc
section of the Common wealth so thor.
oughly so as in the Second district. Alto.
gether, the result has been glorious one,
and should nerve the true people Of the
State to organize in order to successfully
meet the issue of the fall elections.-No
folk Varginian.