Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-15
The Duty Of Democrats to Vote.
Observation-Disclosures Coming Hor

of Malone, and edited by his Secretary
of State, is publishing the determined
purpose of the acknowledgements
of the Republicans and such followers
of Malone as will act with that party
to fill every office from the Governor
dosOn to the deputy boot black at the
county jail," can there be a single Dem
ocrat who will fail to go to the polls and
vote for the nominees of the Conserva
tive Democratic party? We trust not.
: The election on the oath inst, is more
important than many consider it to be,
and no Democrat should fail to 60 to the
polls, however inconvenient it may be,
and to vote for every nominee OF his
. party They ere all worthy of cordial
support, and should receive it. Those
who were candidates for nomination at
the primary election, and failed to be
nominated, should, and we believe will,
give to the nominees cordial and
earnest support. We believe go, because
| it is their duty to do SO, and because we
believe them to be men of character and
principle who will do their duty as men
and Democrats, and who will urge their
friends, who voted for them in the pri-
mary election, to do likewise. To fail
: to do so, would be to show that they did
mot deserve to be nominated. 1t is
higher honor to deserve success than to
win it undeservedly. Those who were
Nominated, were fairly nominated, and
are, therefore, entitled to the support OF
every Democrat whether he voted for
or against them, or did net vote at all;
for those Democrats who did not votein
the primary election, are under as great
. party obligation to support the nominees
as those who did. Some think that, If
they do not take any part in making
nomination for their party, they are
under no obligation to support the nom-
inee; but this is great mistake. Every
one who claims TO be member of the
Democratic party is under party obliga
ton to support its nominees, otherwise
there could be no efficient organization,
; and the party would disintegrate, and
be defeated by smaller party that had
the benefit of proper organization.
: No Democrat should be listless and
: apathetic under the impression that the
Coalitionists will be 80 in the coming
election. They are wide,awake, though
lying STILL and it may be still lying
and are silently and secretly pre-
pairing to cast their full vote against
the nominees of the Democratic
party, whilst engaged in endeayoring to
throw the Democrats off their guard by
making pretense OF being indifferent
They are engaged in ''still hunt" in
this and other counties where they are
in minority, because they do not wish
to arouse the majority; but where they
are in the majority, as IN Rockingham
and some other counties, they do all
they can to arouse the voters and to get
them to go to the polls.
It is the duty of every Democrat to go
the polls aud to vote the Democratic
ticket solid. Let there be no scratch
ing-no trsding-no dickeriGg with the
% Coalitionists, alias Republicans. On
the day of election, those Readjuster
Democrats who are unwilling to be led
into the Republican party, will have an
opportunity to show, by voting for the
nominees of the Democratic party, that
they are Democrats still, and that they
have sense enough to know that-the
debt question being no longer All issue
there is no reason why they should not
act, as Ia years past, with the Demo-
cratic party. All such will be hailed
with cordial welcome, and their pa
triotism and good sense will be recog
nized and duly appreciated. We hope
that many will be welcomed TO their old
home in the Democratic party, for we
know that the sentiments Of John How
ard Payne's pathetic song" Home,
Sweet Home''-awake responsive chords
in their bosoms, aud that its music,
heard in their old home in the Demo
cratic party, would thrill their hearts
with renewed and increased delight and
fill their souls with ecstatic joy. The
arms of the Democrats are outstretched
TO clasp and embrace you on your res
turn. It would be a happy meeting,
and proper occasion for a political
and party love-feast. Come back at
once and show that you can be Read
, juster without becoming Republican
, that you were Democrat before you
were Readjuster, aud are Democrat
still, and will now, and .in the future,
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question of readjusting the debt has
been settled and is no longer an Issue,
, and that you have sense enough to
know that there is no longer reason
for you to be alienated from the party of
, your first love, and that you have indie
pendence and patriotism enough to re-
turn to it, and to do all you can to en-
sure its success in its struggle with the
Republican party, and that you do not
wear the collar of "Cedric, the Saxon"
and are not the bond-siave of Malone
or "any other man." but an indepen-
dent freeman who has the courage to do
what he believes to be right.
/ EGO to the polls, vote for the Demo
cratic nominees, and take your seat by
the "ingleside" in the old home, and see
how happy you will be in that genial
circle.
/ LEPERs IN NEW YORK HOsPITAL.-I
There are now four well-marked cases
of leprosy at the Charity Hospital, on
BIackwell's Island, New York. All OF