Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-04-13

sTAUNTON. VA.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1888
THE VOICE OF THE AUGUSTA
DEMOCRACY.
The voice of the Democrats of Augusta
was uttered in their primaries last Satur-
day with an emphasis that surprised US.
We were not prepared for SO large vote at
a primary election. The votes pOlled were
more than half of the Democratic vote of
the county. With such a send off the
promise is of an energetic campaign by
the nominees. And, just here, word to
these gentlemen. They must not labor
under the delusIon that the battle is won
by the primary; on the contrary the pri-
mary is but the skirmish line. No bare
primary vote can elect it's nominee; that
is the duty Of the great body of the Dem
ocratic voters. To secure a full turn out
Of the party vote there must be an active.
close, and untiring cooperation among
the primary nominees from now till cleo
ton night. Each di strict nominee for
Revenue Commissioner, must remember
that, being subject to the general vote, his
success depends on that of the men on the
general ticket; and those on the general
ticket, who fortunately in this case are
experienced in elections, must see to it
that every district is properly cared for
and that every Democratic nominee from
overseer of the poor, on, receives the same
vote that he does.
There are absolutely but three ways in
which the Coalitionists can run in one OF
their number over Democratic candi-
date, and those are; on the plea of personal
friendship; on the plea that there is no
politics in this election. or that "a Demo-
Graf" so-called, running against fhe nominee
of his party has any claim to the support
of Democrat. Personal friendship! Do
you know of any Democrat who has been
appointed to any position under this Goa
lition State government on the ground of
personal friendship? or who has been left
In place, if he had one, on that ground
Do you not know that the Coalitionist
who is asking your vote on that plea now,
would, if elected, laugh at the proposition
to give you, Democrat. a position Oh
that ground. No party issue in this fight!
Surely you are not weak enough to believe
that a proposition to surrender the good
old Democratic county of Augusta to Co.
alition Office holders is not of itself a par
ty issue 1t is the baldest. plainest, most
bare.faced sort of a party issue. You
don't doubt that James n. Mcfarland
will make capable and efficient County
Treasurer do you? Then if you vote fol
his Coalition competitor you must do it
because of his politics; the two candidates
being of equal efficiency you must vote
against the Democratic nominee for NJ
better reason than that he is such. Let
us hear a Coalition editor of Rockingham
on this subject-that there is no party
issue in county election. The Coalition.
lists are in majority in that county, pot
far from as large as the Democrats are In
Augusta. Hear what he says:
We all know how these fellows lthe
Democrats cry out that elections fol
county Offices ought not to be partlzaD
and we also know that after they have
succeeded in being elected in the Spring
under such false pretences how they turn
right around in the Fall and use all their
power and all the influence of their Office
to beat us.
In the spring we are very good fellows
and ought to vote for them, but in the
fall we are dishonest regulators and mis-.
cradle Radicals.
Let US then come together in conven-
ton and nominate our best men: and sOn
election day 20 to the polls and elect tht nc
over their Funder opponents.
Let every man Determine not only x
cote for our nominees, but to aCOrE fgl
them also, and victory will be ours.
You won't find any "no party'' Coali
tionists in Rockingham. In May the Dem
ocrats of Augusta will be Every good fel
lows" The Coalition candidates WHIT
want their votes will hardly be able tt
recollect when they called them Bourbon
Funders, or charged them with stealing
the public school funds, or said of then
that they had rather 60 with the Republi
can party than with Bourbon-F unders.-
But in the Fall they will recollect all tina
abuse, and use it glibly enough too, an!
they will use it to it's utmost in strength
euing their Coalition candidates for tn
legislature with any power that the Demo
Gratis mag have been silly enough to lie
them have.
"Good Democrats" to run against tn
Democratic nominees! They are not new
in Virginia. Gen. Malone was "goot
Democrat" John Paul was another. Blu
since the great Democratic tidal wave las
November such good Democrats" ar
not so plenty. The Democrats, we notic
are to be found running with and no
against their party; it is the 'goo'
Democrats like Malone and Paul, TIA
find their profit in running against til
party and with the enemy.
BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT ADVICl
TO CANDIDATES..
To the Democratic county candidates il
AuOnata Within fTe qpepEs Won will h