Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-08
Political Notes

John Sherman has backed down and
the Republican State Convention of Ohio
has had to nominate Judge Foraker for
Governor. This makes hopeful future
for the Ohio Democracy next fall.
Senator r. B. Wilcox, of Prince George,
who has two years yet to serve in the Vir-
ginia Senate, has rendered his resignation
to Gov. Cameron.
The fact that Thomas Fl. Cross, who
went to tie legislature from Nansemond
county in 1879 with majority of LOO.
was defeated for sheriff in May by ma
jority of 905, is something that the Demo
cratic Herald of that county increasingly
takes pleasure in recurring to.
The pivotal states of the Union now are
New York, Indiana, aud Ohio, for the al
most-defeat of Malone in Virginia in last
week 3 local elections indicates that in b
national contest, with his waning power
Virginia will again fall into he Demo-
cratic line, making again a solid SJuth.-
Philadelphia Telegraph, (Rep.)
1t is only just to Judge Allen to say thai
he was not candidate BY his Own an
nouncement, nor did he do anything t.
promote his election as Commonwealth
Attorns " Woodstock TirQinian, (Rep
Gentlemen from Lovingston, Nelson
county. say that under some statute Judge
Kirby has appointed a colored man, WASH
Perkins. as policeman for that village
Lyachburq Advance, (Dena.)
We say, unhesitatlngly, that we will
support no man for the next legislature
who is not willing to accept the [debt] settle
ment ag made and who IS not opposed TO
disturbing the settlement by any leg isla-
tive proceedings. This is our position,
and upon that position stand the Demo-
Gratis of Page county, and we believe the
Democracy of Virginia, without excep-
ton, entertain the same view.-Paqe 20.
Ne1s, (Dena.)
We may be some time reaching solu-
tion of the question. but as the public
mind comes to be enlightened it will not
be satisfied with any tariff that has not for
its leading purpose the raising Of revenue
for the Government, nor with the details
of any tariff law in which the duties laid
upon foreign merchandise shall be above
the revenue point.-Sendtor McDOnaId, OF
Indiana.
II it took 100000 to repair the tug Pin.
ia, how much will it take to repair the big
ship Federal Administration" recently
baaehed on the shoals of ''Bossism, !" in
the waters of Virginia, by that skillful
Lilot, Senator Malone ?-NorfolE Ledger.
There are twenty-one senators to be
elected next NOvem Der, including one in
the Norfolk county district, and one in the
Nansemond district. Both these last dis
tricts repudiated Malone last week.
| There are twelve Democratic senators
holding over, aud the Senate consists of
only forty members. The Democrats need
to elect only nine senators, therefore, in
order to control the Senate-nine out of
twenty-one. The two districts named
will furnish two Of them if the result of
last week 8 elections are to be accepted as
test. The Sixth, Twelfth, Fourteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty second and Twenty.
fourth will certainly furnish SIX others
Then we shall have chance to carry al
least half Of The following districts-name
ly; the Second. Fourth, Sixteenth, Eigh
teenth. Twerty-siyth and Thirty fourth
Why, therefore. should the Democrats Of
Virginia not eXult over their victory OIL
last week ?--Richnomd Dispatch.