Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-10-24

the credit for it, bat they dare no
say so plainly. Consequently tht
above carefully worded sentence. No,
Iice, they do not say "We have reduced
taxation" but 1--WE haye taxation re
duced." That is. 1t has been reduced
but by whom they say not. They
know and dare not deny that TO thu
Democratic party belongs the credit fol
this reduction. The reduction amend
ment was introduced by Conrad anC
voted for by the Democrats, and was
defeated at the first attempt by the
Readjusters. What Is more, the Demo.
cratic party, if they ascertain that all
legitimate expenses have been paid,
and there is a surplus OF SO large
amount as Indicated; still in the treas
ury, will reduce taxation until ihere is
no robbery OF the people. fit has 10
come down to 90 cents.
They say: THE governor and audi
tor say the funding has stopped"
Our governor and our auditor who are
receiving large salaries for attending 10
ii and the other business of govern
ment, are stumping the State, and
backed by the negroes, are sleeping
their hands ia the filth Of partisan
politics.
Instead of being the servants of the
whole people, they use their offices, or
at least draw the salaries, TO aid them
in advancing the cause Of a man who is
not even a State office holder.
Again they say: IF we lose this
election the funding will cease" sc.
The Democrats OF Virginia are human
beings; they are not brOtes without
reason and without responsibility, and
their word and pledge should be entiil-
ed 10 some credence. We have accept
ed the debt settlement in all sincerity,
and there is not a Democrat in Virgl-
MIA, who is not determined to preserve
and protect that settlement against all
opposition, whether from political par
ties, from Republican courts, or from
any other power State or national that
may threaten it. This beng the case,
we do not intend that oar motives may
be impugned or our sincerity denied by
those who have, for years, made this
unhappy question hobby for political
prefermeut aud the Experimentation
Of Virginia. OnlY let those Democrats
who have aided IN the settlement OF il
stand by those who have pledged them
selves, aud are determined TO protect
il, aud we will hear no more it for
ever.
We will now quote longer para
graph: "To accomplish the overthrow
of REIMBURSEMENT money is being col
lecled and disbursed without stint
Remember. one attorney published be
fact over his own signature that hi'
clients bad 100000 TO spend to defeai
the debt bill, and the chairman OF theil
committee has assessed the cities o
the State 10 $4,000 more. With nc
capitatIon 10 pay before voting so muct
money cannot be legitimat6ly employ
ed"
We are here charged with the crimi-
nal expenditure of money for illegitl
mate purposes. AS TO the $50, OO(
charge. they know that we have never
received one cent Of it, and that it wa:
never intended that we should. AS t
the S30,000 charge, we will tell the
freemen of Shenandoah that there has
not been a cent of money raised for tht
cause outside of the freewlll offerings
of freemen, and not one cent Of this
has crossed the borders CT Shenandoah
County.
That whole paragraph Is fabrication
Matched either by that committee o.
probably by some one outside Of it, 10
arouse the passions Of the people, and
keep apart freemen who have no canse
to be in conflict with each other.
Again we say that statement Is un-
true, and known 10 be untrue 10 any
who have taken the paius to try 10 in-
form themselves.
They say: "Men are now in regular
pay 10 briug reports from certain as
signed districts to the court hou'e.'
sc. There would be nothing wrong in
this if true, but 1t is a charge without
foundation as without truth.
Their reference to court house ri ugs
is, to say the least, unfortunate. If
there is such a ring, who runs it? The
coalitionlsts have every county court
officer, every county officer from county
judge down, and quite enc half Of the
Bar. Their headquarters are in the
clerks office; thew have filed all APP
pointlve offices with Readjustsrs, with
out regard 10 qualification. The peo-
pie 10 be blind, must be willfully
blind.
They say we are afraid TO attack
the Land Commissioners Bill, and
talk about Judicial reform. Why
some of their own ring, who
have been able to see through it
for themselves, are opposed to it. 1t
has been ventilated on every stump
and attacked in every newspaper, and
if any do not see its many objections,
it is only because they will not read
or hear. The coalition orators can
toll ,bo noonla in general forms Of