Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-06-22
Turn The Rascals Out.
NEW York Tines, Rep, June Is

New York Tines, Rep. June Is
It is going to be very bard work for the
Republican party to elect its candidate for
President next year. Protection won't
elect him. The putting down of the re.
bellion twenty years ago won't elect MIN.
While the eminent leaders of the grand
old party are pointing with pride to the
American workman and the battle-scarred
veterans marching side by side in the
front rank watchful and pitiless enemy
will call public attention to the gang of
rascaIs in the tail of the procession.
"Turn the rascals out!'' is to be the war
cry of the Democrats next Summer. This
does nat mean merely the proved, though
as yet unbranded rascals. 1t means you,
resident Arthur; you, Secretary Falgef:
you, Secretary Chandler: you, Mr.. Hatton
IL means burn out everybody who Is now
in. T.
But suppose the Republican pal - should
turn out its own rascals. Some OF its
leaders, in Office and out. act as if they had
never thought it worth while to do this.
Their time and thoughts are occupied, APP
paren ly. in seeking to bring about har-
mOny in the party. Harmony is an excel
ter, ana should have the first place.
The FIRST rascals to be turned out are the
Star route rascals. and all those who have
aided aud abetteG them. Tie Republican
parry Cannot say that it has qisfelto wshlp
ed these men until they are within the
stone walls of the penitentiary. s ephen
W. Dorsey is now probably beyond reach,
hut indictments are yet pending against
Others of the ng. Let them he sternly
pressed with all the over of the Govern
ment until Inc depiorable failure OF yes
terday is atoped for.
But the shame of that yerdiet Of acquit-
tai will not be wiped out unless those'per:-
SONG who. hv virtue Of their official posi-
ton. are looked upon as the exp1nRats Of
Republican sentiment and the 6ustndians
Of tbs pEsty's honor shall sharply change
their course. In the trial bich has just
ended the attitude of the Administration
discouraged q conviction. Whatever may
be SAID of the general exesllence Of Presi-
dent ATthiffss ADMINISTRATION, 1t viii not
be- claimed by Ills I1est z-aloAs supporters
that he and chose s5oat hiHa have shown
that stern desire to crush out this thieVinH
gang which was to be expected of them
fog the credit of the Administration, the
credit ct ire ftspabliasa aafty, and the
credit of the Nation. The president g pos
o1ticu 1CCu uOuos w uAlC LILO
sincerest friends ana the great mass of the
Republican party have watched in vain for
some gnrsistakst.e token of his wish to
bring Che conseqiene essf thesf guilt aoy..e
to these criminals hts enemies have glee-
tnlly and with most damaging deduc; ions
pointed to the shameless course Of the
Washington sheet when goes by the na'aa
of the 'sAdminiatr9tion organ''-a news
paper CONDUCTED by d member Of his own
official family, Ip which, almost without
the ssateTfsl lssi2n Of a day, the prosecqt ors
OF Brady ard Dorsey nave Eeap F!!ely de-
famed, and every one nearly or rem5reiy
CONNECTED with The effort to fix their guilt
upon them has Deem sasae the mark of
venom"us AID ceaseless vituperation.
1t is needless to say that this Id de-
fence of the Star-route ring from a source
sn near the PRESIDENT has had q visible and
possibly determining weight with ths
Washington public, if not with the jury
itself. How could that public winch
watches narrowly the Administration
weather gaise end takes good care in its
own interest to follow every change in po-
licy and purpose be more potenLly 'inAu-
enced than by this perpetual current OF
abuse of the prosecutors in these cases
lowing unchecked from the press of the
.'Administratio organ ?"
Let the Administrations begin tn-day
with zeal and sincerity the work of turn
ing the rascals out.