Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-05-18
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY IN
VIRGINIA.

4HE REP UBLICAN PARTY IN
VIRGINIA.
The question of when and where the
Coalition party in Virginia is to 60, is at
last settled with clearness and with exact
ness. We had not expected the official an.
nouncement to be made before the fall
elections. but we presume that the leaders
felt satisfied that being themselves firm in
the saddle. now was as good a time as
another. Last week We published from
the columns of the Richmond Whig an
account of an interview between Mr.. For
tune. the Negro editor of the New York
Globe and Gen. Malone, in which the Gen
eral stated very plainly and frankly where
the Coalition party suould not go. The fol.
lowing question by his interviewer and
the answer of the General show that
@ There seems to be some apprehension among
the colored men as to your party in the coming
National contest. Can you say what that policy
will be?
what the policy Of any Of the parties will be in 1884,
But this do know; the readjuster party Of Virgin
Ia will not adopt the policy Of or cooperate Nth the
Bourbon Democratic party. We have nothing In
common with the methods or policy OF that party.
1t is opposed to all the aims the Readiuster party
has in view.
The question then remained to be an
swered; if his party would not 60 with the
National Democracy in 1884 with what
party would ir go? This question has
been answered frankly, If prematurely, b,
Gov. Cameron of Virginia. A party of
members OF the Pennsylvania legislature
visited Richmond few days ago, with
them being State Senator Cooper, the
Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Re-
publican Committee. The Harrisburg
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
who accompanied the Psnnsylvanians to
Richmond and was present at the inter-
view, writes to that paper an account of
it, of which the following is an extract to
which we invite the attention of every
Democratic Readjuster, who is still fol-
lowing the fortunes Of Gen. Malone and
Governor Cameron:
Governor Cameron spoke with the utmost earn
estness of the tariff He believed that that issue
would, better than any other. remove the vexed,
southern quest ems and prejudces following the
war "If the tariff can be made the leading issue
this year In Pennsylvania 1t will bring at least six
southern States to its support in 1884,"
"What!" exclaimed Chairman Cooper; ''six-s1
Eyes. six They will be Virginia. North Carroll
ma, Tennessee Arkansas, West Virginia and Flor
ida. Pennsylvania has, within the past year, sent
six millions of capital to Virginia to develop her
iron, coal, and railroads. and so well pleased are
with hat 7 hoJia horoH Cav
srnor Cameron spoke with great earnestness-"that
we could take the tariff issue. and with what has
been known as the Readjuster element Alone with
out the aid Of either black or white Republicans
both Of whom are friendly, carry Virginia for the
tariff. l beg you men OF Pennsylvania to make the
tariff the leading issue this fall so that these south
ern States may have time to prepare for the great
er battle to follow, and 30 that there may be nc
question about the later issue.
$50 anxious am l." he continued, addressing
Cooper. ITO this issue made In Pennsylyani Ia
that will subscribe myself 81 900 to your State
Committee and If it will do you any good, General
Malone and myself, with other leading tariff men
Of Virginia, will come and help you discuss the
issues on the stump
1.-THE farmers OF Virginia." Governor Cameron
said, "are rapidly lecoming tariff men. They see
that 1t will bring them home markets and higher
prices for their home products. The agriculture Of
Virginia has always suffered from the want Ut just
| these two things"
Chairman Cooper, while In Virginia. had long
| talk with Colonel Brady, Of Petersburg, chairman
| Of the Virginia Republican State Committee, and
both agreed that the tariff should be the main ISSUE
in this years campaign. The election in Virginia
this fall is for members OF the legislature.
| 1t will be observed that Gov. Cameron
firmly pla ;ed himself and Gen. Malone
with the Republicans in 1884; that he of.
fered to subscribe 81 900 to the Republican
State Committee for the fall campaign
| In Pennsylvania. and he promises the
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee OF Pennsylvania that besides this
liberal subscription tu the Republican par
ty, he. (Gov. Cameron), Gen. Malone, AND
other leading tariff men Of Virginia, will
stump Pennsylvania for the Republican
ticket. However Gov. Camersn's 'pre
| viousness'' in the matter may be regarded
| by his fellow Republicans, no ono car
| withhold admiration of his frankness. W.
| are not SO sure that the offer of his pres
ence On Pennsylvania soil, with band o.
his colleagues. was not regarded by thu
Pennsylvania Republicans as little tot
much of good thing, seeing that thu
fashion In the Northern Republican
| States heretofore has been to let thei
| Virginia allies work in their own STATE
| while they awaited themselves Of thu
fruit without being too prominent be
fore the county in gathering it. AND
also seeing that the Half. Breeds al
/ the North are welding with much effec
l against their Stalwart brethren-the Ar
thur Malone alliance. But nevertheless
the Governor has clearly and boldly
stated the situation.
| We hardly think anybody in Virgins
will feel any real surprise at the knowledge
that in 1884 the Coalition party of Vir
ginia and Republican party Of Pennsyl
vania will be voting for the same man fol
President. The old and disastrous at
tempt Of Senator Malone to dust the eye
Of the people, by his Hancock electoral
ticket four years ago, will not be repeated
again. There will be no pretence of Demo
cracy in 1884 and Virginia will be the fielt
for fair and square fight between th'
National Republican Electoral ticket ant
the National Democratic Electoral ticket
1t is likely that in our county elections
aud perhaps as late on as our Legislative
elections next fall there may be, here ant
there, some cases of Coalition candidate
yet claiming to be Readjuster and "a
good Democrat as Ben Hill. - but by 1884
all that will have been discarded. Virgins
in 1884 will he Democratic or Republican
as her voters may make her, and that i
the plain English of it.
We think we see one cause of the sue
cess of the Lexington manufacturing en-