Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-22
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
The Ohio Result Gives a Fresh I'm
petus to Democrats.
WHY BOTH PARTIES ARE AT WORK
A Defeat of the Readiusters This Year
Means the Election of Solid Dem
ocratic Electoral Vote
Next Year.

All the leaders on that side regard it as a
happy omen of success in November, and
they further believe it to be the FIRST gun
in favor OF a Democratic triumph in the
Presidential contest in 1854.
In this State the issues, the arguments
and the policy Of the Democratic leaders
are inseparably mixed up with those OF q
Presidential campaign. With them 1t is q
determined effort in the present contest tc
uproot in Virginia all the Republican'sm
that had taken hold through the medium
of
The ReadjuStIng Party.
This, reduced to practical issue, is to
nullify whatever OF power or political in
luenCe the negro has recently obtained in
Virginia by reason Of the effective use OF
the election franchise. AS sequence OF
success in this direction at the election
next month, the Democrats will have con
verted the impending danger Of the eleven
electoral votes Of the State being cast for
the Republican candidates for the Presi'
dency. That work will have been done in
advance. The defeat of the Readjusters
this year means walk over the tresiden'
tal track by the Democratic candidates in
Virginia next year.
The StraightOus Republicans.
With this double object in view all the
Democratic forces are arrayed in line
against the Reediusters AMI white;
all their batteries ard heavy gnns are
trained on The Republican party, and all
their diplomacy is brought TO bear on the
DeZendorf contingent OF 80 called straight
out Republicans, or more properly Demo-
cratic auXiliaries. The latter as Eumer-
ical quantity at the ballot box, does not
amount to much, but they are relied
upon TO carry on a sort OF political guer'
lila warfare which will at least haraSs the
common Read ulster foe. The DemoGr tic
game of the straightout Republicans IN
der the DezendOrf leadershipis to put up
Independent Republican candidates for
the Legislaturein in
Strong Negro COOaties
to draw votes from the regular ReadJusteI
nominees. In one county the Straigbouts
have endorsed the Democratic candidate
and in another Senatorial district the
Democrats have for their nominee General
Wickham, whe is the chairman OF the lie
publican State Democratic Committee. In
all respects it is a curious campaign on the
part of the Democrats against the Repnb
lican party, with Republican leaders and
Republican forces in their ranks and as
their allies. Their fight, however, is tC
win, and thei? motto, Anything to beat
Malone" Here, then, is why Ohio. with
her reduced Democratic majority, liuuol
issues and all, comes to the. front as g
strong political adjunct in the Virgins
canvass.
Readjuster Confidence.
Just here, in Richmond, the white Read
justers who will talk are few and far he
tween. Those who do converse on the sit
uation, however, speak not only conf
dently, bit quite positively, OF carrying
both branches of the Legislature by theil
usual majorities. Their leaders deny tha
there is any detection in their ranks, eithel
in the Southwest or any other section, tha
will tell against them on election day
They claim they will carry all the doubt
ful Senatorial districts, which will give
them the Senate, and they seem to be per
fectly sure of an increase on their regular
or former majority, in she House OF Dele
cates. In the canvass, which has recently
crown excitingly hot, they hold their own
with
The Democratic Speakers.
They studiously avoid national issues, in
variably deny that they are committed tt
the Republican party, and maintain thai
they are the Readinster party OF Virginia
independent OF both national parties and
in thorough sympathy with all the al
vanced. progressive and popular issues o.
the day. Malone said he was a "bet.el
Democrat than Ben Hill" Governor Cam
eron, on the stump recently declared him
self to be a Democratic ReadJuster,' anC
numerous Read uster lesders declare thai
their platform and policy as carried ont in
Virginia IS in finitely more Democratic thar
-. r u ~ tl q W th thu
add on Of the protective tariff plank
which is a Republican as well as Z R1ad
iusle- measure.
what Might Happen.
: fcw days since disgusted DemOcra
hoard TO say that be would wager $40.
ahone would be at the head of tho
I,mucratic party in Virginia in 1881.
This was a rather extravagsnt and highly
improbable prediction, though more SIN
guiar political sOmersets even than tha
have occurred in the country. both on The
part of leaders and parties. Notwithstand
ing the Democratic p1OclIvities OF the lie
adiusteTs. however, in their State policy, /
is more than proba Die that thev Will senC
delegates to the next National Republican
Convention, and il the candidates and plat
form are
UnobIeetiOnabIe TO Them
they may support both. If Blaine was tn
nominee they would sssuredly refuse Il
support him or any plank in platform
which might be in conflict with their own
On State issues the Read djusters rely OF
their record on the debt settlement, th'
DEVELOPMENT and support Of the public
schools, the repeal OF the capitation tax to
voting, the reduction OF expenditures, th'
reduction OF taxation and the advocacy o
q free ballot and fair count. The conLes
will be close, and 1t remains to be seer
which of the two parties will come out
it next month ia a condition to 90 in an(
win the electoral vote Of Virginia IN 1854.
The ReaI Issues.
There was no color line drawn by tn
Democrats when their platform wa
adopted. but it is quite distinctly drawn b!
their orators in every public discussion
and if they succeed it will probably be theI
winning card. Besides this, the fight is OIL
Malone. 1t is Malone must go. In ar
article. the caption Of which was lie
Eyerthipg Else Slide" the State newsP1pe
defines the issues in the following c.ea
and uneauiyocal manner:
Don't be drawn off from the real issue II
your discussions with the caovsssers
The enemy. They all try 10 avoid that ant
10 cover L up under a mass OF
Words and Figures
which have nothing at all TO do with tn
canvass We are not discussing question
of dollars and cents now; but the issue in
yoIying the good OF our whole people. /
is whether Boss Malone is u be ailoTe'
10 rule this State with his negro bands IL
the interest OF the Northern radical party
or whether the real people OF virginia, ne
true white sons, shall control II in the IN
terest of her own race and aid in the rs-es
tablit hment Of the authority OF the Dem
ocTacy over the National Government II
a word, the issue is tor pure and good gov
eminent under the best people o. IA
state and Nation, against the corruption
II bossism and the degradation oil neg'
rule. To prevent this
.Let Every thing Else Slider
Don't argue with them on these unimpol
tent site Issues, hut bring them right d1E
20 The question Of bo' sism and negro don
instiop!
Among msny Democrats OF the mo'
Bourbonic stripe there is an a5.nrd ores
| OF negro DONNA ion. and this gives 70 70
canvass ell the biltsrnes, and intensity
| the South Carolina and Louisiana can
| nsiens of 1876. OF cour-e there are n
of