Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-10
Readjusters, Beware !

| We were over ten years readuSt-
ing, twice deceived 10y governors
selected within the party" We
then struck out for ourselves, with
an independent organization, and
| by special declaration were "read
out of the party We elected all
the state officers and a legislature
and enacted the Riddleberger bill
with its two accompanying coupon
killers. These were passed upon
favOrably by the highest State and
Federal appellate courts.
Next came a party convention
composed Of men who had denOunc-
ed readjustment and readjusters in
unmeasured terms, declaring the
debt settled and their acquiescence
in the settlement. They said "thiS
settlement shall never be disturb
ed, and we will do all in our power
TO sustain it, They elected a
majority of both branches of the
legislature and unseated enough
to give them twO-thirds. This dis
armed the governor and made the
one party supreme and altogether
responsible.
The results of readjustment are
well known: they were improved
schools. enlarged asylumS, bank
debts liquidated, restored conf
dence, a handsome treasury sur
plus and reduced taxation.
To-day we find the most hideous
condition of affairs encountered
since 1879.
Circulars by the thousands are
being distributed headed
mNpOFTaNTTO TAXPAYERS
READ AND SHOW TO YOUR
NEIGHBORS," and are signed by
the Council Of Foreign Bond
holders, of London, England
This circular is as inSidious in it's
circulation and purposes as the |
knOwnOthing documents of last fall. |
We hope every man who can read |
will scan this circular and show it /
to his neighbOr. 1t says that /
the Riddleberger bill is failure,
and taxpayers must so understand
it.
Why is this? If the bill is a
failure, it has failed since the high
est court in the land said it was a
success-after One.sixth of the debt
had been funded under it, and
after the party of 'the best people |
had promulgated in their Lynch. y
burg platform that it was a success, q
and they approved 1t. v
Is it a failure? Incur judgment b
I is a failure today. 1t is a fail. '
Ire because funding ceased imme. a
lately on the election of a bOur- d
ION legislature. 1t is a failure be- S
a1se that legislature, pledged to 4
10 all necessary to its execution, p
IaSsed two bills that gave the {
foreign bond holders oppOrtuni- Il
les to 90 into the courts again, y
nd there keep the question alive y
ntil it is seen whether a brokers' u
with the aid of foreign
iOney, can be made president to
Sc all the machinery and power
a federal administration to en-. -.
ave the Taxpayers of Virginia to - -,
,ndon and New York brokers. 1t u u
IS this party that gave Mr.. Bar :, -
ur their checks to beat readjust- -
ent last fall, until his secretary
d to notify them that no more -.
)ney was REQUIRED. This circu-
? is the secret OutgrOwth. 1t is -
,ant to rally all the old flinders, -
deceive some readjusters, to
eep the state, so that funderism -,
Il be triumphant in state cleo -
rs, and thereby make Virginia
back 10 1871, with fourteen -.
lions more debt funded than -;
2 owes, aud to compel her to re- 20
ne the rate of taxation which H.
, submitted to before the passage -.
the Riddleberger bill. We say ~,
our readers, the readiustment +"
.he debt cannot be a failure if -
y vote only for men who are in -,
ut, and not on lip alone, in t.n,
Or Of readjustment, and who ro.
work as sincerely and honestly IT,
it hereafter against foreign foes e
domestic hypocriteS as they h..
from 1871 to 1881. Read the w
ular. 49,