Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-03-28
POLITICAL NOTES AND
NTS.

Col. Mayo, the Coalition member OF
Congress from Virginia who has just been
unseated, in his last speech in that body,
as bate to the Republican members
said that when he voted for Keifer as
Speaker. his people at home asked why
he mad voted for Yankee General who
had come down South to whip them. The
fact of the matter is that nearly every
white man in Virginia in 1880 voted for
Yankee General for President VINO not
only came down South to whip them, like
Keifer, but did whip them. Mayo's white
constituency had no particular cause for
surprise as they had done the same thing
themselves.
These be '.parlous'' times amnnr the
Virginia Republicans. If Blaine's friends
are in majority in che Chicago conven-
ton the Malone delegates will be turned
back; if Arthur's friends predominant
D-zendorf's delegates will be returned
home. AS it stands now, Blaine is cap
turing SO many delegations that his Vir-
gina straight-out friends appear to have
their foot in the stirrup. The chief dang
or that attends the straight-outs is the
possibility that the Mahoneites may cap
ture their convention on April Both.
The prospect in New York IS that there
will be large ''independent" Republican
vote cast next fall. johnnie O'Bri en-.
the chief of the Republican Stalwart ma
chine, has had himself elected Chairman
of the New York county committee.
against the protest of the better class
Republicans.
The Republicans of Augusta county and
Stanton in the matter of selecting off
Gals for delegates are only exceeded by the
Louisiana Republicans, whose delegation
to Chicago consists of surveyor, a cole
tor, naval officer, a Custom house CLERK,
postmaster, sub. treasurer, a collector
of internal revenue, deputy surveyor, i,
dis r.cU attorney. WV Custom -nuuse ID
spectors, deputy collector of internal
cevenue. and all appraiser. There is also
:. member of Congress, Kellogg, and d
State Senator, and one delegate who is
not an Office holder.
The Boston Post" publishes several
columns of short letters from democratic
members of the Legislatures of Maine.
New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts
(lnnnpat m uhiah tho
i've their preferences for the presidential
candidates. first and second choice, and
.lso their views on the tariff question:
rilden leads In each State save Massachu-
sets, where be and Butler are about even.
lie is strong favorite. in Name, where
,lso the greenhack members are heard
rom in favor of Tilden as first choice. In
Vermont nearly every democratic member
# the Legislature is for Tilden. On the
ariff question a majority of all heard from
ire for tariff for revenue only" In each
state, and an overwhelming majority
avor the Morrison bill and gradual re-
iuction of the tariff taxation. Not one
# these States casts Democratic elector-
Il vote.
Those Democrats who are asking what
will be an issue if tariff is not. will fud
he following figures interesting Expen-
rs of the Government under Republican
domination in Congress-1S7O $16l421,-
SOY; 1871, $165 1858 92l; 1872 $153 2U1 ,s56 !;
1873, $50, 4sS, 627; 1874, $l7S,6lS .ss5. III
hese five years the gross expenses reached
he aggregate (exclusive of he interest on
he public debit # 1912 ia .4O6, or an av-
-rage OF 1884 ,53S 700 per year.
In the five succeeding years the House
Vas Democratic. and the expenses were
As follows exclusive of interest on the
public debit 1875. $3.50 800 O29; 1876,
S15S.2l6 526; 1877. $142 535 479; 1878.
Sl34 1853 ASP; 1879. 1921, 6l9 1884. The ag-
.regate Was s765 AS ,43S, and the average
per year was $l53 .OS1 900, or an average
saving tor five years of over SOL 900, 900
annually.