The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
A Monstrous Wrong

The Legislature met on the 22d and adj
journed on the 9th to the Sd of Novem-
ber., 1t is not expected that there will be
quorum present on that day, and the
Richmond members willmeet and adjourn
over until the 11th. If there is nothing
occurring up to that time, to make it neces-
sary for the body to reconvene, there will
be no session. This is the statement of
the well-informed correspondent of the
Petersburg Hader-Appedl. The same au-
thority informs us that the records in the
Treasurer Office will show that all. The
members drew their full pay of $3.50 for
doing othing. This is the Reform
Democratic Party. 81 From the time
the Legislature met last December.
through the regular session. the extended
session and the extra session, there has
been nothing done that looked to the in
terests of the people, or that it would not
have been betterfor the State if it had been
Eleftundone In order to absorb the powers
of co ordinate branch Of the government,
fifteen Republicans of the Senate and
House were illegally deprived of their seats
and ifteen Democrats voted into their
places. that a two-thirds majority might
I've obtained. when the exact unmber
constituting two-thirds had been secured.
tl,en lie revolutionary wor,, was Stunned
except as ia snbseonent legislation IN de-
fiance If the veto Of the Governor. -
There has never been in the history Of
| V irginia sncb a elaring AMI ,,nmitigated
nsur,,ation Of mower and utraoe u,o,, tho
loo,, md oonsti,ntion.l r;ob,s Of co,stit
| ueneies as that perpetrated bv this Demo-
cratic Legislatnre No one defends lis
mon ro,,s act ion nor does any one de-
fond The Deliberate extraction from The
Traas,,rv Of $40 oe, for the extras sassio,
in which nothing has been l,lone FOR file
simple reason tiere was nothing to do.
condition we'll known TO the members
themselves before they convened.
1t is this party that comes before the
people with the cy of Reform It TO-
| nores all important ouestions affecting the
interests of the people-does not discuss
any issue OF practical administrative con-
Germ. either State or National. and. afte,
the record it has made. has the effrontery
toposes before the neonle as a partv of
aReform - 40 IE
| Are the honest. frugal. fair-dealinr and
lmanly people of Virginia prepared to en-
dorse IL party that hesitates at moth.
ing to secure power. that If may he
80. 80. ~ ''e.s'' 90 ~ ''''' y :" ~
oi'i' - '0,"o'io .ney pief".eu -
. ~ ''i'o WI
Sles ~ p IL ~ pe1au'e =, 'ne i"'ile lem
sia.'"nen eseiy pilnoip.o " i'ei'''oiic'''ll
oVoialno", ''i'u u"'s " ,epi '''el
,u'o nov ueeii ,oi'''e INC "i,i''is u
Wy .i'0i' eoi,n may oo oe"i'iie, ~
van ~ '-no " POI anei eeo. " oi',ess'io ioi
ie'" .'io eono'iVu.ion anu 'n0 iisii'' VI Tue
peopie anu soo .no iiipuuen' pie.eh
sion IS iNaoe' III .le iislil Oh sucil lhqelen-
sioie eAercise u power tnat The Demo
cratic party Wants he1orm
Is IL iiot aoout tlihe that the people were
looAliis inns inaeIel squaleiy III the lace
anu awaiting themselves Oh the power they
POSSESS 70 administer d reDuke 10 a party
SO Ialthliess' SO reckless, so parttlzan NC
oeIter Time lor II IMAM Inc 4th OF Novem'
oer. Leu tne paliot poN then speak Inc
popular condemnation 1or unless a verdict
Is rendered from the only power compe-
tent 10 10 500 Vlrginia is doomed Tor al
Time TO come. 7a
I NJ, GOO post raorat,r 81 the
/ Democr,t;c Conaressionol committeo i :
lssnecinan Domocrat uadan;os ayervtb;no
ond assarts anvthyna that ha th;,,ts vii
holn h;s nartv poo,;u;n n +ha+ 10 rooorl
of H. noa,no.ot;o ,,ar.,, ;,'roaa,oss -
az p,.;,. T,,,,ao+;o,a1 p;,, 80 a,..,a
ID +ha;r a;saavantana sho.,;an nan,n
uotia host;,;tn+o 800 oa,.aat;an ~
r,.oto tartor ~ p.rramn .,a,;n,st ~ ~
relieve the marty Of tbe resnonsihility
which reotc mon n for tbo aofaot Of moi
hin in Tho last session Of conorsss Afto,
1 stating that the hill had nassed the senate
no savs r. :. vent RI tho bonsa naar The
1 closo Of stI,o esoSs;on too l,ta nda,. 49,
rnlos - 10 acted on ), NJ post saa,s -
tale no note of timo The Mn ron,.;nad
~, tho snoater,s tah1a t5gee l,,,oaths hoforo
Itha ad;;a,,,rrn o,,a,n+ ponn,,l;oon NJ.
yul,;ta ~ Kant,a,,n .,o,,ad 60 49,
tofore d;onrnrn out :, =, susnanajtha ~
IA taros; q In slIt ,o,,,,n;roa ,,noa;,,,a,,s
nnssa+ IL do th;ss psso,n, sr,,a,,o,
of U;re,; :, Po,;aotod and ~ r,at;,n ,,,aa
defeated H. IIsd tbsre hoo, No ,oh;aat; om -
I'M, Ibaye bee,,, t,L,o,, ~, snd ,,sSsaa .nd
4v; ra;n nj, wo,n,ld to.5sv a rea Ion
af;ta ~ 49, 5;,,o a,d ha,f Ill
snnron,.iatad nv II tntban,,h,;c frea soloo,a
Is th;s St,to vtathor III. I,ost si,1o.
NJ n,nolors s,ln ,n,s,art a., ~ ~ 'aamsa.
COW Int + ,y.s, lie 4oh;oot;on ,,,at ,4;1las
tho ,,,easpra .,,,, nav he i ssL;nm t,a ,,oa
Mo of tho 10tI, distr;ct II e,,dorse t,,at oh
- 10 ad,'aa, ;ana, a.a.as. ~ ~ W. nv
aa, l'.ssios'' ~ l,,'e '.'''.'e.
49, i. -. $3.50. ooll "i oe9qniln
n,opsh;,;t, ~; y Spn.e n,t'l@ M vi, .ne
y 'ipeAA eeie'o iioANei desudy