Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-06-05

hand, to be unconstitutional, null and
void-collected $4,000 of Virginia s taxes
in coupons by permitting the tax payer to
deposit his coupons with the clerk of their
Federal court and take the clerks receipt
which was good against Virginia's tax
collector That is the Republican idea,
intention and method with regard to the
Riddleberger settlement, and yet our CO.
temporary invites us if we want the
Riddleberger bill sustained, to unite with
the only party which has demonstrated
its ability to handle the debt question. !"
handle it, if we may call the overthrow of
Virginia's right to manage her own
affairs, and the collection of her taxes by
the clerks of Federal Courts. an evidence
of that ability. No, the people of Virginia
can never again trust the Republican
party with it's debt settlement. They will
never consent that the United States Off
Gals shall collect their taxes and turn
them into the pockets OF the bondholders
while their schools and charitable institu-
tions are broken up. The REIMBURSEMENT
Democrats were sincere, honest, and in
earnest in their efforts to procure it
through the Riddleberger bill. The Dem
ocratic party, which later, at Lynchburg.
accepted that settlement, was sincere.
honest and earnest in its acceptance, and
is, in addition, to day, courageous and
determined in carrying it to successful
result. giving peace to the State. But the
Republican party of Virginia has made
the debt question mere catspaw to haul
its own chestnuts out of the fire, 1t has
no interest in the Riddleberger bill and no
heart in it's support. The Democratic
Readjusters who left it, carried with them
the only friends Reimbursement had, and
left behind them in its ranks the sam
old, unsympathizing, merciless Fiscal
Agent of the bondholdels that the Repub-
lican party has ever been. 1t is the Federal
Sheriff of Virginia, and in it's pockets
carries Federal processes to collect her
taxes. The people of Virginia have good
cause to thank God that before the Supreme
Court assault on Virginia came, the State
Republican officials had been turned out
and that to-day the offices are filled by
Democrats who are in earnest in enforcing
the Riddleberger settlement. The Repub
lican State officials would have followed
the example of Judge Hughes and Judge
Bond, fastened to follow Stanley
Matthews, and have swamped the Treas
ury with coupons, and bankrupted the
State.
The Democratic State Convention which
meets in July will give an unmistakable
and urequivocal utterance on Educa
ton. Virginia will array herself as the
advocate and friend Of National AID tC
the Schools. she will lead the long line
of Democratic States ID the South in the
| demand on Congress that, as the Fedora
government has thrown upon them mass
of Ignorance, it shall bear share Of the
burden of fitting it for an Intelligent par.
ticipation in the affairs of the Nation. We
fervently hope the Republican Senate will
| not seek to cripple the success of the
plan after having originated it, simply be-
cause the Democrats have carried the
National Administrations; as the Virginia
| Republicans after originating the Riddle
| berger bill now want to see it fail simply
because the Democrats have carried Y ir.
GINA.