Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-08


plished, and remove all cause for sectional
those editorials has nothing to modify in
them.
Though written by the Senior Editor,
we have no reason to doubt that they are
also the views of the Junior Editor, who Is
a candidate for cong ress. Let US look into
tie whole facts of the election of Presi-
dent Cleveland and see, il so far from
having nothing to modify in them, it is
not the dirty of the writer to wholly re-
tract them. The only thing that could
give color to the charge that
suffrage in the Southern States
was suppressed in the Cleveland election,
would be the fact that Garfield, who
was elected, received more votes there
than Blaine. Let us take the figures:
Blaine received the following votes ooer
Garfield s votes in the States named-Ala-
bama, 3 1888; Arkansas. s,459; Louisiana,
7,715; Mississippi. 1856; North Carolina,
9,190; Tennessee. 1880; Texas, 30,554.
and Virginia, SIS ,724. In two States only
did Blaine received less than Garfield
Georgia and South Carolina. So much for
the suppressed vote at the South
Let US look at the suppressed vote" In
the Republican States of the North. In
1880, the North western States (all Repub-
lican save one) of Colorado, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa, Michigan. Nebraska, and Wis
consin, gave Garfield Jas 1874. and in 1884.
gave Cleveland 1,15S,S26 votes-a clear
gain, of s,052 votes. La 1884, there
we're 1924 suppressed" Blaine votes
in Massachusetts,; 5.57 of the
same sort in Vermont; 1880 in his
own State of Maine, and other numbers in
New Hampshire, Connecticut and other
Republican States. 10 all OF which Blaine
ran behind Garfield Is vote. Why is it that
no charge of suppression is brought
against that section of the country, and
why does not our contemporary warn its
people against the mischievous policy of
reckless leaders?"
Why does not our contemporary give its
warning to some of the Republican States
at the North whose voting strength is
suppressed. Why not to Mr. Blaine's
State of Maine. which only polls SO per
cent. of its voting strength; to Massachus-
sets with only 60 per cent, to Rhode
Island with but ~ per cent, to New
Hampshire with So, Illinois with 81, Penn
sylyania with only 80 per cent. The fact
is, il our Republican friend will acknOw-
ledge it, that the complaint OF suppress
ion'' is based on the census returns of
whites and blacks, and that is the return
asked for. And that is the return upon
which; if the Republicans were to get pos
session of the lower house Of Congress.
many a Southern Democrat would be
ousted. If the Republican party be-
lieves what it says, it will count them out
when it gets the chance. Whatever our
contemporary may mean by its reiteration
of Mr.. Blaina's views, the South knows
we'll enough what mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Sherman mean, and 1t don't propose to
give them and their party the chance, by
letting the House OF Representatives slip
out of Democratic hands.
AS to Capt. Bumgardner acorAing for the
Blair BILL that is not reasonable. He does not
believe the measure to be constitutional, and
if he should be elected, of which there is no
certainty, and vote for the enactment of the
Blair bill, it would be because of public SEN
timent at home, and not among Democrats in
Congress. 1t would, too, pc in direct conflict
with the formal resolution OF the Democrats
National Convention. Fdsley T5ry5'1iasa.
Capt Bumgardner has given his pledge
on the stump that ne VIII work for the
Blair Bill. He he's accepted a nomination
which IS givea him on the understand
ing Stat he WAS for the Blair Bill. In the
matter OF adverse sentime III among Ills
party in the House to the Blair Bill, he
will be placed exactly ia the same situa-
tion as Mr.. Yost would b5 to those of his
party-Hiscock, Read, and the other Re
publican leaders who are pronounced an
Jagonlsts of the Blair Bill-he would fight
them on that question. Capt.. gardner
is man to keep any pledge he may give.
and is, like Mr.. Yost, ambitious, we pre-
sumo, of serving more than one term in
congress. If either of them got there, and
gave way TO distinguished party inau-
ence against the bill, the one term would
be the last. It is waste of paper to dis
cuss the probability of any Democratic or
Republican congressman who goes from
Virginia at this election. turning his back
on the Blair Bill.