Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-12-10
LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR MASSEY'S OPlN-
INN

Elsewhere in the HERALD is pub
lished an editorial summary in the
Baltimore Sun of the views on the
state debt recently avowed by the
Lieutenant-G Governor of Virginia.
Mr.. Massey is no new figure in
Virginia politics. Perhaps some
people will call it "ancient history
to give the barest recital of bis
record. A turbulent agitatOr Of
the debt issue in the Virginia
Legislature-an issue with which
he never had any real acquaintance,
because he had never given it any
sincere study, he showed aptitude
only in forcing upon REIMBURSEMENT
whatever of odium his own person
atty suggested. To call Massey a
sdisfrocked pulpiteer," as was in
geniously done by a Virginia Journ'
alist now dead, was merely to in
vite public attention to the decree
of the Saviour of mankind against
the introduction of religion into
politics. Unfortunately for the Re.
adiuster party Mr.. Massey, really
the repudiator that no now pro-
claims himself, was a pretended Re-
adjuster, and had admission to the
camp of those whom he was always
ready to betrsy with sufficient in.
centive and favOring opportunity.
Both motive and opportunity came,
and the natural result followed.
With Mr., Massey's subsequent
connection with the Democratic
party of Virginia all reading PEG.
pie are acquainted. He exacted
from the so.called Democracy the
second place on the ticket with
Fitz Lee. The violet and the onion
we're made essentials of the same
bouquet which all so-called Virginia
Democrats we're made to SMELL
And the onion made the demand
to which the nurses of the violet
Welded, lest the onion should emit
some of its historic odors to the
injury of the less pronounced fra.
GRANGE of the violet. On that sui
try July night when General Lees
nomination was made at the Rich.
mond Theatre amid much murmur-
ing ofthe lately over.hopeful friends
of "dark. horses Mr.. Massey and
his followers among the so-called
debt.paying element OF the so.called
Democracy, made their combina-
tions with eminent success. With
the dawn of the next day came the
already prefgured result Of Lee,
Massey, and Ayres. The violet
bad sweetly and softly consented
to nestle with the onion. Garlic
was blended with the tube.rose and
a mild flavor of chrysanthemun
completed the fragrance of the bOu-
quet submitted to the heretofore
intensely debt-paying and bond.
holders faction ludicrOusly called
the Democratic party Of Virginia.
The demagoglsm of Mr.. Massey
had triumphed to the degree of
forcing upon a reluctant party
whose mobs had pelted him with
spoiled eggs, and with reminders
Of his kinship to the long cared
animal whose bray is the loud
proclamation of his presence, by
for an Office. through
which he might and may yet, be-
come by possible mishap to Gov.
ernor Lee, eS.oficiO Governor Of
his proud state. Do old Readjus.
.ers forget Mr.. Massey's record and
all to commiserate their Old.time
'evilers for the humiliation they
must feel in having to tolerate him
among their spokesman and cOun-
iellers? Can the Funders Of five
ears ago forget their self.inhicted
when by their votes
hey elevated him to a position
which makes his utterances notice.
Iblei That Mr.. Massey should be
quoted at all regarding the most
Of all questions in the at.
airs CT Virginia is the outcome of
he possession of the state govern
nent by the present regime. That
10 IS not a forgotten political dis
race is the fault of those who
made him Lleutenant-Governor, |
nd gave him official consequence. |
Let it be remembered among the |
Examples of political inconsistency |
nd standardization. 1t should |
each people who have only their
wn common sense and rectitude az |
'uides that those who boast most |
( honesty are not the most honest.
The most contemptuOus are al
rays the most contemplate" PO-
tical abasement reached It's culmi-
alton when the sO.called Democ-
acy in 1885 prepared themselves
D be decorated with the variegated
whose conspicuous odor
ONES from the garlic of Massey.
I'M.
ALIVE YEARS. WRkNGLE.
Sensible people are tired of the
uarrels that separated the Repub-
can party five years ago into fac.
ons strong enough only to destroy
Ich other, and to give the coun-
y much injury. This five years.