Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-06

Gen. Malone says the Democratic admin
istration spend 100000 more. AS in other
matters his financial figures are at fault
the excess is $685. 900 more than he puts it.
The figure is 900; and the reader will
see that the Democratic government had
1892, 459 more calls on the Treasury. If
there are any of our Malone friends
who take exception to any of the new ex-
penditures brought OH the Treasury LOT
which we have given full list above) let
them specify which one it is. The Democ-
racy is anxious to go before the people
on any one OF all of them.
But in addition to all this, there is the
fact, that while the purchase of bonds under
the Malone administration for the Sinking
Fund was only $4,000, the purchase under
the Democratic administration for '84-5-6
and was 81 1902, 618-a difference of ST.
277 900 in favor of the Democrats. And
this difference is now held by the Sinking
Fund Commissioners and is worth in the
open market 81 ,4S2, 41S.
The Democracy of Virginia has managed
it's financial affairs well, paid the interest
on Riddleberger bonds, and reduced its
debt by the purchase of its bonds to the
amount of nearly a million and half.
Gen. Mahone'S plan is to stop these
necessary expenditures and turn that mon
ey over to the British creditors in settle
ment of the debt, and to do this he is to
have the financial aid Of the creditors in a
l.; 1aui lot,
This is no guess work; it is already talked
of freely In the Republican ranks. In the
last Spirit of the Valley we see letter
from Norfolk written by it's editor, d. S.
Lewis. In recounting the advantages to
follow the nomination Of Malone as urged
by his friends, Mr.. Lewis says:
''They also banked high upon the fact that
he would have all the money necessary to
make successful campaign, saying Mat the
BondtoIders in order to get the debt settled upOs,
better terms than offered by the R5ddle5erger
Bill, soould furnish large Sums Of money!"
There you have the whole matter. Ma
hone to cut off the appropriations to the
Soldiers Home, the Veteran Pension list,
the Normal Schools, the Asylums and the
money over to the creditors, for which he
is to receive money for election purposes
this fall And to pave the way for the
carrying out Of this bargain systematic
work was commenced as early as March
last, of raising an cutlery against Demo-
cratic Extravaganza. Of course the bond
holders don't care whether the old Confed-
crate soldiers have Soldiers Home OF
Veteran Pension list OF even bread to eat,
so they get their money. But the Democ-
racy of Virginia will try and see that this
iniquitous trade is not carried out and that
neither the old soldiers, the normal
schools, nor the Asylums suffer.
A correspondent of the Norfolk Land
mark says that at the recent meeting of
the Democratic State Executive Commit
mittee in Lynchburg ''the sense of the
meeting was expressed against dividing
time with Malone speakers OF joining them
in discussion When Democratic body
of authority which rests it's expectations
of victory ON the people, expresses such
''sense' as that, it advises timid, miser-
able policy that has already done harm in
Virginia. Now is the time of all Others
for joint discussions in Virginia.
Since writing the above, we see that
Capt. Mckinney takes the same view the
VINDICAToR does. Being asked at Char
lottesville, Monday if he would meet Ma
hone in discussion, he promptly replied, II
know of no reason on Gods earth why l
should not. will meet him anywhere, out
of a Kitchen