The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-09-03
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70 Defeat Daniel.


The YIec:SIAN referred to the scheme
below mentioned several weeks ago Its
Information came straight from Wash
ington, where those who are OH the
watch for political sensations, had got
ten at the bottom Of the movement. The
Democratic press of the State, did not
attach much Importance to it until now
and they may not at this time recognize
in it a serious matter. But the friends
OF Daniel should not sleep, The Ali
ance is playing Il game to win They
want the whole earth, and will be very
apt to get it, II the aspiring politicians
continue to coquet with the organizes
ton. 1t would be the irony Of fate,
were the result of this billing and COO
ing between the Alliance and Demo
cratic leaders, result ia the Alliance OBJ
tanning the United States Senator as
they did in Kansas and South Carolina,
is an OLD political aspirant who has been
striving for position for some years, but
has never been successful. He has been
playing the farmer racket for 10 these
many days, and not until now does he
see probable chance OF utilizing it to q
big advantage. He is in the swim to
denounce capital and monopoly, while
he is the largest capitalist and most pro
nounced monopolist in Virginia. He is
for Beverly and his ducats, yet is willing
to make common cause with the rank
and file, and run with the current and
hurrah with the boys if Beverly can
thereby satiate- his political ambition.
The Alliance spider may yet entangle
a jolly rejoicing over the Napoieonic di-
plomacy that accomplished such re-
suit There will be music in the air, be-
fore the November election, and a regu-
lar orchestra when the Legislature meets
ia December next. It would be a fitting
finish, if the deceitful and disgusting
trimming and temporizing which has
been going on between party leaders,
headed by the Richmond Dispatc1s, and
the Alliance, should the Alliance gobble
up everything, and use the Democratic
organization TO do IT,. That Beverly is
after Daniels shoes we have not the
least doubt. That a vast amount of
quiet, systematic work is being done in
that direction We are equally certain.
The concessions of the Democratic lead
ers strengthen the lines OF the Alliance
and make inroads upon Daniels pre-
servers. 1t is Beverly's last chance. Age
will shelve him in few years, and If he
Goes not make something out of this
H4kor in that interest will indeed turn
p Macs on bis lips. Daniel is in danger,
whether he aud his especial friends
think so or not, and the danger is immi-
nent Here is what the Norfolk CORE
spondent of the Washington Star sa Us on
the subject, under date of the 18th:
The Star this evening publishes a special from
Norfolk, Va, which states that conspiracy is
on foot to defeat the reelection of John w.
Daniel TO the United States Senate The Star
special says: The next Legislature will elect
his successor, his term expiring March 4th, 1881
and the plan which has been very quietly WORK
ing is to get many anti Daniel men nominated
by the Democrats as possible for the Legislature
1t has been stated that the opposition to Sena-
tor Daniel originated with end was being work
ed up by the Farmers Alliance that they wish
Ell to supplant HIM by electing one OF their own
members, as was done in Kansas and South
Carolina. and was attempted in North Carolina.
1t is little curious that the four marked men in
these four States should be four of the most
widely known and most popular OF Senator'S
ingalls,, Hampton, Vance and Daniel. But
although the Alliance succeeded in retiring
those powerful meningitis and Hampton
they found Vance ana Daniel too much for
them, and the weight of opinion is emphatically
to the effect that Daniel will whip of his enc
mics in this State Col. Beverly is the gentle
man who is most prominently named as the
woud-be successor of Senator Daniel.