Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-19
ERInAy MORNING. JUNE 10. 1891

Under the caption s.Mr. Barbour Opln-
ion, our contemporary, the Richmond DIS
match. has the following editorial fe-
marks
We nublished the other .day the statement
of Hon George D. Wise in an lntefne MO si" OF
he expected Cleveland to receive the vote of
Virginia in the next National convention u
the Democratic party. We now nave MI.
Rarhomr's opinion. The Washington. :, CORES
pondent of the Alexandra Gos@te' a4.ei 5ta
fing that MI. Barbour was in that city, adas
thai Mr.. Barbour being asked II the reports
to fine effect that the Democrats OF virginia
favored the denomination OF MI CleVelanio
were true replied that his llilol hi"'ion ""' "
the contrary e1fect. ,.,,,t ,o,r dis
tam We do not know whether MI; bafpo ,'...
has said what is attributed TO MN apUyei pu'
we consider it likely that he has Inc " asililis
ton correspondent Of the ba,set Senators a are
onnosed to Cleyeland's nomination, anu ao.is
fhe significant remark that if Mi. CleVeianu
is nominated, it will not be due to the eliot1s
of the politicians in his PENAL, ,to
ians'' is good, coming from MashinSeoh'
We think we should not be very tar out
if we were to say that MI. Cleveland Is mol
the choice of the Dispatch for the nom ma
tion in 1872. Many straws that blow through
it's editorial columns point that way. MI.
Karbour's case is palmer. He is outspok-
on against MI. Cleveland and has been for
wears, and his point Of difference Win Tue
ex-President is not on silver, either. lie
made it. Main when on his return from
Europe some years ago he exhibited the
frank but rather unusual spectacle OF d
Democratic {. S. Senator attacking Dem
ocratic President. Ii Congress next De-
cember shall pass a free silver coinage DILL
as all things point to its doing, and Presl-
dent Harrison signs it, as since his Yves
tern tour there is no doubt he will do, ana
The silver question is thereby removed from
Presidential politics, MI. Barbour Will pe
Just as much opposed to MI. Cleveland as
he is to-day and get just as adverse Reports
to his prospects as he does now And we
strongly suspect the same may be SAID OF
eur good friend the Dispatch, as Tar us
giving Cleveland the nomination Is con-
serned.
The opposition of Mr.. Barbour is not
new, nor is that of the other Democratic
Senator'S They were just us much opposed
to him in 1883 when he WAS nominated us
they are to-day. Then, the opposition was
not on silver, but ostensibly Oh his precipl-
fancy in making Tariff Reform the issue
of the Democratic party. Nop, that Tariff
Reform has swept the country after the
manner of a whirlwind, they change thell
base to silver
This section Of Virginia, which includes
the great Valley counties, gives large and
decisive Democratic vote. AS for MI.
Barbour's information regarding lt-toI
we suppose he docs not omit so important +;
Democratic section-it is entirely CHROME
Gus. If Mr.. Barbour will go to any DEM
ocratic meeting in any Of the counties Ill
this sec ION, he will see that a speaker can
not make mention Of the name OF CleVe
land in :; speech without its ellciting q
round of applause. The people here aTt
for Cleveland almost ell masse. They Stant
with regard to him exactly us they did II
John S. Barbour in his Senatorial election
they recognize what he has done for Viz
einia, And the INDICATOR WAS ant
is with Them 1t does not advocate
Cleveland for nomination, but i
is utterly opposed to forgetting what w
owe the man, and in that the Democratic
people of this section are pretty solldl.
with the VINDIcAToE.
They believe that it is the height OF III
Justice to attempt i'll 1891 to bar Dem
ocrat off from the nomination i'll 1892 o.
theories and hypothesis which i'll man
cases barely rise above the dignity .
guesSeS.