Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-12
TINsLEY & MORTON, Proprietors.
FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE ~, 1891.

FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE IL, 1891.
IT IS WE'LL TO LET WE'LL ENOUGH
ALONE.
AS the article on the State debt from the
VINDICAToR commented Oh by the Rich
nlo1td Dispatch, was not in the same paper
with the comments, q reader who had not
seen it might possibly infer that the Vim
DICTATOR now OF at some time either advo-
Gated or tolerated reputation. The con
trarv is the case The VINDICAToR be-
longed to the debt-payer wing of the Dem
ocratlc party and made a fight for the cred
In 1888 it advocated the acceptance OF the
Riddleberger bill by the Democratic party
as the best thing for it, and the best thi1to
for the creditors. The worry the State
had been subjected to in the courts had
made the mass of the people ready for aasy-
thing, d readiness that included repudia-
ton Of the whole debt, principal and inter
est as well. The present good humor OF
the people on the debt question comes from
the fact that their State Treasury is not
besieged by people trying to pay Il dollar of
taxes with coupons they have paid fifty
cents for. When that siege comes again,
if it should, the creditors will be very apt
to see the black muzzle Of the liquidation
gun protruding from the Treasury door.
The people Of Virginia peremptorily discar-
ded the debt-payer leaders OF both great
political PARTIES during the campaigns of
1S77-'79 and Isl and formed u third party
to carry out their views. And it WIS only
after that third party had done its work
and, as was thought, securely done it,, that
one OF the great political parties WAS Tein-
stated in 1883 on its solemn engagement not
to disturb the work done. In the inter
Kegnum named, the people discarded the ad-
vice of the press of both political parties
by which they had been guided in former
days, and refused to give power to old
political leaders who advocated any debt
payment other than that the people them
selves had fixed on.
1t is a great pity the creditors cannot I'M
derstand the situation as well as vein Viz
slnia who made Il six years DISTINGUISHED
weary and disastrous campaign for them.
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TIE ''HERE7ICS'' OF THE DAY.
The religious denominational world
promises to be considerably agitated dur
ing the year 1891, over the question of what
to do with certain s'hereticS." In the
Northern Presbyterian church the trouble
given by Dr.. Briggs position, and i'll the
Protestant Episcopal church the ''vieWs
of Rev. Heber Newton are likely to give
any amount Of discussion. It is always
Il matter Of surprise when these doctrinal
church troubles arise, that they are not
settled i'll prompt and practical way by
the withdrawal of the men who have ceased
to agree with and have faith in the doc
trines of their church. 1t would be good
manners and good sense, and would Illus
trate all absolute freedom of religious opill-
ion. The One man who has joined the OF
ganization of the Hundred has no right to
remain and make himself Il source of dis
turbance to the NInety-N Inc. 1t is an lll-
solvable puzzle to the world, whya minister,
agentleman of refinement and consideration
in all other things. will attempt to force
his belief OIL lack of belief Oh others who are
perfectly satisfied with the road they are
travelling, and who-the crucial test after
all-are leading quite as acceptable a life
in the sight of God as he is. The scpar;l-
ton by no means STILES religious thought
OIL checks its advance; Oh the contrary,
when such Il man starts IL new church with
new beliefs, it stands out more clearly to
receive the approving OF disappearing judg-
ment Of the world, and has no entangle-
ments which may obs cure the vision. Ex-
cept that d ''Willfu nan maun hae his wa
We know of 10 reason for a clergyman re-
manning in Il church which lie lelieves, and
argues to prove, is wrong in its crecd.
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