The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-10-08
Political Hotch-Potch.

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The Democratic papers announce that
sxty>odd Democratic conventions have
been held, and nominated candidates for
the Legislature and that only thirty
are yet to be held. Ii the thirty yet to
be held come no nearer being controlled
by the regular Democratic organization
than the sixty that have been held, then
the Democratic organization will cut a
sorry figure in the next Legislature. AT
least three-fourths, if not fonr-fifths of
the nominations that have been made
have been dictated by the Alliance In
every instance, that we have heard of
where there was Il contest, the regular
organization yielded to the demands Of
the Alliance When it was found that
the regular organization was whipped
the ringleaders have fastened to fall
into line and hurrah for the Democracy.
The Alliance men have quietly allowed
this kind of after play to go on without
exposing the sham and pretense, for the
good and sufficient reason that they had
what they demanded and did not feel
like depriving the defeated regulars of
any satisfaction they might derive from
their Chinese clatter. A Congressman
from the Valley, when asked why they
had succumbedt to theAlliance in his coun-
ty answered, that it was because we-the
managers-did not want the Alliance to
break from u.s. The Alliance was
doing no breaking off. 1t made known
what it wanted and proceeded to take
it, whether it pleased the regulars or not,
and permitted the regulars to tuck tail
and follow after them the as ornamental
part of the procession.
The regular Democracy has practically
abandoned the political field in Virgin
la, and the Republicans, by the direction
of their Boss, having literally thrown
up the sponge, leaving an uncontested
field, the Alliance have taken full pos
session of it, and propose to hold it, at
least for while. There has never been,
in the history of this State, such an ex-
hibit of political cowardice as has been
shown by both of the old parties during
the pending campaign. They have both
ignom inuously surrendered to the ALI
ance, without firing a shot. They have,
to all intents and purposes, endorsed
the Alliance fallacies, by not boldly OPP
posing them, and should be held as
much responsible for any harm that may
come to the State as the Alliance itself
We have Daniel, a United States Sen
ator, and Tucker, Congressman, run
ming after the Alliance, and straining ev-
cry effort to get into the Alliance wagon,
if even to sit on the tail board, believing
out, s'see how we apples swim!" The
Alliance permits the travesty, as it helps
to augment the crowd, but do not intend
that they shall hold the reins or direct
the machine. That is the Alliance bus
mess, which it has religiously appropri-
ated to it's own simon pure members,
and it must not be interfered with. 1t
presents a very interesting and absorb
ing spectacle, indeed, for two great par
ties to practically abandon their princl-
Piles, surrender their organizations and
join in the Alliance crusade against all
the conservative influences and saiutary
policies which have heretofore accen-
trated the consideration of public in
terests.
We have now as the platform OF the
ruling party or faction, in Virginia;
Death to National Banks,
Death to Railroads
Compulsory acceptance by the people
of a fraudulant dollar, worth 30 cents
less than 100 cents.
Free trade. or the destruction OF the
home market, of home Industries, and
home labor, and the building up OF for
eign markets, foreign factories, foreign
labor, and foreign interests generally, at
the expense of our own interests.
The conversion of the government into
a brokers' office, to record mortgages
upon farms at per cent. interest.
The purchase Of all railroads and tele-
graph lines by the government, to turn
ish offices for needy politicians, and
drain the people of the fruits OF the
sweat of their brow, that thriftless
demagogues and curbstone politicians
may be provided for.
This is about what the Alliance and
the Democracy have announced as their
Principles. while the Republicans have
as much as said, "Me, too" in abandon
ing the field, under the order of their
and unique Boss.
This is indeed, an interesting and at
tractive picture.Ifor patriots to conte1n-
plate 1t is enough to make wooden
Indian weep and blush for shame.
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