Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-27
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY OCT. 27th, 1890.
PARTY REGULARITY.


upon the Senatorial contest in Vii
ginia verv APPLY says: "The time
has passed when thoughtful men can
b, held in political bondage by the
fetch of"pAty regularity"
1t is fortunate for the mass Oflibel-
ty loving people that the sine has
lassed
Three years ago the "regular" dem
Ocrauc party enOeavOred ny means
Of the cry of "party regularity" to
force people who Honestly believed
that The doctrine Of the free coinage
of silver was dclusion and a snare,
which would pass from the political
horizon as rapidly as it had loomed
up, bow TO the odious doctrine and
pretend to believe to lie true what
they knew TO be false.
These men saw that the democratic
party had departed from the faith OF
the fathers, by abandoning the OLD
principles and inserting new degma'
of belief, or ''new declarations" us
Mr.. Bryan terms them, with the
avowed object of securing the sup
p"rt of republicans and populists' In
fact, that whole body polite had
been stepped into a new decociion
which was as dangerous to political
life. AS IS the saturation of the hu-
man body with the modern decoction
termed absinthe. The only proper
name for this political combination il
"Bryanism." 1t dominated the party
three years ago, and was responsible
for its defeat. Today, the democrats
see its ruinOus effects, but like the
victims of absinthe, they seek rehe
in the very POISON which caused then
luin and cont nues to threateE their
existence.
We regret to zee the same expe-
dents re- octel to in State politics
in Virginia Party regularity may
be essential TO party success, but
when factions endeavor 10 use ,l'
cry of "partY regularity" in order
to achieve success for faction. hy Gi>
rupting larty, it is time for thought
ful men to investigate the uses t'
which this party whip is applied.
Not satisfied with the cry Of ''rar-
~ It gularity' which they Sc M t.
think conAones all their political sins
they attempt to achieve success
by denouncing their opponents a
"gold bugs" "republican and scci-
ties, &c" We most heartily wisl
that 1t was our privilege this year to
vote for vcritable "gold bug" foi
then we would feel sure that we were
voting for a man that had honest
convictions and the courage Of his
convictions. We however, protest
against this practice of calling every
man a "gold bug" who will not follow
the dictates of few men who are
pleased to term themselves Irregular
We would have you understand that
the "gold bug" is a man VINO had net
the least tace of "Bryanism" IN his
composition, and that there is an eff
1ulgence about the name "gOld bug,
which will shine with increasing lus-
tire so long as the name "rebel," as ap-
piled TO the patriots ofthe revolution,
shall be honored by the free citizens
of America.
We do not propose to stand idly 10y
while these factionsts make free with
our pet names, and apply Il EN- TO peo-
PIE who 'pp~'c them, With as much
prodigali,y as the readjusters hurled
their "BourbOn-fundeis" at the dem
ocrats of Virginia.
We do not believe that Mr.. Stick
ley is entitled to the nan e, but ifyou
can prove that he is, we will support
him most heartily. Until you can
prove that he is one of the immortal
foriy-seven, we protest against you
applying to him and his party a name
which of right belongs TO others.
We have great respect for party
regularity, but we cannot be forced
TO support faction that under the
name of part regularity" hurls mp
OH their orpcnea',: gold bugs ".n-
dependents" republican aid society"
and other vile epithets. If they
want to be regulars, let them be true
to tie democratic faith, and instead
of trying to kick their own people
out of ranks, let them turn their bat
teries upon the republicans whose
doctrines have always heretofore
been odious to true, regular demo-
csats.