The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-27
Greiliilg State Sournat
THE enquirer,

Informs US, this morning, that the elec-
ton of Thursday went off splendidly, and
that we were completely beaten. We
have acknowledged our defeat, as men
should do, and even If not hopeless of OBJ
tanning justice before Democratic courts,
would be far from wishing to defeat the
avowed preferences of the majority of the
voters of the city by contestingit. We COM
mend our example to your party, as worthy
ofimitation, and for the peace of society and
the public good, would urge you to advise
your party to be guided by the same prin-
cples Of honesty which have governed our
conduct We fully agree as to the imper-
lection of your ticket, but have a hope
that the narrow escape made by some of
your representatives of the old Council,
from public exposure of their dishonesty,
will induce them to regard with more con-
Germ the interests of the public, and pre-
vent repetition of their disgraceful and
dishonest conduct. 1t kindly acknowl-
edges surrender Of Jackson Ward.
This is rather cool, when by party trick.
cry large majority of Republican votes
were Intentionally concentrated so as to
obtain majority of the wards. Very
well, we accept the very worst you can
do, and shall bear it as brave men ought.
promising, that when we do obtain control
as we are bound to do, you shall be treated
with more fairness than You have meted
out to us. You are mistaken when Won
suppose that this defeat will affect our
future conduct. 1t will rather benefit us
lis to guard our weak points and
lnitedly assail those which you bave ex-
posed
Should il be our misfortune to lose tn
lext Legislature, by the confidence i'm
parted your party by your present success,
We earnestly hope you will select to repre-
ent you better class of men than dis
raced your party in the last. Give us, il
70 are to have Democrats, men who are
Interested in the welfare of the country,
1stead of those who entered that body
oor and unknown, and who left it rich
'ith the spoils of fraud notorious as fast
vers and spendthrifts, bankrupts in pock-
and morals, and who fattened from food
FINISHED by their part played in the DIFF |
rent corrupting railroad schemes which {
disgraced majority of them. If you a
ave the power you profess to have, we
nplore you to use it in the interest of the
sopie, and not throw it away upon a set i
worthless, ambitious cheats. 9
1t is completely 7ribunised, aud tells us c
bat it knows about farming. 1t bids us t,
ware OF " fertilizers" which it pronoun- t.
S cheats, and would have us 20 back to
! principles. With all its complaints d
out the wheat crop, it fails to advise us fl
nat we should do, whether to raise to- "
eco, corn, cattle or onions. Our opinion q
that men who are as good at newspaper a
aklng as those who are connected with e.
Enquirer, have gone little out of their
ment when they undertake to advise far W
'rs what to do with their lands. "Let the SO
oemaker stick to bis last" is very good pl
tito Farmers will take care of them gr
yes and their interests, better than the III
wspapers will do for them.
What Virginia farming really wants, is ell
number of the plain, practical hard nj
rking dutchmen of Pennsylvania and We
W Jersey, whose first lesson of impor- pl
zee is to farm only as much land as can te'
well and thorougly used. Ten acres an
Il worked will produce more profitable (a'
p chan hundred we'll neglected. wi
ite with US then, in extending well De
ne to those who are ready to invest in ap
lands, and see if the old neglected we
DIS of Virginia will not soon blossom as OF
rose, aud her waste places be decked VIC
b lively green.