The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-15
lFrom the Norfolk Day Book
Who Shall Rule Virginia?
ANON.

LFrom the Norfolk Day Book
Who Shall Rule virginia?
Surely Fthe ''new departure" makes it
very easy sailing for the Old Line Wings to
come over at once, join the Republican
party and take charge Of the political power
of the State, in opposition to the Democrats,
and their old political opponents. by the
''new DEPARTURE" which is entirely a
Northern Democratic notion, it is proposed
for the Southern Democrats to conciliate
the colored vote and secure it for the Demo-
cratic party-not for the Conservative party
or for the Wings, but for the Democratic
party. 1t is designed to add that vote to
the Democratic party for the purpose of
giving that organization the political power
in the South, and if any Old Line Wing
supposes it is intended in any shape or form
to help him or men of his former party
sympathies he is vastly mistaken. The
Democrats work for themselves exclusively,
and they do not divide spoils with any but
of their true faith.
What acquisitions of strength or power
they can gain to their so-called Conserva-
tive organization at the South, will go to
the credit alone of the Democrats, who are
suffered to manage that organization and
t;on which fine Old Line Who's of the
So,,ib are NOT Of course So tbat the
Wh;as ur;,l f;nd thoy oro tbron;ng thair
lahor .,vav when working for tbe Success
of the So-coIIed Conservative Marty . There
;s 10 such nortv considered in national
c;rcIes How was # a few months ogo
xyhen tba democratic nress of tbis State waS
ooII;no co lust;Iv for . Damocrot,c oroaniyo-
t;o, ;n tbo Stato and obns;no tha 0i1 line
WHO'S nc heing untn,stworthv? They
cbanSed their time onlv. becaI,se TAM
man. told them to cont;nue as thew were
nnt;i thev could fleece tbe neonIe of the
State ouf of heavy stealings at the next
Iaa;s,ot'ro and MT II dawn IN the d;scred;t
of 3he Conservatiye Marty. II would not
or # could not in that case be charged
ooo;nst the Democrats. because II would be
,,oIar Tho CONSERVATIVES organization the
stooI;nr neocnres arc IN he nassed. Rut
S sat ,,s Gov nrec;ous LITTLE of the stealing
,v;,l over 10 Suffered 70 find their wav into
.nu hnt Democrats nockets. THAT'S
S,,yo thing though tbe Conservatives will
bavo 70 heor tbe biame
We aStounded at the infatuation of
so,oe of. .tba old WHO newsnaners of the
South and at old Who's also. when we hear
them comnla;n;no and growling about scar
net-hoggers scalawaos and neoroes filling
ffhe oftcss t,2S to tbe excl,son Of better men. 3
Now we want to know who is a greater
i.oo,not- i, -bag@er,, than Gilbert G. Walker?
aud he was elected to the nosition of Gov
a,,,o,. of th;s Stata on the declaration that
ha ms Ranuhl;can and was in accord with
tho noyornmant ot washington. And we
vent 10 know If there is anywhere in the
. South a stcornot- -bapoeru who has managed
aod i onao;ne Ry hook or bv crook to
aaaoa aa - n,nre e monev ant of the neople than
ho e hv h;s fun3;no hin and other swim
dios 9' of - which he i The aclnowledged head
and Font ~
Tho tr,,o etota of the case is inst this =
Tha u,a, hos unset the nolitical status
nf Tho neonle Of this State and the Demo-
orots ndu 4 Int the Old Line Wbios
inn,1 % saan to Know il and the Democrats
Gud;n@ Ud s thnmSelvae IN snch a small minority
ara S sts;v;na hard to ssnull the wooI,' over
tho auas nf the WHO'S in order TO Get the
on,.troi ono oT otta;rs IN. the meantime. the
pnnnIi;cans have the numbers and control
matters generally their own way; but as
~f f,o;r ;r f',,,aer na,tv y adherents the Wings.
boid;na aloof from Them thew aDpont The
hest men thew have. to positions. and say
"a The WHO'S "if Won don't like the Garnet
ha@oers scalawaos and NEGROES to rule
over Won and hold offices ali Won have to
do is to come over and ion your old party,
the Renublicans. and we will allow YOU to
hold the offices and rule the land; but il
Won @ WON'T Won do SO. we don't design that the