The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-12
Page County Republican Convention.
To NE Editor Of the state Journal;

To NE Editor Of the State Journal
The Republican county convention of
Page, which met at Honeyville on the 23d
of September, organized by the election of
Frank j. Bramhall, of Luray, as President,
and John Ii. Floyd, of Marksville, as Sec
rotary; nominated UNANIMOUSLY Thornton
II. Taylor, of Marksville, for the House of
Delegates, and adopted the following resolu-
tons, reported by Mr.. O'Neal from the
committee on resolutions:
Resolued, That we have viewed with indigna-
ton and shame our State disgraced by the weak
ness iinbecility corruption, and partisan hate of
our so-caled ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Legsla-
ture, frittering away much valuable and costly
time in passing private railroad bills IN the inter-
est of corrupt lobbyists, instead of adopting
general railroad law hindering the execution OF
the homestead and free school provisions OF the
constitution, instead of laboring to educate and
ameliorate the condition of the people; eleeting,
to a great extent, from their own number, par
tisan judiciary, which has departed from the an
cient and honest custom of giving the minority
at least one Judge of election at each poll and
increasing the burdens of the people, by COM
pounding the interest on the public debt OF
forty five millions, for the benefit OF specializing
bond-holders.
ResoIued, That we utterly repudiate and con-
denim the so-called Democrutic-C Conservative par
ty of Virginia, which has governed the State in
the interest of wealthy, proud, land and slave
working-ma the poor and the friendless-which
dragged the State into a fratricidal war against
the Republic, to our wrong and lmpover1shment
and has since steadfastly labored to increase and
perpetuate the antagonsm and hatred of sections,
classes and races and which has been and Is
used as a cloak for the selfish designs Of ambi-
tious party leaders, who, to gain their ends, nave
| debanehed and degraded the press, interfered
| with the freedom and purity OF the ballot, and
defrauded the people of their just rights. =
ResoIUed, That we cordially approve and sup
In Mo- NO
Republican party, which saved the Republic
| from suicidal secession and rebellion; abolished
slavery ordained and enforced the legal and polit
ieal equality of all men reduced at the same time
taxation and the national debt, and placed The
national credit on flrmer basis than ever before
saved the nation from foreign war by honorable
and manly diplomacy, and bound the mother
country to our own by firm and lasting bonds o
| friendship; extended our internal improvements
| with rapidity and success unparalleled in his
tory; fosters agriculture, commerce and manu-
features, and which labors for protection to in
dustry and the workingman; economical expen
diture of the public money, reduced taxation, de
| yelopment of our maternal resources, universe
education, peace, harmony and friendship, and
| entire freedom ofspeech and opinion everywhere
| Resolved, That the administration of Presiden
| Grant, characterized as it has been by honesty
| integrity, economy, manly hrmness, moderation
and practical wisdom, merits the appreciation
and confidence of the American people, and tn
expression of that confidence in choosing him a
their victorious standard-bearer in 1872.
| Resolved, That we pledge to Thornton H. Tay
lor, the peoples Republican candidate for tn
| House of Delegates, our firm, active aud undi
vided support /; that we will wrest from the am
| bilious clique, who have SO unworthiiy used it
the power belonging to the people who recognize
no masters and no dictations but their own ire
| will and we call upon our fellow-citizens to re
pudiate the professional politicians of the past
! who have too long deceived and betrayed them
and rally to the support of an honest and intell
gent farmer, one of their own class and interest
who will truly represent them and worthily us
the trust reposed in him.
j. II. Floyd, f. j. BRAMHAIL,
Secretary. Chairman.