The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-06
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The election is; over, and at this writing
the aasa9isatFons ars a.t CcE Hughes, the Re
raHlicxa car GEate, is beatem-we may say
badly beaten Ii IS nos our DISPOSITION to-
banaosw the knocking owev of she pail Of
mTiE, roT to- Toafsss To- regrets as to- what
nsghs have been, had this or THAT been doae,
We xcF.neaaledss &C. defeat sna Bow submissive
Ey to- ths VII Of tlae people, expressed by ths
.ealy lsgsJ method prescribed for tire asees-
'ssinrnrps eg tkas WHY 1t is eoe OF those
e@nSin seaeiaa iacidens TO political ec@aiets.
'whisa sn,r.S Be rsst BY one or the ether of
she CSC tending parties, and we are net more.
disappointed. chan oup opponents would haze
Sssu, AaS they met witA the fate that hae BE-
sfsllsu u@l We find consoEatfors 7s she rcgec-
'sica bhat're at least hare discharged the da-
W we assuineG, and are free fsoaa ehe in,pu-
RATION eS having aalfesea or hes5sasea In tae
saEnses Support Of the men who advocated
the prFnsiples wASck lie at the. fsuudatioo Of
.suz governaners, and which are reflected fn.
the policy Of Gen. espant's aainistsstfon.
We do net reaogaize the verdict cast On
Tuesday last, as a reccr aabioa Of the popular
walh Of virginia against the broad ideas, of
governmental policy embraced in the Repub-
ldsaa' creed We still have faith in the ma
siocal' syn padly Of the people. The Con
i.
Kei sa1estN n Of am enforcement or condena-
nation Of rsle general policy of He admins
tratipm had been submitted, stripped. ct the
saytraneous' sud IRRELEVANT issues that ere
Thrust into the canvsss, tsoir defeat was Ger.
aaau- Theg were aware Of the Instrumental
hieS they lad st their. command: toseEcitasand
control the, popular prejudice. and that with
saim entire press of the Stata,. with. three. OF
four ezuaHtiaus, and nearly all the speaking
sa]bnS enlisted Old their side, il was com phsa
taNuly ayr sasy matter to- iutrodnse false ques-
stduna,, aaf stimulate the popular prejudice te
the almost tbtaa cgriuslcn Of what we maine
tainedl was tlis tnuo Issue ia: tile, contest-the
houests acceptance Of the. results Of til e. war
We believe. tD-lay,. notwithstanding the re-
suit We ara. acknowledging; THE great; mass
Of Eie people CT Nirgiaial are 10. Hearty sym
pataiT with Glen. Gran is. Administrations
The most convincing, proof Of this ID tho
yiathpnn Of the Conservative, party itself
,andi the dechraiious Of their leading journal!
and speakers, that there was nothing Of No.
monai politics involved IN the election.-
Willie we, had no coz adonce I'M the sincerity
eff tbuse' declarations; SO faras the politicians
+vere apucerned, 20 believe. that the, people
were: a5rcealiuto tke' belief that it was aq.,es.
>eaon OF race supremacy, and stimulated BY
sflg most passionate am! eztraeagant Appeals
20, tiiis. yrejfldice, were indhcedsto give tliei
espport to- Gen.. ke,aper. Goull 3 fair, hon
sse, andl cgndili expression Of the seotinen
of tile. Skate, haze BEEN asee4taiped at ii: il
Ri1n@, we believe ii, would. be III accord Will
uYn adtniniatrationa
WIZ Imve, howsrer, never known such \
,fMittau; witupera&ive' and reckless campaign. IL
syulltical| ccasas s.. Lb was. q, warfare upol
ssCyaN Hughes, Individuality. and persissen
misrppresontat en- Of everything he had eve,
.eoue, and tia attribution to him of things ke
HAD never done, and. sentiments he had new
.ew sBvscatad. Every device that the inge.
,auinY sc pfsreuaed politicians could concoct
Taa BGcugh5 to bear to, inhhnse the passion.
of the people, and make the issue purely tina
Aft sae wfTte man against the negro. The.
.sueseeded In tkeiu design, and have, electet
aceus- Kemper BY a very decided nsjority.
We await now to- soc whether the Censer
EaBive rress and its successful uspsesea tat i've
wial slain, this as victory over the polio
sn& principles Of the Republican party, a
neTnesenteG by the administration The
Ruve declared that was not the issue, an
wsuk 500 fay as to. assure the country tina
,shey ret anIy held 10 high esteem Gen. Gran
:''ssiuaseHf, Eaat looked favorably upon. the ten
,.JeasY of the purposes OF bis administration
.auI shst stranger events had transpir ed thai
shs5r support Of the President for thirt
ssprn- &c this was not all false pretense ant
an TmgeaTous deception, we expect to- see thes
sassders shape the policy Of the State in &C
cord with the admTDist ration and the genera
Iine Of policy we have maintained
In this view Of the case, we do Lot feel 81
badly whipped as the surface Indications weuk
jrstTfy In assuming
We confess, however. TO- defeat, aud Will,
1T is a'uos.ss deep as we'll, nor as wide as
ashureh door, 'trs enough"
Tie Conservatives, in order to accomplish
skfs FesuEt, were driven to- the necessity o
,ezIosving Presidents Grant aud his admins
,ezst5ap, and "a system Of force and blustel
,pesrrbhsfpse witnessed in pspular election
regard this seselt as simply triumph o
,preiuaics end passion, and not the settlements
.sFssy principle of State OF national policy
Net ,gs~ see whether all the asserted national
i1ebaapg is gsapFpe ,,snd whether Virginia is
lAesesftsr, 4o pc sepss@eaed a.5tate in sympa-
sshys with the gsveznmeat AND the predomi-
siaass. sent inaens of. tsre.eonnsrY
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