The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-09-04
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ty OF Vffgtnta legislation UNDER the class OF
Aasa who are Row controlling the State By an
sstiwsse Of what she might have beer end
whas she is. Naturally she is the richest
State In the Uoiou; practically she is the
poorest. Take her geographical position, her
rivers aud streams, her immense and diversi-
fed Minerals, her splendid forests; her rich,
fruitful soil and delightful climate, interme-
dfate to Che extremes of Northern cold and
$eathera beat, aud there is no State within
she limits Of the Union that presents so
many natural advantages. How Rave these
been utilized? Actually there has not been
enough wealth produced from these wonder
fol and suexhaustible sources TO support the
inhabitants of she States. This is a bold ex-
pressfon, but ii h ireoatesssblg truo. Viz
glbia's public debt is greater than that Of
sns Slate 10 the Uaiou, verging on to fifty
million dollars, The private Indebtedness Of
Fer people is larger than that Of any other
Stsss, Taking everything into consideration,
she has beer the worst governed and the
worst managed Ssase of all Che others. With
nstvraI capacities equal to any other, Penn
sylvapia has sig times the taxable property,
and Ohio three times greater resources than
Virginia. Instead Of going forward, we have
been resrograding. Labor is less remnner-
knE f. I.,,oo,rI III ~
In either State North or West Of us. Why
is this? The answer is ready and plain.
Tbs legislation Of Virginia has been averse
to the introduction of foreign capital and
the encouragement of public enterprises For
ty years ago, proposition was made TO build
railroad through this great Valley from one
extreme to the other, guaranteeing large bo-
nus to the State for the privilege The applica-
tioD vas rejected because il was foreign
company that proposed it. Suppose an enfght-
cued spirit had governed our legislation at
skat time, and the road constructed, what
would be- our condition now Z? The same
spirit Of exclusiveness has prevailed ever
since. It is now proposed TO fastep this con-
sracssd policy upou the State for all time to
come. Kemper is known to be the friend
Of Mahons's policy Of "Virginia for Virgin
ians"-tIras is, to allow no privileges, hold
out no Inducements to foreign capital TO be
invested here, but on the contrary, actually
to forbid il. It is close corporation that
proposes to give few Virginia companies
exclusive control Of the State, and drive
away all comprehensive tolerate no ingress
Of foreign capital to works Of internal i'm
provements, bat to let a few selfish eombIn-
atoms paralyze the whole material interest
Of Virginia.
The people are interested in opening the
doors to all to come in, With energy and
capital. We want a free railroad law, we'll
guarded and restricted SO that when compa-
ny,is able to build they may do SO. This is
the way to benefit the mechanic, the farmer
and the laborer. It makes money plenty,
u stimulates industry and production, gives
employment to labor, assures good wages,
and secures general prosperity. The cleo
tom Of Ksmpsr, the success Of the Con-
servative party, viii effectually veto this 1t
will be poor Virginia for poor Virginians
the predomipation of spirit of intolcr-
ancs and excIusiveness, which forbid men
Of spirit and enterprise from coming here
will destroy the interest. of labor, will throw a
pal, over all our industries and fasten the
State in the mire which similar legislation
has placed her.
Wbas has this spirit Of excIusivness done
for us, but to place us in the condition we
have ssated-presssd down with public and
private debts and the absence of means to
encourage industrial pursuits, by which these
may be discharged.
The success of the Conservative party in
the coming contest will be the most direful
salamity that ever overlook the industries
of Virginia. We can form no idea how it
IS that thinking men seannot SEQ that the
miserable dog-in-the-manger policy OF the
Conservatives of Virginia, that Of Virginia
for Virgfnians," is the deadly enemy Of
hs farmer, the mechanic and the Ia
borer. The people, we are satisfied, are be-
shining to look at this matter in its true
Eight. They begin to realize the fatal fol
~ Of cultivating q spirit Of bigoted ex
esusiyeness for the sake Of placing in off
sial position fe. individuals, and ipjuring
Ill the great interests of the State. The
je.yen is working, and before the 4th OF
November next, we confidently anticipate
general reputation of the disastrous and ia
sal policy Invoked in the cry Of Virginia
s,s ths Virginians,'' or rather Kemper,
Withers and Daniel for Office at the expense
efsi.e substantial interests and prosperity Of
she people.
w point to the actual condition Of Vir-
ginia - an evidence of the reckless disre-
gard OF the interests Of the people by the rul-
,nu power of the State, Although our pub
81 i.st is great had it not been for the Re-
pu,licass placing clause in the Constitution
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