The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-07
Letters From the People.
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA, |
Nav B. 1873.
Editor of The State Journal:

may D, 1878.
To the Editor of The State Journal:
Magnanimity and justice are jewels j
human character, and decorate that of
political party, as well as that of the indi
vidual. If this be true, then what doe
our party 1.-THE Republican, propose to d
in justice and propriety, for that gallan
eight or ten thousand Grant Conservative
and Democrats who, voting with US, carried
Virginia, in the late presidential campaign
for General Grant. They have neve
acted with us before at our request, ant
the conviction that for Virginia, it wa.
well and meet that she should align her
self with the controlling party of the coun
try, and for sundry other good reasons
in their mognaniaity they came con
quering host and plucked the palm of vic
GRASP. How shall we meet that act O
overture? Shall it be with justice and
maghanimity, or with indifference set
much said about the coming gubernatorial
nomination, &c; but every suggestion Sc
far, that have seen excepting one or two
leading articles in THE STATE JOURNAL
are dumb as to the wishes of our late allies
without whom we could not have carried
the state, and piho,H ,chom we cannot do
so ao,o, if oar.o,d and desperate enemy
shall be solid, md what sane man doubts
it if we shall be foolish enough to kick
out of our camp the new-found but long
looked-lor friends. by giving them no con-
sideration, no place on the ticket. The
object of party is to win, not that A or
Il shall be nominee and chances taken as
to results. Now, do not mean to eschew
principles, nor to supersede old and tried
friends, but sometimes it is policy as well
as wisdom to ''stoop to conquer" and it
is always well to meet magaanimity with
justice.
1t is of no importance to Republican
voters like myself, aoho shall hold the
offices, but it is of vast importance to us
to have Republican state government in
harmony with the federal one. What we
need is decided Republican victory in this
old commonwealth such an one as will
make it peaceful, quiet home for north
ern men and foreigners, no matter whether
they be Republicans or Democrats.
10 place us in accord with the great party
of the country, is to make as rich in every
thing that is progressive; is to build up our
wasted fields and utilize our great natural
gifts and advantages. To make Virginia
attractive to the best class of northern
people we must conquer a social peace for
them, as residents here, before they will
come and bring their enterprise and capital
into the state. What matters it, then,
whether that is done under the banner of A !,
or B !; of an old racer or the ally of the late
election. If we can reward the tried and
true and win, ve,y good if not, we must
win with any honorable means at hand {;
and if, in making necessity virtue, we can
pay a graceful compliment to our new
friends, would it not be wise to sacrifice
those DESTROYS of distinction, who lay
their plots and plans to secure
nominations regardless of our the
voters interests that class of men who
think they are serving God when they are
serving themselves, and that the balance of
the world are entitled to consideration
only as they minister to the personal pre-
tensions they set up.
Now, think, in my humble way, that
it is of very little importance to the Re-
publican party or to Virginia whether A
or b, or some other man who has been at
tached to one or more parties in his life,
shall be the Republican nominee; but it
is all important that Republican principles
shall prevail, and don't care whether our
standard-bearers be taken from my old
friends or my new ones. | only want, and
the party only needs, victory. Let US be
assured, then, that we select to that end,
recollecting that we owe debt of graft
tude to the noble eight or ten thousand
and that Of ourselves, the old dyed-in-the-
wool fellows, we cannot carry this state,
because few men have immigrated here,
and many thousands have emigrated, some
south and some north. Then our relent-
less enemies have disfranchised many, in
Inundated others, bought some, and cheat
ed thousands. We should remember
that our only victory was when
the Grant Conservatives and Democrats
cane to our aid. Shall we have them
with us in the next fight and thus insure
success, or shall we yield to the selfish
politicians who are merciless on the voters
and think only of themselves who do not
care whether they win or not, believing
that, if defeated, they can set up such q
pitiful cry as will soften the heart of the
President and induce him to give them an
office to spare them the misfortunes Of
defeat
Just once wish our friends to act inde-
pendent of A and b, and make nomina-
ton this fall which will do Justice to all
elements of the Republican party, old and
new. BIT if any must be nged and
sacrificed to enable us to win, let them be
mercilessly put aside, for to pin is a neces-
sily. "OLD WAREHOUSE"
BOrax and the Nitrate OF POtassa In
the Loss of Voice From 'sColds'' i'm