National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-31
rRRsIotSr GRAN! AND THE rioPLE

The Richmond Wing has discovered That
n number OF Its patrons, members oil the
sham Conservative party, are afraid to Of
fend Gen. Grant" This Is another way OF
saving that the influence Of the President In
his support Of Republican principles, and In
his careful support Of progressive ideas, the
development Of which will advance the ma
tcrIal interests Of the Commonwealth, has
had beneficial effect upon the minds oil the
thinking people Of the State. The people OF
Virginia will not ''offcnd" tho President ny
voting ns their conscicnccs may dictatoi out as
he believes that the election Of the Republican
ticket Is essential to their prosperity and to
good government, II will crafty him to know
that go many OF them have awakened to the
knowledge that Conservative rule Is but q
cover for the grosscst corruption. Heknows
that Malone, Robinson, Barbour and Car
rington, representing the railroad and canal
interests, combine to make the power behind
the throne, and that they are, In fact, the
ringmasters, at the crack Of whose whips the
Conservative leaders dance. lie knows
that the people have been led step
by step through the Vaccinations Of these
schemcrs and by appeals to the base
prejudice OF race, from comparative SOL
vcncy to the verge Of bankruptcy that the
per capita debt Of the State Is larger than
that Of any other In the Union; that the assets
Of the State have been squspdercd or stolen
by these ringmasters, and that " Kemper,
withcrs and Daniel should be elected, the
same unfortunate situation would be contln-
ued. lie knows that Col. Hughes Is q pure
man, against whose honesty and uprightness
Of character not breath Of suspicion has
been evoked. even In the bitterness Of this
most bitter canvass, and that with his
associates on The Republican ticket he Is
ready to devote his commanding ability to the
labor Of rejuyenating poor, Conservative
ridden Virginia. He remembers he deception
,rhich Raleigh 4. Daniel, The Democratic
candidate for Attorney General, attempted L
practice upon him in 1869, and being, as tho
Wing very correctly describes him to be
mot only q man Of mind but patriot and
having pride In the glory and prosperity oil
the country, 1t would he source Of regre,
to him II the people should unfortunately
elect Daniel TO position OF such eminent
responsibility. lie cannot fail, In his own
mind, to characterize that attempt as the aci
Of a dishonest politician, who would moi
scruplo to stoop to the meancst and most
dlsreputaple trickcry to serve his party. lie
assuredly docs, as the Wing, with accus'
toned high-toncd euphony, says, " from hi'
very soul losth and scorn the cringing, white
skinned sycophant In Virginia, who would In
a contest such as this bend the supple hinge,
Of the knee that thrift may follow fawning,'
and probably remembers the bringing
sycophancy Of Mr.. Daniels dispatch
lie knows that Daniel was nominated Al
Kemper was, at the beck and bidding OF En-
tpcror Bill Malone, and probably makes thu
very natural deduction from this fact thai
Daniel Ia not only cringlng, whitc-skinue'
sycophant, but something worse. In cozciu
sion, let us repeat that the votes of the PEG
pie OF Virginia cannot and will not Offend
the President II they are all cast for Kemper
withers and Daniel any more than they wi
offend the moral sensibllities Of any pur,
minded patriot.