The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-09

t8f CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA,
49, 7 May s, 1873. )
To the Bittor' Of the State Journal:
The letter of sold War-Horse," and
your editorial entitled Eating Humble
Pie," in your issue of 9TH May, have at
tracted the attention which the gravity OF
the subjects they discuss is entitled to.
In fact, the suggestions they make are so
eminently pertinent and lie so immedi-
ately before US, that cannot regard with
too much favor the opportunity to discuss
them. In this section, with remarkable
unanimity, we incline 10 the opinions sug-
gested by the writings alluded to above.
Of course it is "poo-poohed by the
pawns of the Knights, who las "Old War
herse" has it) are " desirous Of dlstinc.
ton" That is to say, the majority of
thinking Republicans in this sec
ton of Virginia are persuaded that
it IS necessary to make a judicious selection,
and that if the head of our state ticket shall
be taken from those who came so nobly to
our aid last fall, then beyond question we
can carry the state for our entire ticket
this fall. II we select judiciously, the
disguised Conservatives will flock to US in
such numbers that we will capture the
legislature and our entire ticket. Now we
are without reasonable hope of carry
ing the state on an out-and-outU
Republican ticket with no Compromise
on its face, and no change in its de-
cisive platform. The bars must be
let down, and consideration shown
for our late allies. If the party shall fail
to do these things they will merit and re-
ceive the condemnation of President Grant.
He will not hold those guiltless who I'M
graciously treat his friends, espec o ~ if by
SO doing they lose this state this fall, and
that will be done If we cannot secure the
aid of General Grants Conservative and
Democratic friends. But for them Vir-
ginia would have gone for Greeley, and |
suppose even the sanguine ''desirous-of-
distinction" class of Republicans will not
be fool-hardy enough to suppose
that any one of them can con.
troll more votes than Grant among
straight-out Republicans, and ask which
one of them can get thirty votes outside
his own party. Grant was the first Re-
publican who did it since the war, in Vir-
ginia; and he would not, but that ten to fif-
teen thousand Conservatives had become
disguised with their party, and seeing an
opening to quit it without any sacrifice of
principle, they did it, to remain absent |
from it so long as they could consistently
that depending altogether on the course |
and justice of the Republican party.
MIR. Editor, l. beg of you to give this |
whole matter complete airing, and let us
do what is best and right irrespective of the |
few "desir0us OF distinction" and their |
pawns scattered here and there, noisy and |
loud, otherwise impotent. This ia time |
to put aside all place-hunters and to pa
tlently canvass the situation and field and
select accordingly. Stand aside, ys "de-
sirous of Distinction" place-hunters, hide
bound politicians and others, who think |
that the Republican party needs no recruits,
and who live off of the defeats it encount-
ers by keeping it close corporation.
A FRIEND TO sold WAR oRsE''
w s5e AND "HUMBLE PIE.O