The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-11-12

party. Whilst it. has never been q party meals
ure, the recognition OF tire ilfstigators of shat
lTischeivous suggestion as party leaders. threw
the responsibility, in great. part, upon the par
ty for its presentation and advocacy. 1t was
obnoxious to the popular instincts upon its face,
and whilst, as we have heretofore argued, there
was nothing practically harmful in it, the in
stinctiye sentiment of the peope felt indignant
at its tendency, aggravated rs it was by the APP
peals of denlayogs,es who hailed it as a god
send to excite popular prejudice.
These, we regard, as the most prominent
causes, of general application, which brought
about the recent result, condemaing the Rcpub-
lican party. There Were other cans@s, OF local
effect, which brought adverse results IN parti G.
iilar districts, not compreandns diss:ttlsflc-
ton with the party, in its national rclitions'-
The two thoughts we have presented embraced
the general REASONS for the tide i'll favor OF the
Democrats. In the first one there was nothing
that could be laid at the door OF the Republican
party. Results similar have followed Ill fiaan-
c.l plnics in this country, and while parties
| have been the objects OF attack they have not
Justly been responsible for the creation II the
causes. In the other, the want of statesman
lship in the leaders OF the Republican party, was
the cause, and the best way to atone for the
blulaer, will Be for the next session of the 43d
Congress to bring zip the bllan kill it forever.
The other matter will correct itself.
We have thus presented what we conceive to
be Intentional causes of the widespread dissat-
isfaction manifested on the 81 of November
The recuperative energies of the people will be
equal, in the course of timc. to tha one, and
the common seasc OF the Republican party
ought to meet the other.
1t is demonstrated, from these premises. that
it has been dissatisfaction with no a,luinistra-
tive policy of the Republican party that the de-
feat has been effected. We are satisfied that
the conviction of the people is as clearly with
the Republican party to-dly as it was two years
ago, and that the effect OF the disaster that has
oyertaken it, in districts and States, will be to
discipline and prepare the organization for the
tar more important campaign that will be con-
testc two years hence. compromising the adj
nlinlstration Of ia ional affairs. The purgation
it has undergonc-tlrc dead weight it has thrown
of-the severe lessons it has been taught
will but serve to strengthen it in the conf lcnce
OF the people, and enable it the more success
fully to fulfil its grand destiny in carrying ont
to their fullest perfection the principles that
ulderlie, and constitute the vital existence of
our system Of government.
The democratic purity will find that in the
crucial it will have to endure in the next
two years, it has mistaken the causes of the
revolution that has ele7ated it to power in the
popular branch of the national legislature
The people realize, that in p:lnsilins unwor-
thy purity etders an revolving against the
transactions for which the Republican party
are no moro responsible than the Democratic
such as the Credit Mobiles, Slnborn Co1tr cts
and Salary Gra5s--they have committed
the grave mistake of cripplirs the efficiency of
the only orslnzatioa that has for its object the
-developaient of the genius of American iflstitn-
tloas, al coati1ining tlle opacity OF tn. pso-
pie for self govsrnm mt. II the s!rllen and
unexpected shock or financial relations with
other atoms has received, SHALL not work harm
during the two yeirs to ctIna, and the country
can ii !e through the throes that must neccsslri-
ly result from the disturbance of the moneta-
ry complications of this with other countries,
the year 1876 will witnes. the full restoration
of the Republican party to the confidence of
the people-tlle more earnest and complete be-
cause OF the apparent injustice chat has been
done it iii 1874.