The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-09-09
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We omit this week number of elitoriul ar
ticles, prepared and in type, to make room forI
correspondents.
Senator Cochran.
We have been accused Of exhibiting a par
tiality for.Senator Cochran through the col
,i.nns Of The V1RGINIAN. Probably we have
said something's that would bear that construc-
ton. and if so we will give our reason for it.
Politically, We are us far apart from Judge
Cochran as the North is from the South pole.
He and Maj. KOimer are tarred with the
same conservative stick, and as purely ques-
ton of politics, we wash our hands of both of
them. AS member of the Legislature we
recognize in Judge Cochran a very useful SER
want OF the people on questions not POLITICAL
Tie has been influential in securing most Of the
beneficial legislation his constituents have re-
ceived for some years past. IIc is liberal in
his views, generous in his nature, and above
the petty spites Of the partizan bigot.
Eut it is not to these that any Partially we
may have manifested is traccable. 1t is be-
cause the Conservative newspapers Of Staun-
ton have virtually closed their columns to any
recognition of his services or his standing with
his party friends in the State. They never vol
nntarially publish lire in commentator OF
his course as Senator, or showing the estima-
ton in which lie is held by prominent Conser-
vatves from all sections of the State, who have
had all opportunity of fairly weighing his mer-
is. Whenever nything appears in the Vindi-
Gator or Spectator, with Judge Cochran's name
attached to it, or referring to him, it has to be
paid for either by himself or his friends at adj
vertising rates, when such demand is not always
cXacted OF other public men of the county. For
this reason, of our own accord, we published
the correspondence between him and Maj.
Koner last week, gratuitously, and for this
reason we have inserted various complimenta-
~ notices of him, that came under our obser-
Walton, taken from as many conservative pa
pers in the State. We did this because the
,VIRGINIAN is as generally read, if not more
SO, even by Conservatives, as any other paper
published in the county, and fer the further
reason, that it was but fair and just that Mr..
Cochran should have an impartial hearing be-
fore his constituents. We would do the same
thing for any other public man Of the county.
who was prescribed the columns Of his own
party papers, except upon such terms as few
men are able to stand. Many Conservatives
have shown very liberal spirit towards the
VIRGINIAN, notwithstanding in politics they
differ with us, and We are determined that
they shall not beat us in libcrality. We never
think of politics in considering questions af-
fecting the interests of this community, and
because of this many OF the business men Of
the city ard county ignore political considera-
tiens in dealing with us in matters not invol-
wing party identity. They recognize in the
YIRGINIAN representative of the active, pro-
Gressve spirit of the times, fully alive to ev-
erythng that relates to the welfare of the pco-
pie and the enterprise of the period, and for
that reason they encourage it.
As between the various candidates who will,
i'll all probability, ask for the suffrages of the
people, we will be very apt to have a personal
choice; but politically we have no sympathy
with any of them. As VIC have not forfeited
any of the rights OF citizenship, we claim the
privilege, ard shall exercise it, Of choosing the
least among whole batch OF evils, and that
which will visit the least harm upon the peo-
pie. Should we think that Mr.. Cochran, Mr..
Stuart, Mr.. Hanger and Mr.. Koner, the old
delegates, would better snbserye the interests
of the people than others vino may be named,
we will favor them but we are frank to say
that we have serious objections to some Of
them. Other gentlemen have been named
f. F. Sterrctt, DR.. j. r. Stout, W. F. Smith.
A. 3. Lightner, G. A. Bruce, j. j. Cupp, j.
N. Opie, w. r. Rush, and if they all should
be before the people, we would select from
them those whom we might think hest suited
for the position.
The only Partially we have shown to Sena-
tor Cochran, has been that arising from de-
sire to show him fair play, and that we will do
for any public man, whether We are kindly
disposed towards him personally or not. And
the little squirming party myriapods can make
the most of it.
WHAT'S OUT Now?-Wc find in the Spec
tctor of the 9TH the following ''notice'' from
the chairman Of the city and county Conser-
yatiye committee:
NOTICE IA meeting of the county and
city Conservative committee is again called, to
be held at the Law Office Of Mcssrs. Eclols.
Bell e Catlett, in Staunton, OH the 18th of
september next, at O'Clock, p. NJ, for the
purpose Of taking important action in connec-
ton with the district and county conventions,
to be held OH the I'd of October next.
"A full attendance is requested.
''W. N. TATE, Chairman"
What does this mean? Have the committee
heard the mutterngs of the people against
the necessity of Il convention? If they have
hot, we will inform them that there is All earn
est feeling expressed in every portion of the
county against the caucus proposed to be as1
sembled in Staunton, on the I'd Of October, to-
usurp the rights Of the people and absorb their
individuality. It will be we'll enough for the
committee to be careful how they determine, ]
and to remember that the people are fully
aroused to the Importance Of having an inn
partial and unembarrassed expression of pub
lie opinion at the November election. They
do not intend to be triied with, and the soon;
Il the committee understand this the better.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-Wc pub !
lish an able article this week from the pen Of a!
distinguished Virginian, supporting Hon. il
Nv .fnhpctnp in his TO tl,o II