Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-06-10

We had intended to take no further

We had intended to take no further
notice Of the Senatorial question, as
presented by the Page Courier but
since that journal has seen proper to
place itself toward as the type of con
sistency, and to ridlcule the position of
the "W oodstock papers" upon the
question, we deem it due our readers
to give the record of this very con
sistent journal:
':KINDER NOW SEE 1T.
"Be aisy gentlemen, and if you cant
he aisy be as aisy as you can. We
are in no hurry; the weather is becom
ing very warm, and Gas the election is
some FIVE or six months off we do not
recognize the policy of an early nomi :
nation and protracted canvass. "
i Thus spoke the Page COURIER in its
leader of the 18th inst, in response to
the Shenandoah Valley and Shenan.
doah Democrat. And what The COURIER
said than it still says very respectfully
yet very decidedly.--Page Courier,
Mag 9th.
"AND NOW DON T..
1.-The time is fast approaching when
We must make some move towards
selecting a man to fill the seat signed
to Page and Shenandoah, in the next
State Senate, which will meet at Rich-
mond. We feel an interest in the mat
ter and shall make an earnest effort to
promote the public good, which can be
done we think by conforming to the
custom of holding a Convention. -
Page Courier, June Sth.
Take down your flag and retract that
Boosting remark "And what the Coeu-
ier said then it still says very respect
fully, yet very decidedly How
decidedly" the above hasty summer
SAINT shows.
He further says, at will be more
satisfactory and tend greatly to har-
mcnize and keep the party together,
to hold convention and make mons
ination." Only so far as it takes from
the people the choice of Senator. A
convention is nothing more than a
shrewd device of politicians to take
from the people the selection of officers
A half dozen men at each precinct can
control the whole affair. and instead of
expressing the sentiments of the peos
pie, defeat their choice by securing the
nomination by trickery. We are
decidedly in favor eff having the best
man we can secure for Senator; and
we want the people to select the
man. We believe the people desire to ex'
ercise this perrogative, and conve n
ton, when not considered necessary,
will only have a tendency to injure
the party and will not command the
respect of the great body of the people
If Page County desires to bring out a
man and Shenandoah will do the same,
let the people make choice between
them We do not believe our people
would vote against a good man, merely
because he is from Page, nor do we
believe that the people Of Page County
would reject good man because he is
from Shenandoah. As far as we have
heard an expression of opinion, we be-
lieve the people of Shenandoah are
opposed to convention and desire to
select their man at the polls and any
effort to defeat their wishes by pro-
ceeding so unusual as that of calling
convention at this time, would result
disastrously to those instrumental in
inaugurating it. "We are patient
says the COURIER, but in two weeks
time,w see evidence of the greatest i'm
patience. Please let US enjoy the sum
mer months and when the cool mig hts
Of Autumn are here, we can enter upon
the canvass which will be short and
decisive.