The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-24

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Honest men usually show their sincerity by
practcing what they profess. Now wish to
give your thousands CT readers. a little episode
in the acts of Mr.. Hendricks, the Democratic
Inominee for Vice-P President. a He says inshis
letter OF acceptance, speaking OF Civil Service
Reform: TN the reform of our Civil Sery zee,
most heartily endorse that section of tile plat
form which declares that Civil Service ought
not to be subject to change at every election.
rand that it ought not to be made the brief reward
of party zeal, but ought to be awarded for
proved competency and held for fidelity in the
public employ There. is his profession, now
for his acts. In1S72 the Legislature passed an :
Fact redistricting the State Of Indiana for Judi
cial purposes, and creating number Of new
circuits. One circuit bengs5 left without q
Judge it became the duty of Cow, Hendricks
| to appoint one to serve until the ensuing cleo
ton. Albert D. Thomas, was recommended by
Iall the members Of tile bar OF the coilntics com
prising the district anda very large number of
citizens, without regard oparty affiliations, but
| the Governor, now the champion OF reform APP
pointed one Col Wilson, & political friend,
| Notwithstanding he knew his llnpopulaiity and
| lncompetency. So indignant were the people,
| chat at the election which took place g. few.
months thereafter, the Governors political
friend was beaten i'll the Democratic county OF
MONTGOMERY bya majority of more than700. -
NOW the people can see from the foregoing the
sincerity Of Hendricks in lis effort for Civil
II ! -T--NFlA .-, ass1sAN .3q*1 e.
Colonel Robert j. bIngersol, ofaIlliiiois,5 lIas
q way ofswritng which is .asnervous and forci-
BILE as his way of speech. Several Of his utter
ances lately having been distorted by Demo-
Gratis who hoped he would not support Hayes
and Wheeler, he writes to. the Peoria Tgusl-
script correcting them, and addss:s;'Is do say
that the ~ worst wards, the worst cities, the
worst States, are the Democratic cities, and
the Democratic States T do say that the
Hamburg mtrderers are supporters of sFileHsi
and Hendricks. III do say that the. hatcrss of
ilberty-the assassins of colored .mens women
and chldren-the masked wretclies WHO ride
to the huts OF the freedman and shoot him
down like a beast, disregardings the tears, and@
prayers of wife and children, 1 do, say that
these zen are not for Hayes and Wheeler. |
90 say that the real friends of liberty are the
only friends of labor, and that those who vot.
for Hayes and Wheelerare the best frientlsofs
liberty, labor and law. / write this for one
reason only. am unwilling that any one
should believe that judge men by their corr
clifton or position instead of tlleir heads and
hearts. '-e@ lt4n8ssa assig iadt .aiid,1ts hae
GovEEyMEST SALE OF FIVE PER CENT BoSDs.-on
saturday the Secretary of the Treasury opened the
and i8t the Of tive million one
States bonds Of 1881 for the purpose paying anot
er 1nstalment OF the Geneva award. The total OF
required The bids ranged from 1es 375 to los
in gold The market value Of the same bonds in
Saturday at The swaT nj
Hatch at lo5 05loo is equal to III 100
by one house for the whole OF the bonds offered in
fed a tas tren Of the credit e the Uni
issue of bonds carrying four a-haf per cent in
terest would be promptly taken at par.
Yet the democratic House of Representatives
refused to pass the Senate hill ar,thnrizins tie
funding OF the per cent. bonds into a per
cent. bonds, and thus prevented q saving to
the government of Il pei cent. interest. on
1000, 100000 Of the bonded debt now bearing
per cent, amounting to s15,00O0O0 year.
And in the face Of this statement OF tie high
credit OF the country, taken from the Balti-
more Sun, bitter democratic partizan paper,
and the record of the Democratic House of Re.
representatives. losing to the people 5000, 600
annually, that party has the effrontery to come
before the country and ask that it be placed il
the control of the government to restore ssna-
tonal credit and economic the expenses of
government Would it not be more rational,
more in consonauce with wise political ccono-
my, to continue the rule Of a party, which has
maintained the credit OF the nation at stand
ard higher than that Of any government in the
world, except Great Britain and this too
when struggling with the results of an exllaus-
tive civil war, and the immense debt create
thereby? Each year since 1865, the Republi-
can party has gradually reduced the national
debt, even during the great financial revulsion
OF 1873, and by safe and judicous processes,
is bringing back the country to its normal f.
nancial condition, when the currency of the
people will be equal to gold and silver. Would
it be wise to entrust the Democratic party with
the management OF the government, with the
record it has made during the present Con-
gress, with the known views favoring substan-
tial reputation, entertained by large MAORI
ty of its representatives, and especially the
constituent body in one entire section of the
country?
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