The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-06-22
The Cincinnati Convention.

The Cincinnati Convention.
We give elsewhere as fuM notes of the Re-
publican National Coliventiolh which assem-
bled in Cineinaati ON the l4th inst, to nomi-
nate candidates for President and Vice Presi-
tlclft as 0wr columns will permit, and biograph
ical sketches ct tile distinguished gentlemen
who have been chosen AS the standard bearers
of the great National Republican Party in the
calnpaigM of 1876. The enthusiastic greeting
the sctFon of the Convention has received from
all parts ct the country. gives assurance that
the Republican party will be united toa man in
the support of fine ticket presented, and that
the Liberal Republicans, who inalgurated and
sustained the Greeley movement in 1872, will
earnestly cooperate in the election of Ruther-
ford b. Hayes and William A. Wheeler to the
Presidency aud Vice Presidency of the United
States. There is something grand and
cheering in the general outburst CT gratitica
tion that comes from all portions of the
country at the announcement of the nominees.
There is not Il discartlant note from any source
tile friends Of al! the prominent candidates
before the Convention, earnestly and instantly
accepting the result as the very best that could
be attained The Democrats even have their
mouths sealed to vtnperatun and SANDER, for
there is nothing in the record of either of the
geltl. men that does not challenge the respect
and admiration of all fair-,llindcd men. In
deed the Convention did its work well, and
has given the eountrE the assurance that the
administrator OF tire affairs Of this great ma
ton cannot and viii n PASS from the hands
of the party that has accomplished so much for
the preservation Of The Union and the mainte-
nance Of national integrity.
There was one thought that was presented
with peculiar prominence at Cincinnati, not
only 10 the speeches that were made and the
plarftHwi adopted, but in the utterances of del
egates and citizens, coming from every portion
of the Union, and that was that the Constitll-
tion as it is and the laws to enforce it must be
respected and maintained. Tie Democratic
boast that the candidate nominated at st.
Louis woald go into the canvass with the ASST
rance of All almost united Southern electoral
vote. was met Nith the declaration that a uni
ted Norta and West would confront this sec
tional sentiment, ami give equal assurance that
the adjustment of the war would command the
undivided seaport of the party whose history
is but an expression of national devoton.-
Liberal Republicans, from one extreme of the
country to the other, have spoken through their
representative mcsa and papars, and declared
for the Cincinnati nominees. GratZ Brown
and Carl SchrEz, Of Missouri, and the paper
in CT of1ic tl,of ic ln6 hv fEo1 otfo
gentlemen. have annomnced their acceptance
of the Cincinnati nominees. The forty thous-
and german voters OF Missouri have given I'M
mistakal,le testimony that the names of Hayes
and Wheeler are sufficient for their purposes
Of reform and honesty. The Chicago Tribune
and Cincinnati Commercial. beth Greeley pa
pers, endorse the nominees, and will carry
with them the dissatisfied element of the Re-
publican party which followed tlsem in the
Greeley campaign. The New York Tribune
and the New York Post have likewise indica-
ted their purpose to give their aid to the cleo
ton of the Republican nominees. Indeed. the
Republican party is united, as it has never been
before since 1868, and will sweep the country
North of the Potomac and West of the Ohio,
etiio " lliC WIFI lICF-
or before witnessed in L Presidential cam
paign.
Hayes and Wheeler, too. represent the more
elevated moral tone of the American people,
There is not a flaw either in their private on
public life. They stand out in conspicuous
eminence rs the types of character that reflect
the progressive national yearuing and aspira-
year, and will inspire the enthusiastic and
earnest support OF all men, who are ambitious
of contributing to the glory and greatness of
the American Republic.
1t matters not who may be nominated at st.
Louis, by the Democratic Convention that
meets in st. Louis on the 27tl, inst The ear
nest of Republican victery is already in the at
mcsphere. The fatal policy of the present
democratic Congresslas aroused The appreen-'
sions of the nation, and stimnlWted the rcople |
to the patriotic resolve that The -"Union. the
Constitution and the enforcement of the laWs.''
shall tie no meaningless sentiment in this con |
test No device, no sNbterfnge. 10 spaeious |
policy or promise, either i'm cau,li,lat 5 or !, at
form, will serve to deiade tlse people The |
ulStOFl. past piGSGlH. or rae l}eUGcratlcH
party is familiar to the country Il autayoni-a
yes the national heart and mpulSe-it cunfronts
the national sentiment q tie people, and will |
be met by all the pos9er Of resistance and az
erosion that is con- prem ndei in the idea of |
national unity ann the rights of citizenship.
The opportunity is now presented to all who
have been misirad and deceived by the Demo-
cratic leaders and party. ito tivurce themselves
from il counsels NIL its harmful tendencies.
1t is to the interest of all ti:r people. both
North and South, that the Republican nomi-
nees should be elected. 1t IL "a l,si..it tI,as re-
lures but the fcrmality Of sthe d,:al.4.t box to
aud it is the duty fff those .sho
condemn the madness anu .reckkessiIe<s Of Aba
party. to come square up to The
work Of giving tangible aid in .sstctiRg .eof-
.ltlSion in wliic! is eon1pr*heBsicd the peace
md prosperity of the whole s.n.snsry. anamsra
the South.
Secrctary Isristow SKILL take sise stump Goa
'tayos and Wheeler as soon as TN. caMgaign +,
LARRY opens.