Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-05-19
A ,H'isueiy Editorial.
| From the Alexandria "Gazette. u

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| We again urge upon the Conservative
party Of the city and county of Alexandria
the necessity, more apparent now than
ever before, of unity and harmony. Let
| the party lines be distinctly drawn and no
| one admitted into them who will not con-
slider himself in honor bound to support
| the Strai hit Conservative ticket. Personal
likes and dislikes should be paid for in
kind, and have nothing to do with political
| principles. Many Radicals and many In
| dependents are worthy gentlemen and
have, and deserve to have, hosts Of friends
among the members OF the Conservative
party, but in a party contest political priL-
ciples must have but slight foundations in
a man S mind if his personal plejudices can
influence them. The Conservative party
has regenerared this city, the State and
aim st the whole South; it has done SO by
united. action, by strict adhesion to party
organization, and ignoring independents;
and now, when there is every indication
of its regeneraLing the entire country, it
would certainly not be the Fart of wisdom
to change policy, even in municipal
election ill Alexandria, that has invariably
proved SO successful i'll tn past. The
Conservative party will have its candi-
dates in the field for all tile offices to be
elected-that is, if it be possible to deter
mine what offices are to be tilled-and
though, even if elected, owing to the gross
imperfections Of the charter, they may not
be allowed to qualify, they should receive
the support of every man who calls him
self an opponent of the radlcalism that
has bronsht poverty and distress. upon
the country.
Alexandra has, legitimately. a pro-
nounced Conservative majority, and is
known throughout the State as Conser-
vatiye city, and we cannot believe that
now, just preceding presidential contest,
and one i'll which for the first time in six
teen years there is IL probability of the
election OF d Democratic president, the
Conservative voters of the city will do any
thing that will at all initiate against so
desirable result and that the election of
independents" will initiate against that
result there can be no doubt, when it is
recollected that every defeat of the Con-
servatives, no matter how small the town
or county in which it may occur, is heral-
ded, from one extremity CT the country to
the other, for the sole purpose of dampen-
ing tie hopes of the Conservatives and e.
eyating those of the friends of the present
lorrupI administration, and those who
wish to see that administration, OF one
similar to it, L, main in control of the gov
eminent. The Conservatives of Alexar-
VI Id dl6 gnu ttuu u uo IHcus dllu though
they may differ as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
adopting d charter which nobody under
stands, there are not many of them, we
feel assured, who will allow themselves to
lie made tools of by Office seekers to break
up their party organizations, by preserving
which, in city, State and nation. we Gan
alone hope for q successful presidential
campaign, and the safe deliverenoe Of the
country from the evil hands into which it
hoe f,1l l,n,, f{,n fixyac
slider that to disrupt the party now will be
to weaken it's strength next November,
wheta every vote will be required, few will
BE found who will allow tneir PERSONAL
preferences, OF their dislike for those WHO
have advocated ideas antagonistie to their
own, TO INDUCE them to desert their colors
and go oyer to the eneHy.