Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-04
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

1t can no longer be said that the Demo-
Gratis in Congress are not fulfilling their
campaign promise to ventilate all depart
ments of the Government. The hands of
every committee are full. According to
Washington correspondent preparations
have been made by committees OIL the
House of Representatives for making III
teen separate inveSti cations. Inc SuDJecCS
are ssstraw bids'' and other postal matters,
the Alaska Commercial Company, the Pa
cifc Mail subsidy, Indian contracts, the
Freedman's Bank, the District of Column
bia ring. abuses of the Navy Department,
the Texas Pacific Railroad charter, the ex-
penditures of the Treasury Department,
the Civil Service abuses. the work Of the
Department of Justice at the South and
West, Mexicln raids in Texas. expendl-
lures of the State Department, civil Office
holding by military officers, and extrava-
gance in the Government printing ONCE
Ricltmond Enquirer.
We have said it is to be deplored that
the State has no man IN her General AS
sembly who possesses IN pre-emlnenJ de-
gree the two elements essential to great
ness-brains and independence; who stands
forth conspicuous as a light, stable and IN
tiickering. a leader worthy the following OF
men good and true, whose highest aim is
tire best interests of the Commonwealth.
But we may be mistaken. We hope we
are. Although not yet developed, there
may be in our Assembly statesmen in en-
bryo, who will yet come to the front IN
time to rescue the State from the perils
that beset' her. We repeat, we sincerely
trust such craftsmanship may vet be de-
velored; that leader may yet be found
who can lead representatives and people to
higher grounds than those they have been
apparently content to occupy for these
many YEARS. O for such Il leader Rich
msond Wing.
In case MI Blaine succeeds in getting
the Republican nomination by making the
loudest and coarseSt bid, the country ar
list who will paint his picture for the cam
paign banners will have the opportunity of
his life. Let him draw the figure OF a
Well-fed and somewhat corpulent gentle
man, his capacious pockets filled with pro-
trudng documents labeled s'Credit Mo-
bilier Shares" STOPPING and industrlously
cawing open secluded grave, over which
the grass has grown green and the flowers
have bloQmed through many year OF
peace.-N. Y. San.
Gov. Letcher's bill in regard to taxing
| dogs and encouraging sheep husbandry,
| either has been OF soon will be reported IA
| vorably from the committee to which it
| was referred We very much fear that it
will not pass. The Valley of Virginia will
go almost solid for it; we hope there will
| be no evasion of this subject; let us have a
| full, free and frank vote on this question,
so the people can tell how well they are
represented by their delegates. Bristol
| Ne,os.
A Meck!enburg county man says Ran.
| Tucker is the main stag of the country.
Ran. IS helping the Democrats to elect
their man--ov-r the left. ne thinks it IS
| the year 80 OF whereabouts, and he can It
| get out of the African church on Broad
street to save his life. Well, clogs are us =
! full when the machine is running down
! hill, bat the fate of the clcg is to be worn
out while the wheels go on.-Richnao'Al
Ne,us
The country wants a fresh set of intui-
tions and impulses, not q dreary rotation
| in old ideas. 1t wants a system OF so,. nd
principles adapted to modern necessities
and current lines of thought and action.
| The live men OF the South, led by Lamar
and Hill, voted for the Centennial. The
| dead men paltered and were dumb. Louis
| Uille Courier. if
We suppose the delegates in the legisla-
| ture from Augusta county will hardly ven
| ture to vote for Gov. Kemper'S proposed
tax of thirty cents on whisky, and thus in
| cur the just wrath of the whole spirituous
"ring. ''-Petersburg NeWs.