The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10
Virginia Republicans.

We find in the Washington Republican, OF
the 2Sth ult. the following sensible commune
cation. 1t SO fully and clearly represents our
of comments that we proposed to prepare upon
the article of .Bluc RIDGE
1t is proper TO say. so far as we are concern
cd, that we purpose to contest every inch Of
ground, and shall advise our friends to organ
ize i'll every district and county with view to
voting for none but Republicans. There is
nothing to be gained by coquetting with dissat-
istieu Conservatives or Democrats. We receive
abuse from both independent and regular, and
the way to maintain self-respect, is to leave
them severely alone. The communication
reads
RICHMOND, VA, July "a, 1876
correspondent signing himself - Blue Ridge"
in your issue OF the 220 instant, undertakes den
onsrate the sibility carrying The State for
HAYES and Wheeler In refutaJlon OF the argument
OF this desparing, timid, and, think, selfish and
sinister Ridge, the official returns OF the last Con
eressonal elections i'll This State light to he sufi
In 1871 under that tidal wave" which swept De-
mocracy into power in Massachusetts, and other
liable Republican States and gave that party ma
iorty in the House OF democrats
gate majority of but 1892. In the First District
Sener placed hors De comottt early IN the cam
Douglas and his satellites and there being no or
ganization to for seners interest Douglas was
declared elected by 1884, though 1 believe Sener
have been elected yet his course III Congress es-
trauged many Republicans who will actively work
and vote for the party nominees this fall. In the
second district Goode is declared elected by 22l.
when in truth COL Plates majority was July 5000
Tha Smith Burgess bOtheration in Third district
kept 1872 Republican voters from the pollS more
than enough, as we can demonstrate this fall, to
elect Gen, Wickhaln or any other Republican in
place of such a creature as Governor Walker any
of his party. These three and the Fourth were the
only districts in which anything worthy to be called
a contest Was made
OUR STATE COMMITTEE
was to all practical purposes defunct not having
meeting as far as can collect, during the cam
paign and with most of Federal patronage in The
State then, it is now worse than wasted and Tor
guerrilla fight in the year OF tidal wave,'
think we demonstrated What can be done by organi
cation and work in 1876,
longs to the party here, with patriotic energetic
WORK by the State committee and orr electors and
canyassers, Virginia will give Hayes and Wheeler
from five to eight thousand majority and elect live
What motive Can influence "Blue Ridge cannot
imagine unless he is one of those anxious to air his
rhetoric in luxurious and less dangerous elds
than Virginia. or desires 10 save Inc III
1t does seem strange, as 1t may appear that there
self made prominent Republicans IL; ~ this state
who prefer the election OF Hayes and Wheeler with
Rut aside from Hayes and Wheeler we have some
thing very material to fight for in Virginia, and
cry consideration demands that we make the fight
effective: A series OF amehdments are 10 De SUP
nulIifies the work OF reconstruction and practically
DISTINGUISHES the majority of colored and poor white
people of the State and turns it over completely and
finally as in ante 6elna days, to the domination OF
the aristocracy.
THE ROBBERY OF THE STATE TREASURY,
the misrepresentation of the school funds and the
corrupt, inefficient, oppressive and rectlessly ex
travagant Democratic administration of Virginia
has aroused alarmed and disguised many who have
heretofore allied themselves to the so-caled Con
sentative" party but ready ard eager to put
the seal of their condo mnation upon it by voting
the Republican ticket
We can, and believe, will carry Virginia. Past
experience has taught us to expect no help from
outside and precious little from Federal patronage
as bestowed in Virginia. The party is going to make
fight, blue Ridge to the contrary notwthstand-
ing We only ask them to depart in peace. and not
to furnish stimulants to the Democratic press OF
this State which eagerly copy them, through the col
umns of the National Republican,. LEMUS
Senator Christiancy says in private letter
to a friend: II know Governor Hayes person
ally and have GREAT confidence in both his in |