Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-05-12
Some Reasons for Reasonable
Men.

ng vote at the primary" we hear nothing
more said about there being nobody in the
party in Staunton who was
it for mayor, that would have it. We have
lot only found the man in the person of
Capt. William L. Balthis, who is fit for it,
ind will have it, but a man who is in every
way more deserving the support of every
rue Conservative than Mr.. Bickle Con-
;rast for moment the attitude in which
hey stand before the people of this city at
present. to say nothing of the past. While
;he first named gentleman, with the mod
ssty which has always characterized him,
merely consented to the Use of his name and
influence by the party to which he is at
5ached, we find the other one scheming,
plotting, canvassing the city and using
every means in his power to obtain the
office. In other words he is seeking the
position with all the ardOr of his nature.
Now why is all this? We are told by the
Radical organ that the people want Mr..
Bickle for their Mayor, on account of his
peculiar fitness for the position" Then
if that be so, whyn let the people alone.
They know his peculiar fitness" and
need not be coaxed or begged into showing
their appreciation of it, by that gentleman
and the aforesaid organ? The
good people of otaunton are not so blind
to the merits of their fellow-citizens that
they can't detect and reward it wherever
it exists. We have known Staunton and
it's people long time, and We hazard moth
ing in sa ylng that there never has been a
day since the birth of MI. Robert G.
Bickle that he would have been the choice
Of one-tenth of her tax-paying citizens for
Mayor. Is there single candid man in
Staunton that will dispute that PROPOSE
ton? Ii that be true, then what consti-
turn it over and look at it in every light,
but when they come to view it all around
it will be found that the peculiar fitness"
of this gentleman lies in the single fact
that he Is q Radical. We do not mean to
disparage his intelligence or his character,
but there are hundred men in Staunton
his equal in either Where then does the
peculiar part come in? We must con-
fess that to us, it is only in the fact that
he is a Radical, if not, we would be glad
to be enlightened, and the man who votes
for him over William L. Balthis does it
because he prefers a Radical to Conser-
vative to rule over him. Put it in another
respect: suppose the best, purest, ablest
and worthless citizen of Staunton had
been nominated a month ago by large
number of the best mot by "a few dissatis-
fied''l citizens in 1t, does not every SEN
Sible Conservative man in Staunton know
that Mr.. Bickle would have run for the
Office in opposition to him, and that be
would have been backed up by the "or-
GAM ION the ground of his peculiar fit
ness" of cOurse), and voted for by every
negro and Radical in the city, for the
Sa me excellent reasons pc IT'S?
If these things be so, then in our humble
judgement 1t is no use talking about the
Conservative party Of Staunton asserting
it's freedom any more if it does not assert
it in this election. 1t will not be denied
that there is no set of officers in the Com
or in the u. S. government,
that SO nearly concerns every taxpayers,
as our municipal officers. Every man in
the course OF business comes more or less
in direct personal contact with every one
OF them; our taxes are assessed, collected
and discussed by them; the Conservative
citizens of StauntOn have to pay nine
tenths of them, and we find the only per-
sons who are opposed to or dispute our
right to select these officers are r. G.
Blckle. Radical, the editor Of the Radical
organ; fifteen or twenty Radical Federal
sealawag or two, and two
OF three hundred non tax-paying, ignorant
negroes. Who's making this party mat
Radicals? Oh! not they! It's
a flew dissa tistied gentlemen in the G..
party. But let me SIX where's the Radi-
cal who is doing all this mishchief that
will vote for Balthis? Bring him up and
let us see him. If there be one he is not
lGhite one, and no black one will do it If the
Radical leaders can help it. And now let
me ask where is the true Conservative
white man in Staunton that in the face of
this single fact-outside of any before
deliberately forsake has party
in this contest? It's the first time to our
knowledge that the Conservatives of
otaunton have ever had a rampant Radi-
cal backed up by the whole power of the
party, to put himself forward and defy
Them to a hand to hand conflict Is there
, man calling himself Conservative who
Will decline this defiant challenger We
hope not. We think, when the Contest is
over, that the sapient editor of the 'sor-
gam" who made the wonderful discovery
OF MI. Bickle's peculiar ftness,'' will
learn another fact-viz: that it was that
very peculiarly" which so recommended
him to the organ, that beat him. That
Mr.: Harvey Risk and Mr.. VIM. A. Reed
are gentlemen of like peculiar fitness''
with Mr.. Bickle, for the positions they re-
'pectlveiy seek, we undertake to inform
The public Of gratuitously, though their
merits seem to have escaped the penegra-
ing and discriminating vision Of the Cor
yan," in the overpowering peculiar fitness
If its pet candidate. We confess that the
qualifications Of all these gentlemen do
seem little ~ peculiar to Conservatives
who see them in their right light-simple
and unadorned Radicals are not at
Ill surprised at their being so acceptable
20 the Organ but we can't understand
what there is in either one of them to re-
commend him to Conservative over a
soad fellQW-g conservative.
70 those gentlemen candidates who
shipped ups ON the ''primary'' insisting,
Is they did, and no doubt honestly believ-
ng that it was only "a few dissatisfied
gentleman" that wanted to control the Of
ices of the City Government, instead of
is being, as it was, the almost universal
wish Of ths DqftV, as the vote shGWsl, we
ay inl all Kindness, stop before you turn |
our back on your Observation-Disclosures.
md think calmly Of this matter. We have |
10 unkind feeling towards one CT You. i
;ome back, and you will be received with |
ne embrace of brotherhood, Though of |
oprse it's too late to do any good this
ime), and your little .'slip qp' will neTer
9 remembered against YOU YOU shall
ave a fair start qlept time. your heels
calked" and the track well s'sanded.n
tut if you aoill go to the Radicals (Which
ill only. help them and not benefit you),
zen we say-ih all kindness also--'sgood-
We, John.'' NOT A CANDIDATE,