Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-09-26
Indignation and Aetien Against General
Walker.

cant display Off is to be found IN a
series of resolutions adopted by com.
mittee appointed at public meeting
held in Harrisonburg on Saturday last.
The details Of proceedings due regard
for the rights ofou printers on circus
day prevents our publishing. Suffice it
to say that it was meeting assembled
on short call to consider the situation
in view of General Walkers denuncia-
ton of the platform, and after a full and
free discussion, both sides being re-
presented Judge Harris appearing for
General Walker there were just 10
votes against positive and decisive ac-
ton.
We give the resolutions as indicative
Of the object and purpose of large num-
Der of conservatives who will not sus-
tain the undignifed, offensive and bolt
ting utterances of General Walker.
Whereas the conservative party, by
its convention held in Richmond on
the sth day of August 1877, did unani-
mously adopt platform Of principles
as embracing briefly the claims on which
they would desire and expect the sup
port of the voters Of the State for the
State Ticket then and there nominated
and whereas, among other things. it was
declared without dissenting voice that
''while the Conservative party is true
''to the past glorious history of Virginia
land proud Of her good name and fame
amongst the nations Of the earth.
would scorn to repudiate her past OBJ
LEGATIONS, and are resolved to preserve
''inviolate the public faith and credit,
''yet we cannot but view with concern
''and anxiety the accumulation of our
financial difficulties and the increasing
weight of ORR public debt; we there
''fore earnestly urge upon the Legisla-
.'tive ard executive branches of the
government the Importance Of using
''all Just and honorable means of bring
ling about an adjustment Of the obi
cations Of the Commonwealth which
will bring the payment Of interest up
S'oE our entire Indebtedness within the
resources Of the State derived from the
"present rate Of taxation and do equal
'.justice to all classes Of OR creditors :"
and whereas, to the surprise and deep
regret of the undersigned, General
James A. Walker, Of the county OF
Pulaski, who was nominated by the
convention, making the aforesaid decla-
rations, as the conservative candidate
for the Office Of 1t. Governor, did both
at Richmond, in speech, and again at
Wytheville, undertake to set aside and
violently assail the platform of the
party by advocating measures precisely
in antagonism with those distinctly and
emphatically embraced therein; and
whereas the said Gen. Walker. in his
said speeches, not only did so attempt
to set aside and assail the will and
purpose of the party which nominated
him by the endorsement and support of
measures directly contrary thereto, but
did denounee an adjustment of the
State Debt as larceny" and a forcible
adjustment as highway robbery" and
thereby did classify adjusters as
''thieves" and forcible adiusters as
highway robbers" and whereas the said
Walker in so doing has violently bolted
the platform of the party which had
selected him as one Of its representa-
tives, has set up Claw unto himself"
and as candidate outside and
independent Of the party, has offered a
gratuitons insult to the convention
which nominated him, as well as the
constituent body on which the con-
servatiye party relies in great part, if
not mainly, for the election of its State
ticket, and so makes an open issue-as
If the candidate of some other party
with the one at whose hands he took
the nomination at Richmond; and
whereas time is not allowed to call a
convention of the party to consider the
premises and whereas it is proper that
the nominees On the state ticket shall
be in full accord and sympathy with the
principles declared in the platform,
therefore resolved,
LIST. In our opinion, General James
A. Walker, the nominee of the con-
servative party, at Richmond, for the
office of Lieutenant Governor of Vir-
ginia has forfeited ali claim to the sup
port of the party which nominated him.
End. That is the solemn duty of the
conservative party of Virginia to vindi-
cate its resolves and edicts by enforc-
ing obedience thereto from all clothed
with its trusts.
Sd. That in view of the want OF
sufficient time to assemble the party
IN convention to determine on the
subs titute for General Jas. A. Walker.
we. a committee duly appointed and
authorized, do cordially recommend
and invite our brother conservatives
who recognize with us ''the importance
OF using all just and honorable means
OF bringing about an adjustment of the
obligations of the Commonwealth which
will bring the payment of our entire
Indebtedness within the resources of the
State derived from the present rate of
taxation and do equal justice to all
classes of an creditors to meet in
Charlottesville on Thursday Oct. 4th
1877 to take such decisive action as the
exigencyo of the occasion demands.
4th. Resolved by our allegiance 10
the conservative party, we pledge our
honest support to all candidates Of our
party, regularly nominated, who stand