The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-11-07
The Election.

We give the result in this district, as far
as heard from, up to the time of going to
press. 1t Will be seen from them and relia-
BILE estimates, that Judge Harris has been
elected by comparatively ssmall majority.
1t will also be noted that there was a very
small vote cast-not more than half of the
registered vote of the district-and that
really, SO far as public sentiment is concern
ed, both Harris and Paul were defeated. 1t
is healthy sign that the financial fallacies
these gentlemen proclaimed have been SO
significantly rebuked by the silence of the
people, and justifes the conclusion that if
Gen. Echols had earlier announced himself a
candidate upon the principles he announce
he would have carried the district by very
decided vote. 1t is even possible, had he re-
NAMED in the field. that his election would
have been accomplished, for we may reason
ably assume that the bulk of the vote not
cast, would have been thrown in his favor,
and considerable portion of that cast both
for Harris and Paul. Be this as it may, we
have no reason to regret the course things
have taken. The great and overshadowing
issue of national finance has been brought
pr ominently before the people, and ably
discussed, and the verdict rendered is such
as to give the most abundant encouragement
to the friends of honest money. 1t really
places the sturdy people OF the Valley of
Virginia along side of the better sentiment
of the nation, as expressed in the returns
we publish from the Eastern States, on this
important and vital question, and demon
strates that when the faith and good name
CT the nation are assailed by demagogues
and place-hunters, the inherent honesty and
patriotism of the people will rush to the res
cue.
The returns we give from New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut.
and other States, give assurance that the.
people have become aroused to the necessi-
ty of indicating the integrity OF the gov
eminent, and that Democrats are ready to
unite with Republicans, as they have doEe
liz Massachusetts and New York city, to
plOCldliu W buC WOiIu tuC
pledges of the nation shall lie held sa-
cred.
These results foreshadow the canvass of
1880, and designate the line of demarcation
between the contending parties in that great
struggle for control of the administration of
the government of this great people. They not
only vindicate the wisdom of the statesman
ship which has directed our financial affairs,
under the present administration, but indi-
cate as plainly as any future event can be
Indicated, that the principles of the Repub-
lican party are to continue to control in the
governmental policy of the country. Not
only this, but they trace the hand writing
on the wall as to such political trimmers as
Thurman and Hendricks, and retire them
from the theatre of Presidential candidates
for all time to come.
We have cause, in these results, to con-
graduate our readers of both political par
ties, upon the significant expression of pub
lie sentiment as to the central issue in con-
troversy, and encouragement for the belief
that the American people will rise above the
mere influence and prejudice OF nominalism,
in determining the supreme interests that
must be submitted to their arbitrament in
the near future.