The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
The Alexandria District.

Iue COHVeutiOn WHICH nOHtuaLeu 0en.
Hunton for Congress in the Alexandria Dis
trict, adopted the following resolutions, Of
fered by Judge Barton, OF Winchester, and
reported by the committee on resolutions:
Whereas, in the opinion Of this convention
the present financial condition of the coun.
try is largely due to the unwise legislation
Of Congress by which the currency Of the
country has been unduly contracted, and the
value Of property universally depressed,
therefore be 1t
R5solued, as the sense of this convention,
That we earnestly recommend the repeal Of
the resumption act, the gradual revocation
OF the National Bank charters, the retire
ment Of the National Bank currency and
the substitution therefor OF United States
treasury notes, and the increase OF the
volume OF currency to meet the wants of
trade.
That Congress should at once repeal the
tax on State, and enact such legislation as
will enable National Banks to speedily re-
organize under charters from the State with
proper guarantees for the protection Of note
holders and depositors.
Resolped further, That we earnestly OPP
pose the enlargement Of the jurisdiction oil
the Courts of the United States for any pur-
pose or on any preteXt whatever.
That the Conservative party OF tins
Congressional district is in full sympathy
and accord with the Conservative party OF
the United States.
The resolutions show how loosely oven
delberative bodies consider important ques
tions, and what reckless statements Will be
ventured upon to make party capital IL
Mr.. Barton had taken the trouble to care
fully read the testimony recently given pc
| fore Mr.. Hewitt's Labor Committee, by
| gentlemen of acknowledged competency,
growing out of close, practical study OF the
questions involved in the resolves quoted, and
who have directed their lives to acquiring
knowledge of the philosophy OF the labor
interests, he would not have had the temer-
ity to father such revolutionary declarations.
Repeal the resumption act, revoke the ma
tional bank charters, and repeal the tax on
State banks, are bold propositions, involving
a revolution in our entire financial system
which has worked out such wonders IN
maintaining the credit of the government,
and adjusting the disorders and wastes oil
war, and coming from gentleman VINO
has neither safe theoretical or practical
knowledge OF the question SO arbitrarily
treated, looks like trifing with the most
| important interests of the voter. s'.'''
1t may answer the purpose OF trimming
politicians to pander to the surface fancies
and crude notions of the masses, who have
not had an opportunity to gather informa
ton upon these questions, but the time vii
come, and that before long, when the peo-
Pile will be aroused to the Importance Of
thinking little about matters which SO in
timately affect national prosperity an6
when it does come, such men as Mr.
Barton, who, from their mental training
ought Co know better, will be ashamed o.
such unmitigated demagoguism as is EN-
braced in the resolutions.
! AS to the nomination of Gen. Hunton. We
think that was we'll enough under the cir
cumstances, as it is vindication OF the ad
ministration of Gov. Sheppard of affairs ir
| the District of Columbia. Instead OF howl
irg and traducing that big Drained and big
hearted man, the people of the Distric
| should build monument to his memory, fol
| but for his bold and determined character
the capitol of the nation would have beer
still an unseemly river town and fish marke
instead of the beautiful and attractive me-
tropolis it now is. No one believes that
| Gen. Hunton would have stood by the city
government if the corrupt rings existet
that such chronic grumblers as Columbus
Alexander assert did exist, and therefore
Gen. Hunton's own position and his en-
dorsement by the convention Of his district
is q conclusive vindication of Gov. Shep
pard and the city government OF Washing
ton.