The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-11
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party. 1t is a squabhe for the spoils, which, [
as Republicans. we feel no concern about.
Whenever either faction shall define Its pc
sition to correspond with the principles OF
the Republican party. 1t will be time enough
to seriously consider its declarations. The
payment Of honest debts, OF State and Ma
ton, the enforcement Of the laws IN letter
and spirit, the protection of the rights ri all
men equally, ample provision for the eruca-
ton OF the rising generation. as the surest
bulwark Of America institutions and afest
guarantee for wise legislation and gooe "
ernment, and the encouragement OF Amer
lean labor and industry. comprehend'the
creed of the Republican party OF the coun-
try. No organization or combination OF
men can be tue to the Republican party IN
less they recognize these as the gut4s'
ideas in Cover nment, whether local or n
tional.
There il one matter, however, % which
we will refer. "a showing the desperate
stra 'ghts of the Boul bons-the; clamor that
is raisel about the defeat OF one legged
Confederate soldier for door keeper. The
shabby trick by Which he was thrust before
the Lepi. lature as a candidate for First
Doorkeeper, evidences that it was plot to
frame an excuse for the sensational non
sense now INDUCED. Cook, the colored
man, had been selected by the Re'adjnsters
for First Doorkeeper. Sullivan, the one
legged man, had held the position OF Sec
| ond Doorkeeper, and was candidate for
re election, opposed by Re-adjust< Con-
| federate soldier, as brave and as 4.se as he
dared claim to be. Knowing that defeat
must come, the Bourbons changed Sulli-
| vans candidacy to the First Doorkeeper's
place so that he might be defeated by the
colored man, and not by Confeder tie
equally as deserving on account of his war
rec I'D, as himself. Thus was occasions
the excuse for the sentimental concern
Conf, derate soldiers, and the appeal
feelings and sympathies of the people
device was in every way Gisrepus
will l,aye very little effect in the Ill
intended.
| Especially so, when it is remembered. now
| these very gentlemen who are shedding so
| LOngstreet because he believed it to be his
duty to support the laws and Constitution,
OF his country, and identified himself with
the Republican party for that purpose. His
| brilliant services in behalf of The South
| weighed not feather with them when the
| reasonable ends OF party were in the scales.
| No epithet was too severe for his denuncia-
| ton, and for NO other reason than that he
was honest in his purpose to support the
| laws and Constitution, which they had
| pledged themselves to do, but which they
failed to do. IL was party above law, above
| the Constitution, above the remembrance of
| knightly herosm in the Confederate cause
and above the solemn pledges of the South
ern people to accept the situation and
practically and justly live up to it.
| II the Bourbons Of the Legislature expect
to re-unite their party and reclaim their lost
power in the State, they must build upon
something more practical and substantial
than Sullivan's lost leg. That kind Of
demagoguery is too transparent, and will
! deceive no one who does not want to be de-