The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-11
The First Of the Campaign.

The First OF the Campaign.
The result Of the election In California. or
the 3rd, was complete and surprising vic
tory for the Republican party. No. onl,
was it victory for the Republican party
but it was triumph OF law and order. hon
esty and public good, over the macbina
ton OF combination whose object wa,
office, and who spared nothing in order r.
its attainment. On the one side the Ranub
licans, scorning all overtures, and repudiat
ing all advances, that might have rendered
their success certain, determined to make ,
manly, straightforward fight upon the prin
clples that have long been distirctiyely
theirs. On the other hand the Democrats
surrendering every claim to respectful lity
and reckless Of what the consequences
might be to State and section. so that party
triumph might be achieved, virtually dis
banded their organization and sought coal
escense with a political element, which, haG
Its efforts been successful, would have re-
manded the State to an almost semi.barba
rous condition, and elevated to power a sci
OF men but little removed from outlaws
The result amply justified the wisdom Of
the Republicans, and rewarded their cour
age, and now when the smoke OF the battle
has passed away, and the vctors stan
proudly forth. beneath their banner have
been enrolled the intelligence and wealth CT
their former opponents, whilst the mongrel
organ ization which confronted them in the
late contest, is torn and divided by mutual
jealousies and suspicious, and mast of neces-
sity end in dissolution. All that was best in
the old Democratic party joined hand in
hand with the Republicans, and drawing
the line between honest principles and con
temptlole demagoguery, fought and won the
fight.
The alifornia Republicans boldly as
sumed their position on the high ground Of
justice and right, and sacrificing not one
whit Of their hopored prestige, nominated
their Governor on platform that conceded
nothing to expediency. The Democrats
nominated for Governor. man who
had been previously nominated by the
Honorable Bilks." In San Francisco thew
deliberately traded with the ''workingmen. -
taking their nomination for mayor, and
agreeing to divide the remainder OF the mu-
nicipal offices. In two of the Congressional
Districts they coalesced with the Kearney-
ties and accepted their candidates. and
throughout the entire State they were bar
tering sand selling out to whoever would
take their offering.
The Democratic candidate for Governor.
Glenn, although the nominee Of two Con-
ventions, was hopelessly beaten by Perkins.
Repub lican, who also distanced White, the
Workingman's candidate, by some $4,000
plurality. The Legislature is Republican
and it does not appear that the Honorable
bilks'' and Democrats elected anything any
where. OF the three railroad commission
ers. the Republicans have elected one. OF
The Justices Of the Supreme Court, the
Workingmen have elected majority Of the
seven. Kalloch, the :Workingman's candi-
date for mayor of San Francisco is also
elected, but this is attributable more to De
Young's attempt to assassinate him, than
to any other cause. The sympathy awak-
eneq in his behalf, by DeYou ng's shot
proved his political salvation. The entire
Congressional delegation is Republican, as
is also majority Of the Legislature.
Maine echoes back the cry of California a,
and there too sweeping victory for hard
money, honesty and Republcanism IS the
result. From every portion of the State
come reports Of Republican gains, whilst
the Democrats fall far behind the Green
hackers, and at no point make a respectable
showing. Like 10 California. the Republi-
cans OF Maine made the money question the
issue OF the campaign, whilst the Democrats
traded with the Greenbackers where their
overtures were considered, and on all occa-
sions abandoned, without compunction, the
more commendable of the principles they
professed.
From Maine to California the cry OF, vic
tory resounds, and the result in Ohio next
month, will ring throughout the land, until
its eahaes are drowned in the triumphal cho-
rus of 1880.