The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06
NO. 49,.

1t is unfortunate that there should be any
reason to doubt the good faith Of the Gov
eminent officials who perform such duty as
the taking OF a census. But how can it be
helped What sort of viliany can be i'm
agined OF which the Republicans have not
been guilty? Look at the millions and mil
lions OF dollars expended In all sorts of
| jobs. Look at the stealing of the vote OF
Florida, that OF South Caralina, and that of
Louisiana. Would the men who stole the
votes of these States in order to perpetuate
the ascendancy of their party hesitate one
moment to steal the power of the South in
the House OF Representatives? Would old
Zach. Chandler return true census when
he could by returning false one cheat the
South out Of her strength In Congress p
Who wi II say that be would?
The above paragraph is taken from an ar
ticle in the Dispatch of the oath on 'sThe
Next Census in which it :avors the politi-
cal and partizan bill Of Mr.. Cox, referred to
heretofore in these columns. The whole
sale SANDER contained in this quotation
comes with bad grace from paper which
| breaches harmony aud Cancellation when it
suits its purpose to do so. To make the
charge as to the States named, as contained
above, in the light of the evidence recently
taken before the Teller and Potter comm it
tees, clearly establishing that Tilden'sagents
sought to buy the electoral boards Of those
States, is the baldest and most gratuiteus
assumption. 1t is this kind Of 0d captain
dam SANDER and Misrepresentation, which
perpetuates partizan bitterness, Injuries the
South, and disturbs the business of the
country. Such reckless journalism is pos
tive harm to any section or State, and ar
CUES the absence of sound reason to sustain
the cause it espouses. 1t may do very well
where majorities are SO decided as in Vir-
ginia, for the press to infame partizan
prejudices, but the time is coming when the
calm judgment of the people will give ut
terance toa higher and nobler sentiment
and hold in contempt the partizan agitators,
who cannot rise to the dignity Of legitimate
discussion, and appeal to the impartial rea.
son OF the public.
As to the State o. South Carolina. even
the Democrats admit that Hayes was entl.
tied to the electoral vote thereof, this fact
being established by evidence undisputed
by either party, Florida hinged on Archer
precinct, and the evidence taken in the con-
tested election Of Finley vs.. Bisbee demon
strates beyond question that Hayes was emit
tied to the electoral vote Of that State, al
though Finley was seated as matter OF
party necessity against all reason and right.
There IS no ground for the assumption that
the Republicans were not entitled to the
electoral vote of Louisiana under the laws
of tina. State By which the result had to be
determined. In all these States Ttlden's
agents sought to purchase the electoral
boards, or at least one elector from each
State, as they did in Oregon, and falling In
concentrating the crime, they thickened
the air with the cry of s'iraud, fraud,
against the Republicans.
In what more complete and indefen-
sible job did a Republican Congress ever
expend 'smillions' than the arrearage PEN
sion bill aud the Roach subsidy, passed by
this Congress, and where more fragrant at
tempt to lower the dignity Of the Ameri-
can Republic, than in the passage OF the an
ti-Chinese bill
In all the Investigations in stituted by the
Democrats for the past four years, there
has not been found a single charge sustained
against the Republicans OF corrupt prac-
tice, and all the wrong doing developed has
been simply to implcate Democrats. The
cases of the various door keepers to the
present Congress, one after another having
to step down and out because Of bad actions,
sufficiently show that it will not do for that
party to throw stones. There are doubtless
corrupt men in both parties, as there have
always been, and always will be, but it will
not do for the Democrats, as party, to
charge corruption against the Republicans
in the light of the evidences in the past four
years, and more especially the experience
of its representatives, Pelton, Marble, Smith
Weed, Coyle, Patrick, and their like, In the
attempt to buy the Presidency.