The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-27
THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN
sTAuNroN, VIRGINIA.
NOVEMBER 81. 1879
The Virginia Republicans.

spt cial dispatch from Washington to
the Philadelphia Press, dated the ATT, gives
the views Of the ADMINISTRATION as to the dt-
ty of the Republicans of Virginia 10 the
present emergency oil parties in this State.
1t Is natural that members OF the Cabinet.
representing as they do the Republican par
ty OF the country, should feel deep concern
as to the attitude Of the party of each of the
Ssates.as we'll as throughout the entire Union.
A surrender or abandonment OF principles
by any portion of the party reflects upon the
whole, and furnishes grounds for the polit
ics1 enemy to effectively assault the organic
cation brcause OF want Of fidelity to the
faith it processes. IL has been Inconsistency
of this kind. that has destroyed all hope of
the Democratic party IL hitting upon nation.
al policy. Differing in sentiment as differ
ent localities imagined that certain expedi-
en.s were best suit G to each, ard agreeing
upon no convection Of principle affecting the
whole country, the Democratic party has
excited tie distrust of all impartial thinkers,
and virtually destroyed all hope OF success
fully contrasting for the control of the gov
ernment.
The Republican party of Virginia, as rep
resented in the Legislature, is now suddenly
and unexpectedly called upon to act it's pat
in maintaining the faith of the national or
ganization, and the principles upon which it
ia founded. The responsibility is grave
one, and it is for the Republican members
elect of the General Assembly to determine
whether they will meet ir as brave men,
moved and controlled by The principles they
have professed, and in support Of which
they have heretofore endured so much. To
our mind, there is only one way to meet the
case. and that is by thorough and compact
organization. and the subordination of all
personal feeling aud interests TO the general
good OF the party.
The views OF the administration, as re-
ported in the dispatch to the Press will, we
are sure, receive careful and thoughtful con-
sideration from every Republican member,
and that full endorsement to which they are
entitled:
Secretary Evarts and other members OF
the Administration ar watching with much
interest the course of the Republicans who
were chosen in the recent elections in Vir-
ginia on the financial issue. They think,
with the regulating tendencies Of Southern
sentiments in the Democratic party, the OPP
portunity is now afforded for the Republic
cans of Virginia to take an attitude whies.
will give the party pace in the confidence
and respect OF the better element OF South
nd tal,1 n Of
the line OF political issues which have, since
che war, more or less kept alive the animosi-
ties of that struggle. The members OF the
Administration see, in this purely local is
sue, the prospects Of uch benefit to South
erD politics generally, and have expressed
the hope To the Republican leaders ia Viz.
ginia that they will not fail to take full ad-
vantage of it. Some fear is expressed that
III the usual mantpulations OF the internal
affairs OF parties that the Republicans may
agree to support certain combinations. in
Lerests or candidates. and thus lose the van
tage ground they now occupy OF holding the
balance of power. The wish of the Admin
lstration is that the Republicans in the Leg
stature plant themselves on principles So
firmly ADVOCATED and SO CALAMITY sustained
vi financial Integrity, and not permit them
selves to be tempered with by Readjusters
or Democrats. IL is claimed that the course
of the negro es in SO largely sustaining the
Rtadiusters was political nahenvre for the
purL Ose Of making the regulating tenden
ces of the Democratic party OF the State APP
pear more conspicuous. This Is claimed by
pIOmiueht OOreu men mere and they al So
assert that they were In communication will,
tie leaders OF the cOlor+d vote in the State
on this subject. 1t now remains for the Re
pubicans of Virginia to make themselves
che insti uments Of incalculable benefit to the
South by rescuiug her name from the latest
Humiliation heaped upon it by the Democrat
&c party-that Of openly advocating repudia-
ton and the deliberate wiping out of debts
honestly contracted with her fellow citizens
of The North and subjects OF foreign coun-
tiles.