Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-30
: Gdresa OF tho atate Executive Conn
mltfee OF the Conservative Bcm0-


CrGcy.
Fellow Cit;z:ns,-Porsuant 10 laH tie Board
Of CaDvassers met on Monday last and COM
plated and certified thc official statement Of the
result of he late election 10 tho State.
This formality c5ntladss the campaign OF
| 1880 10 Virginia, ard gives fitting opportunity
as we'll for lust congratula!ion over cur uneX
anpcd victory, as fer some reflection upon the
responsibilities which tibet triumph imposes.
The conservative party Of Virginia hss still 10
lis keeping ito rights and interests aud homer
of tie State, and Gao neither abandon lis trust
without ooHardica, nor abuse it without dis
g:soo. TO it tho peopl, CT Virginia ard the
people CT the world who may be Interested 10
Virginia Loo k, IS they have al uodoubted right
to lock. for the wisdom. patriotism, ADD public
virtue demanded for tho Just administration Of
her rutl;o affairs.
I The character of tho late cabvisJ T;s as
anomalous as lis developments were surprising,
and it's results decisive.
II can serve now 20 useful purpes, to Inquire
into the motives, OF expose ct length the ex'
traordinsry course the leaders of that faction
which, while pretending to support the ticket
tho nsionsl democracy, de6ed is authority.
opposed ts course. and aotagonz ID ts prln-
ciplts.
| Buasiiag of ts poEer to deliver tho vote Of
Virginia to Hancock. and claiming the alllslc,
of thousands of negro votes as the guaranty OF
that b1as'; aided by tho material and moral
support of the highest of authorities OF the re-
publican party 10 the Unior; having es has.
since tho election, been svowed ever his eva
signature by leading Virginia republican
having even it's electoral ticket, printed st tho
expense and circulated BY The hands ct repub-
licars, when its electoral vote is counted il is
found to have LEES than Is per cent. of the BAL
lots 10 tho State, and 10 have been beaten ever
65 600 votes By party 80 Insignificant 10 the
eyes of its leader that he preferred negro "al
lia1co" TO en- association with il; sud on the
very day before The election declared it lDcom'
parsoly the weakest party 10 Virginia politics !
Moreover, even in this significant following
thousands DO doubt wero included. who. with
out any respect for the motives or approval OF
the COURSE OF the lssders. were deceived by
their bus;cr ald Dragging into belief of their
strength; and honestly gave them their votes
as tho most cffsc!ual method of insuriug res
publican defeat 10 Virgnia-a mistake which
was al error Off udgm 20! alone. AID nerlts no
reprosch.
We claim VITA pride, emphasized BY the
bapny result. thu! The course of our party was
marked by mono but direct methods and honest
aims. No trading of votes; no trucas With cur
enemies; 10 left banded saccas; % diplomatic
Jog with the life loag enemies OF Virginia and
the South ma,red the straightforward honesty
Of the conservative campaign. The republican
party Of the ccunIry recognized US ns foes aud
treatcdus as such. The national democracy
knew US for f:ierd5. and so endorsed Us. Within
the State, as tho coua! shows, tbs vast bulk OF
it's virtue and patriotism enlis ed in cur cause.
Without. tho hand5 extended to Us were not
those of Csmercns ard GoIhams and JoHell5
and BuIrs, but tho grasp no met was tho ia
miIiar touch of Ellis and Hamilton, Of Vance
and gallant Hampton, WHO rCooglized that ou.
oG1se in Virginia was ons Hith theirs IN Louls'
ana and Maryland. il Nar!h Carolina aud 10 the
Palmetto State.
1t is 10 the keeping Of history that the 70.
verse of all this ciarec!erizad the leaders OF tho
July party, who. pretending the purpose and
power to carly Virgiaia for Har,cck. ao:agcn-
IL d the only true Hsrc:ck ticket Gud party i;
ADD IS i. msrks their ooaduo it explains their
fate. Tho sure Instincts OF tho people pane-
trated tho secret Of this traffolipg With rep1b-
lio,us c. an early day, ard they delivered their
indignant Judgment upon 1t % the ~ diy OF
November. Ii SOD beoame aDDare0t that here,
az cy:r2Rhere tho national fight was simply
struggle between democrats and republicans.
and that even tho negroes c:ud rot be ds!l7'
Gro like cal or cattle in s1oh cihVasg by
those woo fanoitd they owned them, and u-dcr-
took 10 dispose Of them.
Tho resul: ia detail has already been syrta9
before the peorl,. Lis summary 10 as telio.5:
| FoR PRESIDENT.
Democrs!ia. Republican. Julger.
| 06 0l2 S402O 3l,674
For CONGRESS.
| Democratic. Republican,. Iuyer.
97073 81 653 81 054
Tncse sra meat significant figures. They d..
nnostrate-
| |. That tbs c)Gs,Yvatiya dem0oTssY ni;de 40
oren fiaht ter principle. n:ther asking nor gig
| inc a1srtcr; Tncro was no splitting or trading
| HsucccS guro his s.rergth to every congress
man on cur ticket, snd tho friends CT every
CONGRESSMAN eGvo him loyal support. II Q
vote of 97073 fer cJcsstvaliva o0nareEsmeu,
| Hancock loses but 16l yotes-Iess than ono sixth
Of per o,nt; less than ono vote 10 600
| 9 That ncgctioI5 with the republicans Wtre
net made for Harceek's benefit, notEjtbstsnd-
ing the boast of the 7th of July leaGers. hui to
! his manifest preiudice
| Garfield received 81 3G7 votes mere than the
republican congressman, while Hancock re-
ceIyed 81. $50 July ticket votes less than the
July ticket coDgressnepl The July congress-
men did cot oaro 81 ve7o not able to give Han
OF ck thsir votes, though pycf,s:icg to Tuu on
bis ticket!
! 8. That the theory Of stampede fron the
July ticket ct the las. moment TO tho May ticket
10 s.vo tho State from Gar6ald ia ridiculous
dclueion or pure invention. lftbere had been
| stampede to tho clay electoral ticket it would,
to the extent Of the stampede, have inside that
ticket run shtal of tie May Congressional
| ticket. bu', 10 fact, i. Euos tr;f' bebihd the
| latter.
The May ticket for Hancock got 60 vote.
except the regular conservative votes Of Vir.
gipia.
| 4. Tnat thsra was so eso;nous Stampede
| from the JaIy Congressional ticket. but it ives
, q stampede to Gsr6eli. Ofthe Sc 054 votes
| which The July ticket got for Congress 2t $50
stanpeded 10 Garfield, leaving Hancock but
81, 674 Jal,er votes. Ia other words. nearly A
nor csat nf fSe ,JDlver yntee fer Gnnpresemen