Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-01
The Octob CIR Conference.

The conference Of Republicans
heretofore recommended by the In,
telligencer will assemble in Rich.
mond on or about the 18th Of De-
tober next. The object in assem-.
bling is that it may take counsel
one with another and each with all
concerning the presidential strug
gle, which will then be nearly at
close, and then and there, IN thC
light of the October elections anC
the state Of the campaign at home
determine the great question wheth
er vote for the straight Republic
can ticket will be OF greater ac-
count to Mr.. Garfield or 10 thC
Bourbon Democrats of this State
If likely to be of service to Mr.
Garfield and to count in his favor
he should have it, but if from the
then state OF the campaign it should
seem clear that to cast it for hin
would be to throw it away and lose
it in the conflict, there must be nc
false pride, principle, Or sentiment
inducing or influencing this confer
ence from making known to the yo-
tiers Of the State the real factsl Of
the situation, however hard and IN
pleasant they may be. The out
look, whatever it is, must be faced
squarely, bravely. and earnestly
If no campaign shall have been
provided by the National Commit
tee for the State, then the State
must be abandoned and the voters
advised to fight for the Liberals
and against the Bourbons, who are
seeking to perpetuaie their pvOscrip-
tive and tyrannlcal rule over the
people of this Commonwealth. To
consider carefully the presiden-
tial situation when the struggle has
nearly closed; to examine into the
campaign in our own State, and de-
termined the feasibility Of attempt
ing to carry it for the Republican
nominee; to do whatever at that i'm
portant conjuncture Of time may
be possible toward both taking and
keeping the political power Of Vir-
ginia out OF the hands OF her old
rulers, and finally to advise tho
Republican voters of the State Of
what we honestly believe should b.
their action at the polls, will com
prise the greater part Of the lmpor-
tant and patriotic work Of this con-
ference. A few OF the self-cOnsti-
tuted leaders of the party, it is be-
lievcd, will oppose it. Major Yost
and his newspaper, the Valley Vir-
ginian, together with a majority Of
the ofice-holders, it was expected,
would see in it nothing but harm to
the cause. General Echols and
the Richmond Dispatch also, We
thought, would be apt to agree with
Yost, Splitter, and other iulpracti-
cables in this matter; but, neverthe-
less, the conference, we can assure
our friends, will be held, and from
the information before us we think
we may safely predict for it an in
Auence Of great power and good in
the November conflict.
The Dispatch does not "agree
with Yost." On the contrary, we
would like for an alliance between
the Republicans and the Mahoneites
to be effected at the earliest posi-
BILE moment. Hurry it up; Colo
mel Popham. 1t is not often that
we have agreed with you, or advo-
Gated any proposition originated by
you. You generally know too well
W hatme assures would damage the
Democratic party. But now for
once we can warmly commend what
you propose to the ..MahOneites and
the Republicans. Perhaps our
Judgment is at fault ill this instance
but, let that be as it may, we are
for Popham'S schcme'-Ricdm0nd
Dispatch.