The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-24
Governor Holiday ana the County
Ju6 gcs OF Virginia.

bomhsh' ~ has been tar1wn into the
ranks OF tbs Reg1juslcrs In Virginia by the
refusal OF Governor Holiday 10 commits zion
any OF he county Judges recently elected
until q 4 have been chosen. and an announce
ment Oy hin that lie would In the mean time
l0oF. into some Of the selections made BIS
tb Legislature. There il nothing palmer
{ i, an unpreiudced mind than that the Re-
adjnstrr party in the Legislature OF Virginia
has determined, il possible, to sweep every
yes,ice Of Funderism from every Office with
which Il has anything to do, and I'LL those
Offices with men OF its belief, without regard
10 ANYTHING like qualification. This has been
their apparent determination from the very
outset; and well has That party performed it,
work so far. There never has IN Virginia
been any party, not even the Radicals.
whose extremes have been 50 marked as
that 0i The so-caled Retdiusters. One
would have imagined during the campaign
OF lat summer that if that party succeeded
the most benign influences would be felt
throughout the whole Commonwealth,
every branch OF the government would be
administered with greater skill, and all
Office, filled with the very best material the
state produced; but 50 basely has that par
t. betrayed every trust, 50 low has it
groveled in political filth, so utterly regard
less has il become Of everything sacred con-
signed 10 1t, that even men who are MEM
bers Of The Legislature elected by It, and
men VINO voted with it ut the last election,
have turned from it In disgust and let 20
all It's tenels except Is to financial ques'
lions.
Is excuses have become enormous, 20
much 80 that we VINO formerly composed q
part Of that proud old Commonwealth, and
even yet look back with pride upon her an
cient glory. stand appalled, at the yasineSs
OF the iniquity her Legislature j. now work.
ing ont and endeay0rlng 10 fa-tcn upon her
people. At this terrible crisis Governor
Holiday has UNEXPECTEDLY come forward
and asserted bis prprOGativc as such, and,
in a calm but dignified manner. told these
iconOcil,ts that there are some images
that cannot, with his consent, be broken :;
that he is vested with power that he
now darCs to aSscrt. and that, is guardian
OF the interests Of the Commonwealth
Of which he is the lawful Governor, lie
viii. at least, inquire who are these no.
biity on which the erminc Of judicial hon
or> Is now to fall. Ii Governor Holiday con-
srueS the laws OF Virginia to say that a
county Judge must qualify on the 1t day Of
january after his election tand he has per-
feet right 10 c1n>true The law that Way),
then there Is no great need Of haste, aud
The Governor may look at the mcn whom
he is called upon TO commission to so high
and sacred trust. This action on his part
has given us a sensation OF real pleasure
uncquallcd by anything that has trauSplred
since the assembling Of that Legislature,
and had it not occurred in state that was
once our home we still would have drawn
sigh Of relief at stand so promptly and
rightly taken.
Without attempting to prophpsy, we he
icyc that the policy exhibited 10y the r.
adjustcrs. Ike that OF the Radicals in our
own State, i, suicidal, and will, sooner or
later. rccJil on them with fearful effect.
We congratulate the people OF Virginia and
Governor Holiday upon the stand taken in
this mittcr.- Greeabricr (W. Id.) Llie|
Dcndcn.