The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-01-15
A Nut for Mr.. Tucker to Crack.

That advanced ideas OF government, and
government policy, are working their way
into the popular mind even here In Vir-
ginia, is Illustrated in the following para
graph taken from the leading editorial In
the last Lexington Gazette, published at
Hon. J. R. fuckers home. 1t is not neces.
sary to state that the views 1t contains re-
ceive from the VIRaINIAN cordial en-
dorsement, as we have ON more than one
occasion presented similar ideas, and ex-
pressed them as best we knew how.
The time is coming when the South, and
especially Virginia, will recognize the ne
cessity Of a change in the notions which have
heretofore prevailed in regard to the tariff
laws, and the adaptation OF our political
views to the material Advancement Of the
State. This necessity will have to be en-
phaszed by the selection of men to repre-
sent Virginia in Congress who comprehend
the wants of the State, and are not warped
in their ideas Of administrative policy by the
fossil notions of the past; Either those now
favored with representative positions will
have to address themselves to the live issues
OF the day, or give way for others who will.
The political tone of the State is becom.
ing independent Of old party usages ana
caucus despotism. The people are begin
ming to think for themselves. and measure
the aspirations of men by the practical ben
efits they can accomplish for the constituent
body. 1t is healthy indication, and gives
assurance that more elevated standard for
public service and more substantial consd-
Grafton for public trusts are demanded.
Coming from the Gazette, with its decided
Democratic proclivties in the past and it's
party support OF Mr.. Tucker, one of the
most distinguished OF the free trade advo-
Gates in Congress, the paragraph below is
significant
What shall be the full effect OF this upon the
mains to be seen, but it may be predicted with
degree OF certainty that all our Virginia ideas
fhs shs eth Of
one or two more western counties thrown In,
there is to-day more iron than in any Congress,
Goals Of the Kanawha Valley are brought togeth-
er,the interests Of Virginia and those of Pennsyl
posed to look upon the asriculturalist as our al
lies. NOR viii the free trader be the man to rep
resent virginias interest In the National Con
Clifton Forge to Richmond. down the Valley of
the James bright will be the blast Of furnaces,
es of the Alleghanies, the cry win come Penn
sylvania and Virginia will stand together, for
IRON WILL BE King. and there Will be more than
one prominent democrat who will talk free
trade, and yet appoint committees for protection
There is just now great upheaval OF old party
lines. and out OF the new order of things it will
be hard to predict where Virginia will stand but
II her seeming destiny is realized. her lines Of
communication completed, her mines developed,
her furnaces bqilded. and her shfpshod system OF
agriculture given up. and she become great
manufacturing State then no State in the Union
will be more interested in q sound currency, pro-
lection for her industries, and in q strong, firm,
and economically administered government. Vir
ginia has nothing to hope for as an agricultural
State. and il we thought that her destiny, we
would be opposed to the laying of another iron
or steel rail westward. but she has much to hope
and expect as manufacturing State, and believ-
ing this to be her destiny,we will gladly welcome
the iron horse. the iron furn ace, and II needs be-
for law and order, the iron hand.