Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-29
PUBLISHED DAILY AND THI-WEEKLY BY
EDG AR SNOW d EN.
SATURDAY EVENING. MAY %, 1880.
The recent election in this State shows plaiLly

The recent election in this State shows plaiLly
oaough that at least in tho ci,ies Of Virginia
the white people thereof did rot allow any Diff
fcIcoces Of opinion they may entertain with re.
gard TO tho State debt to divide them on q1cs-
lions that layo 10 legitimate bearing upon that
debt. and tic decision CT wh.ci can by 20 POS
ebILty fleet the Debt il the rcmotcss degree.
We believe that Whist Is true of the toWrs rco.
pie Ct Nlryioia in this respect will, when the
test is made. bo fucd TO DO equally true OF
tteir cju0:ry c5u,rs. VlrgiGiars arc cGnscr-
v.!iGo by nature, bus If they were Otherwise,
tho pressing c2iRrbolcs oi existing crcumStar-
cIes would be sufficient TO TsSo them 50 now.
ThtrJ Is now existing every requisite 1cason for
nIutlnuIng their iea!iy 10 the onsclvali7u party
ot the State, shd through it 10 preserve their
a'Iegiaic, to tho national democracy cf the
c,uutry, ald col single ono for the pronunciation
of that fcaliY or the s'vc-aEco Of that Allegiance
If, however, th.r! still b, somo Of :hem 50 in
ten. upoa broskiug with the conservative party
that t'ic7Wou!d do so without r. eciing upon the
consequences Of such action, wo most, even at
the cost CT icTstioa. rcmird thcrn that they are
pleyinG into tbs ha1ds Ct tho republicans, ADD
that 10 matter how dissatisfied they msy be
with the conservative party. in coniituiDg ard
reLd.rlUg permanent radical suprcmacy-ihc
DOLLY Logical result Of their contemplated move,
mcnt-ihey will fad that they havo swappcd
The devil for a witch. That tho proposed IN
pledged residential electoral ticket, if it lc
coiVc any strength, wi hAv, the dr!ct Of giving
tho vote OF the State to Tho radical nominee is
apparent to al reasonable men who rtf:ct for
a llnstant upon tho subject, tu. as many men
ar1 not reasonable and rs few havo time to re-
f,ct w. append what the Valley Nirrnier, the
only rcpubIcin newspaper 10 tho State, say.
in reicrGLc, to tho matter
"l'ho remarks Of Captain } ohm Visa and
Captslo John Paul 10 this plac, on Monday
last, and tho utteranccs of the Rchmond Whic
OF resent dates, point conolusvrly to tho fac:
that the road justor, convention which meets on
the I,h OF July, will pa ace 10 the field On cleo
toral ticket, AID that It will have at it's head
rho nominees of tho Cincinnati convention fol
President aud Vioo President. Ii will be pIacaC
there TO stay, With 20 compromise with the fuo
ders admissible. 1t tho ticket chosen by TIT
lundIrs on the l9:h Instant, is not taken dowo
then that lsc;ioD will DO lo:c ID ioto tho postio.
OF giving the electoral vote of Virginia to tn.
republicans, and held responsible fer it, for it il
very clear il the democratic vote is divided
between the rcaGiu5icr ADD fundcr tickets, the
reru' loans will carry the Ststo by plurality
VOTE
We arc firmly convicted tia: if the support
ors OF tho lev leaders Ct the sGiusters ptesi
Dental movement could be made to understand
and realz, the Inevitable end to which their pre-
sent course is Bringing them. they would turr
from it at ouc', telling their chiefs that if ben
upon running themselves they should do &
without their assistance.