Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-04
Mr.. Keiley's Address.

Hon. A. M. Kelley, Chairman of the
Conservative-D Democratic Committee, in
his call upon the old guard of Virginia
Conservatives to ''fall into ranks" sends
out the following Napoleonic address,
which ought to bring every loyal son of
Virginia to the front next Tuesday:
The canvass of 1881 is drawing to its
close. Its importance has never been sur
passed, and cannot be exaggerated.
The 9Th of November will determine
whether the brand of disbonor-fruitless
but ineffaceable stigma be burnt on
Virginia's brow, and whether the trophies
of a dozen victorious campaigns shall be
delivered to her enemies.
1t will determine whether an ignorant
and debased horde shall bear the sceptre
of a Commonwealth. illumined by the
genius of Jefferson, the judicial learning
of Marshall, the purity of Madison.
and the fervid patriotism of Henry
whether vulgar Bossism, everywhere else
kissing and reproach, shall rule State
for which Washington and Lafayette
| fought in one generation, and Robert Lee
and Stonewall Jackson in another-wheth-
| er the foul work which Underwood and
! Wells and Lindsey and the Nortons vain
| ly sought to accomplish in $50 shall be
| achieved by Malone and his companions
| in 81.
Most of the harpies, who then sought
| Virginia's blood, have happily passed from
US: Every one who remains is with our
enemies to-day" They have only chang
ed leaders-not purposes, principles or
hopes.
And now. also, as then, an Admlnistra-
tion, profigate and hypocritical, who
would rather see old Virginia disgraced
than win all the laurels of good govern
ment, is prostituting its power, robbiug
the public treasury, stealing the wages of
it's officehOlders, openly trampeling on its
only respectable party pretense-fnancial
honesty, and forcing the plant consclenceS
of the servile among its adherents. in the
desperate attempt to bring Virginia under
the yoke of a false lRepublicanism, and
make her belle every page of her glorious
record.
A year ago. a thin veil of decent dis
guise was thrown oves this corrupt coali-
ton; to-day it is paraded in all it's naked
deformity.
Shall it triumph. Virginians? Shall the
flag Of good government, of the suprema-
cy Of honesty, intelligence and principle,
go down in this fight, and the black ban
ner, under which faithful allies" faith
less sons and an administration of Phari-
sees train in fraternal concord, float over
|
Surely there can be but one response
Let it come with proud and united acclaim
from every quarter of our mother Stare.
Let the indignation, under whose blast
| the first alliance melted in 1880, consume
the coalition utterly in 1881.
Let us settle our debt with honor. Let
US uphold our ancient fame as a covenant
keeping Commonwealth. Let us save our
judiciary from faint. Let US keep our
| 49, Io of 4So o1,,no
in the Union. Let US, above all, save our
homes from rule under which no home
is safe.
Everywhere the prospect is cheering
the omens are all suspicious; but no feel
ing of security must abate our zeal. Con-
fidence has lost more battles than despair.
We must so win this fight as to notify
the world that the depreciation of Virgin
ia is an enterprise hopeless of achievement
by whatever parties, and with means, at
tempted.
A. M. KELLEY. Chairman.