The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-24

Southern Republicans then keep from Sympa-
thizing with such a movement"
GENL CAMERoN's SURPRISE.
"From your statement of the situation, said
Gen. Cameron, 81 do not see how any Repub-
lican can hesitate as to his duty. | am sur
prised at what you say concerning Gen. Ma
hone and the work he has done and is propos-
ing to do for Virginia. 1t is great thing to
be able to say that man or party in the
South proclaims for free schools and demands
and secures free ballot and a fair count
where swindling methods have so long been
successfully practiced. Such man and ele-
ment in a Southern State does more for the
freedmen and the Republican party than the
National Government could with standing
army"
I'VE appreciate thai" replied Judge Hughes
land therefore deem it an unWise thing, q
thing which Republicans ought not to do, to
organize against party that has fought the
important fight against the National nuisance
which have described.
A GREAT PAPER AND ITS EFFECT.
"No one knows better than Gen. Malone
that the Republicans as party do not agree
with him or his party in the views habtually
ascribed to them on the subject of the State
debt and l regard his late publication explain
ing his position on that question as a homage
which he felt impelled to offer to the objec-
lions of Republicans to him on that score
think that paper was in large degree success
full, and | regard the issue now being fought
between his party and the Bourbon Democrats
as so mixed that it will be difficnlt for plain
man wishing to be guided by principles, rath-
! Ell than by professions, to know with confl
| dence how to decide and to vote between them
upon the Debt question.
| PATRIOTISM AND PARTY FIDELITY.
sThe reasons have given for Directing to
the Republican party being organized for war
fare upon the Re-adjuster movement In Vir-
ginia this year have been inspired by an ele-
waited motive of patriotism. have also par
tizan reason, as republican, LOT so doihg
Unless Gen. Garfield's Administration shall
succeed in dsintegrating the Solid SOUTH is
it not obvious that Republican success in the
Presidential election of 1884 is seriously en-
dangered? The South being solid for the
Democratic party, then the result OF the cleo
ton will again depend upon the vote OF the
| single State of New York.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
aIs it a sound condition of things for the
result of National election in so great a
country as ours to be universally known to
depend upon the vote of single State, how
ever large? Does it not present too great an
| incentive to fraud. bribery and permeating
corruption? Must it not inevitably excite the
most intense passion and tend to broadcast
violence and outrage? The strain, too, upon
our elective system seems 20 be too great to be
applied second time. As a Republican am
not willing to hazard the supremacy OF our
party in the Union again upon so doubtful an
issue, upon so narrow theatre Thrice wei
come to me as a Republican and as an Amerl-
can in this movement of Gen. Malone, and
indeed, any movement which promises to
break up so pernicious thing as the Solid
South and to overthrow the only dangerous
enemy of the National Republican party Of
which we have any fear :