Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-14
We First Endure, Then Pity,
Then Embrace.

III Nv WIN NuuDlS ~ u'lHltlSN) WV
friend the Lynchburg VmGINIAN is
gone. 1t admits it mcditacs voting for
n Republican for Governor. But he
must be Il Fundcr as well as Il Republic
can. After saying all manner Of curl
Ously hard things about those who
should endorse its vote in go by voting
for Lewis for Lieut.. Governor in 'Sl, it
boldly avows that il now holds itself in
such an attitude that il can support ana
vote for Wickham for Governor. Now
let all this pure spotlcssncSs about turn
ing Virginia oyer to Rcpublicanism
stop. Let us get down to the common
place condition of fallen man and talk
about plain business that is too unyirtu-
Gus for Gods and Angels. Under GER
tain possible circumstances the VIRGIN
IAN will be for Wickham in order to de-
feat Cameron. Here Is what it says,
don't take our word. Read this:
awe think it not wholly improbable
that combination could be and may be
effected, that would divide the Rcpubli-
cans, us the Conservatives are now divi-
dcd, on the Debt question and State
policy for Virginia. In fact, we hear
some talk of the possibility of some such
person as General lViCkhdm being supper
ted By Conservatives for the office Of Coz
ernor, ut the next election, with two
good Conservatives, fer the inferior Off
NVn 1n al nrngnnt commit
selves to this policy, but shall wait to
see what the protested Dcbt-Paycrs in
the Republican party propose to do in
this matter. We want to see whether
they will have backbone and principle
enough to withstand Mahone's effort to
steal their negro rank and file away
from them, and TO elevatae principle
above the spoils Of office. We want to
see what a Republican Administration
Is going to do IN this effort on the part
of honest Republicans and Conservatives
10 stand for the integrity of their State
against the persistent advocates of fore
ible REIMBURSEMENT /. G., reputation,
before we consent to march with Repub-
licans against the piratical flag under
which many Of their Ignorant rank and
and file have now enlisted. And yet,
we must recognize the fact that senti-
ment Is rapidly formulating which, when
formulated, will be exprcssen In these
words: Anything to beat Mahone."
There now. The poet missed 1t when
he said "Mch would be Angcls--Angcls
would be Gods"
But In order to allow the VRGINGAN
TO present fully It's own case. We shall
add what 1t says In Yesterdays issue,
after 1t had slept couple of nights and
for couple of days examined the Va.
field with II microscope. Here is what
il snid yesterday:
Well; we have seen now, that the Adj
mlnistrtlon is SO intent upon defeating
and destroying the Conservative Debt
Paying party of Virginia, that it is will
ing to unite With Democratic repudla-
tionists. and to force Its own patty into
that unnatural alliance. The Admins
tration has ordered the Republican flag
10 be- taken down in Virginia, and COM
mands It's followers to march under that
of Malone, the Rcpudiatonist who still
claims to be Democrat, although he Is
not.
And so, the contingency that we con-
tcmplatcd as being possible, is now, by
the action OF President Garfield, render
cd impossible.
And so the Gods have preserved the
VrRGINIAN from It's fearful leap, by put
ing II into the heart Of Garfield and
Blaine to prefer the RcOdlustcrs 10 the
Fundcrs in Va. Now then let the ko-
lcldoscopc turn again and up pops Wick
ham, perhaps to return the compliment,
by voting for Daniel along with the NIR-
Daniel, who climod the Ephe-
Sian Dome of Vas. Free School System
and threatened to apply the torch foycn
so much as dollar Of those dear bonds
be touched by the hand he called rcpu-
diatlon.
q, Virginians, look and think for your
selves these picbuld times!