The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23
The State Canvass

Mr.. F. A. Burr. staff correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Press, is again presenting
a rosy view OF the Re-adjuster prospects in
Virginia, catching his inspiration from Pc
tersburg, where his last published letter is
dated. 1t should not be forgotten that SIM
liar representations were made from the
same source and locality last fall, nor should
the degree of their verification be forgot
ten. Had it not been for the extravagant
estimates of the correspondents OF the
Press and the New York Times, of Read
;uster strength and Republican weakness
last fall, thus influencing Northern opinion
against the Republicans, Virginia's electo-
raj vote would have been given to Garfield
The same tactics and similar conjectural
statements, with as little real fact to sustain
them, are to beagain pressed upon Northern
attention. The letters written from Rich
mond, on the occasion of the June Con-
yention, and published in numerous North
ern Republican journals, were akin to the
last fall misrepresentation, and designed
for the same purpose then SO successfully
Effected moulding Republican opinion in
the North
We have no disposition to mislead the
public mind at home or abroad, but it is not
out of place to express very serious doubt
Of the accuracy Of the prophecy of the result
of the present campaign so confidently CIV
en- out by these correspondents. Indeed,
we will go farther, and say, from the best
information we have, it is not probable that
the June ticket could be elected under the
most favorable condition Of the CANVASS
There are thousands OF the Re-adjuster
Democrats who voted for Hancock last fall
on the 9Th of July Electoral ticket, who
will not support the Cameron ticket. There
are thousands of Republicans who voted
last fail that will not go to the polls in No
vember next, il they cannot vote for a
straight Republican ticket. There is no
sense or honesty in attempting to deceive
the people ON this subject, by assuming that
because the Re-adjuster and Republican
strength of last fall combined was greater
that the Bourbon vote for Presidential cleo
/ tors, the June ticket will certainly be
elected 1t would be unnatural to presume
that the ticket put out by the June Conven-
ton would receive the united support of
either the Republicans or the Democratic
Re-adjusters, and if the falling off is as
great from either party as the indications now
foresliadow, an overwhelming defeat would
be the result. The Bourbons have no fears
of this ticket. They feel perfectly conf
dent of defeating it. What they do most
fear is strong straight-out Republican
ticket, on distinct debt-paying platform.
and demanding for all the people every right
and protection that the laws and Constitu-
ton assure. All are not Bourbons who are
classed with that wing of the Democratic
party, and should the Republicans put in
the field ticket personally unexceptionable
and representing strong State credit
sentiment and policy, recognizing the
RICH ts Of the creditors and the duty of the
State to respect them, many OF them will
vote for it. and take as much pleasure in re-
cording their ballots for the liberal features
OF Republican policy as for the debt-paying
principle of that party. The intelligent
business men of the State are sick and dis
gnsted with this trifilng with the highest
interests of the State-they have no sympa-
thy with the cowardice that marks the
record of the Conservative party on the
States obligations, and will support Re-
publican ticket composed of good men VIII o
represent higher sentiment than either OF
the Democratic factions is likely to declare.
It is such ticket that the machine men OF
the Bourbon wing fear. The shrewd man.
ayers of that faction own and acknowledge
that therein lies the danger Of their success,
and not in the June ticket put out by the
Re-adjusters
The issues in the State to-day are as dis
tinctly Democratic and Republican as they
are in Ohio. There is but one party that
can or will repr esent the Republican side,
and that is the regular Republican party,
standing on a Republican platform aid
fighting for Republican integrity. And
when such contest is formulated, we con-
fidently believe that the Republican senti-
ment of the nation will sustain and en-
courage the Republican representatives of it.
There has been entirely too much cheap
rhetoric given to the public through North
ern journals, upon false premises, about the
Virginia campaign and in favor Of the Re-
adjuster movement. AS the canvass pro-
crosses and the energies OF the Republican
party are stirred, as they will be, should a
Republican ticket be placed before the peo-
pie. it will be found that there still remains
a sincere devotion to the Republican party,
reverence for its achievements and conf
dence in its integrity. 1t is the embodi-
ment of political liberalism-the dauntless
champion of human rights, and claims a
patent upon every constitutional and statu-
tory provision which looks to the elevation
party or faction has right to appropriate
its principles or its policy, and those who
may attempt to do so, outside of the Repub-
lican organization, either lack the moral
courage to be honest, or design to deceive
and delude thu very support they want.
We simply ask from the Northern Repnb-
can journals that they do unto others as they
would have others do unto them. Let them
remember the heroic struggles the Virginia
Republicans have made in the past, when
passion and prejudice were ram pant, and it
required courage to maintain the symmetry
OF the Republican organization the Union
over. They have fought their way to respec-
table recognition and are upon advancing
ground. What they ask is that which they are
justly entitled to, the sympathy and support
of not only the Republican National adj
ministration, but the National Republican
party the country over, and with these as
sured they will demonstrate to the world
that their struggles have not been in vain in
the maintenance Of Republican integrity
and the recognition Of Republican princi-
Piles. Give us these in earnest, active
efforts, and the traduced, misrepresented
and DETAINED Republicans Of Virginia will
hand the State over to the Republican COL
umn.
Local Option.
A resolution was adopted by the British