Daily Republican., 1881-08-13
The yir-suia Contest.

ihe Una
The Democratic papers seem 10 DC
more disappointed than any o'Aer r"', ,
~ +be failure of the straigh out lseplb-
Ecaus III Virginia 10 put iich't III 'h'
field, and already some OF them a"hlt'
, d.t.at a, the coming election, From
the first the s,raightout movement WIS
the protcge OF the Bourbon', anu 'neS
spared no pains nor efforts III Ho'''ns
mn their honesty IN dlsraEo- th'eh' -
the Readiusters. Never p'!ofe "i'
,,,.r,,s take so much interest III the
succass Of what they looked upon aSth
regular Republican party OF Virginia,
Na,.., bot,,ra did they Use such honled
words and endearing phrases III speak
ing of Republicans. 'ofse' sol al"
Dszenlorl Republican Ccnsre 'Smeh
from Virginia, aud Mayor lo'I: editor
of the Valley Nrginian, ali II. f'Vor os
the suaightout movement were eN
3olled to the skies as the verr c1n9od.-
mcnt of honesty. Taere was entirely
too much OF such tutaome liattery to d =
healthy, and the cloven foot OF 'he
Borbons was so plainly shown tha'
their real purposes were easily dlV'ne''
IT is crciitable to the great body tl
the Republicans of Virginia that 'hey
fully understood the situation. IheS
had been going TO the pells year altcr
wear only to meet with defeat. lhey
cast their votes but the RourDoi-s
counted them as they pleased. Ihey
saw meu given certificates ct election
for Congress, who on an honest co"nt
lacked thousands of votes OF having
been elected. They saw the number q
their school houses growing less year
aft ,r year, their children deprived OF
a Inc ltiou, the fund for the same
diverted from its legitimate OBJ
ject and applied to something else,
No Bourbon clap trap about honesty
has any charms for them. The Read
juster party had come TO their aid, aud
had not only secured 70 them au honest
counting for their ballots, but had res
cued their schools from destruction.
The Republicans Of Virginia are men
that know what they are doing. They
think and spe .tl with tn lnten>e ca
nestness of men who have suffered H.
calculahle wrongs from lrauiS a. r,ec-
1iDns, and VIII, have personally witnrs~-
ed a systematic effort 20 deny the b, es
in rs o. free education 10 their children
The most OF these men are CO,ured ana
they krow the spirit Of the Bourbon,
in regard to the education Of Their race.
Many Of them have listened TO the
Thousand excuses made for closing the
schools in which the children Of tn"
poor could he taught, and IN winch the
ruling spirit was loyalty to the govern |
ment instead of attachment FOR dead
rebellion.
The Republicans of Virginia know
that these are vital matters 20 them,
ami they know who have becu their
friends. They would have been guilty
of the bascst ingratituie had they for
saken their friends in this the honr OF
their need The decision is entitled 20
full confidence. Fuur-f:thS OF them Il
Last will support the ANTI bourbon
ticket, and they are entitled IN doing
so to the hearty approval Of thr party
elsewhere B3itess who haF" been Sc
duced by pers onai alliance with the
Bourbon leaders will most uniu6tlg rs
sail them, hut they know that they are
entitled to recognition in every quarter
as the Republican party of Virginia,
and they are sustained by a conscious
ness that heir principles are in the
highest degree worthy. They may +,
rest assured that they will lave the
hearty sympathy OF the Republican
Tarty of the North in their struggle |
with the Bourbon Democracy t" secure
their Iightp