National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-30
THE VIRGINIA CONTEST.
What Republicans Prefer in the Coming
Struggle In the Old Dominion.

Struggle In the Old Dominion.
To the Editor of THE REPUBLICAN:
The contest in Virginia is between the
Bourbons and Readjusters. No other party has
any prospect of success. The Bourbons outside of
their own party, rely mainly for support on the
Office holding Republicans. The Readiusters will
be supported by nine tenths of the Republican
party. The object of the Bourbons is to withhold
from the negro far as practicable the rights he
has acquired since the war, and to carry out gen.
orally such ideas as the term Bourbon" implies
The object of their allies, the Office holding Re-
publicans is to hold on to their Offices They
know that the success of the Readuster party viii
result in practically restoring the right of suffrage
to 10000 negroes, cause Republicans to be re-
Spected in the courts and at the ballot box and
protect them in the enjoyment of all their civil
and political rights; but ReadjuSter triumph
will bring thousands of recruits into the Republi-
can camp, some of whom may supplaut number
OF the present Government officials; and what
would it
PROFIT THE OFFICE HOLDERS
if their party gained control of the State and they
lost the Offices? AIR. Nasty said that one might as
well talk to a topper about whisky punch without
whisky as to talk TO Democrat about principles
without Offices. The straght-out Republicans of
Virginia remind one of the Democracy in this re-
Spect. General Wickham, in his late interview
with the President, intimated that apprehensions
of removal from Office had caused trembling among
the " straight-outs." Very probable. But the Re-
pnbllcans prefer the triumph of the party which
viii secure them in the enjoyment of valuable
rights to the accommodation of Office holders The
Virginia Republicans have only to look around TO
be convinced that policy and principle alike point
10 the ReadiuSter party as the one which should
receive their support in the present important con-
test. The men who denounce Republicans are,
with few exceptions, the men who
DENoUNcE THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT
They who charge that Readiusters are dishonest
have repeatedly bestowed the same compliment
on Republicans: and though a few Republicans
are now patted and carcssed, called honest, and
occasionally styled heightened" it is only to en-
courage them to work in Bourbon traces. Repub-
lcans whom Virginia Bourbons style "high-
toned" are good men not TO follow. ! noticed in
the Star recently it is apprehended that the ap-
preaching Democratic convention will take
eQuivocal ground on the State debt question Is it
possible that Virginia Democrats can equlvocate?
Ifthe apprehension be well founded, then Wick
ham and his Spartan band viii be the only
organization left which unequiyocally promises
to pay the State debt. What grand moral spec
tacle this party will present to the country and the
world! If their promises 10 pay satisfy the de-
mands of the bond holders, said end-holders are
more iQdulgeut creditors than any Il have ever had
the fortune TO meet If any of the present genera
ton live 10 the promises of this party redeemed
he will attain an age which will far exceed that
reached by Methuselah. l notice also that Wick
ham is strongly recommended to the BOurbons for
Governor On the principle that one good turn
deserves another" regard this recommendation
strikingly appropriate.
THE BOURBON ALLIES
will learn to their diSmay that Virginia Republic
cans thoroughly understand the SITUATION; that
they will not be led astray by name; that they
will not follow a banner into the enemies camp
merely because il bears the inscription Straight
out Republicans but that they Will jealousy
work for the Cameron ticket till the sun goes down
on election day. / observe that DR.. d. NJ. Norton
is among the distinguished gentlemen who viii
call on the President in behalf of the Readjusters
The doctor is a leader of the Republican party in
Virginia; was formerly distinguished member of
Yorktown peninsula. He is able and eloquent on
the hastings Z.