The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-01-27

Campbell to Congress. Hon. Robert M Pal.
| mer 10 the State Senate, three members of thu
Legislature and the whole county ticket. From
that time ON have had ON lead harness untI,
came to Virginia in the fall of 1879 Tho
nature OF my position and business reouired
me ~ s'ahu aloof from politics here. although
ciiaffed and frettei I'LL the time TO beat If H.
saw great work to be done for the ameliora-
tion ~ the masses of this section, and the
hr gil about OF u different and more health.
ful s..te OF political affairs am now think
u Vlrgnlan, having served out nv probation
my children will also be Viroinians and
could not resist the inclination TO enter INA
contest in the last election canvass. altho,,oh
was aoarned not to do so. | went IN calmly
fearlessly but determinalely. saw the o,',,n,
tunity for the republican party to make tao .
mark high up on The board. am renuh,;.
can from principle and labor for the party
tor the sake OF its principles. love and adj
mlre 1t (and so does The whole civilized world
excepi bourbon demOcrats) for the grt,at grand
ana glorious achievements it has effected and
the good results it has obtained tor our coun-
Try. LOOK at the State of t inys from 1850 to
and utterly bankrupt We could NOT mine
enough bullion to pay our indebtness to En-
ropean manufacturers. See Buchanan's adj
mlnlstratlon begging in all the money mar
kets OF the world to borrow few millions of
dollars to keep the government af1oat Offering
government bonds at "a and IS cts. Then on.
~ succeeding in raising 10 or 12-millions at 10
per st. interest The country was flooded
with worthless wildcat state bank paper cur
rency, not worth 80 cts nm tho JnlI.r p,,r ~,
diton was one of humility and d;srro.o CT i, t tba
ewes of the world every tb;nr wy.
bankrupt. &c. &c. under tI.s, 49,, tt,;s
democratic monstrocitv III. u,ns VI I'm. ~.
side. In 1881 this vo,,no r",,,t an .ne o.ner
went in with oigantic 80 n, ,l, parry
bands with ali RE Observation-Disclosures WI iu'o no
ment robhed and nlundar.d u'' ~ 'ne govern
sold;aro moi a uasi.i ~ ~. ~. orlgade o.
ton anJ nnt lila =, H. mo !uls any NUM-
tha 800, .a".;ii oai :. 'no treasury IL iought
NJ oo., ., ti ". 'ne "c c.i ~ .iae e'ei seeh
az W .ne VI ,lty TWO thous-
az o,,nna +. h ia. plougnl prosperity OUT
,,.u,ns :. nas ees ~ our man uiactuflhS IN
nas est lDlisheo the pest system OF
bap.. oanu, .a III 'he "orid. IL can now
I,n tNd ai we money IL needs at per cent.
balance 1f fra a. ~ - per GEM premium Inc
last har of h,ll'n " 10y" T',ni a OUT avor. Inc
country a fav weeks ams so 30, ippeo 10 this
diets Il hoe nnt ,ba ,,,, ~ p"y ~ our pro,
evervth;no in hills, WI 40 i1e' ana
coni;tnn NJ es s,. .,. n!NlhS anu hopelul
s... .h., .,o.,". am !ePuoi'cah anu want 10
ST. en"I paiv coha 'oilng the destiny OF lhis
49,, - ~, a. .nc :"o SUES, anu .eil me
;,.a,, n;.;. Wv ,'e'iigent'noHes, nner
s..,,. ~ NV Mou'u ho' We republican,
SO; oV " we iepupi.caIs Vi virginia, now ID
h.,ii, t", you VIII come 10 the 'front.'
r;'.,,.y ,ean,essy, aeterinneo 10 battle Tor the
l., t,r ,,.ou u.,i anu justice am emphaticai
y ~ .no."uSn anu euectlVe organization OF
WI paaymAeep up Inc camp hres-have
NJ. ua.s"ss DO onen as possible, lengthen the
,oiue anu s.leHg'heh the stakes, select the
ues' Mon ~ ieau'knoW where your voters are.
DF enectise organization we can have control
VI W: oul yo'e anu save many nun1reds OF votes
pelnS uergaiIeu anu contracted ior by others.
icy IL Ne understood ! am not Tor organizing
anu s.''ils our ioices III Inc, 10 oe sci up, as
some nave suggested, IN the silambles to be
soiu OUT 10 elmer !actl"n OF the disrupted
uehiocIacy. TN the power we possess and
C,h'lol am not Wiling 10 stand ON the mid
ule oi the tllting BOARD with faction OF de-
mocracy ON either END, and then step either to
one SIDE or The other, send one faction up or
Gown as may suit some schemers' purposes.
e nave the material the strength, the pow
er, II our vote is properly handled, to narcotic
The front and dictate the terms OF coalition, if
such a thing becomes necessary. am for the
republican party. inst, last, and all the time.
For full straightout State ticket. For a
stralghtout fair fight on our distinctive princi-
piles as republicans. Only this and nothing
more" Drop entirely re-adjusterism and
funderism and all other isms, for l don't be-
lieve that either of them ever intended to or
eyer will settle the debt question satisfactorily.
II we are to have republican party in Vir-
glnia 1t must stand or fall on its own merits
even il the material OF which 1t is composed is
objectionable TO the refined tastes of the Bour-
bon ogarchy Let me say to the republicans
OF Virginia that We have a great, grand aud
glorious work to do, to redeem this grand old
State from the slough into which it has been
plunged, throttled and held by this same par
ty OF 1861. To do this will require thorough
organization, persistent, vigorous, aggressive
effort. First OF all let us have county meet
ing simultaneously in each and every county
at the earliest practicable moment At such
meet ngs you can have an interchange of views
and opinions and arrive at some practicable