The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-16
Address Of State Executive Commit
tee of the Conservative Party.
10 the County and City Cltai,mae,a Of the Conser-
gGtsue Democratic Rartu.

To the County and City Ctaamen Of the Conser-
0atsce Democratic Party.
Gentlemen,-The time has now arrived for
preparation for the campaign of this fall.
The magnificent victory Of 1880, largely due
to the organization effected through your pa
triotic zeal, will be surpassed in November
next if equal diligence and like devotion to
your State shall mark your efforts
Great as was the prize for which we then
commended, it is far surpassed by that which
now bespeaks your assistance. Then we fought
chiefly for better methods of administering the
General government now our contest will be
Tor the life OF our civilization; for the trans
mission of established social order to our chill
ores; Tor the maintenance OF the heritage OF
self government which we rescued from the
tempest of military rule, of congressional tyr
amy, and the cOrrupting faint of Federal bri-
berry. The burden of this duty, assumed by
the conservative people of Virginia in 1863,
they will never lay down while these great
blessings need defence or suffer peril Here.
where they found their first exposition and
their most fruitful victory, they will never
want resOlute and united defenders. Whenever
ana under whatever pretense and with what
ever faithful allies" the effort is made to nv
brldize Virginia, the spirit of SO will again an
innate her people, anG they will sacrifice their
differences to save the State. Least of all will
they abandon this great duty at the demand of
leaders ESQ called) who, haying vindicated their
sagacity by the ridiculous Dragging which pre-
ceded the last election, demonstrated their
love for Virginia by spending in hungry
hunt for Federal offices, all the time which has
followed it.
The great party which saved Virginia in
lo69 and IN 1850 from political miscegenation
which has preserved our institutions. fostered
every beneficent enterprise, introduced and ac-
compilshed every reform, secured to Virginia
all that makes her powerful and prosperous
State to-day, still possesses the strength and
int wisdom to control her future, and with
proper effort will achieve this year an easy
victory.
We therefore invite you to convene at once
your committees and fill up their ranks with
0cts0e citizens. Let calls be issued as speedily
as possible for meetings to send delegates to
the convention of August 4th. Let all Con-
servative Democrats be invited to attend these
meetings that the Convention may express the
will of all the people. Let no delegates be
chosen as matter of compliment. Select
those who represent the popular will, and who
will regard it duty TO attend, in order that
full and free voice of Virginia may speak in
the candidates and the platform of the Con
ventiOn.
The time is suspicious for final and honor
able determination of the only question which
has hitherto divided our party The predic-
tions of enormous reduction in the value ofthe |
property of the State have proved as fallacious
rs the claims of strength made by those who
would divide U.S. The real estate Of the Com '