The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-05-12
NO. 5


H.
Editors sValleg Vtrgiatan;
the writer has closely and anxiously observed
Tor many weeks past the course of your excellent
paper with regard to political matters in our old
State, and is more than gratided as a Republican
to express unqualified admiration it's course and
thorough endorsement of its sound Republican
views. In your edition OF the 21st you have struck
the key-note that answering principle prompts,
to-W1t "We favor a Republican Convention and q
Republican nomination and straight-out RepubIi-
can fight. 1t will be time enough for Republicans
to worry themselves over Democratic plans when
republicans have none Of their own We shall urge
decisive action by the Republican authorities, and
should those empowered to act fall to do so In
formity to our views of party policy, there will,
after that be time enough for Republicans define
| their positions. The duty of every Virginia Re-
| publican is as clearly embodied in the foregoing
| terse and stalwart utterances as though a volume
mad been written on the subject. 1t comes
timely monftion to the timid and the time-servtng,
and If needed, will work out san exceedingly great
reward for the Republican party of Virginia.
While we h,ye cause of quarrel with Gen. Ma
hone or that portion of the Democracy who are en-
listed under his banner, confess a very great
degree OF Impotence with that faction OF so-called
republicans who would ground their arms in view
OF the common enemy and seek safety and shelter
IN the arms Of the Re-adjuster party, without
much as all effort to secure the aScendency of Re
| puollcan principles under party nomenclature in
| the State.
/ is an undeI liable fact that almost reign OF
terror has been inaugurated in this locality having
for Its object the advancement Of the Re-adjuster
faction Of the Democracy, by forcing timid RepubH
| cans 1totenS rolsnS into the former organization
without even the poor privilege of permitting them
to express desire for a party conventions in order
that concerted action least if nothing better may
be accomplished. So great and persistent has this
kind of pressure become that men who have known
for years what it is to be Republicans In Virginia,
are held up to public reprobation by the National
| Repubtscan, a quondam Republican paper, now the
| acknowledged organ OF Gen. Malone, d1sorgani-
zers, 1nteropers &C., because they actuated by
motives Of principle, rather than pelf, which pre-
vents them from endorsing the attempts of the
Repu6canS to dsintegrate and destroy their party,
to advance the personal interests of candidate for
the secretaryship of the Senate. These tactics are
occasionally varied and gross personal abuse
is deemed inefficient or impolitic cajolery
ed to; the latter however, is rather the exception
than the rule Witness case in point. Repeated !
gross editorial assaults on DR. Jorgenson, the mem
Der from the 4th DISTRICT because of his persistent
desire to keep the Republican organization of Vir
ginfa intact led that gentleman to rejonder de1n-
ing his position and animadverting with some
verify upon the political inconsistency of his
editorial assailant The publication of this having
been denied him in the pudtican he awaited himself
Of the only alternative left that of denouncing to his
face author of the caumnieS, and seeking another
and a Democratic paper in which to publish his
Republican views. And for the awkward
attempt at cajolery. In these same articles denun-
c1atory Of Dr. Jorgenson published on the 18th and
18th, Hon. J. F. Dezendorf, the Republican member
from the Norfolk district, is than 1nferenttally
referred to as being up to the standard OF Re-adus
ter requirements. This statement was published
during Mr.. Dezendorf's absence from the city, and
Is about as groundess as We're the fierce assaults on
his colleague. There is no more Stalwart Republ1-
can in Virginia, and no truer man to his convictions
than the object of the clumsy effort OF the Repu6t
can to daub him with s'taffy. Mr.. Dezendorf Is in
full accord with your efforts to maintain party
integrity and losses no opportunity TO impress up
all with whom he comes in contact, the necessity
for a State Convention of the Republican party of
Virginia. and thorough concert of action partg,
in whatever may be though best to be done. He be-
Heyes with the VALLEY VIRGINIAN. that should
each convention fail act il conformity with his
views of party policy, it will then be time enough
to define his position.
Apart from the great principle involved in the
coming struggle in Virginia, daily developments
here tend to strengthen the hope and confirm the
belief that the Republicans of that State hold their
future destiny as party, in their own hands, and
by a failure to permit themselves from being ab-
sorbed too readily by any faction and Judicious
grasp of the opportunity now presented they may
become masters of the situation, and retain a su-
premacy thus obtained that cannot easily be wrest-
ed from them. To disnterested spectator OF
events it must look very much like the Republicans
would at last have to step In as the umptres In the
decision of the vexed debt question: for is it not too
plainly apparent that the so-called debtpayers
disposed to readjust the Readjusters, and give
the whole debt the go by, If by so doing they may re-
tain politically supremacy? This being a conceded
fact it behooves the Republicans, whose loyalty to
obligations as to country is unquestioned, to-main-
tain for the present armed neutrality that will en-
able them to dictate terms to the discordant Demo
cratic factons when, like Kilkenny cats they have
well nigh torn each other to pieces Such position Is
but in keeping with business principles and ord1-
nary common sense. YIRGINIUS.