The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-03
Charita BILE Institutions

The advent of the Read5uster party In old Virgin
Ia into power with Its dishonest and INSCRIPTIONS
principles has had terrible effect upon the chart
table institutions of Virginia, notably the insane
asylums. They now made factor In the filthy
politics Of the Readjuster party, headed by Judas
who has betrayed his people and his country, aided
In tying her hand and foot and handing her over
TO the enemy. We learn, automatically, that the
result of throwing experienced officers and employ
out of The insane asylums upon political grounds
and putting inexperienced, Incompetent and cor
rupt officers and employees In, has produced mis-
cradle state of decentralization that ineficen-
cy and corruption hold full sway over them. Such
a course absolutely defeats the purpose of these
great charities, and the poor lunatics suffer the
evil consequences.
When these institutions made the football of
corrupt and designing politicians TO foster their
corrupt ambition, bell for the inmates and the
people that they be absolutely abolished 1t is be-
lieved that the present incumbent of the guberna-
torial chair, Cameron, picked out from among his
political associates persons who would be the will
ling tools of his unworthy purpose, TO subject these
institutions to his political ambition, and pending
his candidacy sent them in the localities of these
demagogues promised places to prospective officers
and employees, and others the patronage of the
yiums upon conditions that they would support
their candidate for Governor. These promises were
made 10 the "trusted few who could be induced
TO enter into the corrupt bargain sale business
of politics. too foul be tolerated by honest men,
Overtures made by the "bosses' to Others
and efforts made to populariZe themselves general
~ while they ostensibly pursued some other call
fng To what debased depths have the defiled
pimps of prostiuted politics bunk us. The chart
table institutions Of old Virginia for nearly hun
Qfeu nave Deen the objects OF her pride, and
sacredly kept out Of the political whtrlpools and
their unfortunates well cared for and happy as a
non-political home of peace and plenty could make
them. The medical profession of the old mother
State never IN Its history had degraded the honora
bic record Of that profession defled 1t by bring
ing 1t into low with the vilest phaZes Of bad
politics, until tho bastards of 1t consorted with Re-
adjusterism-the vilest abortion American politics
has yet produced.
We take the above article from the Lex
ington, KY. Transcript. July 2sth. We
re-publish it to show our readers what
kind of falsehoods are being circulated
throughout the country against the party
in power in this State and the adm inistra-
ton OF the affairs of our charitable insti-
buttons. There is not man, woman or
child in Stanton. Or Augusta county, who
does not know that the statements con-
tanned in the extracts are wholesale false
hoods, with no foundation in fact for a sim
gle allegation injnriously affecting the man.
agement Of the two State charities at this
place. Not only is the Lunatic Asylum
admirably differed, wi it'll gentlemen and
ladies of the highest character, but we ven
ture the assertion that its affairs have never
administered. Not only have great i'm
provements been made i'll the grounds at
tached to the institutions, but the interior
arrangements have been mod flied to con-
all who are associated with the asy lum either
as attendants or patients. Something like
an hundred additional patients have been
admitted under the present management,
and every department of the institution so
Systematically arranged and admirably
conducted that not word Of complaint has
been heard from friend or foe. h-aY Il, III.
The Transcript has been grossly imposed
upon, and the malgnity of the purpose
which prompted the Misrepresentation is un-
accountable to us. Ii the party upon whose
authority the transcript made it's STATE
ment, had furnished his name, the animus
could have been better understood. How
any gentleman, acqua inted with the past
and present of the institution could have
deliberately slandered the present officers
of the Western Lunatie Asylum, and, we
might say, the people of the entire State,
is inconce ivablc to US, and the presumption,
in charity, is that the statements have been
retailed from third or fourth hands, and
reached the Transcript through some one 10.
norant OF what he retailed. Certain it is. let
the authority of the Transcript be whom he
pJay, the statements constitute malici GUS
misrepresentation, without single fact to
justify them, except that Readjusters have
taken the place of Bourbons-gentleme
the peers In every sense of those they dis
placed, and as much entitled to the conf
dence OF the general public at home and
abroad. as any management of the asylum
since its establishment.
AS 10 the Deaf and D-.mb and Blind In
the new officers will meet every
demand that the faithful and efficient adj
of that charity may impose
upon them. The article is not spec fic with
is charges as to this institution. and well
t is not, for if ever there was public trust
lbused and neglected, it was in the condi- |
ion which the Deaf and Dumb and Blind !