Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-09-26

| llC udllSCI WAS NttiuTtu W DC Ddlu NIlu
complete Reputation.
In 1879 Readustment was declared to
| be inconsistent with Conservatism so
called. In 1881 they declared the I'M
pending danger to be the Africanization
Of the State and now in 'S3 they declare
it to be the RcpubiCanizing Of the State.
In every campaign they have admitted
the falsity Of their assertions in the pre-
viOus one. Having in 70 declared that
they neither needed nor would tolerate
Rcadiustcrs in the Democratic party
they now declare they can have no Dem
OCratic party without them and they ask
| that enough Of us shall return to enable
them to organize.
Mr.. Massey being expelled from our
| party for INSTRUMENTATION they ask that
he be allowed to come among us that he
may drum up for them the necessary
recruits to make for them 4 party. New
er before in the history Of Va. has there
! been seen the touching spectacle OF u
party accusing its opponents of having
| less than tcaspoOnful Of honest blood
and in the next campaign imploring
| them to loan it portion Of that tea
spoonful, to save it from its bankruptcy
OF honor. 1t would be charitable to
presume they award that teaapoontul Of
| honor to Mr.. Massey, but for the fact
that they are putting salt on the tails Of
various Others like Mr.. Fulkerson who
have been plowing with the Roadjuster
| hCifer.
But there stands like COLOSSUS above
| the horizon the sagaCity and integrity
of the masses of the great party OF Lib
| cralism. In the distribution OF the pat
rOnage Of the State thcrc are victims OF
disappointed ambition. These, decming
themselves each the fNblcd Atlas on
whose prOtcan shoulders rested the par
| ty, have withdrawn only to find that the
party, held up by the bu0yancy of etCr-
nal progress, still mounts the storm and
| clears the wave.
Ficklcn doubted and sank, Allen was
| lost by distorted vision, Barbour sprang
on the preCipicc OF one Senatorshlp end
| Massey on another. Both missed tEcir
| aim and both were lost in the abyss.-
| Forward moves the grand army OF work
crs and over all arises the grand acclaim
of the people. With all It's catalogue Of
allegations BourbOnism admits that our
work has been good. The resurrection
of the school system and the restoration
of the Ballot, the Bourbon' now admit
to have been proper. They have ccaEcd
| their accusation that our party was
| tending 10 reputation. Not only do
| they now admit that the Rldllcbcrgcr
| Bill should be acQuleccd IN by them, but
they have admitted into their party ana
| ndOptcd ns their candidate the nnn who
| claimed there was due the creditor less
| than half the amount we have allowed
him, They no longer chargr that We
| will set up mixed schools, lcgnli1c mis-
ccginalon, nauguratc social equality
| and dfiicaRi=e the State generally, From
wear To year these have been their cam
paign allegations, but all have been Isl-
siilrd and they have abandoned them
| Their whole course j. IN admission That
| the restoration oc u free ballot and free
education have promoted the good and
| glory Of the Commonwealth.
Yet true 10 their instincts aud loyal
to their capacity for blunderng, they
| now allcdgc that our party Is 80 perfect
| in organization aud has such lutli IN IT,
leader that IN order TO destroy The party
| they have determined tO destroy him.
They even procl ,im the party n good
one, notwithstanding ils poverty Of
| honest blood, nnd Hll their assaults ARE
! now mnsscd against senator Malone,
! who they declare Is IN the act OF leading
W. into the Republican party. Having
| mnsunCndCd for - years Hs ConsotNa-
tiycs. avoiding the name Of either Dem
opruls or Republicans, they demand That
| we shall nj OnCc agsum" the name OF the
| one or the other. Their new battle cry
| IL Democracy. As long m this false
| aud fraudulent prCtcnsc n confined to
the Bourbon party II is harmless fraud
| that need not be- noticed, a party that
| In 1870 united with the administration
Of HAYS to prevent the redemption Ol
the Slntc by ~ ~ IN no prodicumcnt to-
expect the public ear when II Ettnrs Tint
alarm A party that united on The Re
publican. Early IN ~ aud 10y that coall
liou defeated Massey for the state S'n-
| ntc aud that by M open attempt TO COA-
lease with Republicans In the Legislature
came near defeating with Gen. Wick
hmm the election Of Gen. Malone to the
Senate cnn do us but little harm by ilr
assumption Of Democratic consistency.
A pnrly that va lnlr ~ last winter dressed
| on Williams Of NOtnwHy, Hnd Wing0cld
ofllnnoycr, two straighlout Republicans,
as their lllc leaders, cannot run up tho
Democratic banner ~ disguise Hnd cX-
prrt 10 see II respected. Coming from
Them this ru-c bOdrs our party no evil
oar danger II from different device ol
the enemy, who, like "ihc lean ana liutls
pry Cnssius" must make those hereto
fore not Identified with their schemes,
the means Of dcccying the public
They now endcnyOr 10 utilize from on
ranks the few who plcnd personal neg
lprLin the distribution II the state pntruil.
ngc, men who plead that tilrir polilltal
disappointment should be- avenged bt d'.
auoynE the party that has restored
prosperity to the State, NOu viii htni
me WitnCsa tlnl the period Of sorrtt ri
nj to amy cause IN the hour Of lts triumph,
A pnftv thnl cnu Withstand iho nhUrh
that rnmts irum lts di1tribulIun oi rhl.
runHir cHn be- suit ui q very long Ira.'
Of power ~ nll tho Commonwealth
bui htpc men rni be- Wndr Governor
hnd Senators aud hut ten can hr award
cd seats iu Cungrp'l Only I've can bt
elevated iO ~ year terms Uh the Suptchlt
ppnrh. within uur own party and out.
side lhia dozen aud half Of fortunate
lenders. " the forge whence eu,NnNlc'
the thunder Tint threatens To- shake The
foundations 0f our party.
These be- they to whom bUuihonlsh
NOW world point us and say "thrsr b,
Inv gods q larncll" "llpnr 80 them y
rut these jononhs over board nnd bc.
hold hoW quickly this storm will sub.
stlc. Are not these the ncn undcl
whose command Wr have marched lt
ON present positioni What sort o
ptlilGa and commanders hrc these VII,
having marched thclr troops to the inid'
die Of the river, now cry aloud thht lh'
whole command ARE IN danger Of being
WrtY
The late Gen. Peter e. Johnston wnI