The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-08-24

mated for Congress by the Democracy of the
Richmond District Friday. .-., .,I
z, We regret to learn that Capt Thos, j.
Burke is detained at Burke's Mill by sickness
4occasioned by wound received during the
war. o4
= The Alexandria Gazette states that Col. John
R. Pophama has equitably and satisfactorily
settled all his affairs, and has been exonersted
from all the charges preferred against him,
which were greatly exaggerated, as the result
proves. 1t is understood that he will make
his future home in New York. l7-
Hon. Eustace Gibson has been nominated
by the Democratic Convention for the
Fourth District of West Virginia for Con-
gress. Mr. Gibson is native of Culpeper
county, is q lawyer by profession, was
Confederate soldier, and wounded during
the war, and was member OF the Virginia
Convention which framed the present Con-
stitution of this State. Since he has resided
in West Virginia, he has served in the Leg
islature of that State. and taken an active
part in politics. o ehca % bias s13iGm N'''i
a-. Do
a dispatch from Berlin to the London Stan
dard gives the following official harvest re-
turns: In Germany, though damaged in a
Y few districts, the grain crops as a whole are
fully up to the average. In Russia the crops
in the Central and Southern Provinces which
suffered greatly from rains, insects and blight,
are considerably under the average. In Fin
land, CORTLAND, Llvonia, Bostoh and the val
, leyofithe Riyer Dan good medium harvest
has been secured. q Throughout Hungary the
s, weld is gooe, especially in Southern Hungary,
where the wheat, rye and maize crops are
; excellent In European, Turkey they are su-
perior to any since 1872. In Sweden and
Norway they are a fair average. The rains
!, ruined two thirds OF the harvest in Bohemia.
The potato crop of G,slacia, and Bohemia has
3 been destroyed, andsthe' beet roots have suf-
fered severely .g,I' ,,.,, '.i...., ~ t-s-s.
Bourbonism has nothing OF Democracy,
u in its true meaning, in it. The welfare OF
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and adj
yancement-is the very thing the Rourbons
do not want. Intelligence, education,
is fatal TO the existence OF Bourbon ism, and
j for this reason, the greatest enemy to the
Bourbon faction in this and other States, is
a the Public School System In Virginia il
sought to destroy itby sapping and min
ing and starvation. 1t had made fearful
iIroads upon the schools-nciting a feeling
j. of host lty to them, because of their mad
equacyto the public wants-and arousns
opposition, because of the abuse of the
system. The defeat of Bourbonism wa
the success of the public schools, and I'm
der the fostering care of the dominant pc
litical party, they are growing in popular
T.. ity and usefulness. q ..,4at.J
In West Virginia we notice in the address o
the Republican State Central Comm ittee
that the Bourbons there are like their kint
here. They have diverted the school fund
to the amount OF 1927 900, from its legiti
mate and constitutional purpose. to NEE
legislative and admin istratiye extravaganza
incurred under Democratic government
The Constitution has been violated by ere
ating a State debt of 5000, 600, and tn
current expenses So liicIcasou+ oNcI Iho Ic'
enues derived from the present rate OF tax
alton as to compel the robbery OF tn
public school fund, as well as the creation
of debt to the banks, in defiance of law
There is Democratic clamor now for
re-assessment law, in order to impose
higher rate OF taxation to supply the de
mands of Democratic extravaganza ant
incapaclty. Bourbonism, in fact, is fatal t.
everything it touches. and wherever it ha
supreme control it leaves traces OF wroni
and extravaganza. 1t strikes at the publ
o schools. at public faith at an intelligen
suffrage because these are the factors " hic
enter into government directed in the in
terest of the people and for the cOnserya
j, ton of the public welfare. ..... .lse '