The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-01-26
Charitable Institutions

Mr.. II. st. G. Tucker appears in the last
Spectator, over his own signature, in comment
OH nm editorial article in the last vIRarNIAN,
under the caption of "Reaping the whlrl-
wind" Mr.. Tucker is one of Gov. Holidays
appointments on the Board of Visitors to the
Western Lunatic Asylum What other pur-
pose than to advertise that fact and to Justify
the mputation of partizanism placed upon the
majority of that Board by the VIRarNIAN he
had in view in preparing his communication
is not apparent in its sentences He substan-
TALLY admits all that wecharged or at least con-
troverts nothing except as to the date on which
the reduced salary ofthe steward goes into effect
We stated the 1st of April. Mr. Tucker says
the 1st of January, and we presume he knows.
AS to the requirements of the statute in the
election of superintendent the public will ask
for better legal authority than Mr.. fuckers
ipse dat, and will be slow to believe that the
Western Lunatic Asylum has been managed
ever since its foundation, in violation, or avoid
ance of law.
This director asserts that sit is we'll known
that long before the recent election the party
to which the VIRGINIAN moo belongs, through
its members in all parts of the State, had de-
clared without any regard to merit or eminent
qualifications, those officers would have to 90
unless they were ready to fall down and wor
ship the Boss, and of our own knowledge
this very argument was used upon Doctors in
this county to induce them to change their po-
ltical opinions with the hope that they thereby
might d1aao a prize in the lottery efsnsanity."
AS Mr.. Tucker has made this charge upon
his "own knowledge" it is but just that he
should sustain it by facts. If there is any one
who was authorized to speak for the Re-adjus-
tiers, or it was likely would be authorized 80
to speak, who made such promise, or any pre-
tense OF Il promise, let his or their names be
given, and the names of the doctors" so ap-
preached 1t is positively denied by those
who have right to deny it, and Mr. Tucker
is challenged to the proof Let him indicate
his vaunted "truthfulness," which no one had
questioned that we are aware of, and furnish
the names of the parties to whom his "own
knowledge" refers.
Mr.. Tucker, speaking for himself as one of
the Directors, and to the charge of partizan
ism, gets off some cheap and ford protesta-
tons of patriotism about saving the ''honor of
Virginia and characteristic rlbaldry as to that
darkest and backest stain" consummated in
the defeat of his faction, and the success of
this kind of "bosh" is very appropriate. 1t is
not only an indication of the character of his
mind, but the kind of cathollcity that pervades
his heart, and sufficiently justfies what we
charged of the partizan bias of Gov. Holidays
appointees, especially so far as Mr.. T. is con-
cerned, and that the spirit manifested is not
that which should direct on-part,zan and
charitable institution
During the Gubernatorial contest the only
reference we noticed to the various insttu-
tons of the State, and their being matter OF
party contest, came from the r edmond State
the ablest and fairest of the organs of thai
party. 1t distinctly stated that the officers OF
the 'asylums" must be saved to the Bourbon
party, in enumerating the patronage for which
it was contending. Inasmuch as they were
lost, it is too late for them to raise camor
about it. 1t was to expose the dupiclty of
that party in this respect that the article OF
last week was written, and not that we have
any sympathy with the Introduction of parti-
zanism into the charitable institutions of the
State by either party, let it come from what
ever source it may. But inasmuch as nearly
every officer IN the State charities is of the
Bourbon element, it would not be strange il
the prescribed, but now successful party
should seeto it that the inequality and injus-
tice which have heretofore been observed should
be corrected.
1t is not for Mr.. Tucker to locate the polit-
ical identity of the VIRGINIAN 1t is capable
of doing that tor itself. Whatever it may be
now or hereafter, we may safely promise
that it will be no comfort to such partizans
as he is, nor ever be found in accord with a
party that lives upon hates and ha s no higher
aim than the public crib