The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-11-23
The Repuplicap Party.


caase of tlicAsignal and pregnant defeat in
their homeseontesfs by extravagant EXPIRES
sions of delight oyer tlse result in Others
STATES. They assume BECAUSE che Republic
cans Of some or the Northern States have
chosen 1882 to cleanse their own house.
hold of the rubbish that has been accumu-
lating for years that tits aR-iHd ieAtieii ct
returning confidence in the Democratic par
ty. There is nothing farther from the real
truth The dirty Democratic mop was. it
is true. used for the OCCASION because thtreI
was nothing else convenientat the time Tor
.ti,e-awer kspnaf time and the cUnadftfons
we're proPitiq4ps for a general Isweepinghup
There was no possibility of the result in
any one State. either for State officers or
congressman, affecting the control Of the
national government Il The Sssnate and
Executive Department are securely under
Republican control, l,,T The administrative
policy Of the party is so securely fort itiieed
that one branch Of the Il National Legislature.
in Democratic control would noti in the Least
disturb t,,o So AS a preparatory step to the
more, important and vital contest of lSS4r
it was thought polite, 70 use aIauastionahhle,
means 70 accomplish a desirable end in al
loving the governments of, several OF the
States. to pass into DemOeFatie hands. and,
thus deal out a reproQf to, Republican Lead
ersl for their shortcomings. lThe effect will
be not to make one, Republ iean yOteless for
1854 nor one Democratic yOteHmOre. LA
deed, the prospect is Lhat the honest ele-
ment Of the, Democratieap party unite
with, the, Republicans. i1in; 1.-THE contest two
years hence, inrthe election of a Republic
can ticket, which can only be depended on to
perpetuate and perfect the administrative
policy which has brought the country ont
of environments and placed itupoh the high
way Of prosperity Throughout the States.
where the phenomenal results have been
recorded. apparently for the Democratic
party, there is bat limited rejo icinsSon the
part of the DemoeratsIHwh Republicans
express their qualification in iunst tinted
assurance "ofiadecisive triumph. In New
Work and Pennsy lVana the Governors
elect and the leaders of the respective State
tiparties are free to confess that their success
.cannot be claimed as a Democratic triuthphI
lbuta verdict Of the people against certain
influences which had dwarfed Tie useful
ness of the publican party ana compro-
mfsed,its high ideal of pnbffc duty and POI
Picy aH tits 6nlythe little 3eross- roai p0liti-
cians and tom-tit statesmen, Who Can I'M
derstana neither acaiises nor All teIiect,i that
\ claim if as d party achievement. S'''' '''""
1t requires very, superficial exam nation
to expose the fallaey Of such a claim. The
governmental policy which has eeontrib9nted
to tie prosperity Of tbs country is distinctly
Republican, The financial system, which
forms the basis .oofthe marvellous commercial
and industrial stability iapd. progress oflthe
country, is n the optgroyth Of Republican
Statesm;aalnshp in, defiance Of the opposition
Of the entire ,Demoeraticy party.IoI he lna-
tifpnal banking system yand the, protective
policy are essentially the fruits soft Repub-
licann ideas and legislation. and as the re-
cords show, brought INTO action and perpet-
Juaated, Notwithstanding the rantagenis ism of
the pemoerate;; RaEty,siIt is because of the
salutary and healthy init ,;eneesE upon the
4 bpsnsss ,of the, country and the prosperity
and conteptme nt Of the. people (which have
flowed from, these measures, that con fidenee
4 is reposed in the Republican party and dis
trust expressed for theIi Democratic panty.
bItwopld be- Arguing that pthe people are
4 surfeited with u,prosperitv9we were they to
unite with the political fOrce VIII iclhadfop.
Il posed the measure S,thatyh have brought about
4 the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES areaow en- Toying,
Il and divorce themselves from the party
which has been instrumental ilconsumlnat4
king these yatfiuent 'frhitiOns. 11idegGb ,uoy
1 0The robust, 'danhtlesg cobra BE and deep,
moral c6nvictions,,f Which have given the
i Republican party its character" and the
c6antry its pros erity and glory, We're never
more Sign iticanty EXHIBITED than ii the re- re-
tfceft elections in tie Northern States. Fac"
ttionss had seized upon It, and Tor years past
/ 'itsz SUPREMACY was threatened because OF the
ambitions Of the leaders OF these factions,
The great mass 81 tie, popular following
iof the organization,l which 'mechan ically
rahged With one one OF. the other, had no sym
I PATTY With these cont inual dissensions and
petty ahtagodisms, They quietly, Submitted
to them . in. the hope that common sense
and common patriotism, would rebpke the
factions and Suppress Tbs, contentious with.
m the party: But Instead Of .abating they
grew ip violence and dangerous proportions
rand there was nothing left for the people
but to rise in their majesty, and impress a
lesson which BY its magn itude and severity,
would demand recognition - Of the source
whence i came, IMptterings and reluctant
p' protests would not Suffice II required an
avalanche Ala q Indignant wrath to fully guage
the popglagr, ID diisGontent and 10 teach the few
that the ,,l many were masters, and that
great party bern of the necessities Of the,
RheeIpY1tblc, and commissioned to assert and
ma maintain Republican principles land insti-.
tlpqtion FSI eponld moi became thepfey Of fac-
tiops ana IFS miss ion arrested by cshe com
tentiops of spoilsmen. :, ,..,.r, mn smes
Il ,stTheSi Republican party will come forth
! fr0m; tbeIswreok uof the 7tifo purified and
| sitrehgkhe ned tbecaHseof the sordealstlir6Hgh
WHICH Ithas passed; landabe fully equipped
for the cOntesbof 1854! with it's rank narld
/ hlei united and1s more dirmly5tdetermined
1lthaR eyer to guard Americanoihstitu ions
and theJrights, duifiterests of, the people,
fromRthe grasp and Control 1of the Demo-,
cratic party, iwb ichG las now: constituted,
stands as asperpetualfwarningE ofahe idan-
serst"hieh ehreatenij CONGRESSIONAL pros,
perityita1im34 4u,biHm r9h 10 i9ojdo Ind
I82ns 81 hqzUtJV mr. 7.r-71- ecr1t 7e,d 19sd y
h. II japythipg could illustrate the extraofdi.i
nary nature of the politieal5ornado Which
passed ever the country on. the I7thyit may
Pc toppdln the election DfrGenlBuF. But
Ter Governor of, Massachusetts is a
verdict that violates aHttradition, precedent,
fahafeasohs'and4 stands" out to exemplifyt
| the extraord inary'ifr W tich astounded
the country in passing the Democracy irtto,
the eOnbnohof recognized staid Re0utlicanI
lstatesaf Butlerhas "toqaetted with every,
ism knowntothei country mas chased with
all the parties IND has to-day no announced
conviction as to et6ef State or National ADJ.