The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-08-02

power two months ago, the party would
not have had the load of such platform
to carry through the campaign.
The way for the Republicans to win the
next Presidential election is to pursue the
even tenor of their way, reconcile conflict
ing interests in Republican States, and fol
the administration to reach to the highest
ideal OF public duty. In this way Cali
fornia, Nevada, Indiana, New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut-the doubtful
Northern, Western and Pacific States. will
be secure to the Republican party. Much
depends on the President, and if he will
look to the States named, and direct his
influence to removing all cause for fac
tional strife, the result of the next Presi
Dental election will not be difficult to fore
tell. Ohio will lead off in October next
and give the keynote for the Presidential
year. The campaign then, on the part OF
the Republicans, will be square fight fol
well defined principle and policy. 1t viii
partake OF the spirit and morale of the
party in its best days and win the conf
dence of the people because it will be de.
served. Republican success, however, can.
not be secured in the doubtful Northern
and Western States by experimenting on
one or two Southern States. There has
been too much of this already. 1t has had
bad effect in the North, and will be much
more injurious hereafter, if continued.
No Republican administration can afford
to buy up democratic support with official
patronage, in the hope of gaining per-
manent advantage. Men who have not
courage to announce themselves for the
party and brave the consequences before
they are given office, will not be very
trusty after they have received it. There
are more true Republicans to be offended
at such course, than there are Democrats
who could be won over The straight
course is the best in all things, and even
handed justice the best policy, as it is the
true principle. In experimenting to win
two or three Southern States, three or four
doubtful Northern States may be conferred
on the Democratic party, and in this way
an actual loss in electoral votes inflicted,
while losing the moral sympathy and pres
tige OF the party. There is no uncertainty
about the success of the Republican party
in 1884 1t It does not weaken it's hold on
the people by some act OF policy inconsist-
ent with it's history and offensive to the
independent element, that has heretofore
given it it's success.
The so-called Democratic party of Vir-
ginia, the representatives of which assem-
bled in Lynchburg last week, bids fair to
lose it's claim to the title of Bourbon. 1t
is both learning and forgetting. Learn
ing that it has been wrong on every public
measure it has advocated since the. war,
and forgetting it's Wanted assumption of
monopoly OF the brains and intelligence
OF the State. This is the only legitimate
deduction from the proceedings at Lynch
burg. Not only have the members of the
party renowned every article of their well
known political creed, but they have en-
1orsed every measure against which they
nave SO vigorously inveighed and in the
Of which the whole vocabu-
airy OF abuse was exhausted. Further
more, with the measures of their oppo-
lents they have embraced the opposition
Their boosted leaders have been
lethroned and a boss installed. Mr.. Bar
Oour practically gave notice that he in
ended to run the machine by himself,
md that Mr.. Kelley, Mr.. Koiner and those
Who have hitherto guided the destinies of
he party must step aside. But even this
vas not enough. Not only did he not want
hem in command, but even scorned their
counsel. He demanded young men for the
work. Men who would do as the Boss
irected who would question the supreme
over in nothing, but who would simply |
xecute the instructions given them, with
impertinent questions. In short
lr. Barbour announces himself as the
'oss and serves notice that the leaders
hall feel the whip.