The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28

mates, and Tx upon them Sllgma through
Ill time to come. The consequence was
hat very few avalled themselves of this
liberal Democratic charity. Whatever the
cause of the inability of the parent to pay
Tor the schooling Of his child, he could not
give his consent to such conditions. and
hence the child was compelled to grow up
in ignorance, giving to the State the vast
array of illiterates which marred our his
tory before the war. The Republican sys-
tenn opens the school house to all-places
the rich and the poor oman equality in this
respect and each may accept it provisions,
feeling that it is a beneficent State pro-
vision, to be paid back in the usefulness of
the citizen and the dignity and fame of the
Commonwealth arising from an educated
The contrastwas presented
by Gen. Golf in very impressive and feel
ing terms, and sank deep into the hearts
Of many who were present and cognizant Of
the cruel conditions which were imposed in
ante-bellum times upon the educational
privileges of the poor children OF the
State.
The addresses of these two gifted and
dist nguished young Republicans-so man
ly, so courteous, so stirring, so penetrating
and SO free from all that was offensive or
questionable in word OF sentiment, will be
by the people of Augusta
county, and especially their Republican
friends, and win constitute one of the
most pleasant episodes in what promises
to be heated, fierce and possibly angry
canvass. The first Republican demonstra-
ton in Staunton offers Appointment exam
pie to follow, and if it's temper and tone
shall be accepted as the guide for future
on either side, we may have the
assurance that self respect and respect for
each other will mark the progress of the
campaign, and when it shall have closed,
none of the bitter feelings and harsh con-
flicts which have in the past been too COM
mon, will disturb the social and political
relations of those arrayed against each
other, because of honest differences of
opinion on important public questions.
The Bourbon papers have, of course,
charged Gen. Malone with having a hand
in bringing out Maj. Hotchkiss for Con-
gress. This was ext ected, although Maj.
Hotchkiss has not seen OF heard from
Gen. Malone for half dozen years. Prob
ably no two public men in Virginia have
had less to do with each other than Gen.
Malone and Maj. Hotchkiss, and neither
thought of the other, much less had COM
with each other, before Hotch-
kiss announcement. While there is a pal
able and transparent inconsistency in Maj.
Hotchkiss supporting Cleveland and run
ming for Congress as q prott ction Demo
crat, it is natural that he should resent the
insult offered to him and every other gen.
tleman who is interested in the material
development of Virginia, by Mr.. Tucker,
in his recent speech at Staunton. Hotch-
kiss has done more to bring Northern
capital to Virginia. to utilize our mineral
resources, than any ten men in the State.
He IS personally largely interested in coal
and iron properties, and has been instru-
mental in getting Northern capitalists
interested in them. For this reason, indie
pendent of the general effect of the pro-
lection policy on the interests of the STATE,
Maj. Hotchkiss felt impelled to give pub
lie expression to his dissent from Mr..
Tucker. He took this way to do it. He
is no politician and interests himself very
little in party movements, although he
generally votes the Democratic ticket.
Why he does so is riddle to lis as he
knows that if the Democratic policy were
enforced, it would ruin him and
every other man in Virginia interested in
material development. Next, we will hear,
if Hotchkiss continues in the field, he is
nothing but Yankee, anyhow. and moth
ing else could be expected of him but to
think for himself and not do the bidding
of the ''best people" although he has
lived here for over genera ton, married
here and raised a thanksgiving his life
service to the, State and her people. The
monuments of his learning. his industry.
his devotion to Virginia, are in almost
every household, but these will avail moth
ing if he raises finger ag ainst the Bour-
bon machine, and protests against the
destructive tendencies of Bourbon doc
trines.