The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-09

cational BILL the national banks would
have shared the same fate as did that phi
lanthropic measure, which received its
death blow, for the present. at his hands,
and deprived the poor children of Vir-
ginia Of a munitlcent donation. designed
to lift them out of ignorance. and help
lthem up from the environments and de-
pressions of poverty.
And Notwithstanding this record SO ia
tai to the common good Of Virginia in the
one action and which would have been
equally fatal to the business of the coun-
try. in the other, had his vote been effec-
tive, we will find that those whose chill
dren would have been the beneficiaries in
the one case, and those whose interests
would have been severely impaired in the
other, walking to the polls under the crack
of the party whip and casting their bal
lots to return Mr. Tucker to the Halls of
Congress where he made this odious
record. 1t is party that is to be considered
supreme, and not the moral and intellectual
advancement of the people, and the secu-
rity of business of the primary OBJ
jects of government. Slavery to party or
ders, and not the true manhood of man, is
the governing consideration. The party
bosses must be obeyed at the expense of
the courage and honest convictions of
those who will vote one way and pray the
other--v0te for Mr.. Tucker and pray that
he may be defeated pray that some occult
agency may rescue them from the folly of
their own abuse Of sacred privilege.
A verdict from the people of the 10th
district endorsing the record of Randolph
Tucker, and such a speech as he delivered
at Churchville last week, full of hate and
malice and all uncharitableness a Verdict
against the cause of popular education
against sound and safe currency as the
basis Of business security-ag against all the
interests of the people, in whatever ave
nue Of endeayor they may be engaged
would cost this distyict millions of dollars.
For it would be declaration that they
approved not only his votes in Congress
but the insult thrown at Northern CAPT
talists who have come amongst us, and
the infammatory appeals he has made to
the passions and prejudices growing out of
the war, which all true friends of Virginia
and the South would have forgotten and
that they should never be mentioned
again. The people of this district would
stand just where Mr.. Tucker stands, by
his own votes and speeches, and with that
understanding, we might appeal in vain
for any Northern man of self respect to
come amongst us with his capital and
enterprise, whatever might be his hopes
of gain.
We TASK the people of the district, of
Augusta county. of Staunton. to reason
with themselves. and say whether they
can afford to place themselves in such re-
lations to the country through the repre-
sentative in Congress they will he called
upon to select So far as any practical
good would be concerned they might as
well send a mummy to Congress. 1t
would be better, fora mummy would be
an innocent negative, while Mr.. Tucker
would be q sentient. throbbing, papltat-
ing being, inviting resentments and pro-
volling retaliation.
tits with the people tosay whether they
will consult the interests of this district
and the State in the vote they will cast. or
whether they will follow blindly the hates
and heresies Mr.. Tucker represents, with
all the evil consequences which would fol-
low his endorsement. And with them we
leave it.