The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-30
Cheering Signs.


couraging sign from any quarter. In the
East. North, West and on the Pacific
slope, the intelligence received gives as
surance that the Republican ticket will
sweep the country. 1t lis true the Demo-
Gratis are putting up a claim for New
Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey,
New Fork. Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin.
Indiana. Colorado, Nevada and California.
Bus.this is characteristic. Desperate in
their condition, they care not for the con-
sequences of such foolish and insane pre-
lenses. They will secure the electoral
vote of not one single State named The
American people have become fully aroused
to the danger which would follow the &C
cession of the Democratic party to the
control of the government, with it's fall
lacies and ruinoHs notions about finance
and revenue The business interests of
the country will not trust it the labor in
terests are in revolt the manufacturing
interests are frig htened: the religious ele-
ment is open in its dennneiation - the
moral perversity of the Democratic can
didate ana shocked at the thoua It OF
elevating Grover Cleveland to I'll frs
political and social position in the Ma
tion. The conviction is growing strong
er every day that the Republican ticket
will triumph aud that the government will
continue for four years longer, under the
control of sagacious and conservative
craftsmanship, iass as4f
In Virginia everything looks cheerful
If the election were held to-daywe believe
the Republicans would carry the State -
We can conceive of nothing probable that
viii change the cuHrent'Mithin the next
week, From the Southwest We have the
| information that the gains are large lind
that never have there been more earnest
enthusiasm and determined purpose. Ma
ny who have never voted anything hut the
Bourbon ballot have enrolled under the
Republican banner. Throughout the Val
| ley the most ardent enthusiast could ask
| for no more favorable Indications. In Page
and frederick we have theprcmise of the
largest anti Bourbon vote lever cast. Rock
1 ingham win rebuke the outrage perpetra-
ted upon her people by the Legislature in
| unseating their legally elected representa-
| tives and giving their places to those whom
the people had .repudiated. : Shenandoah
will increase her majority and in Augusta
and all through the Valley the Republican
vote will be increased to alarming num-
bers to the Bourbons.
Let our friends everywhere prepare
themselves for the final and decisive con
test on Tuesday next. With earnest work
and determination, victory may be achiev-
ed, but not without it. It is a conspmma-
tion which should invoke the best energies
and most incessant activity Of every Re-
publican, and with these brought into SER
vice the sun will set upon triumphant
cause on Tuesday next.
i Characteristic
We publish a card issued by Mr.. Jacob
Yost refuting some false and malicious
reports which have been put in circulation
in Nelson county by his political foes. To
those who know Mr.. 1ost the reports
themselves will bear testimony to their
falsehood. But desperate partizans are
not after the truth. They will avail of
anything and everything to effect party
ends, regardless of right, and truth and
justice. We may safely assume that Mr..
Yost never spokea word or sentence or
did an act in any part of this district that
he would not have spoken or done i'll open
! day in Staunton. The rumors were man.
ufactured and circulated from a low parti-
zan motive, and we very much mistake the
fair minded, honorable people Of this dis
trict if they do not rebuke such methods
with emphasis on the 4th of November
next.
| This instance should serve as Il warn
| ing to all who favor fair elections and an
honest expression of the popular will. to
be on their guard. We may expect other
falsehoods equally disreputable and repre-
| hensible to be flooded before the people, in
order to excite their prejudices and pervert
their Judgment. Believe none OF them
| The Republican candidate for Congress in
! this distEictls incapable of doing or say
| ing anything that should forfeit. the re-
spect and confidence of the people in his
personal integrity and character. His po-
| lltical opinions are well known. and these
are proper subjects of criticism and cen
sure with those who may not think as he
| does. Other than that no man can say aught
against him. and such falsehoods as have
found currency in Nelson county can only
have the effect to revolt the consciousness
of the better class of citizens and have a
| different effect to that desi gned ssi
The Spectator seems to be very much dis
turbed because there have been printed at
the VIRGINIAN Office some Prohibition
tickets. There is, however, nothing very
strange about.it The VINeINIAN has the
best equipped job oficein the Valley has
the reputation of doing neat work, and
can always be relied on to come up to it's
promlses'if it requires all night work If
requested we. would not hesitate to print
for responsible party, Democratic tick
cts. Certainly the Prohibitionists are free
citizens of, the Commonwealth They
have as many rights as other citizens and
among thom to vote as they may please and
have their work executed where it may
SUIT them. Ii it is intended to intimate
that.the VIRGINIAN hasshad anything to
do with getting out the Prohibit On ticket
OF IS IN any way complicated with it ,other
than filling business order for tickets, it
is gross mistake. The Prohibitionists
arerunning.their ..own campaign, as they
are amply able to do, and are in dead ear
nest. It is perfectly natural for the De
mocracy to oppose them, for Temperance
and Democracy are antipodes.
W After recalling the letter of Grover,
Cleveland to Mrs. Beecher, it will take a
dull apprehension not to pronounce him a
hypocrite and dissembler. That he is a
llbertine and debauchee there is ample
proof-that his recent history is morally
offensive to the last degree, can be estab-
lished by the most indisputable evidence.
10 believe his letter, however, to Mrs.
beecher, he would be placed in the role
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