The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-09


Nothing SO much disturbs the serenity
OF the average Bourbon as the manifesto
ton OF a sense OF fairness on the part OF
Republicans in considering the acts OF
Democratic administration. If Il para
graph makes its appearance in a Republi-
can journal commencing any particular
appointment or the spirit shown by the
President. in the initial policy of his adj
ministration, it is Instantly attributed to
mercenary motive. Bourbonism is so
welded to its hates and prejudlces-is SO
hedged in by obsolete notions and illiberal
ideas, that it is incapable of understanding
or approaching any suggestion or utter
! ance IN conflict with the influences which
control and dominate in all of its associa-
lions. The Lynchbufg Viginian is typ
| cal Bourbon organ. and for that reason
we were not surprised to see in recent
| issue contortion of an editorial in the
| VALLEY VIRGINIAN and the assignment
of an improper motive in its publication.
If it is any qualification to the Taginda,s
we will inform it that it is entirely mis-
taken in its premises. and consequently
in its conclusions. The editor of the VAL
LEY VIRGINIAN is not an applicant for
any position under the present admins
tration does not expect to be. and has
given no indication that he expects any IA
vors from it. He holds an Office, first con-
ferred by Gen. Grant, on the recommen-
dation of both Democrats and Republic
cans. after having once declined it when
rendered. He was re-appointed by Presi-
dent Hayes and again by President Arthur,
without opposition from any source He
has discharged the duties connected with
it acceptably to the great mass of the peo-
pie interested and has never heard any com
plant from the Department, ofany kind, or
has he given cause for complaint. If it
should be the policy of the administration
to make removals without cause, then he
expects to ''go," and will have no tears to
shed or spites to aYenge.
! We have stated and state again, that the
| appointments Of President Cleveland, both
as to his constitutional advisers and the
!
not only because of the gentlemen Sc
/ lected. but in the grief it has caused to
such constipated partiZans as the Lynch
burg Viryasiaas and the class of politicians
| it represents. The most forlorn and dis
! heartened set of creatures we have ever
known are the ring managers and machine
manipuators Of the Bourbon element of
| the Bourbon element Of the Democratic
party. The President has ignored them.
! Their recommendations have counted for
nothing, and because of this. the better
| element of both parties had commended the
policy outlined. We expect to continue to
speak kindly of the administration, in car
rying out the conservative and patriotic
policy thus far indicated, and Republicans
everywhere are doing the same. We know
it distrcsses the Bonrbons, whose ill-con-
ceaIed wrath is only suppressed because
they have not the courage to speak what
they feel and think.
If reports be true our contemporary is in
hot pursuit of an Office himself, with the
difficulty to encounter Of a protesting con-
stituency His case is somewhat different
from ours, and until he can show better
evidence of popular endorsement, it would
be becoming i'll him to keep quiet on the
subject of office.
"a The President has ordered the suspen-
sion of the Postmaster at Rome, n. Z.
and the aDDOintmeDt of successor to
serve until the meeting of Congress. The
appointment was sent in during the ses-
sion of the Senate and the reasons assigned
for the removal Of the incumbent, but 1t
was overlooked, and the adjournment took
place without action. The reasons for the
suspension. as stated by the President,
were that the postmaster had not made his