The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-07-09

nd had no other means Of knowing than
What they saw in the public prints, should
lave reached the conclusion that the pur-
,ose was to despoil the creditors. 1t was
cruel SANDER upon the people of Vir-
sinia-their motives and intentions yet
ye do not arraign OF blame the creditors.
All we want them now to do is to fairly
Judge the two parties-consider their re-
cords on the debt question and then deter
nine which they are willing to trust-the
party which has been consistent, heroic
md persistent in stating the honest debt
If the State OF the party which has de-
bounced this statement as highway rob-
oery, and now cravenly processes to &C
luiesce in it, as means to get possession
Of the revenues and the Offices of the State.
There is ahigh, manly aim in the one to
10 justice to the creditor and the people,
it's position by incontrovertible
facts and arguments; upheld by a con-
viction of right to all concerned, and
Drawing Misrepresentation defamation and
SANDER, in defence of the legislation it has
presented as the measure Of justice to
both the creditor and the people. The
other, first denouncing this legislation as
highway robbery and its authors
and supporters as thieves. and then
in it, and even going so far
as to threaten the creditors that if they
do not accept its conditions, they will get
appeal to the lowest senti-
ment of mercenary men, as well as an
insult to the integrity of honest men, and
all that through such desperate resorts. a
little brief authority. may be reached-the
flesh pots controlled, and party ascendan-
cy fortified through the rewards made
possible by such unholy and despicable
means.
Whatever may be the judgment Of the
creditors and the outside world upon the
two parties at issue in Virginia, the
brave, honest yeomanry Of this Common
wealth will record their verdict in No
vember next, and proclaim to all man
kind that they intend to do justice to the
creditors and the State though the Heavens
fall-that they will stand by the Riddleber-
ger Bill and its settlement, and by the
party that form ulated it and has the cour-
age and the manliness to see that it is
faithfully executed.
The Senate and offensive Parti-
zanism."
A dispatch from Detroit, Mich, dated
the Sd, furnishes the following views Of
Senator Conger as to the probable course
of the Senate in regard to the Fedora
officers who have been displaced for ALLEGED
offensive partizanism,' and the resolu
tions stated to have been adopted by thu
Republican Senators in caucus before thu
adjournment of the special session last
SPRING
Senator Conger who has been in Washington
most of the time since March 4,was interviewed
here last night as to what course the Republican
Senators are likely to take in respect to ap
pointments made by President Cleveland dur
ing the recess of Congress- He said that they
had exchanged views among themselves, ant
to q certain extent formulated a plan In regarG
to action upon nominations to be had mex
winter, and it might be set down as pretty GER
tain that they would concede the Presidents
absolute right to name men of his own choos
ing to fill offices of which the terms have ex
pired, or offices in any way connected with the
policy of the Administration
But the Senate is entitled not only to consen
to appointments, but to advise in regard Il
them, and in pursuance of this right, where re
movals from purely business offices have beef
made during recess, the Republican Senator
will make careful inquiry into the causes 0
such removals. 1t is due to the officer and t.
his friends that this should be done. When
man has left his private business and accepte
an appointment under the Government, he ha
q right to expect to retain the office, If he at
tends strictly to it's affairs, as long at least a
Congress has repeatedly expressed its opinio
as to what a term of office should be, that i:
| four years. The "offensive partizanship" ques
| ton will undoubtedly be raised in the Senate
| 1t viii be something like this:
''What has the person removed done to max
| him an offensive partizan? Has he done NOR
| than to exercise his rights an American cit
| zen %
| If these questions are answered by the state
ment that he has acted on Republican commi
! tees and been largely instrumental in keepin
| the Republican party in power, then question
| will be asked and Investigations made concern
| ing the man who has been appointed in h
place Has lie acted as the chairman of DEM
| cratic committees, and has he been an offensiN
partisan on the Democratic side the same {
the man removed has been on the Republican
If the Senate finds this state of things to ext
they will probably refuse to confirm. Thel
will be no antagonism except in cases of tn
kind, but then there may be.
The following are the resolutions
I which reference is made as having bee
adopted by the Senate caucus:
81. That in case OF the removal ofany efficiel
| Republican public officer on the alleged grour
of offensive partisanship' and the nomlnatiC
of a Democratic 'partizan in his place-th;
such nomination will not be confirmed"
80. That in case any Democratic partisan
causes the removal Of an efficient Republica
and receives as his reward for causing sue
removal the nomination as successor to the
capitated official-that such nomination wi
not be confirmed
4 The law on the subject Of removals, ;
passed in the last term of Gen. Grant
Administration, consists Of only two Sc
tions, forming in the Revised Statute
sections 1,767 and 1,76S, as follows:
SEC. 1,7G7. Every person holding any civ
office, to which he has been or hereafter may
appointed by and with the consent of the Sci
ate. and who shall have become duly qualiht
to act therein shall be entitled to hold SUI
Office during the term for which he was a
pointed, unless sooner removed by and aoith t
oduice and consent of the Senate, or by an a
pointment. with the like advice, of successc
in his place, except as herein otherwise pr
vided.
SEC. l,76s During any recess of the Sena
the President is authorized, in his discretio
to suspend any civil officer appointed by al
with the advice and consent of the Senate, g.
cept judges of the courts of the United State
until the end of the next session of the Senat
and to designate some suitable person, subje
to be removed, in his discretion, by the desi
nation of another, to perform the duties of SUI
suspended officer in the meantime; and Il
II person so designated shall take the oath al