The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-22
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1t POI tSu ioI tIlO iisOlNlAN.
The great civil battle has been fought.
The mighty struggle for supremacy be-
tween the two great political parties of
our country has ended at the ballot box.
The people. the source of all power in this
free land of ours, have spoken. The first
law of nature has reasseried itself. and
the "Grand Old Party of freedom, pro-
gress. equal rights for all citizens. general
enlightenment and intelligence, and prac-
tical common sense IDEAS has gained .
signal victory over the party of impracti-
Cal theorists and doctrinaires which would
doom the working masses of oVr people to
perpetual ignorance and poverty. 1t is
but natural that Republicans should re-
Joice at the result, believing, as we do.
that the policies of our party as promul
gated through our national platform,
faithfully carried out as is now sure to be
done, will soon dispel the blight of igno-
rance aud poverty from our own loved
South land, and cause it to blossom as
the rose" But let us temper our eXulta-
ton with charity. Let US remember that
the varquished are of our own house.
bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. >
that their interests and ours are of neces-
sity Identical and that they have been
mistaken or misled. rather than perverse
and unpatriotic. At least is this trne of
the great mass Of voters who on the 9Th
inst deposited their ballots for the Demo
IN dat n NV,
the sophistical cry OF ''the tariff is n tax y
and demagogical appeals TO II ca prejudice.
We believe that thousands will be nude
ceived by the wise and benz ficaDt admins
tration of affairs which will be inangnra-
ted on the 4th of next March. One thing
the Republican administration viii owe
TO its own dignity and self iespe ct, that IS
to drive from place and power the last one
of the set of demagugueS aud Hdnkies who
now iufe6t the public service. especially
in Virginia, because OF The false and ma
lciouS representations made to Mr.. Cleve
land at the beginning of his administra-
tion, which was probably the cause OF the
indecent haste with which he acted to-
ward the Republican office holders of this
| Commonwealth. This cry was turn the
| rascaIs OUT Now we say return the
! this much we demand 1t p-rc!lance some
worthy and efficient "nts be found among
| the rest they 100, sh0nli go. hecause TO
| except ions We're made isulong he Rapub
| licans. 10 matter how merton ous the en-
| cumbent.
Now that the excitement cf the election
| is over, WE hope 10 b. more rr"npt in
supplying the reaers OF thr NIRGiNIAN
W til QUE eli hbo hood news.
The Augusta M4e Academy has in
creased! SD much in h. numt eF uf STU EMS
this session til ii Prof. Il der has been
obliged 10 nullu two neg additions 10 his
| boarding housr. avg tga'ii.g Twelve mo- e
rooms. VIM. e I.audls, E-i.. is the con
tractor and has the work about completed.
Mr. Lands is a so building commodi-
Gus dwelling for Mr. jacob NJ Andes, the
enterprising blacksmith of W iilnw Spout.
on tract of land adjoining he Willow
Spout farm. which Mr.. a recently bought
of VIM. H. Norman, Esq.
| MI John HeImck, the well known hay
/ baler man. has rented the house recently
occupied by the toll gate keeper at Willow
Spout, and has moved into it.
The Augusta Creamery since the LIST
inst, has had several wagons OH the road
gathering cream by which means it is eX
pected TO largely Increase the business OF
the company.
Mr. Mote. one of Stanton younabusi
ness men, was driving down the Valley
Pike on Sunday morning last, when his
horse took fri9ht opposite Mr.. L. A. Jor-
dan's, and ran off. overturning and wreck
ing his buggy. Mr.. M. Was thrown out
aud considerably bruised about his head
and face.
Miss Minnie Woods of Willow Spout,
| who has been teaching in the South for
the last three years, has been at home for
five or six weeks but will return to her
school in Henry county, Ga. in few days.
There will he loot backing at Fort
Defiance on Dec. list. when Republican
| with half dozen of his party friends will
have first class shine from the hands OF
a prominent Democrat The public gen
orally are invited to come in and see the
finn. S. M. w.