The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-07-12
sTAUNTON. VIRGINIA. JULY II, 1888.
[Communicated.1
CHARLOTTEsvILLE, VA, july 1888.
Editor VUlIeu VSr0inI1n:

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1t is not very pleasant for any true Re
publican to witness the dissensions whicl
have for some months threatened the unit,
OF our party here in Virginia. The write
OF this has been CONSTANT Republican
since 1856, and he was, perhaps, the only
attendant from this State at the recent
National Convention who voted for Ere
mont and Dayton. Never before has BIZ
witnessed such an unfortunate and seem
ingly needless conflict within the party
as that which eliminated in the decision
OF the National Convention at Chicago tC
seat a part of two delegations sent from
this State.
Not for the purpose of tanning the EN-
bers of recent strife, not for the purpose
OF boasting our victory won, nor yet fol-
the purpose of apologizing for the action
which we, after due and full deliberation
at Petersburg and at Chicago, determined
upon as best for our party and our country
do we now write.
AT the beginning Of an Important politi-
Cal campaign, one fraught with far reach
ing consequences to our State and country
surely 10 true Republican would willingly
add to the difficulties which stand in the
Way OF that unity of action which can
alone enable Us TO SUCCESSFULLY cope with
the well organized party now ID power.
Vulnerable at every point as that party
is, because of its disregard of popular in
tertsts and popular rights, of violated
pledges, and facile willingness to aban-
don deliberate declarations of party prln.
cple barely twelve months old, and accept
new ones, totally at variance Herewith
formulated by a convention in distant
State, with an equal disregard of all con.
| sistency with its own past declarations.
We still have little hope of successfully
meeting them at the polls unless our own
ranks can be closed.
| No careful observer of the current opin-
ion among the assembled representatives
of the party at Chicago, could fail to note
the sympathy which everywhere prevailed
in behalf of the Republicans from our
State who in their efforts to secure justice
and liberty appeared there IN opposition to
the regularly constituted party organiza
ton.
This sympathy with Our movement was
openly expressed by men who in committee
and convention voted in part against us.
One delegate from Ohio used this ex-
preston, emo such plan of organization
would be tolerated one moment by us. -
1t is entirely irrelevant to talk OF MAORI
ties being in favor of so large and ire
sponsible power being lodged in the hands
of one man.
1t is enough that it is not Republican
in form nor theory.
The folly of claiming that nine tenths Of
the party have favored the wearing Of such
chains, in face Of the weekly declarations
of all the leading Republican papers within
and without the State, was apparent, yet
| the folly was repeated In Chicago and is
repeated at home by the disappointed, and
by our friends the enemy.
There was nothing in it. Whole counties
acted unanimously, not for revolt it is
true, but in opposition to she old plan of
organization and the unit rule.
Every effort was made which loyalty to
party and self respect would permit to
affect reform in time to prevent it hecom.
ing a national question.
All our efforts we're spurned and men
who had never faltered by the wayside in
past conflicts were ANONYMOUSLY relega
ted to the ranks of thousands who believed
themselves fully justified either in abstain.
ing from political action, or in acting with
their lifelong opponents till our party
could be purged of its hayward unrepubli
can and destructive tendencies.
We have ticket that commands the
respect of the country
A platform with which every Republican
can agree. A cause we can proudly advo-
cate as the one upon which our prosperity
as nation depends. Will not our friends
now see that in unison with Republican
ideas throughout the country we ought all
to see that liberty is essential to party
prosperity and success, and autocracy just
as obnoxious to free men in Virginia as in
any other State.
! United we can win.
Nearly every industry in our State is
threatened by the marplots now tinkering
at the tariff in Congress-.
Ostensibly for the purpose of lowering
the. revenue, they propose to invite still
larger importations of iron ores, iron and
steel, even when our products are now
being largely supplied by the redundant
foreign product, paying the present duties
while our own iron works are languishine
under low prices and stagnant markets.
Wool, Barytes, sumac, salt, lumber lime
all valuable products of our State are
placed upon the free list by the Mills Bill
Importing nearly 500, 100000 dollars worth
of goods, we are asked to open still wider
our ports and import more.
The protectors of American interests
and American industries have enough tt
do combating the insidious assailant of the
system under which the magnificent de-
| velopment of our country has been made
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other.
The masked batteries of free trade
backed by all the resources of the Colder
Club are before us,
Our markets are free 'aoav for large ina-
portataons of raau cotton and eggs. Vast
additions to the free list are proposed il
the bill now before Congress-a part Of
which only are named above, yet our Dem
ocratic friends feel aggrieved to be called
free traders. 1t is our duty to present the
true issues and with united front sustain
American interests and unmask their as.
sailants. J. w. PORTER.
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