The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-03-08
S'TAUNTON. VIRGINIA. MARCH 8, 1888.
VALLEY VIRGINIANI
sTAUNToN, VA.
Honorable Confidence. =

Honorable confidence" is the inlunc-
ton imposed by the Chairman of the
State Republican Executive Committee
upon those to whom he sent the SANDER
GUS charges against Hon, JamesG. Blaine,
contained in the circular letter published
Feb. 10th. Republicans who believe in
the principles OF the party and that the
country would be benefited by their appli-
cation in the policies of government, are
asked to become parties to defamng the
most distinguished Republican of the
country, whose name is the synonym eff all
that is great and benelicent in those princi-
pies and policies. 1t is proposed by a dis
graceful conspiracy to forestal an expires
sion of public opinion, and by secret
methods and false charges to secure a
packed delegation to Chicago to misrepre-
sent Republican sentiment in Virginia,
and bring defeat upon the Republican par
ty of the Nation. 1t is known that no
bargain could be made With Mr.. Blaine or
those who might be authorized to speak
for him, by which the legitimate authority
OF the departments would be abdicated,
as it was under former administration
and transferred to the control of des-
potic chairman for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and to reward those who might willingly
serve in so dark scheme. To invoke the
honorable confidence of men in plot 50
indefensible and lagitious, is to assume
that the parties add essed are incapable of
comprehending and approaching sense
of party duty, and could be Influenced to
sacrifice the party's welfare to CRAFTY the
selfish ambition of one man.
1t requires no prophet to foretell the re-
suit of this plot to pervert party machine
ry in order to pack delegation from Vir-
gina in the interest of Mr.. Sherman or
any other Presidential candidate. 1t will
be the means of defeating itself, if the Re-
pubIicans Of the State have not lost all self
respect, and certainty of defeating the
object had in view, when the Republicans
of the country shall have their attention
drawn to it. 1t will be the poitical
death-doom of any man who may take
part in the plOt,an serves notice that that
is not the kind of honorable confidence"
the people of Virginia or Of the Ma
ton will approve and endorse.
1t has been stated in Richmond, we
learn, by some one from Augusta county.
that the VIRGINIAN violated confidence OF
practical deception in giving to the pub
lie the circular. This is utterly false. We
published it upon the amplest' authority.
1t is plot that no true Republican would
allow himself to become the depository
of to the exclusion of his party friends
or the public, as it duplicates the very
existence of the party. Its publication is
justified in law, in morals, in public policy,
as it is recognized as right to confed-
crate even with robbers and murderers,
to expose and defeat their plots and pur-
poses in the interest of the State and the
public welfare, and bring offenders to JUS
tice 1t is u poor excuse 10 offer for the
preparation and utterance of such pa
per, that some one had violated confidence
in its exposure. The paper is its own con
domination and the justification of its be-
ing exposed to the public gaze. 1t stands
and will stand as the concentrated es
sence of political intrigue and the en-
bodiment of party disloyalty and treach-
cry.