Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-04-24
Announcement.
To Ny CONSTITUENTS OF The Orb Senatorial
DISTRICT OF VA.

DISTRICT OF VA.
Having held over for a succession or terms
by your generous suffrage. 1t is proper that
should give timely notice of a long -entsrta,peo
purpose to retire from the Senate. In doing SO,
{ take occasion TO express my high appreciation
If your frequent ez pressious of conf1deoce aud
also to make brief allusiou to some of the Incl
dents of my service. When l first took the
field. the Democratic majority was very small,
| but never overcome 1t now large. and the
district entirely safe. The frequent expires
siOns of satisfaction with the service in the
| current term. soon TO expire. is consideration
which prompts me the more to retire In good
| order " Our relations have extended through
| stormy aud perpIexing period of legislative
| istory. The conditions of the white and color
I'd races of people In the State are SO dissimilar
| in modes OF life. socially, Intellectually, and
short, IN all that constitutes homogeneous
paopie; TO which is aided the great inequality
in their distribution in the counties and cities
| With an equally variant capacity to appreciate
and promote good government. that 1t is ex
| remedy difficult TO enact general laws suited
IN all sections alike, aud con iitions of popula-
| lions; at the same time. keeping within the
| requii ements of the Federal and State consti
tunons; thus Increasing the perpiexi tiles of the
| legislators. I have favored the re establish
mept of the political theories aud principles OF
| the founders of our system of govern ment, as
| far as II is practicable under the changed con-
ditious. The fundamental principles must be
| ma ntained, or American Liberty will yet fail.
TIE anita oDisns oetween despotic consolida-
tttou and constitutional Federation will con
'iuue until the governments. state and FEEDER
| al, are restored to their " nted relations de
signed by the founders of the American Sys
tenn. When passion and prejudice have been
| fully ailay ed, and Justice reason and patriot
ISM regain their ascendency the sisterhood OF
states will move on in beautiful harmony to
even grsnder results in prosperity and materf
al greatness leaving tho people free In the
exercise of local government - the Federal
government fully employed in the exercise
only of the granted powers enumerated in the
constitution.
Some helpful measures of n local nature, as
we'll as some of general application, have been
secured by me, from time to time; but probably
I have rendered you most valuable service by
| modifying. or preventing hurtful legislation
I endeavored to do the best which C uld be
done By our Impoverished people for the
pubic creditors until the act OF 1882 which was
accorded to. as a compromise, by the fiercely
contending parties IN the state, in order to
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to re- open thst dan re GUS subject, and advised
an unanimous adherence to the proposed
terms of the act of 1882, tie safest solution of
tn debt question. The uuauimity with
which the press OF the State su stained the OPP
position to a re-opening of atquestion, should
be suggestive. at least. to the creditors to &C.
cept the terms offered without further delay.
The revision of the statute laws of the State,
now enables all again to know the laws
Changes should not be made until the revision
is fully tested by experience.
While the future, doubtless. has In store
many difficult questions which will require
wise couuse!s. tempered with justice and
mo- Grafton, for their solution there Is a soodIy
heritage left to the rlsins generation for which
they should qualify themselves by cherishing
The highest patriotism, philanthropy, intelli-
gence, and virtue. In doing this. we best main
tain the principles aud policy ofthe Democrat
ic party, to the success of which. L shall be no
less an earnest and constant advocate
private in the ranks than when I bad the
honor to be a Representative of the people.
Respectfully,
Your Obedient Servant,
A KoISER.