The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-12
From the SOuthside.

CUSCOWILI4A, Sept. Cd, 1889.
Editor VALLEY VIRGINIAN: Sincerely
believing in your earnestness and devO-
ton to Republican principles, and being
in full sympathy with those true men
who can appreciate the sentiment ex-
pressed in your remarks to the Tribune,
in the paragraph beginning: 1.-THE VIR-
GINIAN has never faltered in its support
of the Republican party" &c. Such
principles as this can only be compared
to the old Saints described in the 18th
chapter of Hebrews, and am OF opinion,
after carefully reading your paper for
many years, that no man is more honest
and sincere than you. But honni7aiS est
errd7e, and so far as the good county of
Mecklenburg is concerned, you are surely
in error. | have no means of deciding
how it was elsewhere, and OF course can
say nothing, having not been out of my
county two days in five years. previous
to the Norfolk Convention. But here l
ment. Our district meetings were en-
tirely in the control of those ininical to
Malone, and elected delegates to the
County Convention almost exclusively
of that ilk. The county meeting was
entirely in our control, and the few Ma
honeites who were elected delegates to
Norfolk was by sufferance. The Malone
County Chairman was showed under"
with ease and the whole thing was in
the hands of those denominatdd ''kick-
ers." was elected delegate, and was
a well known kicker, trying to do my
duty to the best of my ability, and hav-
ing clicked" because the people were
not consulted as TO the election or selec-
ton of the County Chairman. On reach
ing Norfolk | went to work in sincerity
to see if past differences might not be
healed and the people given control of
their own organization. l had no axe to
grind for myself, and had no favors to
ask of any. After consultation with
Hon. j. ]. Mcdonald and others of
the cold guard sraelites indeed in
whom there is no guile''-I fonnd a SEN
timent SO earnest and so manifest in ia
vor of returning to the people control of
their own affairs, that | became fully
convinced that my duty as a delegate re-
quired me to do all in my power to heal
past differences in the party. Per Sc, L
am as far from being Mahonite as any,
but when | remember the past, and re-
member the thorny road travelled by
those who have honestly believed in and
advocated the principles of the Repub-
lican party. and compare the prospect OF
continued Democratic ascendancy with
those of 0qy kind of a Republican, | am
ouIlIoly WH1IuS W see I'LL experiment.
tried nor can | see how any one who has
been outraged as we have, can for mo-
ment hesitate.
When the committee of ten come to-
gether, | have full confidence that there
will be no farther ground for complaint,
so far as organization is concerned, and
while there are many true and tried Re
publicans who would prefer another to
Malone, | cannot see how any old Re
publican can desire Democrat in prefer
ence to Malone or any other man who
claims to be a Republican, nor do be-
! lieve that after the committee act, there
will be dissention except from such as
/ aDdqlt to dissent. The vital questions
1 which will be decided either for the veal
or woe of the future of our State must
/ necessarily make rejecting men weigh
will their choice, and after mature de-
! liberation, if they conclude that they can
afford to jOpardize these great interests,
7 they must be sincere
! My country and people are fully salts
fed with the action of their delegates,
and there was no harder kickers in the
/ State, nor more unanimity in their kick.
Truly Yours, WIN. TONNES.