Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-17
Virginia Republicans

to the republicans OF the SLate fOet IL " AsH-
ipgton yesterday The call Is e!goed oy
q G. Parsons, Edward MoMahOn, John Z.
Roller, Charles Tompkins, Charles K.
Lee, Henry L. Lyman, jacob yost, and
George Bowden, and lie sa follows:
To the republicans Of Vi.ginia;
For sne fret tina ia Ehs history ci tha
state, and, perhaps. osihe nation, Inc odaif-
man of State Central COMMITTEES oao!a:aa,
on the eve Of a general election, that cam
pslgn shall be abandoned snd the Tcie giVsl
90 party protesting pEiIopies directly op-
p. sed 60 the pstio:n Oh wnich re was
S.oofe1. Tie eppea! apon tee Chairman 80
Ca.l "a convention Of 9 party TO cocsiceF 80
grave apd uaexpscted a question only osi!s
iofla rev Older aud conte mp uGus Aei!cs
10 thoss Who believe that political duty oan
naishs. 90 surrendered nor sola, 20 go and
oity thair d,esry fero9 sioue,' To make
uofe clear hia purpoae aus IL order SO uou-
.rol the party 10 It's destruction. he cai;5 IoT
sew osesalz alton Of local COMMITTEES, Hho
shall repcr; directly to biz, aud thus laske
a soccessiu contest hcpeiesG.
The Glsrm and iadiRnstion OF our pso2ia
! fn3 expression. They were not deceived oy
the frantic cries and protestatio0s Wsth
which the retrest Hes sounded. Nettaer ate
she people deceived oy lhe lats sad loud pTo-
| iesaons oiregstd for pure ballot They Who
| Aga. for principle hold the ssoredn saB OF the
| rs 10; as hieU as these VINO fight ior plsoe
! CT revenge. Nor !e IL necessary iof .n91 10
ieDounce the Safe as given over TO anarchy
ard repel immigration Ia order to prove
| theic sbhortsrce OF the methods that must
bring their own repeal Tbs election Law is
not a new enactment. The counties In
which fraud is possible have grown steadily
less as the manhood of ous party has sssert-
ed Itself, aud :he agents of the new develop
mont have Gems to cur aid. II 1t is true
thai the repu olicsr party wac not crgsnizsd
for retrl ats, 1t is particularly go In COZ State,
where the conditions axe suoh thst cnce die
! banded it caanot bs ral!isd.
"The L niou men whc stood the fer7 or
deal of the rebellion, and the Confederate
soldiers who proved their loyalty to the Lost
cause By the highest evidence given among
men, and their loyalty 20 their ietes Convic-
tions by sacrifices ard psris greater tbsr
those Of battle, caonot be led into either
camp of their unrelenting enemy o. the
100000 republicans OF Virginia, yaTg few
have considered patronage or temporary
success They are republicans fer c0nyic'
tion's sake. They have declared and be-
, lieved that the democratic party Ia the dead
lest enemy OF the South that 1t lsd her in
to disloyslty, taught her violence, checked
! her immigration and delayed her develop.
ment, and that her hope lies in Its over
torow. They have declared principles
that they believe true and Vita.
| They believe In nation that commands the
respect of all the people In the world. They
believe in the power Of nation &c defend
| its own life, and its duty to protect every
Lii hn.l;n ip,o
| Ia national aid to education. In a protective
tariff, In the equal rights cfpsooerty and the
/ equal rights OF man.
"At the present time important State is
sues confront uB. Tbs settlement o? the
State debt. which has now been deferred for
political effect for twenty years, becomes es-
sential to our progress. Our school system,
! which consists of primaries for the poor and
colleges for the rich, requires free acAdsm
| lee in every county; our mineral discoveries
call for geological surrey. and for manual
isbor schools, and We may not now hastily
| surrender the interests OF our children 70
the party OF caste that has always held the
Middle classes in contempt, and hae resisted
general education from the heginning. Thsy
| have endured too much 10 surrender the
ssn.sge already gained In this unequal COG.
test. The very difficulties overcome have
made their principles inexpresaibIy dear,
sad they hsd right to be consulted before
abs !rresIaceable etep Was taken.
| Upon the request In writing Of one thou.
sand men who voted for the Hsrraou cleo
tors. SO assume the responsibility Of invit-
Ing the republicans Of Virginia, CT whatever
shade OF opinion, 10 meet at the Opera Eouss
10 tbs city of Roanoke on the lst dsv of
October next at IL n in mass convention IN
discharge the highest duties of citizenship.
Ia order that there may isa more authori.
tati9a expression OF opinion, we suggest that
mass conventions be he!d ss oil OF the ccust
boase5 OF the State .; II M, OF Saturday. this
26 tnstapf, to select one delegate for eYe,v
tSo hundred republican votes caat in the
| last Presidential election, With ths Ccder-
standing, however, thst, owing to the shorr
[! notice, aii republicans present will Se seated
| Ia the state convention. Ia issuing this cal!
our whole duty Is accomplished. We shall
make no attempt 10 control the action oithe
convention. There will be no prepared req
| o!utions, NO ,n!duight conferences, no be:ted
| doors.
IF the GOD qantion is discouraged by this
unparalleled treason and the Judgment Is
| that the time has come 10 abandon the uD-
| equal contest eud edopt naW name or pro-
fess new principles. II can be so declared. IT,
| on ,he other hand, tbs old spirit is unoroaen
| COMMITTEES of one hundred business men
may be appointed, containing names otsuch
character lbet the State and nation will con-
ssnt that the ccnteat for the light, as God
gives US 30 see iha right has been taken uD
| by hands that will carry its unlowr rad sjsGd.
sre 10 sn honorable dsfsat or TO hnai Yio-
tory
Colonel Parsons mikes the following ststemsnt
regarding the situation in Virginia: "The re-
| publicans who have been informally conferling
upon the present crisis in Virgins, have taken
no steps to depose General Mahene or his com.
mittee. They regard him as having committed