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RICHMOND, VA.
"wednesday Morning. November 6. 1914
cooseourules Of mr.. Clans Success.

We look with high hopes TO the success OF Mr..
Polk independently of The Virginia political prE-
cipes which he will bring with him into the admi-
nislra,ion, his election will produce the finest mo-
raj lessons. II will show ambitious, "moon-reach-
inc" aspiranls. like Mr. Clay, who has been aim
ing al the Presidential Office Tor 25 years, rs d.
Webster charges, that the office belongs TO the
people and not 10 them; that it Is theirs 10
rive. and theirs 10 take away; and that when
they arise in the majesty OF their power,
they will take a virluous and sensible Repuh-
lican. from the shade, from their own bosom
as il were. and make him the instrument OF put
ting down the ambitious candidate, who would
body snatch the sceptre from their hands BY the
yilest arts. il was one olthe NEST beautiful 1ea-
lures in the history of ancient Rome, that when
the Republic was in danger they would pass over
the ambitious men, who desired 10 press Them
selves into the public service--aad they would
seek vjriuous citizens in the retirement OF their
farms They would find Cincinnatus THE plough
tail, and cast the mantle OF the ConsulshiP over
hisshoulders This is one ollhe fine moral lessons
which would be taught BY the election Of James
X Polk--bui there is another equal important
His success will signally rcbuke the W hlgs ior
The arts they have employed and all the means
of cleciioncerihg 10 which they have descended
Never have The people of Virginia .ee!. so much
insu,ted by any parlv, as the w hgs have iii effect
twice insuted Them Tor The last ye!rs Such hum
buos-such tricks-Such miserable arts oielectlon-
ccring. to which their leading r'nsleaders have
stopped have cast shade over the proud charac-
Ter Of a free people, whose Understandings alone
ought 10 have been addressed, and whose great
principles should have been appealed 10. The
CLAY party have been So anxious 10 elect him.,
thai they have insnlied and would have cebased
the people throughout the Union J. is dear
tax they have asked the country 10 pay Tor The
election of man, like Henry Clay, who Is not
worthy of The oficc-and much less Of the sacri
flee which il has been called upon 10 pay-the
sacrifice of principle of decency, and OF seli-re-
spect. If such dissraceful modes OF electioneer-
ing could have evoked the ilustrious w ashlnS-
ton from his tomb. the sacrifice would have been
100 great. Should Henry Clay succeed, md
in The way in which he has stopped 10 win the
office. and his blind and infatuated iricids
have a,emp.edlo win il for their idol, will shake
The confidence OF many good citizen in Inc ca
pacily of the people 10 govern themselves. II
will bring dislrust upon our institutions II VIII
nce every ambitious aspirant every tour years
10 seek the high office, and 10 depend upon hum
busoery, pipe-lavins and fraud upon dirty in
,risues and shameless coalitions, 10 attain The top
MOS round of power. Nothing could oe more
strongly calculated 10 impair the confidence o; ihc
people in lhemselves-lo shake our popular in
stltutoiS-and 10 UDGeTUlHe LlDCIlS hciNei-
These Wings forget, that in their blind devotion
10 a man. they are abandoning some OF The best
principles Of the Repnblic-hat they are insulting
The understandings and debasins the morals OF he
constituent body and that The temporary benefit
they NAV promise themselves from the election
of H. CLAY, is dearly paid inr br The deterioration
ofIhose public morals. in which no, only they, hul
their children ard their childrens children, are 80
deeply interested Save Us then, IRON lie election
of this Demagoauc ard Dictator. Save Us from
the infatualiun and The arts Of his friends. lie, Us
conduct ourselves in the election Of a Chief Aagis-
s,ra,e four wears hence, in manner,ha' becomes
anenlighiened people. Leius PAT down this wing
party. and with them their contemplate huGlhng>,
their Coons and their gees their intfgnes and lhei'
coalitions For onr own parts, we declare, with
all the responsibility that we owe 10 Heaven and
10 ,ht people. that we scarcely know whether il is
most in,portanl 10 defeat II. Clay and The Wings
on accom-; of the political principles which he
wunli bring with him into power. or from re-
gard 10 the DEEP warning, moral lessons which his
defeat would impress upon every ambitious assPl-
rant. and npon a great people themselves. His
defeat would be The signal ola thorough reform!
in tie political morals Of the Wing party
Slorlh success now crown their ctforrs, il woulG
leave behind il a lcavcn Of corruption which
woaa, continue 10 le!ment and debase The peo-
pie themselves.