The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-11-26
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.lS the tflefyc%Eence and frOth incident to
the rvtent unexpected victory of the Demo.
Gratis begin to disappear and Il calm. rational !.
survey vt the real substance ct the result re-
V:.lt ,t.elf, n corresponding ~ofeinnity attaches
- their reflection. .Au analysis OF the causes
which brought about the result demonstrates !
that there was very little in them to,scourasc
l:cp,lblicans. and nothing approaching to. a
substantial reflection upon the present admin i
iaratinn. Personal complications in particular
districts, local questions entirely foreign to
general politics, and personal jcasoHAies and
xsisllkcs, created Il feeling of indifference in
the. Rtpnblican parry, that resulted IN N:st
numbers Of its members remaining fro" the
polls. Abscntccism was substantially the con-
drilling reason for tlic defeat, and II" positive
declaration 1T the ,sllot-box, pointing to col,-
= A-m,lation of the party. LII Ill the large
States, where the Republicans maintained the
a<ceiiicncy, the decrease in the n,imericals
strength Of that party, was-not accounted for
Ii the increx<c 1T the vote Of the Democratic
{, yarty. The latter dh. n"t sl.~w any noticeable
aes.rY,ip,,s, wl.lc the FORMER exhibited an i'm
akrtse falling off. because, for some une1-
TsAs,,.d reason, the voters. did not 60 to the
polls. The fact that Massachusetts, was one OF
the States that showed an apparent distrust of
the Republican party. and u surface endorse
) ton Of the Democratic party, ought 20 be rea-
Eoa sufficient to instruct every intelligent mind.
. that it mas no dissatisfaction with the national
.Qrxanization. represented by the a'lministra-
g. A;tn No sane man will doubt for moment
to what fortunes the people Of that State would
be anchored, lin u national contest. Their
eyapsthies are As strong to-day with the Re-
Rnbfican party as they were in 1872, and will
bx i,,- 1875. The reverse that was niet in No
.veuser last. VA. attributable entirely to local
.ts.,sccs, and had natling 1t all to do with the
!, ,xrty. AZ natssRas organization The i'lenti-
!: .tvsof the Republican candidate for Governor
,:in that State with the prohibitory liquor-law
movement, brought about his defeat, and that
4. .event was merely vindcation of the popular
, .sfxsire to drink their whiskcy rs they might
4 Hist without interference by statutory enact
:i,sheits. Suppose the Conservative party OF
i svir.ili. would nominate candidate for Gov
-sfss9r committed against pure whiskey, What
iMGtasA I've his fate? The negro question would
s,abv declared an obsolete idea, and Conservative
tTxeters world lie found acting i'll concert with
whe colerell ssstcrE. to settle the point whether
" mans whi<1cy xas Wattcr that affected
s-nnsbedly bit himself antl'his corscrhce. Tn
restricted wi,iskcy could carry by ohe hundred
lthou<and majority, by the irresistible power o.
,..ravitatio,,. and without an effort.
=. III the Congressional districts in that State
tkrfs was general dissatisfaction growing OH
II the course of Gen. Butler. The people al
'xsyer the State. were eager to record their dis
sy,iaasurc with his legislative career. and whe'
they could not vote directly against him. the!
got ax near to it is possible by voting against
she candidates that helonye to the party Will
which he was i,lendird.
There cannot possibly be any rational sly
nificance given to the result in Massach'lsftts
and the results in other States. may be lcglfi
anately and logically measured by the Sans
gauge.
1'hs confusion ins~ which the oppositlcn l,av'
been thrown is evidence that the result OF tn
November election is not regarded as positive
enlargement of the Democratic party, in !
xesscrM sense. The antagonizing views oil
f,Nblic questions which are maintained in diff
fetent sections. sl,ow that it was upon no one
fie.s 81 Thought, indicating Il governmental
policy, that they were agreed. 1t was empl,at
kxahy q SUCCESS caused by accidents whicl
passed away with the occasion that creatct
them. Upon the question of currency, the de
sasetacy Of the East and West are as diver
gent A the polls; and upon matters CROWN:
psat IL the recent conflict of arms, equally a.
Ia in 10
South. These facts are prominently patent
and hence We see in almost every pspcr W
read 1lonitions to: prudence and discretion
One element eonstrnes the November vertiic
% declaration against the reconstruction
measures which they boldly announce must b.
repealed. Another solclnnly promises tina
there shall be no effort to disturb that adjust
ma.pt, but that it must be observed in goo'
faith. This reminds us OF the splendid cloc'
N,paa W. L. Yancey, III 1860, who triverSe'
t.,eNitlise and Northern States, pleading TO
breckenridge and the ''Union under the Con
stitthi,n,'' wlsae in the Cotton States, hi
Scarlet Letter. programme, of Cotton
States Cnnfelcs.scy, was silently assuming
efsxPr and form, preparatory. to a precipitation
OF dissolution OF that very Union he wa
pleading for. The disruption OF the Demo
cratic.paet At Charleston in 1885, was pre-
comcsixsd and preserrsnscd. and there was bn
one condition upon which it oouad have beef
prevented. and that was the nonfnafGol. ant
ai.ctjQn OF candidate who sympathiscd Will
che n,aFplot, and under whose administration
II, .ire ltls could have been the more success
fully aild substantially maturcd. The soft
aoo hing. wor,i-lrarmones OF these leaders arr
no more TO he trusted now tnitt were Mr.. Ya
esy's ellifnoi,s sentences in 1850. Power i
what they want, and for. the attainment o
which every device and deception the ingenut,
OF subtfes intsaects can conceive will be prac
ticed.: The people of the country understand
shis. nd when the question is, fairly broush
seeere.inem j, IA great national contest, as il
will ip 1875, whether the instigator- of thu
wos. fi,st have been flooded upon the country
sseete.direct the affairs of government or not
The verdict will be as distinct and unqualified IL:
it wasanlsGs and 1872. -.
Theffc Is no Question of national import upo,
which stl,c opposition is agreed: .Veic. is nc
comprehensive Thought out IT which a govern