Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-03
N SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER
Prospects OF Democratic Success.

Prospects Of Democratic Success.
The New York Herald in reviewing
the chances Of the Presidential election
in 1880, thus speaks of the Democratic
party
ITO the Democrats there are so many
ways open to secure magnificent de-
feat two years hence that we scarcely
know where to begin. We take it for
granted that they will drop the infla-
ton poker, which has SO badly burned
their fingers they must see see by this
that there are not tramps and ruined
spectators enough in the country to
make q majority of voters. We should
advise them also to get rid of the solid
South as quickly as possible. Also to
allow no one to persuade them to attack
the national banking system the people
are very well satisfied with these bank
notes, which pass current all over the
Union. They had better not attack the
army either. 1t is not too big in the
country's eyes, nor too heavily differed.
They had better cut loose from all cipher
dispatches and their authors and stop
the cry of fraud. In fact, ifthe Democrats
are wise they will make haste to pick
up again the old Democratic principles
which they dropped a good many years
ago, and without which they have new
er fought anything but losing game.
AS hard money, honest dollar, equal
rights party they used, about a genera
ton ago, to carry the country with great
regularity and by reliable" majorities.
In those days they were also, as now,
the party of economy; but they knew
where and how to economize.
"There are many signs which show
that the country would like to give the
Democrats an 'inning;' nor is the cause
Of this far to seek. The people are tired
of old issues; the South and the cur
rency have been rung in their ears until
they are sick of both. They wish to
move on to other and new questions
but they see the Republican party con-
stantly barring the way and perpetually
dragging forward, with the greatest in
genuity, these stale issues. The Presi.
dent was wise enough to see that this
was the real and grave danger to the
continued ascendancy of his party, and
! he began his administration with Wig.
orous intention to "move on" But he
had the whole pack of his party leaders
; swapping at his heels Immediately, and
|
> ding his policy end multiplying his coco
intentions that at the end of two years
of effort to get on the country finds it
self flung back into the old rut again
and hears the Republican leaders set uI
once more their OLD and dOiorous howl
I ."The American voters are not fools
/ take them as a mass, and they hav'
shown on numerous occasions an almOs
preternatural sagacity. They see very
well that the Republican leaders bar thu
9 way to all healthfql and progressive Pc
9 litical action; they have been ready 70.
+ six years past to give the Democrats
chance, but when the Democrats swing
=. back to a tramp" platform, put thei
| mathematics to the front and send theil
. men of brains to the resr, the voters
who are in the main respectable proper
: ty owning citizens, are shy of the Dem
ocratic party. Gen. Butler Is reported
to have said that he owed his recent de
: feat to the chAreh-s the property own
? ers and the school teaoAsEs. He wa
: probably misrepresented, but ii is Ger
f tain that the Democratic party will new
er succeed until it has won the conf
denee of these three parts of the com
munity.i 5.fl-li. 5a
# Ooiclous, spttIAiHS hA0Eh DELHI liee
from the Paleocrystic Fountain. of the Anne,
5 cents. r
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/. A FATAL DUEL ON HORSEBACK
. telegram from Los Angeles, Cal, to TIA
San Francisco papers conveys the fol
lowing =
: "Officer Bake brings further informa
: ton of the terrible tragedy which Oe
: CURED at Tehachipe last night, Novem
= Der 70. There was an old grudge be
tween Glenn and Estrada. 1t is sal
: that some time ago Glenn's wife raj
S away with Estrada's brother, and thi
: tended to create bad blood, which wa
4 made worse by business complications
: A few days ago the two men had som
: words, and when they parted Glen
= said: I will meet you and settle this
v Last evening Estrada rode by Glenn
:. house, when the latter mounted hi
horse and followed. Riding up besid
the Mexican Glenn grabbed him by tn
, throat Both held their pistols in thei
hands, and both fired. Glenn's weapon
y sent two bullets crushing through hi
e antagonists breast, and Estrada's bull
( let's penetrated Glenn's throat and tenn
: pie All the shots were fired at suc
range that the flesh was burned Tn
: two men were found upon the groun
e locked in deadly embrace. Estrada
t head was pulled under Glenn's lei
! arm, while the fingers clutched the hal
: with the desperation of DEATH"
Winter blooming FISwers.--Our frien
GEO HARLAN desires us to say that he is in re
e ceipt of small lot of Winter blooming plant.
/ such as CARNATIoN PINKs, BoUvARDIAs, CHI
NEsE PRIMRosEs, VIoLETs, and HYAcINTl
. BULBS Call early if you desire to purchase.
A W0man's Logic.
at is useless to take the medicine.
e shall feel better to morrow. Besides,
a need the money to get that lovely nev
: hat. My old one is such fright, AM
people will look more at my bonnet thai
they will at my face. will wait till
feel worse tefore spend any money TO
!, medicine The new bonnet is pur