Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-11
WEST vinGISIA's GREETING.

~ ANAtha'Ee
news tha, Harvey. Republican eandi-
date for Congress. was elected in West
Virginia las. Tuesday. This election is
OF ioable importance. 1t reduces the
Democratic majority in the House by
two votes. and. better still. 1t furnishes
a striking indication OF the great revo'
luton which is taking place IN popular
sentiment all over the land. To
make a gain OF a Congressman in West
Virginia is as wonderful q triumph as 1t
would be In South Carolina under Wade
Hampton's administration. We have
penetrated to the very heart Of the enc
my's camp and brought forth the laurel
wreath Of victory. 1t is no wonder that
Republicans are rejoicing as they are all
over "the nation. as they call it." The
elections OF Tuesday are the keynote
to the campaign which ia to redeem the
House from Democratic control. They
are the first peal Of the d~sath'knel OF n
.'solid South"
For the frs, time since she became a
State. IVES, Virginia is to be represented
by q Republican in the Congress OF the
Republic. Her citizens are alive to the
issue. Of the day. aud they have brains
enough to read Alright the signs OF the
times. They see. what every loyal man
has long seen. that Democratic suprem-
acy in our National Legislature means a
return to the old quarrels and sectional
hates which eliminated in civil war in
1860. and which to-day threatens the
country with fresh calamity. They pre-
fer to break the solid South. rather than
to aid In bringing about more disaster.
They see that under Republican rule
the nation has prospered they sec the
blessed good times approaching. and
they refuse to blight the returning pros
perity. or to plunge the country again
into hard times, by putting an end to
the policy under which all our blessings
have been showered upon us.
But while we greet the result in West
Virginia as an omen OF good. we must
not forget that much solid work has to
be done to reap the benefits VI the
change OF sentiment in that State. The
Democratic majority in the House has
been reduced by two. but 1t must be re-
dueed much more before we can rest In
safety. The loyal North should learn u
lesson from the election in West vir-
ginia. II apart OF tho population Of the
South sees the change which threatens
us from a party which draws its main
strength from that section, how much
more wildly should it appear to US, who
bu, q few short years ago were forced to
meet II with muskets in our handsg IL
Republicans will but arouse themselves
and look around. they will see that which
will unite them in solid array against
their ancient foes. and the victory is by
no means doubtful. We believe that the
party IL awake nee more; that 1t Is
ready to march. as Of old. with deter
mined front straight into the face OF the
danger. II we but do this. we shall
make such o breach in the Solid South
that the Democratic party will never
again lift its head in the land.
The Republicans Of West Virginia
have driven in the opening.wedge. Now
let Republicans all over the land follow
the lead Of their friends in the South.
Ii was a terrible battle that they had to
fight to redeem q State which has pre-
scented u solid Democratic front since its
admission TO the Union. Our contest
In the loyal States is less severe. We
have the old material to work upon the
men who saved the nation by their bra
very, aud who are as naturally Republic
cans a. tho virginlans are Democrats.
We arc called upon only to hold our
ground. to stand firm on the old plat
form upon which We have won scores OF
victories in the past. II we but do this
the House Of Representatives will be
wrested from the control Of the Demo-
Gratis. and the power OF the opposition
Senate to do harm will be greatly re-
strained. Let every Republican in Ne
vada act with his party next Fall, and
send an answering shout to the East
which will assure our friends In West
Virginia hat we realize their triumph to
its full extent. and are with them heart
and soul in the good work OF regensrai.
ing the nation.