Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-09

EDGAR SNO HEN.
GAZETTE BUILDING, NO. 70 PRINCE STREET.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8
The returns of the elections held yesterday,
received 10 to .. N. to dag, indicate that the
republicans have made considerable gains,
and show couc.usive!y that what strength the
prsenbackers possessed was fsroished By those
who had previously been democrats. Ibis Is,
ia every respect, contrary to our DESIRES it not
t. cur expectations. Blu! ell is not lost. The
control CT the uext House Of Representatives
is still possible for the democrats, but n order
for them to secure it they must accept yes:er-
day experience as war5ine, and make haste
to repudiase the docIiass cf foolish basder'
skies like Kearpy. of men made reckless OF
thei. losses like PomeEoy, and Of such men as
Ger. Butler, who, having put their fortunes
GU: Of BARNS way, seek to crafty their an
bitiou through the wlIes of The demagogIe.
They must scout aud denou5ce all wild theories
founded upoo the undenocratic idea that nouey
of the character of Continental ard Confederate
currency is better than gold. The iabo,er
wants Inc dollar he gets for q hard days work
as good SIS GOLD, the farmer wants the money
be receives Ter bis crops as good as gold, the
mectaric wants bis wages paid iu money ss
good as gold. the professional man wants his
ices 10 currency that will bus a: much as gold.
The cfhce holder wants his salary paid 10 money
as good as gold, the property owner wants his
rents paid 10 money as good as gold, and the
savings bank depostCrs. the stockholders aad
good as gold Every mau who sells anything
o. credit wants TO be paid for it in money worth
az much When dne as it was when the debt was
contracted; iu short, Done want deprecated
currency except those who desire to pay debts
with it; and, oRiog to the long prevailing
striogency, the credit system has been cu'ta!led
considerably, 80 that the debtor class is by 20
means az opmerous az it was formerly. The
pocket nerve s the most sensitive in mans
whole body. aud people will not vote for men
who Avow their determination to support such
legislative measures as must OF necessity dc.
preciatc the value Of the little money they have
or expect to have. il paper dollar, owing solely
to the near approach of the time when, by Law,
i. will be redecmatlc in cd, IS now worth prac
tica!l7 as muct IS one made Of gold, aud yet
most, if Tot ali. of lh? regular democratic
nominees tor Congress from Virginia stand
on platforms 10 favor oi the repeal CT the
resumption law aud m irtia.!on OF the cur.
rency, which, Is tho goysrcnelt can neither
give uot lend people money. w5uNd only de.
crease the value of that slreaGy ia circulation.
Gen. Echols il :ba only Candidate icr Congress
ia the whvl, State who comes Up TO the rfq1lro-
ueuts cf The iimle lie avoEs bis belief not only
10 tue good. hard, cOmmoa sc1se OF Eirglniaus,
bat in their hooor and integrity, and cots:queut.
~ ia 10 favor Ct nouey that will be worth as
much to orphan ohildren as it Is to their
father, aud scorns tue reputation Ct the na-
lional as much as ne does that OF the State
debt. We ere al now Americans IS we'll 20
VirsiEiaus-non the less 50 because nc were
cheated out of our fairly elected Fresi1srt-aGd
the iufamy CT nsiopal reputation would attach
as Will to a cit;z,o OF new Virginia as to Que of
the Old Bay State Honestly is as cd7antsge.
Gus to parties as it i, 10 Individuals, Gao The
single iusaoco of harm resulting from the pay
ment of oac's debts 10 good money, when due,
is yet to be narrated The republicans. as q
general thing. have had ssrse enough to adopt
these PLATO, bouely aud thu, views. aud by so
duiog, heavily Handicapped as they were BE-
their long reign Of misrule, crowned By their
rape Of the presidency, have already consider
ably improved their chaocos OF obtaining g
majority 10 the House OF Representatives
that probably may have to elect the next
President. Fortunately tho democrats Of New
York and Massachusetts, have boldly pIocislned
their adherence TO the wise and time honoraG
democratic docllinc Of bard money, aud the
sooner those OF the other States follow their
example tho botter it will be for them. Yes
terdsy's election news has again recalled to cur
memory the remark Of Gen. Grant,to tho effect
that Whenever the democrats are on the high
road to SUCCESS they are suro to be guilty of
was net 30 before the war. when the leaders Of
the democracy were the ablest men ia the
country, and wo trust that tho medioority of
the present leaders is not so obtuse as to blind
them to the warning ofyssterday' 3 election.
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The flag of i'll omen, the rcd one. is flying
from the front door Of Roanoke" 10 Charlotte
county, the home of john Randolph. The house
and the tract Of lard attached to it have been
10 possession OF the heirs of the illustrous states
man from bis death until the present time, but
DOW like many another old Virginia homestead
that has passed into the Strangers hand, they,
too. are offered to the highest bidder, and