National Republican., 1882-09-11
THE LIBERAL TIDE.
How 10 Has swept Through winchester
md YIcInitx-Lohn PnnI.


Special Correspondence OF THE REPUBLICAN.
WINCHESTER, Sept ST. have been a constant
subscriber to your paper for the last ten years
have been spending the summer months in this
historical old town for the last four years. Pre-
vlous to this year have been under the necessity
Of receiving THE REPUBLICAN, during my sojourn
here, through the mails, the newsdealers here not
having your valuable paper upon their counters.
Last year when 1 nskcd a news agent here If he
could supply mo with THE REPUBLICAN,, he an
swercd that he found no sale for IL here" This
year the same agent has supplied me regularly
each day with your paper, and now informs me
that he not only has many customers who take
your paper regularly, but that he ifuls ready ale
for It on the streets. What has wrought this won
derfll change In so short time. Simply this, and
nothing more
THE REsisTLEss TIDE OF LIBERALISM.
that is sweeping over the State from the mount
aius TO the sea. Four yeas ago your paper was
Contemned and despised as a " Radical sheet " by
the very people who TO- day gladly and eagerly re,
ceive it, and who heartily indorse your able and
powerful articles in favor of the Liberal cause in
this state, When 1 look around me here and find
So Roq peod Endy Sg RepuS
lcan administration, the hatred OF Bourbonism,
the disposition among the whites to accede TO the
cnlOred people fnir aud equal chance in the race
of life the Increasing autipathy TO Northern DEM
ocrats, and the final realization among the whites
Leaders l 'V or the Republican party are the best
friends of the South, am almost led 10 believe
with Brother Jasper
"THAT THE sun DO MOVE"
The people of this section are willing to let the
" dead past bury its dead, and not Ony to shake
hands with their Northern brethren across tue
bloody chasm but to fill the ehasm up and car
energy, enterprise, Ingenuity and capital TO de-
velop as fine section of country as ever the sun
shone upon, In the words Of that matchless
orator, john Paul, there is to be no more ostra-
cism Of Northern men who come to Virginia,
either socially or politically" 'yirginia extends
har naH tviI thnfu IN
come" "she will rejoice with them when they
rejoice and will sorrow with them when be-
renvement and ndyersity come upon them."
SPEAKING OF PAUL,
l never in my life listened to Il speech more re-
plete with sound argument, more iorcibly deiv-
ered and more telling in its effects upon any
day by Paul in his Joint discus sion with X. T.
Barton, a Funder lawyer OF this this place; Barton
CHARGED Paul with voting for ksiisr against RAN
over Democrats. Paul clearly demonstrated to
the people that Randall was no friend TO the
South that Northern Democratic Congressman
had opposed every measure calculated % benefit
the South, citing especially Bragg, and Holman,
who opposed an appropriation for building II pub
lie building at Hafrisonburg IN his district.
HE SHOWED UP THE METHODS
used by Southern Bourbons to carry elections and
forced even Barton 10 acknowledge III the face of
those facts, as an honest man, he himself would
| have done likewise. Paurs stubborn facts, his
keen, whitening, aud biting sarcasm was too much
| for Barton and he retired from the field, discOm-
| 1ltcu anu completely HTully rtsONtu never
again to attack John Paul. AT night another Fun
der lawyer by the name of Alexander who i'm
agned himself TO be as big as n certain ancient Of
that illustrious name, essayed 10 battle tor tie
Bourbon cause against the Goliah of Liberalism
but he too rash man, like his predecessor Barton
went down under the terrific and telling blows Of
Paul, and now the Bourbons are going about the
streets and saying that Barton and Alexander
ought 10 have had better sense than TO have dis
| cussed with Paul. The Readjusters are jubiant
Paul's speech here made many voters. Bourbon
ism is dead in Virginia. Dawson, b .ckey, Wolz
Dezendolf Wickham, and all the assistant Bour-
| able to resurrect 1t. X. L. NJ.