The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-09
Current Comment.
SOME WASHINGTON CITY VIE

SOME WASHINGTON CITY VIEWS.
CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Tbe Tribune has the
following special from Washington City: The
president is elated at the election in New
York He predicts that the state will be Re
publican next year He expresses regret at
the defeat of Malone He had hoped that
the movement against the Bo8bons would
be successful, and that there was some prom
Sc in it for electoral votes south of the
Potomac in 1884 The members of the cab
net are willing to express their opinions in
dividually, bnt do not care to be quoted
One of them said: THE election breaks one
bubble. 1t shows that the Republican party
has no hopes of any electoral votes south of
the Potomac The colored men cannot stand
up in the face of intimidation and no support
from the white voters likely to be strong
nough to aid them. Our hopes must be in
the north and west. The results OF the
election show that these hopes have
groi foundation. Virginia makes the fact
clear that the Republicans have nothing to
hope from any southern state; that the Po-
tomac river is the dividing line between Re
publicanism and Democracy; that we must
and shall carry New York and Indiana next
year and rely wholly upon the north The
negroes cannot be relied on to stand by any
number of white leaders in opposition to the
Bourbon Democracy when recourse is-to be
had to the shotgun. Malone was unques-
tionably defeated by bulldozingn
Another assistant secretary, representing
pendent movements'in the SOUTH Sad i's " g
can tell better what the prospect will be in
Virginia next year when we see how the
white men stood by Malone The DanvilIe
riot was in a measure at least planned by
the Bourbons, who took advantage Of it
to circulate a report of a war Of races
in the white counties in the south
western part of the state, which have been
the Readjuster strongholds.- The story that
went of was, You see what it has come to;
shall white men or negroes rule in VirginiaP
This was a strong appeal to make TO Exon
federates, and it was an influential one. Next
year the result win be different The negroes
can have the protection of the Federal law
and of Federal marshals, and if Malone is
not too badly crippled the United States next
fall will perhaps be ableato secure free cleo
ton and fair count
EMERY sToRRs on THE RESULT.
1.-THE result of Tuesdays elections" said
Emery A. StorTs, "means that the Repub-
hcan party still has an excellent chance
Of electing che next president 1t
means that the Democrats have
been counting their chickens before
they are Matched; that Ohio was a mere
scratch and not an index to the real senti-
ment of the country. It also means the per
manent retirement of Cleveland, Butler, Pat
tisoh, and the other accidents of November,
hat A
Arther can carry New York next year
and that be win be the Republi-
can nominee. Why, look at the
standpoint you please, and it is wonderful.
A Democratic majority of nearly 800, 600 in
1882 cut down to almost nothing one year
later, and that, too, with very light vote.
What will become Of the Democrats next
year, when the full vote comes out and they
are saddled down with the tariff and the
Lord only knows what besidesl | VIII det
them answer the conundrun.."
. cat any rate they have broken Mahone's
back" suggested the reporter.
Eyes; broken his back, but how? By means
that will surely recoil The Danville bust
ness is the kind of work that returns to
plague the inventor, and the Democrats may
find before they are year older that the
Virginia victory had best not have been
won.n
THE VIRGINIA ELECTION.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. senator
Malone says that he has not abandoned his
hold on Virginia and indicates purpose to re
new the agitation of the debt question There
are doubts whether Riddleberger Mahone's
colleague viii act with him ii the senate.
1t has been reported for months that
there are differences between him and
Malone. He has been Thought disposed to re-
ume his relations with the Democracy The
white predominant in his portion of the state.
Riddleberger telegrapfs here that Insecurity
and the Shenandoah senatorial district have
been won by the Readiusters, which is better
success for that party than expected. One of
Mahone's leaders, who has arrived here, says
his defeat isdirectiy attributed to the Danville
affair, while much injury was done the Re
adjusters by an open pledge of some of their
speakers on the stump to support the Re.
publican nominee for president. The Shenan-
doah valley and the southwestern portion OF
the state, which have been strongly Read.
JuSter, have always been strongly Demo.
cratic, and the voters of those sections are
not prepared to be committed to the RepulD-
icans in 49,