Smyrna times., 1884-12-10

great deal of caution would indicate
that his line of procedure will hardly
be in the old groove the DelaUarean
would like him to run in. The DeLa-
,Cdredn does not stand alone as the fol-
lowing from Georgia Democrat will
show:
at seems that this is not an old
fashion Democratic party bccriu-e lot
of boiling Republicans whn hated
Blaine helped us to win it. More than
as many Democrats must have holted
Cleveland and gone for Blaine Now
does anybody think that if Blaine had
got the other thousand votes that
would have elected him it would not
have been a Republican victory and
the spoils divided accordingly? Not
much I'd like to know why we are
obliged to the bolting Republicans
more than we are to st. John or Bur-
chard or the weather. Why shouldn't
the divide be with them, too? This
thing won't stand"
The Washington Post takes the elec-
tion of Congressman Lore by "a largely
increased majority as an endorsement
of free trade entirely, without acknOwl-
edging local issues as affecting the re-
suit between him and his opponent
and says:
"The congressional election returns
of Delaware furnish some very signifi-
cant figures, especially when we con-
slider the proximity of that State to
Pennsylvania and the identity in many
respects of the interests of the two.
In New Castle county, for instance,
the Democratic electors had 746 major
ity, while Representative Lore had
966. In Kent county lie ran ahead of
his ticket "a votes. The manufacture
ing city of Wilmington gave the Blaine
electors a majority of IS and Mr.. Lore
majority Of As. He is popular man
and a good representative but it must
be recOllected that he supported the
Morrison bill, and that in the late con-
test the tariff was made Il leading
issue
joaquin Miller gives very hopeful
view Of the State of things in 3Iissis-
sippi and despite the statement in the
Augusta speech of MI Blaine finds no
reason for believing that the negroes
were in any way deprived Of their
political rights in the late election. 4
correspondent of the New York Times
from Meridian, of that State, says:
4 number of white gentlemen. i'm
talking over the matter, stated that,
while there had undoubtedly been
in 1879, there had been
none since then. Still, the white peo-
pie Of Mississippi are determined to
rule the State" He adds:
A man who voted up-country i'm
Lauderdalc said that some alarm was
created at the poll where he voted be-
cause the Democrats bumped every
voter rs he came to the polls. The
process of humping, as explained,
was similar to the rushing practiccd
by college boys; and while Demo
Gratis were bumped formally and
with gentleness, the negroes were han
died with 50 much vigor as to induce
many Of the more timorOus to 90 home
without voting.
The apparent majority of negroes
in this State is about 5000. The
Democratic majority was about $1,000
My Democratic aCquaintances ascribed
this great changestO indifference, to the
fact that many negroes voted for Ileve-
land, to the use Of ballots headed
Blaine and Logan, but containing the
names of Cleveland electors, nut not 10
humping They were very frank in
asserting their determination. ia com
mon with the mass of white voters in
the State, not to permit any return to
negro control Of the Offices
The New York IadcDcndcai. "a bitter
Of Mr. Blaine, on this sub
iect says:
The best thing that can happen at
-he South is the total obliteration of
his race distinction and, if the recent
Of the Democratic party shall
be 50 improved by the party itself as to
produce this effect, then we should be
willing to accept the triumph as, on
the whole, a benefit TO the country.
We shall certainly hail the day when
the colCred voters at the South natur-
ally divide between the two parties.
and cease to vote sOlidly with either,
and hence secure the sympathies of
both. Democracy now has a good
chance to bring about this result. The
question is whether it will improve it,