The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-23
The Result in Ohio.


calculation was published in every Demo-
cratic newspaper in Virginia, and the peo-
pie asked to believe it to be true. Coy.
Hoadly telegraphed to the National
Democratic Committee that he would be
greatly disappointed if the Democratic
ticket was not elected by $4,000 and proba-
bly, Is 600 majority. The Richmond Dis
patch called the attention of Mr.. Barbour,
the member of the Democratic National
Committee from Virginia.to the fact that
the Democrats were hopeful if not con-
(ident of success. The object of this in
timation was naturally construed that Mr..
Barbour's official influence was needed to
furnish material aid to the struggling Ohio
brethren. for it is now known that large
sums Of money went from the South to
help in the Ohio contest. The Clncln-
natl Enquirer, the leading Democratic pa
per of the West, and the controlling infin-
Ohio. ten days before the election. came
out in II labored EDITORIAL arguing that
Ohio was a Democratic State-that the
Republican claim to a majority of the
votes was u fiction, and that all that was
wanted was for the Democratic National
Committee and the Democracy OF the
country to recognize the fact. and deal
with it as SUCH Mr. Hendricks, the
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
who had canvassed Ohio, announced it as
his opinion that the Democratic State
ticket would be elected by thirteen thous-
| and AMI probably twenty thousand major
ity. And SO, in all Democratic circles,
the belief was entertained and expressed
that the result was to be a Democratic
| triumph. The work and money apprOpri-
ated to the canvass correspondent with this
opinion. Never were party resources
drawn upon more severely than those of the
Democratic party of the country to con-
firm the expressions of Hendricks and
Hoadly. The fact was pointed to that
in 1882 the Democratic majority was
10 900 in 1888, 12.000-that all the ele-
ments which achieved these results were
crystalized in the inter ests of the Democ-
| racy-the Germans were solid-the defec-
| ton from the Irish American vote was
nothing, and the necessary ''soap" would
verify the rosy calculations of the san
guine Democratic leaders.
1t was in this spirit and with this assur-
| ance that the Democratic party made issue,
under the most complete organization they
had ever had. backed by the whole State
government, in every department. and a
| flood of money from the National Com
mittee and the Brewers Association
There was not a county or precinct that
was not hotly contested. Nothing was
/ left undone chat could have been done to
enthuse and inspire confidence. Hoadly.
Thurman, Payne, Durbin Ward, and all
the leaders of all the factions locked
shields and moved abreast to the encoun-
ter, with the self assurance Of victory.
The Republicans were equally confident,
with the advantage that their boastings
were less extravagant and their cause more
just. They drew the lines on the tariff
and the record of the Republican party,
as against the personal ISLANDERS and cal
umnies, and the failures and receptions
and fallacies of the Democratic party.
With thorough organization and every
precaution taken to guard the ballot box
against repeaters. prevent fraud and Sc
cure fair and legal verdict of the popular
will. they pressed their cause to success
sui issue. and triumphed by a majority of
$4,000, counting the vote by Congressional
districts, making gain over last year s
vote of 10000, or II 600 ON the candidate
for the Board of Public Works. gain Of
$4,000 on II. DOC for Secretary of State
a gain of $4,000 as compared with the
Democratic majority of 1000 last year for
| Governor.
| With this resume of the positions of the
| two parties before the election-the cal
culations of each-the hopes of each-it
| is exceedingly cheeky for the Democrats
to seek to extract comfort from the result,
and for the National Democratic Commit
tee to come before the country in q for
NAL address expressing satisfaction with
the result of the October elections, even
| comforting the reduction of the Demo
cratic majority in West Virginia from
! 900 to 5000 into Democratic vic
tory. Phyrrus never gained more
fatal one. The address bears upon its
face the evidence Of desperation, and
shows that forlorn hope only is to inspire.
the ssunterriiedn from now until the 4th
Of November next.
While the Republicans have every assur-
ance of signal and Overwhelming. triumph
in the Presidential election, they will
| relax none of their energy, abate
none of their efforts to sweep not
only every Northern State, but to in
wade and break the Solid South and secure
Congress in accord with Republican
| administration. This is necessary in Or
der that the issues of this canvass may be
incorporated into laws, and the prosperity
| and progress Of the country assured I'M
der their operation. And to this end it is
the duty of all who are in sympathy with
the policy of the Republican party as it
affects the industries of the country, pop
ular education and the welfare of the great
mass of the people, who are classed as
workingmen, to unite their energies in
supreme effort to break the political oil
garchy that has retarded the South and
kept her from participating to the degree
she should have done, in the benefits of a
broad nationaism that would invite the
intelligence and wealth of the country to
her aid.
Virginia is especially deeply interested
III closer sympathy with the national
government, land the wedding out of embit-
tered and harmful prejudiees and the culti-
walton of more liberal sentiment and cath
Ollie methods than the Democratic party is
capable of invoking. Her every interest is
identified with the success of the policy of
the Republican party. Her unnumbered
mines of diversified minerals. her half
cultivated and waste lands, her pasture
fields, her timber and water-power, her ed
ucational interests, all appeal to the patriot
ism and the enlightened judgment of the
people to forsake the narrow. restricted,
obstructive notions of the leaders of the
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