The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-11-27

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to careful policy upon economic
questions as their opponents. and they Will be
Is careful to act for the best interests OF the
country as the Republicans would had they
been successful. / assume. therefore, that
whatever of nervousness there Is now appar
emf, comes simply from the disturbance of
long lease of power. ana that whenever the
growing out OF defeat has passed OFF
there will be better feeling all around and
to give the new men a fair and
honest chance. That is all that is desired, and
less would not be fair TO the incoming admits
In speaking OF these important matters Mr..
Cleveland's manner was earnest and impress
sive, yet calm and dignifed have of course.
not attempted to give more thnm traction OF
what he said or 10 preserve the order in which
he spoke, but have taken here and there from
his conversation n few strong, practical and
powerful sentences that are OF deep interest
To The business men Of The country. who just
now seem to be trembling lest the new Exec
utive shall create policy that shall destroy
them. His weil-eNpressed assurances ought
to quiet their fears. They illustrate the char
acter and purposes of the man better than any
thingI have yet seen from him.
Of course these are not the Official ut
teranceS OF the actual Executive. commu-
nicating his thoughts and policy to Il CO.
ordinate branch OF the government aud
the country But they are as near the
ideas which will govern his official action
as can now be obtained and will be read
with interest by all classes of citizens,
whether OF one party or another. They
were evidently designed to aliay the fever
ish apprehension that is prevailing in all
industrial circles. and TO inspire conf
dence that the fears.which are directing
the plans and purposes OF business men,
and causing general stagnation and disas-
tiers. are not well founded.
1t is the duty Of all to take the Presi-
dent elect at his word, and not Judge him
by the record of his party. The unsettled
condition Of business, the tremor that vi
brates through MI the avenues of trade,
may be traced to the action Of the Demo-
Gratis at the last session Of Congress on
the tariff. The Morrison bin was prop
oSition to close the furnaces and factories
Of this country, and following upon that the
election of a President Of Democratic
identity, has naturally caused trepldation
and apprehension. Hence the assurance
Of Mr.. Cleveland, with the, knowledge
that the Senate is Republican, ought to al
lay, at least to a degree, the fears OF busi-
ness men and inspire confidence that there
will beno revolutionary measures encour-
aged or sanctioned either by the President
elect or the Sennte. This implies that the
President will be better than his party,
and that he will have to look to the Re-
publican Senate to protect his administra-
ton from the extreme.views and notious
of the controlling element IN his own
party.
Virginia and the South are deeply inter
ested in the future policy of the govern
ment on economic questions. Our inter-
erests are interviewer and blended with
the ideas OF the Republican party, and
they cannot be subserved and promoted
unless the principles Of that party are
Actically recognized and enforced. 1t
tters not whether this be done under a
pcratic President or not. 1t is only
ifl application of the policy the Repub-
lican{ nafkY has maintained that develop
sMent'an epgress can be hoped for, and
|A Dem61 e President shall be instru-
|1al in sec0fjpg the benefits we are en-
to, by feason Of our natural re-
and advantages, the disappoint-
Hi be agreeable and none the less
ed.
ll live and labor in the hope that
hme good even in Nazareth. and
Rding necessities Of the country
SAhe President elect and
the fallacy of Democratic
Iemand for such practical
|etion as the condition of
ca bis. g. priYateadvices
from th6 0I< Ne not chcerful. OF even
hopefSl especiallyRs theyaAect Virginia
and the South. Ws trustit is the passing
impulse of disapp&ntmeft. and not a
controlling conviction. We tried to do
our duty in warning the people. We shall
now endeayor tdRao our duty by discarding
All Ragtizan ffelitg spd sustaining every
e. ~ kstion hooking toa restora-
ton d confidence. whatever the origin
and whoever the patron. If the utter
ances Of Gov. Cleveland are to be taken as
the evidences Of his administrative policy
the extreme element of his own party will
be the most sadly disappointed, and the
country assured of conservative influences
under the cooperation of Democratic
President and Republican Senate.
We present this as the cheerful side of
the situation and invoke the reader to con-
slider it as that most likely to prevail, for
we are charitable enough to believe that
the protest offered to Democratic fall
lacies in the disturbed industries of the
country will have its influence in shaping
the legislation of Congress and the policy
of the incoming administration.
One of the most palpable election frauds
ever known in politics was attempted in
Chicago in the count for State Senator in
one of the districts of that city, After
it was announced that the Legislature
would be tie on joint ballot, !. scheme
was devised to count out Republican
Senator. Mr.. Leman. and count in Dem
ocrat, MIR. Brand. The vote polled for the
Republican Presidential electors and all
the Republican State candidates, and that
polled for the Democratic electors and
State candidates was the same, until it
came to Leman and Brand. The commits
sioners OF election had returned them as
having received. about the same vote as the
other candidates, but when the books were
opened it was found that Brand ran 200
ahead Of his ticket and Leman 200 behind
his ticket, electing Brand by 10 majority.
and giving the Democrats q majority in
the Legislature of one. and the election of
a United States Senator to succeed Gen.
Logan. The Republicans determined on
an investigation A poll of the district
was had and all the voters seen except II.
1t was found that 46S had voted for Lee
man and 231 for Brand. instead of 4Sl for
Brand and PCS for Leman, rs the doctored
returns indicated. This transparent fraud