Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-10-10
OF ROCKINGHAM.
The OCTOBER Elections.


Georgia had the lead in the elec
tons of the Current mouth. Hell
election did not vary il any of It's
features from the mOnotOnOus story
Of recent elections in the cotton
States. By one 1edge all, for, as
one goes so the others DO. Georgia
voted as did Alabama ami Arkau-
saS seiore her with evervI-~dy
knowing in advance how tbsy would
vote, and Nobody oedng to note
bow many so-csded Democrats
went TO th polls at an election
which Republicans did not in the
slightest iegree contest.
Is then an intelligent American
citizen anywhere who wonders that
Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia
may vote in Presidential year at
their Safe elections, aud yet chall-
enge Ieither interest nor injury as
to th result Z "Order reigns in
Warnw,' wrote the Russian
Seovarof, to his sovereign, when
Poland had been subjugated. So
order reigned in Danville and
Copiah on certain days Of last No
vembG. Order has reigned in
Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia
ior many years-that is the sort of
order that can give without con
test three states to one party when
Its antagonists number as many
votes as it does. 1t is a serious
subject to consider. 1t will be a
serious reprOach upon our epoch
some day, when the methods by
which Southern States have been
lately carried by the so.called
Democracy shall be investigated.
W AIDE Hampton, four years ago, at
cincinnati, promised a "Solid
'outh' before the nominee had
'een chosen or the platform adOp- I
ed. The North took heed of the
menace and answered Hampton S
n November. Great ce%@asE- r5s
Tealihs like Illinois Ohio. and v
ig'iass, where often a few tbous. h
md or a fewi....,d1rt, -. 5-.., =,
4 desperately fouh cola oro h
rescptfuI of method -, -, :
states by platoOns &c ao..' 49,. !,
barely divides the -, >,
''on W." = : and yet scores t.
"Threats are Ii ;. ,-O' ''''-''' 1 -,
O NV - to roost' is an ii
O'u A'" Verb The constant g
tn'e'' u "Solid South" may m
"i. e to roost' with the So 81
cane" smocracy in November. st
- vents November is not far 81
"""' = We can walt and see. of
acticut elected last Monday to
90 oairs in its varions munich of
Mites. 3e elections were gener- tn
IIy favorab, 20 the Republicans, he
lt no GO ial significance is fa'
iimed er om, as the state is wi
e for Bls;oo Ipon the issue of fol
fariG. an
)bio and. z @st Virginia vote d''
Il Tuesday, October 18th, and CIR
THAT day, he contest will as
- slope m'lgtng easy calcula-
asto the result next month. ,
7 other resalt than ten thousand
GRITTY for the Bourbons in West '
sinia will be Republican sue. -.
in that State. Any Republi- '''
majority in Ohio, which voted !.
.5cratic last year and the year -"
re-, viii soreto ken a Republican l.,
d-slide7 in November, and w
, would then, be no reasonable
nd 10 cOncede to Cleveland a w
.e electoral vote outside the -
id South. ShouM this result
Iainly promise&by the October s Co.,
ions, will the people of Viz =. Il
/ he persuaded, bullied, cajoled vi y
into the folly once 80,
. Of beng a party to that .,aI
test Of obstacles to their own %.
ncement-a Solid South? Are
red Of Cotton State suprem.
in our affairs, or do we still
70 follow ia the leading ~.
x of South Carolina and -.
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