Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-08-21

March last, it left such an unsavory
reputation behind, that had the cleo
tion been held then, the state would
have gene Republican by an over
whelmiug vote. The cause of this
was that the Democratic majority of
| the general assembly found themselves
in power after four years of defeat and
| in their zeal to pay off old scores, mad
| with rage, and hungry for spoils, they
threw off all restraints of law, order
and right, and certainly never sincs
| the days of the Jacobins and Giron-
dlsls was there ever seen such travir-
| sity of law. The statue of Justice
would have veiled her blushing face
if marble could blush. Most Of the
laws were SO hastily framed and
Revolutionary in their character that
the courts decided them unconstitu-
tional and the Legislature has been
called together again in August to
make up their defective enactment,
and perfect important laws which will
| be in operation on account of be ing
igorantly and carelessly drawn.
could not begin to tell you of
their wild mad career. 1t reminds one
of Christopher Sly the Tinker-in his
ermine erobes-dispensing justice. We
never had such legislature before
God grant we may never have such a
one again So much for the past
now for the present and future.
Can the Republicans carry Virgin
ia for Blaine? is the question that is
agitating many minds outside of the
State-but [ don't think there is
Virginia politician on either side, who
in his heart don't know what the re-
suit will be. You can cut it out and
paste in your hat that Virginia Will
give from fifteen thousand to twenty
five thousand majority for Cleveland.
This is but the natural result of
causes that is plain to every one who
cares to observe the political situation
in the old Dominion.
Malone has undoubtedly lost much
of his prestige, as we'll as hs personal
following, during the past year. And
he has made bitter enemies by the
hundreds. His whole character seems
to have changed, instead of the jovial
sympathetic man of the past-sickness
and defeat has rendered him morose
suspicious and irritable. He occupies
handsome apartments at the Airing
ton, and has negro valet to qua rd
him against unwelcome intruders, and
it is an ordeal for the plainly dressed
countryman to pass through, to have
/ an audience with him, he has to en-
dure the supercilious treatment of the
diamond clerk. then wait hours and
hours for Mahone's pleasure, and fre-
quently is put off, or rudely refused a
hearing, and he leaves for home an
undying enemy of the great Readjus-
ter. Then the straightout Republi-
cans are given the cut direct, and they
know if Virginia votes for Blaine,
Malone will get all this credit of it,
and their political preferment will be
nipped in the bud. Then again Ma
homes positive refusal to recognize the
original Republicans by not appoint
ing them on the Electoral ticket has
raised their rage to white heat. and
they will compass his defeat this fall
| by every means in their power, and as
they number some five thousand white
men, they have great power in close
1y contested election. Many of them
will vote for Blaine as matter OF
principle, but they will not work Oh
spend money for him, using as an ar
gument that to do so would be only to
seat Malone more securel y as dis
penser of Virginia's patronage, and
thus ruin their prospects.
Next there are several thousands of
Democratic Readjusters who stand by
! Malone in his public declaration that
he was better Democrat than Ben
Hill, they stood with him then, and
they stand there now, if their leader
changes front they do not, and they
will quietly vote for Cleveland.
Lastly there are many men in the
; party who have become disnechanted
with their leaders. They look upon
Malone as having acted more from
his personal feelings than for the good
of the party. They know heidelberg
er as a drunkard and first-class fraud
They know how John Wise disgracec
himselfland the proud name he bore
by the most monstrous cowardlce, ever
manifested by any one who calico
himself a Virginia gentleman-vids
the Wise McCarty matter. They look
in vain for leader, and find with the
single exception of Gov. Cameron
that their chiefs are men of straw. Anc
so these men who but year or two
ago were carrying the Readjuster 1las
to repeated victory, are now In thel
tents, and will take no active part, bu
| will quietly cast their vote flr th'
Democratic President.
don't think that Blaine will pol
much over 100000 votes in Virginia
{ and unless some wonderful thing oc
| ! ours between now and election da..
the Democratic nominee will receive
fully 100000.
In conversation with prominent Re
publican politicians, they all expires
not only probability, but almost
certainty of Blaine carrying the OIL
: North State. They assure me tha
: money in abundance will be sent ther
, for the purpose. | merely mentlo
5 this as political gossip. You can Gu
it out if you choose, but to those VIII
: intend to vote for Blaine under tn
a impression that he is going to carr
. Virginia, and that the sister State
4 should go together. I think L hav
t disabused any thinking mans mind {
: that idea, for the truth has only to
: told, and then he can form his ow
t deductions, and that conclusion CO
J. only be one thing. LAERTEs.