National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-18
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THE Gacrta or tno Onto EIection--Tno
ConlitiOn,ss Moving on to- snrc
Viutory -Tho uourbons Want Thclr
state C0vcrnnents-" Union
Hny go 90 irlii'-1Nvo sore Heads
Prospects 90 aeb. Vnnco's usnat.
RtlEidu, Nc, oct. ig.-lu nd state
will The effects Of tho recent republican
victory in Ohio DO more surely felt than
IN North Carolina. The election returns
were looked for with fcveri.h anxiety
by both bourbins and ruaitiohists, both
fuliy realizing what great e'ie,t the re-
suit would nave upon tho closely con-
tested fight in this state Tho rnpubli.
can forces now feel that York, the anti.
bourbon state ticket, and BIaiue and
Logan are as reasonably certain tc.s.arry
the Old North state of Ohio Is to cast
republican electoral vote In November.
The ooalitionists arc sangune as can be
and full of confidence. The bourbons
are correspondingly downcast and dis.
couraged. Ono of the leaders remarked
to me to-day that the situation in this
state was becoming desperate and he
favored heroic treatment. He would
not caro- SO much for Cleveland's
defeat, but York must be beaten,
and Scales seated as the next governor"
That "the democrats meant to retain
control of the state governments In the
south. The union might go to h-lW
Tho poor mailman is reckoning without
his host, however, for the coslitiunists are
as determined as he, and think there is
no doubt of there being held fair
election in North Carolina this year, and
that means the wiping out Of the pitiful
d2O bourbon majority at the last election
and great victory for York and Blaine
and Logan.
Since Scales refused to continue the
joint canvass with DIR. York tho bourbon
newspapers have been advising the dem
ocrats all over the state not to attend any
of York's niger mass meetings" and oil
sorts of efforts are being made to prevent
the farmers of the eastern counties, where
DR.. York now is, from listening to the
arguments Of the coalition candidate.
Notwithstanding all this, great crowds of
white people turn out at every meeting"
and hundreds of them return home con-
verified men, carrying in their bosoms
new hearts and right spirits"
Last Wednesday DR.. Eugene Grissom,
superintendent of the insane asylum here,
announced through the bourbon Ne,cs and
Observer that he. believed he wouldn't
support DIR. York for governor, and now
the bourbon organs are endeavoring to
make some capital out of the detection OF
Grissom and ex-Gov. w. w. Holden.
Grissom has never been recognized as a
republican, although he was supposed to
have leaning" that way. He Is de-
pendent upon the good graces of bour.
bon legislature for the fat office he holds
and If report speaks truly he was given
| to understand that unless he committed
this act there would DO an official decapi
tation. He has no political influence, and
the coalitionists regard him with pity,
fully believing that by long contact with
insane people he has at last become Q
lunatio himself.
As for Holden his case is simply this
He was appointed provisional governor
Of this state by the president just after
the war, and was elected governor in 1856;
for four years. In 1870 he raised Cain
with the kuklux khan by the vigorou,
methods he employed to suppress thai
organization. For this little past time tn,
next legislature elected, which was bour-
bon, impeachod him. Thereupon Presi
uShb po,thhotci "
this city. which position no held unit
about three years ago. Gov. Holden ha
been extremely anxious to get his disa-
bilities removed, but several legislatures
have refused him that boon. After Presi
dent Garfield appointed the present post
master of this city Holden began to sub
and grow lukewarm. Then he Joined thu
Baptist church, and now he has .joinet
the bourbon party. The consideration !
understood to be the removal Of his disa'
bilities by the next bourbon Legislature
olsoted. He is no loss to tho coalitionists
and a. prominent bourbon remarked IL
my hearing that his party could no
survive many such accessions."
Although the state has been most shame
fully Rerrymandered by the bourbons
there are indications that the next hous
of representatives, at least, will be anti
bourbon by sufficient majority to hav,
a majority on joint ballot. Popular OK
democrats are springing up In dozens o
bourbon counties and announcing them
selves independent" candidates. Tn
frequency of these little episodes seem
to have struck terror to the bourbon
heart, vide the following extract iron
yesterdays issue Of the bourbon stat
organ, the Neigs and Observer:
We can respect an open foe--we have onl
| words OF the strongest condemnation for me
| who profess to be democrats and then sta
their party under the cloak of periidious ind,
pendentism. Independent Independent Q
what? Independent of the democrats Indt
pendent of their democratic neighborsl Bu
dependent on the negroes and republicans
When men who have once been democrat
throw themselves into the arms of negroes an
| revenuers, their democratic ntigiib0rs ougM
id them severely alone. We say as they max
their bed let them lie In 1t. Down with ind,
pendentism-show 1t no quarter, no favor. 1t
only n trick TO promote disorganization With
our party. No one ever runs as an indepei
dent without having received aid, comfort
and promises OF support from the reyenu
oligarchy.
You see, the next legislature elect
Senator Vance's successor, aud If it shout
come about that some one else other tina
himself should be elected it would quit
break the great biz bourbon heart, henC
their great anxiety. Zeb. Vance is tn
undisputed idol Of the North Carolin
bourbons, and no one in that party wi
have the hardihood to oppose him in eau
Gus If the legislature is bourbon. But
Is by no means certain that 1t will be.
Just keep North Carolina we'll up
the Blaine column in The REPUBLIoA,
for I'VE are coming, Father Abraham
York's chances were never better tina
to-day, and the anti-bourbon majorit
will not fall one hundred short of eigt
thousand. We've got 'em on the ru
throughout the country; sec that Il
gait Is kept up.
Protection for the Terrapin.