The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-13

The great Democratic victory in Viz
ginia Was result OF last Tuesdays cleo
tions for which every honest aud decent
man, North and South. no matter what
bis political associations, has good
reason to give thanks.
Malone was backed by the whole
power Of the Republican party, whose
leaders were so deeply interested In his
success that they went abort drumming
up money to help him along. II was
currently reported that one Of rhe Oh
jects OF Logan's visit to New York late
in the canvass was to raise more funds
for that restless plOtter. and Sherman
and Foraker. both greedv for the next
republican nomination for President,
went down 10 Virginia to lend him
their aid. They knew that the colored
vote was st stake there and that its loss
meant ruin for their party.
Malone. accordingly. devised his most
devilish schemes To infaToe the race
prejudices Of the negroes and his agents
sent 10 Northern newspapers reports
that a systematic attempt would he
made 10 frighten them from voting for
| Vitae On his own part, he spared no
I effort ~ cajols and bully them into sup
I porting his candidates. ard throughout
| he conducted his canvass with marvel
| lnus energy. audacity, method and art
| fulness. all the time bossting that his
/ succGss was Inevitable
l But what was the result 2 Gen. Lee
/ Is made Governor of Virginia bv this
l very negro vote. which also elected a
/ Legislature that will turn Malone out
/ of the United States Senate and suhsti-
] tute for him q Democrat who will ftly
[ ha hnnnr Nd to ~ hot
/ great State.
! The counties in Virginia where the
cnlored vote is strongest. and wh-re Re.
| publican majOrities have been greatest,
went over to the Democratic side last
| Tuesday. and no one. not even Malone
| himself, dares pretend that the political
| revolution was due tn anything except
| q change of sentiment among the ne
gTOSs, OF that the election was not re
markabla for its fairness. Mr.. Wise
the Republican candidate, acknowledges
that the colored people freely expressed
their will at the ballot box, that no oh
| stacles were put in the wav of their vo
ting. and that the count was honest.
The cOlOred people have found that
| instead OF harming them the election Of 4
Democratic President has heen for thPiI
benefit. They see. after the experience
of many months, that their Republican
leaders humhuggPd them when they
drove them TO the polls to vote the Re
publican ticket on the ground that Dem
ocratic ascerdency meant danger tC
their rights. They have discovered thai
their Democratic white neIghhOrs hav'
no hostility to them as A race. and arr
really their most trust worthy friends
whom they aliensted only becau4e the,
themselves insisted on political sepa-
ration based on a color line and timidl,
Io'I'-Ued leaders dangerous to boil
hrbc" they Rave now voted in Iarc
| part WIN the men 10 whose iudpmen
IN other matters than poT,;cai tbev ar
glad 10 defer, and for whom rnov hav
an attachment that not even carpet la.
dPmagoguPrv was able tn shake. The
have learned that even more than tn
whites they are interested in the oblit
, Grafton of the color line In politics.
The action of the colorsd citizens q
Virginia last Tuesday. more than any
thing they have done since their eman
cipa'inn. vindirates their capacity t
exercise the suffrage with Intelligence
and places them on A footing with IN
whites which assures their rights an
orightens their future.-N. Y. San.