The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13
ALL HONOR TO TRUE
DENDCka rs.

victories in New York ami virgin
ia, unhesitatinGly state that thes
results are plain and emphatl
endorsements of Mr.. Cleveland
policy. These results make Il
feel coed better, indeed, than W
have felt since John Sherman
made his home run in Ohio-bu
we do not think they should max
our President grow enthusiastic
over his past course at the head o
the government. We are aware .
how little weight our opinion is il
this matter, yet we have the RICH
to express oar belief and our read
ers expect an honest expression
from us on this question which VT
will strive to make unbiased by any
feeling in the premises
Is the election of Mr.. Hill GOV
enOr of New York a ratification OF
Mr.. Cleveland as president ofthe
United States !? We think not.
The electoral vote Of the Empire
State was given to the latter last
November by the independent re-
publicans-muswumps Mr..
Cleveland, since bis election,
has been feeding and endeavorine
to keep inside of our party. These
individuals have received more
consideration from the President
than the regular democrats of that
State. They have been pattcd on
the shoulder, treated and acted
towards as party men, yet when
the result in Ohio was known,
thinking it was IA fore cast Of what
would be in New York and in The
National election of 1888 they
abruptly wheeled into line and
fought tile very power that had
lately warmed and nouliSlaeJ them.
Mr.. Cleveland is a friend to these
nuswumps; Mr.. Hill is their enemy
aud has fought them from the
time of his nomination to the day
Dfhis election. His antagonism to
these Independents was well
known and he vas elected in spite
Of their opposition. Tue democrats
Of that State understood tue issue.
1t was this: Shall the mugwump
friends of Mr.. Cleveland rule this
State or shall the pure, undrniable
and untarnished democrats rule it,
That was the issue. The result is
known. Is it an endorsement IT
Mr.. Cleveland! Can the defeat
IF his friends mean an Endorsement
If his course? Let reason, let
common sense answer for YOU.
Is the election of Lee governor of
Virginia an endorsement of Cleve-
land as president Of the United
States! We answer ''nay" to this
question. Malone, Wise and their
party, it is true, are enemies to De-
but it was not alone their
snmity to this grand old poiitica
,arty that caused their defeat.
Malone Wise & Co., have seen
heir palmy day in the Old Domin-
on and are now in the oscar and
Fellow leaf The good people of
hat state have always been Dem
cratic, though the party lost it's
Ontrol Of affairs a few years ago
y unwisely splitting into factions
II state questions N ational affairs
ad nothing to do with the contest
Il Virginia. 1t was a fight lie.
ween men; between the party of
urity aud the party of political
Mahone's bad man
and abuse of power is one
'ctor which contributed to his de
lat, but had he been ever so pure,
al the record Of his candidate
cen as white as the Il rifted snow
ill he would have suffered defeat.
# he was fighting a man around
hose name clusters so many
rilliant and heroic events. AL
ame tina t is woven into tho histo.
Of this government. The name
LEE in Virginia, is as sacred
I'd honored as is the name of DougI
3 in Scotland. In every valley,
, every hill and mountain are