Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-10-20

The Virginia Bourbons are on the run
ut last and every bulldozer, ballot oo1
stutfer and false counter OF them, lave
had to meet az Richmond to determine
pnop some plan TO raise money TO carry
on the campaign. They are AFRAID 70
depend upon the counting out process
for which their Legislature has 80 iuily
prepared the way, as there are. irom
20 900 to 80, 900 white Republicans In
the State who were as good and brave
Confederate soldiers rs the Bourbons
ever were, and they are dangerous
element to cheat and deisaud. They
viii stand up and bear manfully
sausxa defeat, but they want no ballot
bog stuff ng nor false counting. and they
are numerous enough in almost every
county to enforce their demands. rhs
Bourbous could have faced the rnoie
negro yote Of the State, backed by y
-. % -hi.sa men, ss In days gone By, ou'
they are wholly unprepated for sucA
an uprising Of 10, 900 white Republican,
voters to back the almost solid coioreu
vote. Both candidates for Governor
vere noted and brave Confederate
Generals, but one preferred to adhere Z
the lost cause, while profesSins "!aa
,XIIAsIance to the National Goyerrm emf
while the other has let tue lost cause 9
and has Joined heartily the progreesiv
p~rty of the nation that has saved th
nation ard made 1t stronger than II eve
was before.
The Bourbons never made any prep
rations for fair campaign nor an e,e'
t;on. They turned fairly elected II
nublicans out OF the late Legislatu'
one of them having been elected tnr
times in succession at special eiectio
ordered by the Bouroons, anu
three times expelled, 10 get two.shil
majority so that they could override
vetoes OF Republican Governor q
when they got their two-thirds ms)'
tv they passed new election laws,
inc every election precinct two De-
cratic Judges and one Eepuoli
Jndge. the latter generally an iguol
man appointed by the boufoohs'
can neither read nor write' nor se
fraud though held up before his e
Thus everything was prepared 10
campaign Of fraud, the Bouroons n
supposing that any portion OF
marty would revolt. They have CO
ed without their host, and they
frantic with fright.
The Republican banner. bearer, ,
a. Wise, has challenged Fitzhugh
to n Joint debate, over and over,
the latter has as often declined.
conscious that he 10 not the equs
wise. any how in intellect, but e'
ha was. Row could he dare TO meet
With the terrible record ofthe late
hon Legislature before him
The Bourbons chose rather to
ON their campaign in the fuss
feather " style, by appealing to q
Confederate war feeling. They pt
tad Fitzhugh Lee to organize his
mt cavalry guard TO go with
through the State When they 81
q town they raised tne rebel vel
.ae people turned out to meet a
the shu y. Pretty n>i1ens IN tn
of romantic State .ride hasten
present bouquets to the worthless
-srs who folio s5d Ice, shoa, was
for the lost cause the ex'Cou-
leader would say something az
memory of the dead, std then u
80 the next town. Tk!s has b
axnensiye mode Of electioneeTina
Rourbous. No wonder they are
an oopclave at Richmond TO dew
ard means to bolster up tnei
cause. The people OF NlrR'
thinking duriug this camPAis
than they ever thought beior
q Wise understands this, al
follows in the track Of Less b
crowd with his burning eloqr
holds up the frauds Of the
before the people, He unrolls
the actions Of the late Bourbon
ture. He points to the iron hi
piuia and tells the people that
ton Is what they want to
Old Mother Of States as pros
Peunsylvaaia. He exhorts
In ouit their moaning and
over q lost cause, and to Join
effort to develop the resourC
state. He points to his recor
claims himself az good a friei
ginia as ever Fitzsugh Lee "
holds up before the people
ochieyements Of the kepubl
that has NJ ade the parion
glorious, and will do tho san
ginia.
the flowers, but Wise IS
the voters. Yet it is by nc
tain that the Repu0licans "
state. The Bourbons hav
much to lose it II any pos
will save it. They nave
expensive election machi'
give it 3 trial. Every plac
can work their machiaery
they will putt In operation
the honest labor OF the
machinery may gain the {
gain it at all it will be b
chinery, for it is certain
masses Of the people o'
opposed to Bourbon rule
vote on tie third of Nove
ter which way tie Bour'
election may count the "
PRESIDENT Cleveland
his inaugural that the