New-York tribune., 1885-07-25
RxpUBLIc1Y PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA.
A TALK WITH JOHN s. wIsE-rHE DEMoCRAu
SHARPLY ARRAIGNED.

SHARPLY AhhAi0NEDs
Ex-COngressman John s. Wise, of Virginia
the Republican nominee for Governor, who s at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. was asked day before yester.
day By TRIBUNE reporter about the political situation
there and replied II the Republicans of the North
will cease treating like poor relations ft only to eat
at the second table, aud give that moral and sarnss
support which deserve there will be no trouble abous
making Virginia Republican State permanently 1t 70
worth great effort because Of the possibilities that u
opens up It would reform tho entire line Of battle for the
party instead Of leaving 1t driven back on the old aud
pitilsss North and South boundary. Then. too, We
carry Ohio In October Of this year and Virginia ana
Now-Yor1 in November-I think tho Nsw-York out
look is very bright-that will be such . block
eye for the Administration that shall have an easy
victory In 1885,"
Does the vote heretofore cast encourage the be ef
that you can carry Virginia permanentiyr
"why mott We poed last fall 1il.00o votes. The
highest Republican poled In the State prior to
that WAS only $4,000. They beat US by only 5000
votes II the Republican National Committee had given
rs speakers and aided us otherwise they did other
states we could have wiped that out entirely. There
are opinions about the proposition There arc
state fun rich minerals Tue people engaged In deve
opins them are hardy race OF whi!es They are pro
west. We have 10000. mostly coored. votes in the
east Tho tive elements doveta harmoniously into one
YEAR The people Of our State were always Fcderalist
which il another consideration generally overlooked
Why my father in 1860. advocated the doctrine that
stand by tho Union. let the Government become
the opponents Of the Uson and the Northern States
argument or could step the tide which swept
everybody into the Our people IN virginia were
aud Federalism that have known my grandfather TO
knock mon down for attacking tho Washinxonizn doc
trne The negroes Of our State are OF more nteill
gent type than In the other Southern States Their civil
lization is further advanced. They further adj
vanced at the time OF their emancipation ana have male
considerable progress since IL Is possible " orgsnize
them on an intelligent And enduring basis 1t Is not
possible elsewhere. There arc other rsasons why
think we can carry the STATE. some OF tnew
personal, OF which do not care ~ speak, 49,
s What will be the main issues or the canvassv
The campaign will be Largely local. The acts Of the
canvass entirely confined to State issues They un
seated seventeen members OF the Legislature ana
kept their successors from taxna tnsr seats ,h In.
aud required them to De reelected thre: tmes
before they would give them seats hey seated one
man as Senator had been defeated by thousands
OF votes and who had made contest for tho
seat This was give them the necessary twothrds
majority to complete their villany. They egslated IN
every way holding We sessions In all for that purpose.
to threw out republicans elected TO oico aud 70
recrests the office with Bourbon occupant Ihsy TOOK
tached his office for hunlrcd years They passed
relief measures tor l4o s Bourbon nd" coicctors
in Bourbon campaigns Their most Infamous
three members each county in the STATE made up st
party members. II was INTENDED 10 give tnem
great force OF workers, as there are hundred contc
In the State We shall be able To defeat tho EFFORTS OF
boards by care aud watchiuiness There are not
over twelve fifteen counties that have been corrupted
aud III which they do any WORK OF the KIND desgnc
Aside from these local issues the tariff question will
nave some II be that before this cam
over the Virginia bondhod.rs VII ps supporns
circumstance would mott Yet we havenever swrrved
tho position taken In the Riddeorrger setisment.
us throu x fear Reputation by the Bourbons They
called US repudiators only year ago.