Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-11-20
BOURBON GRUMBLlKGS.

The Lynchburg, Petersburg, and
Southslde papers generally are
whooping for Daniel for the Senate
while the Alexandria, Warrenton
and Danville organs are for Bar
bOur. Here is a specimen Of Daniel
sheet-lightning from the Lynch
burg Virginian
Zeal Without knowledge.
To say nothing of the question:
Die taste of the thing the job which
the editor of the Alexandra Gazette
and its Washington correspondent
have, in their impatient zeal for
Mr.: Barbour, taken upon them
selves, is a good deal beyond their
capacity to accomplish. We shall not
be so impolite as to surmisethat
the correspondents gentleman
Just from Virginia is mythical
character but we are forced to re-
mark that he has a most Opportune
way of crossing the Long Bridge
and submitting to an interview in
the exact nick of time to give the
correspondent the identical intell-
gence which his soul hungereth
and thirsteth after.
Public sentiment in Virginia
cannot be manufactured to order
from the city of Washington. The
attempt will react against the au-
thOrs and the object of their indis.
Greet adulatiOn. What a spectacle
is this Before the returns are in
before the elated and delighted
people have sufficiently recovered
from the first transport OF JOY at
their deliverance, to take political
latitude and longitude they are to
have this 'ready.made' Senatorial
Jacket buttOned on them, whether
it fits or not. You are just a lit
tie premature, gentlemen! Inc
Scriptures speak of zeal without
knowledge
Read This;
1t is the opinion Of some that
Mr.. Massey will set his pegs to
have himself elected to the United
States Senate when the time comes
for the election of General MahOne's
successor. There are but two ways
that it could be possible for Mr..
Massey to bring about such re-
suit. The first would be to get
the Democratic caucus to nominate
him. That he cannot do. The
next would be to induce enough Of
his friends to remain away from
the caucus to hold the balance of
power, and thus, secure his cleo
ton. 1t is not impossible, but very
improbable, that Mr.. Massey will
secure the prize Alexandria item.
Look at this:
The result of the election in Vir-
ginia yesterday is looked upon
here as indicative of Mr.. Barbour's
election to the Senate without op.
position.-Wash ington CorrespOn-
dent Alexandra Gazette.
AS usual the, Gazette's cores
pondent is little two Previous
as he will certainly find out in the
very near future. The attempt to
forestall opposition to Mr.. Barbour
will not add to that gentleman's
chances to succeed Malone in the
Senate.-FredericksbuIg Star.
And at this
The Charleston News and COur-
Ter is somewhat premature IN des-
ignating Senator Mahone's success
sor in the United States Senate.
When the proper time comes for
filing that exalted place, Virginia
will call for the services OF a man
fully equipped as an orator and as
a statesman, who will add lustre to
her ancient renOwn, and be the
peer of the best and brightest. The
size of his name is John w. Daniel.
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
Then scan the following:
Regarding the Virginia Senator
TO be elected next month, it is said
by Democrats from other States
that unless the Democratic mem
bers OF the Virginia Legislature
elect Mr.. Barbour they will prove
themselves to be even more I'M
grateful than the man he has just
enabled them to defeat, whose in
gratitude is monumental. People
from Virginia here however, say
that Mr.. Barbour will have no
more trouble in being elected Sena-
tor than he had in carrying the
close counties in his State, and
that it is by no means improbable
that before the Democratic caucus
of the Legislature shall be held he
will have no opponents and be
nominated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ington Lettle in Alexandria Gazette
All. the Boss will have to stir
his stumps. The Daniel-Lce com
bination are busily at work, while
Massey, Hunton, and others are
looking out for chances, or getting
ready to make them.
The Senatorship.
1t seems by the show of hands
that Mr.. Barbour is the coming
man for the Senate. lie has dug
Mahone's grave and buried him,
and it would be according to the
prOprieties of the occasion to give
him the seat from which he has
thrust the Little General.-Nor'
folk Landmark.
But Mr.. BarbOur's most unfrlend-
" critic, in the recent fight, while
allowing due weight to all causes
i'm the last election, must acknowl-
edge the work of a great and pow
erful organizer. Mr.. Barbour Will
be United Sites Senator from Vlr'
GINA to succeed Mahone.-War-
renton VirgiDian.
The Senatorship.
All praise and honor to the Hon.
John. S. Barbour for his exceeding
able and successful leadership OF
the democratic party in It's late
contest. Nothing short of his
great ability as leader, his un-
firing work and fidelity saved us
from defeat by Mahone's skillful