Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-05

Mahone and the NuGWumps.
The Democrats did very good days
work on Tuesday. Their victories We're
even greater than our dispatches yester-
day indicated. In New York GOV. Hills
MAJORITY is greater than his most en-
4 ihusiastic supporters expected. They
talked about 10000. but i: is considerably
more imam that. In Virginia, Malone is
buried cut Of sight. \ little longer he
viii figure in the United States senate,
and tnen be will be succeeded by Nir-
ginian who viii be true representative
Of that state.
The dispatch sent out by Malone on
the night OF the election 10 his northern
friends, IS the same Old dispatch that the
Republicans have adopted within the last
year or two to announce their defeats, and
to let themselves down easily, as 1t We're.
lie is "apprehensiye FOR the future safety
of The Republican government. the peace
Of the nation, and the welfare Of the
country" He wants the country TO believe
mat the Democracy OF Virginia
tr.umphed by the use of 'lawless pro-
ceediGgs, and an INSCRIPTIONS use Of the
election machinery" The confidence Of
this little man in his ability to make the
country believe that he thinks that the
victory OF the Democrats in Virginia was
won by improper means is amusing. OF
course he knows that nobody believes
such stuff as appeared in his dispatch,
and he does not believe it himself He
can tell, if he would, why a Democratic
Governor and a Democratic Legislature
We're elected. He does not need to be
informed that the people Of Virginia are
tired of MIN, and have been tired of him
for long time. He would not have been
able to impose himself upon them so long
if it had not been for his ability to
marshal the negroes so sOlidly in his
interest by means Of the Federal and
state patronage, which he controlled and
used so unscrupulouslv.
The idea of Mahone talking about the
Democrats carrying the Stale by unscrup-
ulous means! Would he have ever be-
come the political boss that be was, and
have succeeded in getting the State within
bis control, If he had used only honest,
straightforward methods? Even the ne
groes have no further use for him, now that
he has no more favOrs to dispense. After a
long struggle Virginia has passed again
into the hands of her own peoDle-thOse
who love, her, and who will see to it in the
future that her high places are not filled
by those whose only aim is to make her
serve their ambitious purposes.
Malone need not be alarmed about the
future Of Republican government. 1t is
far safer in the keeping of the Democratic
party than IN that Of the corrupt party
which the people turned out Of power one
year ago. The condolences. Of the country
in the Democratic partyis stronger than
it was eight months ago. because within
that time it has shown fts Mtness to con-
troll the government.
But what Of the Mugwumps! They
claimed tnat they elected Mr.. Cleveland
President, and they 'NetAlgetting ready
to announce that they defeated Gov. Hill.
Howvery disappointed they must be ! Their
number was never one-tenth what they
claimed it was, but they were so preten-
tious and claimed so much
that many people were decaved into be-
lieving that they we're a power Tues
days elections stripped them of their pre-
tentions. But little more will be heard of
them. With Malone they will drop out
of sight and be torgetten{ Gut nobody will
be unhappy on that account.