Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-08
sUNDAY.........NovEMBER g. 1883
ChafBng sherman and Foraker.

The Democrats everywhere are in
GOOD humor, as are also good many
Of the Republicans. All such will
;oin the Cincinnati Enquirer in pokinE
fun At the bloody-shirt waivers. That
paper publishes the following special
kilograms from Virginia
LrrssuRG, VA, November Al
an informal meeting of the Democrats
al Loudonn county at Leesburg, Va,
the county-ssst, it was this day resolved
10 extend to Messrs. John Sherman and
Foraker. of Ohio, congratulations and
thanks for their timely and wise visit
10 Virginia, and hope they will call
next time. G. NJ. FAUNTLERoY.
RICHMOND, VA, November A.
Please invite Senator Sherman and
Judge Foraker to visit Virginia to as
sist in celebrating our glorious Demo-
cratic victory, which they so nobly con-
tributed to by their recent speeches.
They may be assured of the warmest
gratitude of our people.
Signed, George ID. Wise, congress
man; John b. Cary, chairman City
Democratic Committee; William Low
enstein, State senator-elect; NJ. p.
odell, W. d. Sutherland, Charles Eu-
ker, ii. G. Boschen, and G. W. Wede-
kind, reception committee.
A New York telegram in the same
paper contains some statements which
must have had tendency to make
SHERMAN feel sick. Read:
NEW YORK, November A study
Of the election returns to-day gives no
relief or explanation to the Republi-
cans Of the surprise party to which
they were treated on Tuesday. The
defeat has utterly demorslized their
party. AT the Republican State head
quarters tonight l heard old veterans
say they never expected to see another
Republican Governor. Judge John
Fitch, ex-Register of Bankruptcy, said ::
I" This is the end of the Republican
party. The Democrats will elect a
President again in 1888, and will keep
control of the country for the next
quarter of q century. | shall be dead
before they 60 out Of power"
Emigration Commissioner Edmund
Stephenson. one of the Oldest local
leaders, said: alt is fatality. Ny
wife said to me when Garfield was shot
that would never see another Repub-
lican President. | did not believe it at
the time, but il is forced on my mind
with double belief now"
The war is over, evidently. Let us
all rejoice with exceeding great joy.
just imagine what would have been
your feelings to-day if you had en-
dorsed SHERMAN's and FoRAKER's
and LoGAN's speeches, and had thus
invited the strong hand Of the Federal
Government to begin to let fall again
the foul blows which were rained down
upon the poor, prosecuted, wronged
South from 1865 until the last Of the
southern States had been readmitted to
representation in Congress. Nay, these
blows never ceased to fall until after
the stealing Of the presidency in 1876
made it necessary for HAYES and the
other Republican leaders to cOnciliat'
public opinion in the southern States as
an offset to the mutterings of discon
tent and disturbance and turmoil hearC
in the northern States.
We say, imagine DAVENPORT t.
have been elected in New York an'
WISE in Virginia, following immedi
ately upon the election Of FORAKER IL
Ohio. What would not have been trie'
in the way of Reconstruction" mea
sures in order to render the South soli'
for the Republican ticket at every cleo
ton The danger has overpassed. lie
us, We repeat, rejoice at our good fol
tune, and hope that we may neVe
again be called upon to face and fgb
against such perils.
Let the chatting 20 on. 1t will pr
into q good humor everybody wort
conciliating. 1t will wipe out the Re
collections of the exceeding bitterness
Of the late campaign speeches. 1t wi
do nobody any harm, and ought to b
advantageous to at least some person