The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-12
CAJSES OF The DEFEAT.

We presume that the failure Of the
Democratic party to gre Mr.. Barbour
the reward his services deserved by elect
ing him to the United States Senate, was
one Of the potent causes that contributed
to the Republican victory on Tuesday.
Undoubtedly the most potential reason
that kept the Democrats away from the
polls was the great dissatisfaction with
MIR. Cleveland's policy as it effects the
South, and and this city in PARTICULAR
Portsmouth Times.
The result of the elections yesterday,
while generally disheartening to all good
Democ1 ats, is not all surprising. The
effective portion of the Dem ocratc party
is composed of good and true Democrats
and that sort of Democrats have no ad-
miratlon Tor Mugwump meas ures, and no
use for the man who cnfNrces them. the
Democratic nominees who were defeated
for Congress were not defeated on &C
count of their own unpopulallty, or on
account Of the great er popularity of their
Republican oppon eEts but because Dem
scrats thought that by supporting them
they would be supporting the AdmlnlS-
ration, and that they were unwilling to
do. The vote yesterday served notices
upon the National Democratic party that
If Mr.. Cleveland be renOmlnated the
party NAV as Y ell hang its harp on the
weeping wlllow-lree. "A lcXandril G0z-
etc.
The result of the election in Virginia
| means that the masses OF the Democratic
party in tho State disapprove of the
course of Mr. Cleveland since he has been
! President.
T. To- a.
| nominee OF the Democratic party IN 1888
| the vote of Virginia will be cast against
the Democratic party. The result in the
| First district was forecast some months
| ago. when the Treasury Department re-
| fused to I emove the umerou> lighthouse
keepers in that district who were appoint
ed in reward for their tealty to Aaahone.
and who were very Objectionable the people
| of the county IN which they were lscal ed
| and there was a general feeling that the
I defeat of the Democratic candidate iol
! Congress Id be a rebuke t, the move
ment winch Is being put on foot to re-
nominate Mr.. Cleveland in 1888 - Ports
moutl Enterprise.
Norfolk, NOVEMBER S, 1886
1t is very obvious here now that The
amazing apathy among the Democrats O
| this section in regard to the election was
t due to the manner in which the A dminls
tration has acted towards the party here
particularly in refusing to turn Republic
cans out of the navy-Yard, cuStom-ho use
and at least one city pest. office Lifc-lon.
! Democrats boldly asserted their indItier>
ence to the election. and refused to &C
to the polls. Workingmen openly de
clared their determination never to vote
tie ticket while Republicans were re-
gularly employed in The navy-yard ane
! Democrats liza to Idly walk the street.
unable to obtain work. One officc-h,ld
er, who is R-pubsslcan, was conSn Gu
ously active around the pol S OH Tue>da
and had his private tt am running all day
bringing up the tagging Republican vot
erS. Repeated appeals TO Washington
have been made to change this condition
of things without effect, and SO far a.
+ federal politics are concerned Democrat,
here arc just now simply disg listed -
Correspondence Of the dispatch.
Yes. that IS SO. Cleveland is res
pom lb'e directly for ell the mis-
fortunes which have overtaksn tn.
party in the election, but the Demo
cratic newspapers and Democrat,
me.nbcrs OF Congress are respens BIZ
indirectly. Why did not these
apers talk out in the beginning a,
they talk BOW! They knew as wei
! in the start hat Grover Clevelant
woala defeat the party as they know
it now. II they did not, their friends
ought to put the III in a lunatic asy
lum. Since his letter to George
WilIlam Curtis, we have denounced
his policy as daath to the party. Blu
editors and CongEe ssmen through
out tt South and North have will
baited breath. said hush it will b,
all rig hit In the end. They mus
have meant 1T would be all RICH
for the Republican party. for no on,
but blind man or a fool could hav,
| thought it would be all right for til,
Democratic party. 1t was all rigA
for England when Napoleon wal
routed at Walatooo, but all wlons
| for Napoleon. 1t is all right for tht