Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-07
Virginia.


out the country. We have heretofore
quoted the opinions OF number OF our
Virginia contemporaries on the subject.
The most fsnciful aud unfounded assump'
tlou that has been made the basis oil an
article on that subject by any OF our
northern Republican exchanges Is the
assumption that II was MAB0NE's influence
that carried Virginia for the Republicans
last week. ON the contrary, as Petersburs
letter Ia our issue Of yesterday morning says,
The Democrats would have done much better
n General MAHoSE had taken the stump
against them. The successful candidate
for the House OF Representatives in his
own district was nominated against his pro-
test. The successful candidate in the Sixth
district is an syowed Democrat, either SELF
nominated or nominated by Labor or
vsnizatjop, The successful candidate In
the Fifth district was an Independent can
didaie. There is no successful candidate
except Bowen whom we would class as q
bet OF MAHONE's. Our contemporary OF
the State touches this point as follows:
"Tbe Republican congressman elected
are none OF the first pets OF the Virginia
Ouicsst. As rule they are men he fought
against, and that they gained any hold in
their party was done despite him and be-
cause he himself was what Is strongly con-
viewed In the homely but useful expression,
"a dead duck For instance, when he was
I'm power he attempted to choke of Gaines,
and, therefore, the election OF Games lin
Nabone's own district Is evidence OF Ma.
homes defeat At the same time we will
find Malone attempting 10 get the credit
for the election Of The Republican ticket, and
he win attempt to use IL to his own adyan-
tage."
The Providence journal and the Phila-
delpbia Telegraph have not been misled by
MAHoSE's false claim. The former says:
"lIardly anything is more satisfactory
in the whole election returns than the gain
Of five representatives in Virginia, indi-
eating the renewed life. vitality, and pro-
gress OF the Republican party. 1t has
been asserted that with the defeat OF Sen
ator Mahoue the party IN Virginia had
gone 10 destruction, but a. matter OF fact
one OF The chief causes Of its defeat was
the revolt at Malone 'bossism.'"
The latter says:
"yirginia's remarkable political somer-
sauIt will attract national attention. One
man In that State must view the result with
unspeakable misery, and that IL Malone.
II Is not bis victory, and cannot save him
from inevitable early extinction. On this
account the country, and the Republican
party especially, can contemplate the vote
OF the Old Dominion with serene satisfac
ton. Republican victory in Virginia
would be costly, indeed, II accompanied by
the restoration Of Malone"
Talk Of that sort must be CALLING 10 MA
HONE. He telegraphs to the North what he
thinks, but the northern Republicans are
not all so easily deceived as some Of their
organs seem to be.
We said before the recent election that
the next leader Of the Republican party In
Virginia would be some such man as JOHN
8. VISA man who would counsel With
his associates Instead Of giving them orders,
and who could on the stump maintain his
cause before the people. We are still OF
the belief that the genuine Republicans IN
Virginia desire to see somebody else
tnhn Otutlht QuAuoNb NNN'Nu w th'
United States Senate from this State.
They do not recognize either MALONE
or RDpLEBERGKR as old.line Republl
cans, rs indeed neither Of them Is.
We would not treat this matter with undue
leyity; but we must say to our Providence
contemporary that II there had been con
stables, justices OF the peace, and othel
county or district officers to DE chosen IL
Virginia last week. there would have beer
different result OF the congressional
elections. An election for congressman
only is not an interesting election to til,
average voter. When the official figure
are Forthcoming, 1t will be seen that the re
suit In Virginia in 1886 was somewhat siuil
lar TO the result In Pennsylvania when PAT
TrsoS was elected Governor. The victor!
In both cases was victory Of the stay-at
homes, who allowed the elections TO so by
default. We offer this as reason add
tIonsi TO those excellent ones given by th
Lynchburg Yirginian and which were re
pfoduced In our issue OF yesterday.
We do not VISA to lull the Virgini
Democrats into false sense Of security
On the contrary. we would have them TN
derstand that their neglect Of duty thI
year will make 1, imperatively necesSsr
for them to do double duty next year.
crushing defeat OF the Republicans In ISIS
might have secured us compratiyel
easy victory In 1851. But they, not We
have the prestige OF success this year {
encourage them In their efforts next yeG
We must accept the changed aspect OF Al
fairs as result Of our own supineness. az
receive 10 punish ourselves for our oifenC
BY redoubling hereafter our eudeayors
save the peoples party-the only party
~ the peopie-thc only party that Is NJ
sectional, and therefore the only party To
l. entitled TO an existence In this hapi
land.