Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-11-12

republicans, that the South is no
as solid as ever against republican
mlsrule and sectional oppression
There will be from the South JUS
about as many republicans in the
next House Of Representatives a;
there are in the present House,
The difference will not be worthy
of n moments consideration. We
do not know that there will be even
one more, leaving Virginia ont Of
the count. And we are confident
that she will meyer do so again.
"Better, far better, defeat this
year than next. Next year will be
our time to triumph. Next year,
warned by our experience OF this
year, we shall carry the Legisla.
ture, whether Mr.. Barbour is ouT
leader or not. Think what we have
escaped, if our success this year
would have caused US to become
apathetic next year, and so have
resulted in the election OF a Ma.
hone Legislature, and in Mahone's
return to the United States Senate.
We say thank Heaven for a con
gressional defeat rather than a leg
islative defeat, if we had to be
taught by either"
The Richmond Wing, dem, says
"Numbers of intelligent democrats
who did not vote, and who looked
upon the issue OF the contest with
apparent indifference, publicly pro.
claimed the purpose Of their action
to be a rebuke Of the congressman,
This popular displeasure, whether
warranted or unwarranted, has its
origin principally in three causes
to wit, the distribution of the Of
fees, the failure TO forward the
passage of the Blair bill, and the
failure to make any appreciable eff
fort toward the frequently promis-
ed abolition Of the internal reye.
nue..
Another principal cause of dis
satisfaction was public disappOiDt-
ment-disappointment in the Ma
tional Administration, because is
did not fulfill the expectation OF
the people in speedily bringing
about needed reforms in many
matters, because 1t did not make
times better, and this, that, and the
other; disappointment in the state
administration on one ground and
another; disappointment in the
record of the Legislature last win.
ter, and disappointment in the
Democratic party and things in
general. This sort Of dissatisfac-
ton was very general, and, need.
less to say, in a great measure, it
was as unwarranted and nnreasOn-
able as it was general.
"The causes of the widespread
dissatisfaction, which was the
cause of the Democratic overthrow,
must be explained on more peril
nent grounds than these. The
main cause is expressed on the
face of the result. e., that the
refusal of tense of thousands of good
Democrats to vote was intended IS
a rebuke to the Democratic Con-
gressmen from Virginia. They
were dissatisfied with the course
of the Congressman in many re-
spccts, and they desired to express
it in an emphatic manner.
"The result of Tuesdays cleo
tons in this state is very disas-
trous TO the democrats--indeed, it
is an overwhelming defeat. There
seems to be no reason to doubt
that they have lost five congress
sional districts which they hold in
the present Congress. This is
very surprising result, for which
we will not at present attempt to
account, though various causes
might be assigned. To say that it
was general apathy on the part OF
the Democrats amounts to nothing.
The question is, What caused the
general apathy There will be
ample tine in the future to discuss
hat matter"
New York Evening Post, free
raider, says: "Whatever may have
been the influences in Mr.. Carlisle's
,ase, it is not to be denied thai the
defeat of Morrison and Hurd has
given a check to the tariff reform
1t is equally true that
he success gained in Massachu.
ietts has to some extent shifted the |
centre Of gravity of the movement.
The effect of Mr.. Morrison's defeat
md of Mr.. Carlisle's close run will
,e to restrain the democratic par
y from making any further effort
o reform the tariff pending the
ext presidential election"
The Lynchburg (Ya.) Daily Ad-
dnce, DEM, severely criticises the
state and municipal Democratic
xecutive committees for want of
nergy and for making no organ
zed canvass, and attributed the
Dsses all over the State to that
ause.