Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-06

shove m others which The pemecra'lc parry
IN vsvotuis and Kentuckv, ~ iess. ~"
msrded ~ Ia rep,sIed. Well Che Demo
"sss'c r,srhers al congress hsve maze
No e.r,,e.t and honest effort u r'f
re-, n That Il the real fact every
Nor "a .ense sass Il. What ~ Tue rea'
SON, Why. simply that sucn Ffee.rrader'
a. Mo,sison and Carlisle do not ue,'re W
renesl n Whyf Because II the, susecss =.
IN ,hs,r insane idea Of repeating t'e taiin
then they must rely upon the 'ntfrni-
revanue tax To raise the requisite revenue
~ ,,,n The Government And so we for
arc have no tears D, she'd over the defcat OF
Worr,soa and The tremendously -decreased
80 \, ub,ch Carlisle has been reelected
80 I'M, skin OF his teeth, so I, speak WE
bone ne will learn d lesson fro n this popn-
lar rebuke Of his aainlne economic idea..l
Fonrtb The people throughout the Stie
81 Virginia are Thoroughly tired OF tse au.
oaratic assumption and prcsump.i1n u
,cII.constiiu,ed eliques who unnert'ke 20
manage all public matters. The -tfte ~
large is tired Of 1t. The cityof byncnpu's
n tired OF II.
Firth. The result IL in large measure die
10 supine indifference and inactivity on
the mart OF the committees ana leaders :"
The party. This was everywhere notice
able bui nowhere more 10 thin IN Lyn;h'
burg.-Jynehburg Vi9'nidn.
According to our judgment the deie1t OF
Mr.. Barbour was The beginning OF Dsmo'
cratic decentralization. IL inflicted severe
shock on our organization, and 'cit us, =,
far as we have been able TO see, WITHOUT
tbst touch Of the elbow which we hsd De-
fore that unexpected event took pace.
To tins cause we have to add Inc dissat.
isisction OF great numbers OF our people dt
the extended application OF "ciyil.service
rcfoIm.v Under this use OF the Va" tue
President has retained in Office numbers OF
persors who had rendered Themselves Oh
noxious by reason Of their department. In
the nature Of things he could mol be IN
formed OF all the facts in such cases, ana the
result has been that in very mahy iocslltles
men are still in Office who, under the IRE
sidenrs own rulings, ought 10 nave govt
ont. Yes: men are still in the enjoyment
Of Offices and cmoluments who have shown
on frequent occasions that they did mol re.
gard a "rublie office us public trust" and
who are known to have been deco and &C.
tive in the intrigues Of the Mahone-Repub'
lIcan party in this State.
mendable standard OF patriotism which
makes Democratic voters stay at home
when the polls are open because OF their
dissatisfaction at such things as we have
uciled bat the facts OF human nature are
those with which we have to deal, AMI. IN
accordance with these, great numbers OF
Democrats retired IN disgust from the BAL
lot.boXes on rhe "a OF this month.
This is the chief reason, we believe,
which explains why the complexion OF our
delegation in Congress has been changed;
but there are some other things which
should not be overlooked. -NoDotk Land
mark. -
Between now and next fall much must
be done. The party must he thoroughly
John s. Barbour must again
take the leadership, and the people must see
TO 1t that the Legislature to be elected
purges the party Of the ingfa!itude entliled
upon ii by the last.
IL this disaster teaches the Democracy
that they cannot win without organization
and that they cannot elect their candidates
without votes. it will be lasting blessing
in Disguise Charlottesville Chronicle.
Tuesdays election showed conclusively
that the Republicans Of Virginia do better
without Malone at their head, and the
Democrats Of Virginia do worse without
John s. Barbour in the lead. The absence
IF each great leader had precisely oppo-
site effect on his party. THIS IL fact that
will cause some grave reflection in both
PARTIES tquntOn Vindicat0r.
The need OF leader Ike John 5. Bar