The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-10-25
Tha SitIlaliOH.


The Situation.
The Democrats have serious doubts |
about New York. and propose to renew !
heir efforts in California, Indiana, ILL |
lois. Michigan, Minnesota, Connecticut !
aud NewJersey, in the hope of capturing the
IS votes necessary 10 supplement- the l33
votes from the s0nd South to make up the
POI essential to an election. The son OF
Tammany Democrat Informed
the son of a prominent Valley Democrat
Oh the cars last Saturday night. that the
bottom had drcpped out in New ! ork-
that the Republicans would come down 10
Harlem bridge with something like l0O.0oo
majority, which would mean not less than
40 GOO majority in the State for harrison
and Morton. The Republicans do not
claim as large majority in the counties
as this young Democrat. direct from New
York. comedies. They believe they Will
come TO Harlem Bridge with 1000 TO
IS 600 majority, which would be enough
for all practical purposes. The Demo-
cratic newspapers concede from 7O.OOO TO
49, 900 majority to be overcome by the
Democratic majority in New York and
BROOKLYN including the five counties con-
stituIing that tier.
TO offset this the effort is to be made
to secure IS votes from the Ga in Callfor-
MIA. Connecticut. Illinois. Michigan, Min
nesota aud New Jersey, making no calcu-
Iatiops for the loss of West Virginia and
Virginia. In the six Northern and West
ern States named, which have IS cleo
total votes, there is no more probability OF
Cleveland getting one of them than there
is of ms carrying Maine or Vermont, uD-
less II hp New Jersey. There are much
more substantial IT asons to believe that
he will lose Virginia and West Virginia.
than that liz VIII capture either of the
States mentirlied, excepting New Jersey.
To sum it all up. Cleveland is beaten to-
day, and iii he WORSE ceaten on the 9Th
of n ol e,iber. than was Van Buren, in 1910.
when substantially the same issue WAS
paramount Not only will Harrison be
elected but Republican Congress will be
chosen giving lhe Republicans the execu
tive AZ d l-gi slaliye depart ments and plac-
ing the govern ment once more in full con.
troll of he Republican party.
The people ale not ready to abandon the
American system Of protection To AIueIi-
can interests. for the English sS stem Of
| Tree trade for the benefit OF English CAPT
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| hold Of the people, and We would not be sur
prised at a much la ger majority for the Re
publican ticket in New y ok than is esti
mated, with proportionate vote in
| New jersey. CoDnectleut and Indiana
the only States watch could lie
casstd in reason, in the doubtful
! column. Nut only this. the same inilu-
encts are operating in Virginia. West
| \ itgiuia, \ orth Carolina. Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Missouri. Il letter from this
latter State tells us that the republicans
will certainly elect the Governor there this
year. Ii That be anywhere near correct,
and, We have 10 leasDl TO doubt it., then
The extent of The revolt against free trade
Democracy, is even greater that we had
calculated. With Missouri doubtful, on
account OF The Tariff what ought to be eX
pected OF Virginia, West Virginia, Ten
nessee and North Carolina and even Ken
lucky? In this last State. p year ago, the
| Republican candidate for Goyerunr was
defeated by ii plurality of only about
6,000. The Influences which effected that
revolution are still working aid cannot he
ART sled. They touch The homes and tie
p0ckels-the daily bread OF the wage earn
ers, and the mine owners. They reach to
every class Ut people aud every ramitica~
ton Of busilieS and are Is reSistless as the
tides, and as certain. in their final success
as the DEGREES OF fate. 1t is the sense OF
| self protection, the first law Ut nature,
| which is controlling the action and The re-
solves Of The peo. lie -disdaining The APP
peals of parIizan bOsses aud scorning the
trammtlS ANA machinery OF party. 1t is
The in Dependent manhood vi lie Nation
that IS asserting Itself, Indifferent ~ par'
| ty usage and Itstntful of party dlcLatlun.
1t is a great grouLdswell, that will sDatter
| the States of the book makers and disrupt
tie plans of the political ST hemers. who
| would gloat over 1he wreck of our indus
tries and rejoice i'll The downfall of our
great mOAetaIy system. if only they could
Seize power aid " ield i fer self. There
never has been, IL the his CRY of The civ
IliZed world, more indeteEsible. unpa-
! tri0tic and wicked scheme cohcocted than
the pro ject of The De mocratic politicians
| TO il jet The Tree tIade virus Into our
! economic laws and init ct tile body polite
with its fatal poison. Wee II success
full it would brig material paralysis 10
| the Nation and afflct the county with a
panic such as Was never rfaiiZed teforr.
But the people Lave II en- maruei and are
fully conscious IS the impending peril.
They lave the power to protect them.
selves, and Tins they will do ~ it'll. such EN-
phaSis as to teach lesson TO the frt t trade
theorists thai they will hot forget for Il
! generation to come.