The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-29

1t is enough to make any true man almost de-
SPAR of his country when he cont emplates
even the possibility of republican success in
this state neat November under the lead of
Malone The negroes would in that event be-
come intolerablv aggressive, and he would be
obliged to &C, EIDE TO their wishes in the matter
Of appointing negroes to ONCE Rachnao"" D's-
patch.
district it W uld seem that our esteemed con-
te mporary's fears of negro rule under Malone s
leadership are imaginary and groundiess. II
there ever was any reason for fear from this
qnarter, surely that reason was removed in the
frankesi manner possible by Mahohe's speech
No, indeed The danger to democratic rule
does not lie in that direction. The Tip we Would
give the Dispatch and the democratic party is
this: aohlte republican party is in process Of
formation in Hirginig that threatens to prove strong
enough 7it1oa The aid Of the negro. to make dem
ocrntc tenure of poaoer erceedingty dubious White
repur lican clubs are in every corner OF the
state. aud their most efficient allies and promo
tiers are intolerant and 'proscriptive democrats,
-htile te llOws who tand at the base of thu
nt an tain with just vision enough to see the
zenith al owe them but not the horizon about
them. Ifthe leaders that stand at the summit
and enjoy The advantage of broader range OF
followers ut the foot in their senseleSs assaults
upon +, ee political thought and actor, then
they NAV find reason for iegret when it is 100
late. 1t may come in the qe1t guber'laori0t eiec-
mr. word for It, gentlemen. there is food for
reflection in what we have said to you.
The above is an editorial taken from the
Petersburg L.der appeal of the goth. The
aft cted apprehension of the Dispatch will
misead no one who does not want to be
deceived. The fear of negro rule is ut
terly insincere. The Dispatch knows that /,
in the first place. there is no desire for
that from any class, either white or col
ored-that The Democrats do not lay awake
o'hights trembling about such condition,
and that there is more probability of
1t than there is that the Democratic party
AS now constituted will ever again get con-
troll of the national government. A Dem
ocrat of intelligence, and who was familiar
with what was G ling on in his party. told
us, in 1885, that Gov. Lee received 10000
negro votes. which elected him. In that
campaign and every other since then, the
Democrats have employed every possible
device to control the colored vote, and in
soma instances have succeeded, Certain
it is that their losses in the white coun-
ties have been made up in the counties
having a largo colored population, and
logically the Inference is that portion of
the colored vote is cast with the Demo-
cratic party or it is stolen. They can take
either horn of the dilemma.
The conclusion of the Inder- Appeal, as
to the Republican party in Virginia, is
plain to every one who can be convinced
from facts. In the int llgent white
counties the Republicans are making large
gains every year. They are increasing
their numbers by appeals to reason-the
frank and fair discussion Of the policies
of the two parties, and will continue to
make gains just in proportion as prejudice
wears off and common sense asserts it.
self. With the election machinery en-
tirely in Democratic hands they managed
10 count the yete Of the State for Cleye
land by the meagre majority. of l,500 in
the largest vote ever cast in Virginia. =
A complete legal scrutiny into the man
ner In which the political machinery was
rug. and the Irregularities which were per-
petrated at alas ost every election precinct
would reveal the fact that the Republicans
~
are entitled to the electoral vote sf taae
STATE. % we'll as several Congressional dis.
tricts, which waya rot given them.
With the FEDERAL goyesa1Gept in the
possession of the Republicans and the 20,
fuenee t;,st tfact will naturally have; with
their views On ~ ~ tths Important questions
ii issue between the two parties IN sceord
with the interests OF the people and TIE
welfare of the State, and prejudice
gradually losing its effects upon tie bet
Ter class of Democrats. it is only mat
,er of very short time when Virginia
SiH be permanently enrolled in the Re-
publican column. The young men com
ng TO the front viii OF themselves deter
nine that. Their future interest an