Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-14
FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. IA. 1888.
THE FIGURES OF THU PRESI-
DENTAL ELECTION.

LIEN IIAL ELEC1LON.
It is the misfortune Of the form of
counting the vote for President in the
United States, that a candidate represent
ing new issue may receive a majority of
the votes cast, and yet fail to get sufi-
Gent number of the electoral votes to
elect him. For instance, President Cleve-
land, carrying the issue of Tariff Reform,
received throughout the country 9S,204
votes more than his competitor, and yet
was defeated OF election by the vote of
New York, which did not cast more than
one-sixth of that number of votes against
him. The people of the United States by
large majority voted for Cleveland and
Tariff Reform, and yet the Republican
party. representing minority Of the peo-
pie only, and UNFOLDING principles dis.
tinctly at war with Tariff Reform, get
possession of the government. 1t is also
worthy of note, that in all the States
having the greatest interest in free wool
the Republican party lost on their vote OF
1884. So Democrat Of to-day may take
the comfortable assurance to himself that
notwithstanding defeat his party has a
majority of the people in its ranks. Of
the intelligence of that majority it is only
necessary to remark that the Republican
candidate received almost every Negro
vote cast, and that at least half million
of the votes Gen. Harrison got were cast
by men little understanding and little
caring for the great economic issue of
the campaign. With. therefore. the mass
of the intelligence of the country at itt
back and a large majority of the people
on its side, the great principle of lower
taxation is bound to succeed
It is not probable that al any other cleo
ton in the United States, at least in this
generation. will there be so audacious and
open use of the pecuniary profit of High
Tariff, to perpetuate it. With the public
feeling of indignation that was aroused
last month, we think has come the end OF
bought elections. The descriptions which
are filing the press. of the mode in which
the close States of the Union were carried
cannot fail to result in better election
laws adopted by the different States,
and higher public spirit to enforce them.
It is too gigantic danger to the Repub.
lie for its dark shadow not to deeply i'm
press the people, and all Americans want
is to have their attention called to it. The
posing of Reformer Malone and Reformel
Quay in the attitude of men seeking fol
pure elections will deceive nobody. Least
of all will it deceive those familiar witt
the condition Of affairs in the Southern
States where it is known that the colore(
vote is made scliGly Republican through
a course Of race persecution which should
long ago have been made matter for le-
gal investigation. The plea Of ignoranc'
which has so long protected the coloret
bull-dozers. it seems to u.s. has been worl
out. Twenty-three years would seem tx
have been long enough for the colored cit
izen to learn that if the whites tolerate di
vision of the old colored line, so must thu
colored man. 1t is time that the intelligen
black man should begin to see that if Their
are white Republicans and white Demo
Gratis, as there are in large numbers in th
oOutu0Iu OIGGcos eIOu H 10 tiiAo euC4
should be black Republicans and blacl
Democrats. They should see that q polit
ical color line held to by the colored mai
Iong after the white man has abandoned
it, is not healthful state Of affairs for
community in which both races have tG
spend their lives.
GENERAL MAHONE FOR POST
MASTER. q ENERAL.
When Gen. Malone Was member O
the q. S. Senate he was sort of head O.