The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-09

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TIT HOUR FOR >rATEsMAN>utr.
In this hour OF phenomenal victory
the Democratic party OF this State
should kternly bear in mind in the
midst of IT'S natural exuliation over III
extraordinary success. that the whole
object of the last campaign was not
fully accomplished by the defeat OF
Malone. crushing and thorough az this
defeat WAS. That was the essential, the
ovorshadowing purpose of our astonish-
ing exhibition of energy and resolution
ia the recent contest, for the defeat OF
Malone involved everything. but now
that that defeat has been affected, we
should address ourselves at the earliest
opportunity. to carrying out some line
Of policy that will remove all fear in
the future OF those special evils which
the success of our arch enemy would
have brought upon us.
II is idle for us to think that because
we have overwhelmed Malone by an
Unprecedented majority. we arc secure
in the future against recurrence Of
The conditions With We have recently
overcome. Virginia can no longer
afford to run The frightful risks to
which she is exposed at every election.
and to which she will continue TO b.
exposed as long as the same social aud
political elements exist in her midst.
She can no longer afford to juggle with
that future which extends TO her The
most brilliant material prospects that
were ever held out to any of the Amer
ican CoRmonweaiths.
Owing TO the sinister conditions
which have surrounded her hitherto,
she has been like ship that for long
while driited backwards on the ebb-
tide, then slowly came TO a standstil.
and then, under the conservative but
progressive Influences Of The present
Sale administration. moved gradually
forward as The tide Of prosperity began
TO flow.
If Malone had succeeded, this adj
vance would have been at once stopped
and the old relrogressIye movement
renewed. As il il the triumph of the /
Democracy has given the siaunch ola /
ship an impulse that will send her I
bounding over the waters for an indef- /
mite time. unless our short.sishted poi. T
icy in this hour of our ascendency shall 4
throw distractions in tie way. Shall .
we be content with a mere victory over
Shall we sink back into
that state II 20 ieai optimism from
which only great emergency seems TO
be able to arouse us? Or shall we.
,uaging accurately and justly the pecu-
lar conditions that have made Malone
SIN possible in the past, aud which
make it possible still in the future, III
'pite Of dozen political WaterloOs,
axe those steps that will ensure our
lfety for the future.
The TINES would condemn most en-
'haticaly any ill-considefed and pre-
'ipitate legislation with this view, but
I would fully endorse all we'll
natured and conservative meas
Tres looking TO a permanent
Of those dangers that
hreaten the welfare Of our society and
'ur material prosperity periodically.
'nese are dangers which 10 victory,
iOwever great, can remove, and they
re dangers which the passage of time
re likely to increase rather than di-
linish.
Oar Legislature 10 assemble this win
ar will be distinguished for its vigor-
u Democratic sentiment, and will con-
zip an unusual number of able and
rogressive men. Let every member
lect OF that Legislature begin from this
our, when the voice of the people is
resh in his ears, to consider the pecu-
ar condition Of affairs that confront.
he citizens of this State. Let him pom &
er over these conditions carefully and {
lspassionately, but at the same time ,
18th firm resolution that the progress {
Virginia shall not be impeded in the l
iture rs il has been in the past The
rand ca eer that stretches out before ,
nr should DC clear, not only Of all * /
ting oDstrucuons, bat of all conceiva- 5
10 distractions. !