Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-05
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1891.
Altar the Battle.

The fret thing to be said Of the re-
suits of tho elections Of Tuesday is that
they failed TO decide the next presidential
election. All the Democratic victories and
al the Republican victories Of this year
are Of such nature a. 20 leave the condi-
tons OF the presidential election OF next
year just as they were before Tuesdays
elections had taken place. Pennsylvania.
Iowa, Massachusetts,, and Ohio are stli 10
be regarded as strongholds of the kepuo-
lican party. New York still grandly stands
I'D for the Democratic party. But in most
Of these States there is still fighting
chance" for the party which was defeated
this yeaf, and the leaders OF the two great
parties will soon proceed to act upon this
assumption and organize their forces for
the coming presidential battle.
The first duty of Virginians is to their
State and section. The southern people
cannot afford to divide in view of the re-
suits of Tuesdays elections. The people
Of tho North are still hostile to the
rebels" of the South. and ready to adopt
any measure which will perpetuate the
rule Of the Republican party. The mode
of perpetuating that rule had already been
decided upon before Tuesdays elections
took place. We have again and again told
our readers what was coming. Thank
Heaven, the Democrats will control the
next national House of Representatives.
and 80 the South Is safe for at least two
years more. But all the same there is dan
ger ahead. The northerl Republicans Will
surely redistrict their States for the cleo
ton of congressman as well as provide by
law for the choice OF electors for Presi-
dent by general ticket. These two mea-
sures will work infinite wrong to the
southern people. The fact that the Re
publicans threaten US with such measures
ought to stimulate US to renewed exer-
tons in the political battlefield and make
rs instant in season and out of season ID
adopting whatever measures promise most
effectually to save us from being injured,
oppressed, and down-trodden. The grand
old Democratic party still stands between
us and harm, and, as we have stated, Will
so stand for the next two years, we know.
Let US SO act as to make all we do count IN
favor OF that, the only national party in
this country.
As to candidates for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency OF the
United States. it may be said that CANT
FILL and PATrsoN arc no longer possibiil-
ties. Each lost his own State-OAMpBELL
ss a candidate; PATTIsoS because he was
the representative of the Democratic party
Of Pennsylvania on Tuesday last. We
might make the same remark as to Rus
SELL. of Massachusetts. and BoEs, of
Iowa These gentlemen, it is evident, could
not carry their States in presidential
election. Those States are joined to their
idols and cannot be persuaded TO become
Democratic. BoIEs and RUSSELL differ
from CAMPBELL and PArrIsoN i'll not having
suffered defeat last Tuesday. They seem
TO be rather stronger than their party.
But, all the same. they cannot now be
called promising presidential timber.
THE stars in their courses" fight for
New York. The results OF Tuesdays cleo
tions seem to leave New York State master
of the situation; or rather such would be
the case if New York had "favorite
son" who could 90 into the Democratic
National Convention with his own State
solidly for him. As 1t is, what shall we
saw New York would seem to be the
State from which the next Democratic
nominee for President ought to be taken;
but the Democrats of New York cannot
convince tho rest of the States that they
sre united upon o candidate. HILL will
20 to the next Democratic National Con-
yention backed by his State. Such at
least seems to be the probable outcome OF
tho present condition Of things. But
CLEVELAND will 60 to the next Democratic
National Convention backed by more OF the
other States than can be broughtup to the
support of HILL. At least, this promises
70 be the event. But as the reason-the
only reason-for favoring New York aspi-
rant TO the presidency Is the fact that the
wishes Of her people must be consulted.
CLEVELAND will be handicapped in the ma
tional convention by the fact that his own
State prefers HILL HrLLs friends may
insist upon II that to nominate CLEVELAND
will be to do what the people of New York
have not asked the National Convention to
do. But New York may drop both HILL
aud CLEVELAND. and take new man. and
thus unite the two factions. This last Is
what the logic OF the situation would seem
20 point out AS the final outcome.