The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-12

against Bossism, many Republicans re-
voting against the methods of T. G.
Platt, who controls the party machin-
ery, and has used it for selfish pur-
poses. It was from the Republicans OF
the rural districts that the Republican
candidates experienced their losses, for
New York city comes short Of her major
ity for Tammany, and but for the Re
publican dissatisfaction in the country,
the Republican candidate would have
had even chances for success. New
York, Notwithstanding the election OF
Flower by so large majority, is debata-
BILE ground for 1892, the advantages to
be with the cleanest and more reputa
BILE man, personally.
Massachusetts has reelected Governor
Russell, Democrat, while the Legislature
is Republican. Governor Russell has
made good State officer, is young, able
and honest, and thousands of Republic
cans voted for him because of his clean
administration. Massachusetts may be
safely counted for the Republicans in
1892, although it is a fact that free trade
is growing in that State, because OF the
interest they have along the sea-coast
in the importation of free raw material.
We conclude from this desultory re-
view that the status of the two great
parties has not been changed much by
the elections of 1890 and 1891; that the
issues will be the tariff and silver ques>
tions; that the Republicans will present
a united front on the issues made and
that triumphed in Ohio. the only State
where national issues were mainly dis
cussed. and that the Democrats will de-
clare for tariff reform and hedge on
the silver question.
Had it not been for the courage and
| leadership of Cleveland the Democrats
generally would have switched off on the
silver question, and sealed their doom.
In Ohio, where free silver was endorsed
by the Democratic convention, Cleve-
| land declined to speak. In New York
and Massachusetts where sound money
was demanded by his party, he was &C
tive and effective. He has thus made
his own nomination a necessity, as no
Presidential candidate could hope to be
elected who could not go before the peo-
pie of New York, New Jersey and Con
necticut and the East, as the champion
of sound currency.
The November elections, therefore,
fixed the lines where the two great
parties will stand and the issues of the
canvass of 1892. 1t also relegates the
Alliance to the rear as an important fac
ton in national elections. 1t silences
the free coinage of silver advocates as
an element in the National conventions
of both Republican and Democratic
parties, and the national election for
President 1t settles all contention in
the democratic party as to its nominee
in 1899, and undoubtedly points to
Cleveland as the leader of his party in
that contest. 1t also settles that either
Harrison, Or some representative man of
the administration, will be selected to
lead the Republican party, distinctly
placed upon the principle of protection
to American industries and American
labor, and sound system of currency
STIMULATING that every dollar made by
the government must be worth 100 cents.
The two parties will enter the contest
with about equal chances, the demo-
Gratis dependent upon New York, In
diana and the few electoral votes from
Michigan which they claim under the
district system provided for by the last
Democratic Legislature, and the solid
South to elect; while the Republicans,
with the 20 votes from the new States of
| Idaho, North and South Dakota, Wash
ington, Wyoming and Montana, and
holding all the States carried in 1888,
except New York, can elect. Thus New
York is essential to Democratic success,
while the Republicans can elect their
candidate without that State.