Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-31
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1891.
Tuesdays Ele ctlons.

No one can fOreiel what the people viii
go when condition of unrest pervadcs the
land and so we may find next Wednes-
aay morning that they have taken the bit
between their teeth and gone their own
way.
The victories Of the Know Nothing party
rame upon the country like thief in The
night. They were sudden and unexpected.
They lasted. however, only go long as the
Know Nothings refused TO have candidates
Of their own.
The Know NOthings made small vote
appear 10 be large one and caused IL 10
effect substantial results by counting all
their votes IN favor here Of a Democratic
candidate and there Of n Wing candidate.
We do not expect any such victories on the
part Of the new parties that are now
claiming public attention, tut 1t may be
we'll TO remember the history of the past,
and not forget that the Alliance men are "a
power in the land. and Will be able to
make themselves felt wherever and when
ever they choOs, TO do so. We mean to
cay that II is impossible TO forecast the re-
suits of the elections If next Tuesday.
They may be such As none Of us expect IN
the mammoth States of the North.
popularity or feature of al important
elections which take place at such time
rs the present il that they all run one
way. Every result reported at first to be
doubtful turns out to have been III favor
Of the party which has for the moment
gained the sweet voices of the masses.
And there Is no accounting for these
freaks of the populace. The surprises
fall in one after another. until finally the
party which suffers from their continued
repetition good naturally determines not
10 be surprised any more. and accepts
the situation" aigood faith.
Virginia il not circumstanced rs are any
of the northern States. A revolutionary
patriot said of the sieners Of the Declare
ton of Independence that they would
either have to hang together or hang
separately. Nlrsinians can feel the force
of that remark. They are not at liberty 50
70 divide as 10 turn thegoyernment of this
State over To the Republicans or to negroes.
They must hang together as Nirginians
and as Democrats or else they will do
worse than hang separately. II some Of
the Republican speakers In the great
northern States have this year ignored
national questions to considerable OK
tent and discussed before the people the
politic-ccOnomc issues of the day. II must
not be inferred that the malice Of our
northern enemies has 10 longer an exist
ence. No, no. II IS Just az much
their purpose now "a 1t eyer was
so to legislate in all the northern Re
publican States as 10 enable them TO per-
petuate indefinitely the rule OF the Re
publican party. The programme has re-
Gently been spread before the people of
Ohio. All the northern Republican States
are TO elect presidential electors by gene
raj ticket. and thus stife the voices Of
all the Democrats IN those States in the
presidential election. All the State Legis-
Ia,ures controlled by the Republicans are
TO redistrict their States for the election
OF congressman So as TO secure majority
in the national House of Representatives
eyen If that ajority has to DO based upon
Democratic majorities IN the several States.
Once let the Republicans secure control
of the country under this programme and
we Of tho south may bid final farewell
TO any consideration at the hands of the
northern Republicans. Power, power,
power--money, money, money-these are
the objects had in view 10y our northern
enemies. and these objects they will attain
whenever we allow the Solid South TO be
broken.
But will Virginia be the first State to
desert the South. Will Virginia by her
vote next Tuesday tell the northern Re
publicans to 60 on and by law combine
the strength of the northern States in the
Republican party? VIII Virginia counte-
nance the efforts of the lie publicans to
begin this year the work of building up by
State legislation aparty hating the South
and the southern people, and bent upon
nothing but mischiefS VIII Virginia be
deceived by traitors? viii she cast in her
fortunes with those of the rebels" of the
South, or with the men who hate rebels"
and do all they can at all times to make
what they presume to call rebellion
odious in the eyes even of our own chill
dren? No. Virginia Will do none of these
things. Like LUTHER she Will say: Here
stand. God help me. cannot do other
wise" Nor can she do otherwise than
stand shoulder TO shoulder with her south.
ern sisters. Will not every true Virginian