The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-20

AFTERMATH.
The TIMES has never pretended to be
under the spell Of prophecy. The re-
markable exactitude of it's political
guess work in the campaign which has
led up to the nomination of Colonel
O'Ferrall has been due solely to a
careful scrutiny of conditions and the
application OF common sense to draw
ing conclusions therefrom.
AS in previous campaigns THE TIMES
has sought to be accurate rather than
to bend facts to. suit prejudices and
sectional feelings. Early in the cam.
paign we predicted Colonel O'Ferrall's
nomination by large majority. From
week to week we printed the returns
county by county. Away back in June
we gave him nearly LOO votes. Dur
ing July we indicated that the prob.
ably was in favor of his having we'll
over 1,1o0 delegates, and few days
before the convention we stated editori.
ally that Colonel O'Ferrslls vote would
not vary twenty from 1,15o He re-
ceived 1876.
THE TIMES desires to contrast it's atti-
tude and its exactitude with that of
papers OF Tyler proclivities. They are
now forced into the awkward position
of standing convicted of wilful misrep-
resentation or of woeful ignorance. We
commend to the public, which has to
depend largely upon its newspapers for
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journal like THE TIMES, which has the
fearlessness to tell the truth, the
ability to Judge what is the truth, and
the honest intention to place it before
the public.
Not alone on the nominations, but on
the platform, THE TIMES predicted the
outcome with absolute fidelity. No
paper in Virginia can show so clean and
sure a record of accuracy. We now
venture another predictions: Colonel
O'Ferrall and the entire Democratic
ticket will receive in November a larger
percentage OF the total vote than has
been cast for any ticket, Republican,
Read juster or Democratic, since the
war. Colonel O'Ferrall's nomination
was due to ground swell of politics
similar to that which carried President
Cleveland into office. The Democracy
loves fearlessness and honesty in poll
tics. Particularly was the young Demo.
cracy of Virginia drawn to his support
by admiration for his dash and spirit,
his geniality and his absolute courage
Of course no such success would have
greeted the O'Ferrail banners had not a
most effective organization marshalled
it to victory. To Judge East, of Nor.
folk, and Senator Lawless OF Ports
mouth, belong the principal credit for
this important duty. Senator Lawless
was Judge East's right-hand man. and
he proved as brilliant a political mana.
ger as his local reputation made him
He is one of the coming mon of the
Second congressional district
The platform is sound and, though
conservatively Democratic, contains
enough progressive planks to keep the
legislature busy. We believe the people
of Virginia will stand by it overwh ell
ingly. Look at it: Good schools and
their advancement; good roads and
legislation for their construction; the
equalization o: taxation; che aid Of dis
abled veterans; the promotion of the
oyster industry; reduction and reform
OF criminal expenditures. On national
issues squarely in line with the Chicago
platform. It is both Democratic and
progressive.
AS to the asperities OF the campaign
even the bitterest and most IN alignanl
of his detractors was overawed and
blushed into shamefaced silence by the
magnificent and overwhelming ovation
which sprung spontaneously from the
throats Of over 1000 delegates, alter
mates and visitors in the convention
hall at Richmond at the mention O