The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-07
TUESDAYS ELECTION,

The people uttered no uncertain voice
In the elections of Tuesday. The result
indicates that they have, not as yet.
forgotten the imbecility of the last
Democratic Congress. and It's straddle
of the tariff Issue, as well as that OF
the financial question. The over
whelming defeat of Campbell in Ohio
was due, to great extent. TO the heavy
load he Ind to carry. with Senator"
Brice on his shoulders. Ohio is Re-
publican State, and It is only Demo-
cratic when the people rebel against
gross Republican misrule and bossism
I'm State matters. Brice straddled the
tariff issue in the Senate. and 1t was
an open secret that he sought to secure
Il return by means OF his money bags.
Honest men. irrespective of party, have
no patience with such statesmen. and
it is good for the country that they
should be sent to the rear.
In Kentucky a wide breach was made
In the Democratic ranks on the issue of
free silver as advocated by Senator
Blackburn, and sound meney as rep
resented by Secretary Carlisle. 1t was
almost war to the finish, and the ques-
ton was straddled by the adoption of
sound-money platform, with the nom
nation of free coinage candidate for
Governor, to stand upon 1t. Senator
Blackburn canvasscd the State, and
made issue with the platform adopted,
and the result Is demonstrated A house
divided against Itself is apt to top
pie. 1t Is Il story MS old as the hills.
Kentucky is O Democratic State, and the
lesson of Tuesday will not be forgot
ten.
+ In Maryland the Democratic party
for n long time has been burthened by q
system of bossism of the most despotIc,
and repulsive nature. 1t has been long
ana earnestly protested against, but the
protest did not receive the slightest
heed. The Democrats of Maryland put
up with it until patience ceased to be a
virtue, and Il revolt was the only alter
native for men who valued freedom of
opinion, and who determined to be no
longer shackled. Gormanisln-and not
Democracy-received an Overwhelming
defeat Tucsdhy. Maryland is Demo
cratic State, and the defeat of the Dem
ocrntic ticket In that Stnte will be
properly credited TO the cause which
brought 1t about. 1t Will be recognized
as a rebuke to the gross violation of the
best principles OF Democracy.
Tammany won in New York with all
its bad record-and IN the face of It's
crushing defeat of year ago-it won
Tuesday, and simply because the people
wished to show their utter disgust of
what Mr.. Sam. Small defines to be
the outcrop of social hobos" and "reli-
gious hypociites." In New York city,
us in Norfolk, 1t was discovered that
there were great many political
hogs" among the reformcrs, who sim
ply used the cloak of reform that they
might wnllow in the fat pastures of
political pap, irrespective of principle
or decency In New York State, with
the divisions existing in the ranks
of Democracy, and old sores yet UNI
healed, Democratic success could not
be expected. The same may be said OF
the Democratic defeat in New Jersey.
The result In Virginia, with the, de-
feat of quite u number of Democrats in
some of the strongholds of Democracy
is warning to the party in this State
that should not go unheeded. Had
there been organized effort on the part
Of the Republican party and the other
antagonists of. Democracy In this State,
1t Is questionable what the result would
have been. The Senatorial contest in
the last Legislature created a disgust
that the people have not yet gotten over.
1t won't do to venture upon such dan
Gerous ground again. The people want
honesty in their politics. and they will
not tolerate bosssm, or corruption. or
hypocracy.
The result of Tuesdays election,
viewed from national standpoint, Sc
cures for the Republican party the
possession of the Senate OF. the United
States for some time to come The
election gives the seats OF Senator
Brice. of Ohio and Senator Gibson, OF
Maryland. to Republicans.