Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-10-06
Democratic Activity From Now On.

An ''off year." by which is meant a
year in which no President is to be
voted for, is always a trying year for
the party in power. 1t is the year in
which the outs have their opportunity,
and of late years the outs have SO i'm
proved that opportunity that nearly
every national administration has had
to face an opposition House of Repre-
sentatives in its third year of power.
In few off years of late, has there been
such a general assault, all along the
lines, upon an administration, as there is
in this. And in still fewer, has the adj
ministration in power been able to re-
cognize in the ranks of those storming
it's heights, so many of its own party.
On the general outlook all over the
country, there need be but a fair degree
of activity on the part of the Democrats,
to change the complexion of the House.
They have but to hold their own, and
carry the districts Of twenty-six Repub-
| licans.
There is no district in the Union in
which the Democrats have a better
chance to gain one of the twenty-six
seats, than our own. The Republicans
are distracted by feuds, many of which
have very good ground for their exist
ence. The Democrats have no factional
division, and have nominated a man
with clean record, a brainy head. and
a high character in Judge Quarles. To-
Gated on this side of the mountains.
he owed his nomination to the support
of the counties east of the ridge, being
selected as man upon whom all inter
ests could center. AS far as candidate
is concerned, the Democracy of the
Tenth district could stand on no safer
ground.
The apathy which is almost insepa'
rable from an off year will soon be dis
sipated in the five counties of Allegha-
ny, Bath, Botetourt, Highland and
Rockbridge, where the canvass for the
nomination of a State Senator is about
to begin. In nearly all the counties of
the district, Hon. III. D. Flood, a pa
triot and good Democrat combined
has been actively canvassing for Judge
Qurrles, and Mr.. Frank T. Glasgow
| has been giving his valuable aid with
| out stint.
But with all this favorable outlook
, We, in Augusta, must remember tina
tho xubn1o Il iCtr a. 1ooIyo 70 fo1
; her share, and very large share, o
, the Democratic vote to be cast in No
t vember. What are we doing in Angus
, ia? Anything? What is the county
v committee doing, here within thirt,
r days of the election ? Anything
$ it arranging canvass of the county
b something that should be begun a
S once? Our county committee has beef
e a power in the county; few of us hav
V yet forgotten the great fight it put u
Y under its chairman, A. G. Gordon, i
9 the Echols-Bodley campaign, and TO
;. which he and it should always be remem
s berered by Democrats with gratitude
Y The committee is not less Of powe
d now, and should begin at once to shoy
e that power. The county speakers an
J, places of speaking should be at once sc
j. lected and advertised, and continuou
d campaign for the remaining tire
o weeks kept up in Augusta.
l. Let our party authorities and GU
s Democratic workers in Augusta, be u
9 and doing; Augusta has furnished th
k candidate, let us also furnish the exam
S pie of activity. Our county commit
,. tee is we'll mananed and officered-me
d who know the Importance of what W
r have written here, and are we'll equiv
}. ped to start and carry on an activ
/. county campaign. Let the work begi
e now; not some later day, but HoaO,