Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-09
5SGoY'. S q Ter ATTITUDE.


me fiyenil ews, Of HIM ond, and
the $$Danyille eglster, are B. belaborine
Goy.s yler because he Will / + ST enter
upon an aetiyes camp ign aiga.nst + I'M
self In ehalf of his 4 ompe Ii tor for +ba
y. s. Senate, in, + Wit h q Z
ever tisg7iis es and Dretexts the cum
ming I'M 1T tie game be decked wi thai. that
is the game attempted ION the Cover ,vyesrr.
nor-no less: I , is a sharp thick. 81
haps; but the average virglnian Is
sharp 'hslp enough to see It and SomiDire,-. ]
bend 1t. Even If the Governors ST.
lence does subject him to the nnisren-
resentation Of the Martin. press and
the infant Tammany OF Virginia, he
cannot slr be expected to do what these
assailants demanded Of him, as thew
know very we'll that the Governor has
already said enough. and is too much
Of gentleman to be bullied into play
ing into the hands of the Martin gang.
The treacherous organization of the
party is alone responsible for the in
dependence of the people,. as now ex-
hibited, Cor the Independent Democratic
candidates for the legislature, and the
peculiar" circumstance in which they
are actually using their power and
that of the Democratic party for one
candidate for the u. S. Senate against
another,-although neither the party,
nor the people. have nominated either
Of these competitors. It is vain to
plead that this is q mere election of
legislators; on the contrary, the leg
islative character of the election is
merged into that for U. 8. Senator, as
the organization very well knows, and
1t Is bending all ats energies to defeat
Tyler and elect Martin. The malfea-
sance of the organization and its ac-
completes has been so gross and fla
grant that retrhbution, sooner or later.
ds sure to befaH them in stern meas
ure. And yet they have the assurance
of rebuking the Governor for not
obeying them in carrying out their
treachery to him. the people and the
party! For cheek, 1t Is unparalleled
in the annals OF party. Commenting
ON the new departure of the Richmond
Evening News. our reliable Richmond
correspondent says:
..As n matter OF fact the editor OF the
News himself interviewed the Cover
nor on the subject of his attitude to-
ward the independents tn the field,
and printed an article declaring Gov
ernor T'yler's explanation perfectly sat-
isfactory.
Tothis he appended glowing eulogy
of the Governor as n man and an
official, which was widely endorsed In
view of this, the change of front of
the News Is surprising. to say the
least"
The Governor announced himself and
his position sufficiently when he adj
dressed the people In communication
proclaiming his candidacy, and If he
says it impugns his honor to be asked
now to reiterate what he said at first,
1t Is certainly absurd to expect him to
profess now n fealty to conspirators
who are endeavorlng to knife him in
every way, or to raise a finger for an
antagonist who has taken every mean
advantage of him and OF the people
and Of the Democratic party in vir-
girii1,- all of whm are defeated by the
treachery Of the organization.
Thank God, the people are like An
taeus: thrown to the earth. they
gain increased strength from every
contact with the soil. and finally win
over all contestants. A free people are
invincible. and NIrglnians will now
have two great wrongs to avenge.