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A Warning TO Democrats.
lCane CharIes Light.l

The Republicans in Virginia undoubt-
edly have better chance 20 elect a
Governor this year than they have had
for many years. We are, therefore, going
TO make a fight against the Democrats
that will last until the polls are closed
next November" So spoke State Chair
man Park Agnew 20 a representative OF
the Washington Post The Post adds
THE Republicans. .wll make their fight
upon State issues, preaching economy
and reform They will take Attorney
General Montague's speeches, in which
he declared that the Democratic machine
in Virginia was corrupt in every part, as
their text, and will argue that COM
plete change OF administration would be
beneficial To the State. IL is expected,
also. that the bitter contest between
Swanson and Montague will divide the
Democratic party. and that the friends OF
the defeated candidate will not be
anxious 10 see the other elected. At any
rate, the Virginia Republicans this year
believe they have an opportunity TO
elect a Governor provided they put the
right kind Of a man at the head OF their
ticket
"The Light spoke Of this same ques-
ton several weeks ago and said then,
it behoOved the Democratst to be on the
alert: we also said that, we believed
there was little to fear from any inrOads
being made ny the Republicans into our
ranks if we all pulled together. We
have not changed our mind, if what we
had recommended be carried out, but we
cannot guarantee this to be so II the
tactics resorted to by Mr.. Montague and
his friends shall be continued. Mr.. Mar
tin nor Mr.. Swanson did not start the
campaign of mud Singing, but Mr.. Mon
tague with the hope that it would strike
popular chord attacked Senator Mar
tin and Mr. Swanson and nothing has
apparently been too harsh for him to
say in regard to them both and yet the
Times tells US, we must overlook all
these little things and turn in and help
one machine get the best of the other
machine.
We would like TO know why it is that
all the Republicans seem so interested IN
Mr.. Montague's campaign. They even
send delegates to Norfolk we don't
mean the Republican party but they (the
Repubicans) who use their influence in
getting Republicans posing as Democrats
selected a. delegates and sent to Norfolk
to help Mr. Montague's cause.
We have been struck by the appeals,
some of which we have seen, made by
prominent Republicans, to Democratic
friends to be sure and get to the mass
meetings in order TO help the cause OF
Mr. Montague.
We have wondered why such interest
was beingItaken in Mr. Montague'scause
by Republicans, when, at the same time,
it had been agreed by the State mana
gers to put full ticket in the field; we
have suggested several reasons, but ad-
nit that none we could bring up have
really appealed TO us as being proper
explanation. 1t may be that the Repub-
Iican managers thin2 by assisting Mon
tague, they will widen the breech be-
tween the Democrats and make the more
sure the possibility of their winning.
They do not hope that any Democrat
will vote for their ticket, but we suppose
they hope enough bitterness will be in
iected into the campaign to keep the
Democrats at home.
We are not stay Mt home Democrat
and don't believe in crying when we are
beaten fair, but we do sound a warning
similar to that of the "rimes" that
Democrats med to do something TO heal
theiI1ifferences and unless they do the ex-
pectations Of Mr.. Park Agnew may be
tealized next November.