Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-11-15
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AFTER THE BATTLE.

revealed. Taking the country az a
whole there has been no decided victo-
~ anywhere. The old armies occupy
their original positions, holding the
same lines practically now, which
they occupied before the battle began.
In New York city Tammany lost, and
her forces are now being driven and
scattered, and many who survived de
feat may perish before the winter is
over with cold and hunger. This de-
feat they brought upon themselves by
pushing good thing too far. They
had good thing and worked it for a
little more than it was worth. This
caused envy and it was envy that over
threw them, not virtue. The Low
crowd will not hold the scepter but
two years, when it will go back to|
Tammany again. The same causes
which tended to Tammany's overthrow
will send Low to private life. He and
his associates migEerun church or
school, or some small eelemosynary
institution, but they can never handle
so large proposition as Greater New
York for more than one official term.
There is nothing national in this defeat,
it was not party victory, hence has
no significance outside of New York
city.
In Maryland and Kentucky there
were Democratic victories, while in
Ohio. New Jersey, Nebraska and other
strong Republican sections that party
was successful. Philadelphia has not
a sufficient number of independent vo
tiers to overthrow the money changers
and scourge those who defiled the tenn
pie there, and drive them out as New
York did, therefore she made no
change.
Maryland is possibly the most to be
congratulated of any State which voted.
She is Democratic State pure and
simple. She ought never to have gone
Republican, but gOld-that all power
full and overweaning commOdity-led
many of those who had formerly been
Democrats astray, and when they fell
they fell like Lucifer never to rise
again. They became the most ardent
and Jealous of all those who were styled
Republicans, and they were RESPONSE
BILE for her continuing in line 30 long.
1t was well known that when she came
to her sober senses she would repudi-
ate bag and baggage such baneful
principles, and the corruption that
party usually carries with it.
Kentucky has had enough of Repub-
lican assassins and fugitive governors,
to make her tired. Assassination be-
came more and more odious when it
was inflicted on the head of the nation
and the people of Kentucky saw and
felt when Mr.. Mckinley, like Gov.
Goebel, was stricken down, that the
Republican party of that State had
sown the seeds that had brought forth
fruition beyond their most sangulne
expectations. Yellow Journalism and
Democratic distaste of certain Repub
lican measure have in vain been cited
as the causes which led to anarchy, and
the death of President Mckinley, but
Kentucky Republicans who had the
sympathy of the present president of
the United States, were undeniable the
first to give practical lesson in assas-
sination, and for this, if for no other
reason, lost their hold in that Com
monwealth. This last election is a re-
buke to assassins and sympathizers
with assassination, and we predict that
the Democratic party in that State
will lead long life, if it lives till it is
compelled to assassinate its opponents
in order to hold control of the State.
In Virginia oratory for once has not
succeeded in it's function, and the elo-
quence of the gifted Hoge could not
turn the people from their ancient
paths. Neither has levy of 5 per
cent on the Federal office holders, nor
full turning loose of all the Federal
officers On the people accomplished what
Col. Hoge's eloquence had failed In.
The State went Democratic and the
Legislature remains so. The bugaboo
Of the State convention which was
hung up in every negro cabin, and for
that matter every white cabin where
the occupants were fools enough to be
duped by it, had not the desired effect.
Outside the polls in many places stood
Uncle Sans faithful officers Loyalty
serving their bosses, Whooping to the
crowd, telling "the negro and the poor
white man" to come up and vote pos
sibly for the last time, but come and
votethis one time if they never could
vote again. The Democrats were try
ing to disfranchise them, and would
do it unless by voting right this time
they could save themselves. The
story was in substance the same old
one which the negro had heard so often
about going back into slavery, and
made but little impression on him.
Augusta went Republican and Staun-
ton Democratic. The trouble cam
not on account of any change of heart,
nor any fear of what the convention
was going to do, nor any of the thou
sand and one causes usually ascribed.
but from the fact that new set has
undertaken to run the Democratic part Y
in thiscounty, and doing it by damn
ing rings and bosses. and their succe. 9
is seen in the vote polled. They ran
it to be sure. but into the ground and
nearly broke it off. But for the Staun-
ton rings and bosses they would ha,
things in pretty plight. There has
hoar, q GOOD doal of doahtfn Da.aoa.-,