Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-08

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CORDES e MCSBY.
MOSBT. WILKINSON &
! ANDERSON,
GEO. w ANDERSON &. SON,
Southern Press Q .hc Elections.
In the opinion Of tic News, the result
Shows that the people are firing Of
Rerublicanism. and that il Democracy
will gather itself together and choose a
leader and an issue we hold a splendid
fighting chance to win two years hence
and no man wants more.-At laita News
Democrat.
While We are naturally somewhat dis
appointed in the result, though not great
ly surprised. there is cause for congratu-
lation. There is no doubt that the leaven
of Democratic principles is working SO
that by the presidential election we may
expect something worth while.-Nashville
News-Democrat.
The one fact that must impress the
rcater who would get at the important
meaning Of the election is the fact THAI
Democracy has made no gains for which
it is indebted to either imperialism or
socialism,. and that any increases over
which it may feel encouraged are unques-
ticnably the results of Il tardy return to
the tariff issue. rendered more important
by its Citations to the trust problem
Dallas News-Dcmocrat.
If We We're more certain of the wisdom
that is supposed to reside with a multi
ncity of counsel we could feel better
over the Democratic gains in the House
than we do at the present writing. 1t
s.f Inf 1,a hot f],n ~
this powerful minority will lay the found
alton for the next national campaign
also its unwisdom may accomplish the
same task.-Ja cksonvlle Times-Union-
Democrat.
In the recent campaign. in all parts Of
the country, the Republican orators and
Republican papers stated and restated. in
all the various ways they could invent
that the success of the Democratic party
meant an effort to revise the tariff. and
that tariff revision meant hard times.
The people were simply scared into
taking the position of letting well enough
alone. They thought it better to bear
with the trusts a little longer than to
risk bringing about hard times by open
ing up the tariff question.-Savannah
News-Democrat
The large use of vituperation and de-
traction in the conduct of the campaign
on the Republican side did not commend
itself to anybody who wanted to see a
respectable political opposition in the
State. II there is ever to be in Louis
lana any considerable Republican follow
ing outside Of the negroes. it must start
| under wholly different conditions, other
wise tho party will continue to be
1 i,,lo feJ,~ a
call for that much attentjon.-New Or
leans Picayune, Democrat.
The Legislature elected on Tuesday
will contain forty-five Democrats and
five OF the opposition in the Senate, and
10t Democrats and sixteen of the OPPOSE.
ton in the House. Such large majorities
are not generally conducive TO the best
Observation-Disclosures On. CD Post, Demo-
crat.
The Democrats did not carry the Houss
of Representatives as they hoped, but
they made substantial gains that presage
possible, if not probable Democra tic
victory in 1904. The gains in New York.
New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut,
as we'll as in other States, show that
Democracy, as Vance said is still immor-
tal.-Raleigh News and Observer, Demo-
crat
When on one occasion it was suggested
to let well enough alone" another poll
teal aphorism was added to the opuent
axioms of the Republican party by Sena-
tor Hanna, and that was to stand pat"
These ringing sentences together with the
adjuration OF Senator EIlsins, of this
State, when you have good thing,
keep quiet" are what most impressed the
voters of the country.-Wneeling Intelli-
gencer, Republican,.
We are disappointed that Congress will
still be Republican, but believe that,
looked at from one standpoint, it is bet
ter for the party that such is the case.
Thereby we are relieved of responsibility
which could only have been very trylns,
while the Democrats If they had secured
control could not have adopted any con-
structive legislation on account of tile
Senate and President. Nevertheless In
our opinion. 1t would have been very en-.
couraging IL the Democrats had won the
House.-Knoxvllle Sentinel, Democrat.
We would rather see the Roosevelt ad-
ministrntion have full swing. We believe
there Is much more chance for It to hang
itself with plenty OF rope than II its tether
was shortened by a Democratic House OF
Representatives.-Aug Chronicle.
Democrat.