Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-19
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1903.
BRIGHTER oUTLOOKEOR DEMOCaACY2

been no effort on the part intelligent, we'll.
infor ned Democratic newspapers to conceal
the fact that there was very little hope Of
their party succeeding in the Presidential
election next year. But very little
measure of Democratic success in local and
State elections will kindle a flame of hope
in tie mind of even the most cautious
leader newspaper of that political
persuasion. The recent elections in New
York, Maryland and Kentucky have set
Democratic hope aAame again. Even our
leve!-headed contt mporary the Norfolk
Virginian. Pilot has been swung of its
balance. Commenting on an optomistic
article from the Atlanta Constitution the
Virginian-PilOt says:
1T seems to be the cOncensus Of
opinion even among newspapers of widely
different views that the recent elections
showed decided drift toward the Demo.
cratic party"
The Atlanta Constitution had declared
that: This understanding is growing that
the Republican party is not now and can.
not ever be national party" The "Con.
stitution" also said: patriots every
where are becoming convinced that the
dominance of such party is not desirable
and that we should have in this country a
political reunion in fact, and not one of
fine words and efervescent gush." Tue
Virgnian- Pilot asserts that these views OF
the Constitution are mot unreasonably
optimistic" and that "While there was
no where outside of New York what could
be called Democratic LANDSLIDE the
results undoubtedly show the swing of the
pendulum toward the Democratic end Of
the arc"
We are unable to see anything shown
by the results of the late elections in Ken
tucky, Maryland and New York to
warrant the conclusion that the pendulum
of pOpular sentiment throughout the
Uhon is swinging toward the Demo
cratic end of the arc" What produce d
the results in these States and what were
tAtir magnitude La Kentucky the Demo.
cratic victory was won by the use of the
GOebel election law, which was constructed
upon the Virginia election law with some
additional dishonest features attached.
Our Norfolk contemporary knows what its
party could do III Virginia, in fact did do,
with the Walton law. Is it surprised at
the result il. Kentucky with the use of the
G"ebel election law ? The party that has
control Of the election machinery with
such lay in use can manufacture any
majority it wishes. Will such a manu-
featured majority be true index to honest
public sentiment throughout the country
In Maryland the Democratic majority
WAS not of such character as TO give much
encouragement for success In that State
when National issues are involved. Be-
sides, it was won with the opportunities
which Mr.. Germans specially prepared
election law furnish; and by the use of the
race question, which question conservative
Democrats say their party will not dare to
make national one in the Presidential
election next year.
Now what about New York Did our
Norfolk contemporary recollect that the
Tammany plurality in New York City at
the election on the 9rd inst. was just about
half what the plurality was in the State
election ore year ago? We also call its
attention :o.the fact.thst in the general
election throughout New York State on
the 3rd inst. the Republicans gained con-
sderably on tie election of Assemblymen.
Is there anything connected with the
Tammany victory in New York City to
make decent Democl ats feel happy or
hopeful? The Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst on the
Sunkad following the so-called Democratic
triumph in New York said
"And now we are only seven weeks from
the edge of enother pit With the first of
January will commence two more years of
he'll on earth. We are going to have
twenty four months of an open city and
before Tie two years are out unless there
is moral deadness here the eloQuence of
wide open crime, liquor, sodden wretched
ness and bespangled voluptuousness will
begin to tell. and accumulated iniQuity
will again show itself able to refute its own
depravity, and the rising ii de of mire will
once more tumble the city out upon the
green grass aud then, perhaps, we will live
in the midst Of greenness and flowers for
-four years instead of two-God knows"
ARESTRICTED ELECTORATE.