Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-11-06
Friday, November 6. 1908.
THE RESULT.


The election is over and again the
Democrats have lost. We have well
nigh come to the conclusion that they
are unfit to be trusted witt power, and
that those who vote that ticket are So
cialists, anarchists and all round fools.
We have been told this so often, and
it has been proven $50 often, we are
nearly convinced. We have been vot-
ing that ticket for the period OF our
natural lives, at least eyer since we had
a vote, and during that time have new
er won single victory. When Grover
Cleveland was elected we thought we
had won, but in a little while that vic
tory turned to ashes in Democratic
mouths, and all was disgust and dis
appointment. We found we had really
elected better Republican than the
Republicans themselves. had in their
party, for in a little while they turned
to him as their savior and elected him
president. After that our interest in
him ceased.
We were fully prepared for the pres
emit defeat, not quite so sweeping to be
sure as it seems to be, but fully prepar-
ed for defeat. We had seen some very
wise men in Virginia go over to the
Republicans. The few of us left
amounted to little and were only fit to
be defeated. The Niger was recently
kicked out to let in those wise men.
Whether the party has profitted by the
change awaits to be seen. We bid them
goodbye and wish them happy voy-
age in their new attire, and with their
new friends We can endure the re-
suits with grace, and even dignity.
We have been defeated, as we say, in
every presidential election since 1850.
That was the first we ever knew any
thing about, though we did not vote
for years thereafter. We saw our peo-
pie that year saddened by the result
and soon involved in war and blood
shed. That was the first Republican
victory. Its next was four years later
a. Appomattox. 1t will end as the
frst began in war and bloodshed. He
who lives by the sword will die by the
sword, and we now predict that when
the Republican party loses control of
this government it will be by revolu-
tiOn. 1t is needless to say that it has
become arrogant to the limit, that it is
thoroughly corrupt, that it has lost
respect for the rights of the common
people, that it has allied with it every
TT asst and predatory combination in the
country, that it lives by the corruption
Of the electorate, and heaps up taxes
upon the poor which are grinding in
the extreme. If reports be true as to
New York, there was probably the
reatest sale of olive stock" there on
sl ection day which that political stock
exchange ever knew. 1t was record
breaker. Tammany sold out lock,
stock and barrel, thing it has fire.
4uently done before, but never so
thor oughly. The whole thing up there
sesms to have been rotten to the core.
Oar advice to the South now is-ioin
the Republican party. Let us go with
it, embrace and kiss. We find many
Of our recent leaders already in its arms,
and OSCILLATIONS are frequent. Lets all
join. Lets feel good for once. Lets see
what ii 10 to be victorious once in all
eur lives. Lets put ourselves where we
may love those good and true men
who have enjoyed the crib, who have
eaten pie before our eyes so long and
gluttonously. Let US now, inasmuch
~ by kicking out the niger, there are
n any vacant places-fll them, and
behold ourselves as we now behold
sth era. in a position where, if not
quite, then we can be nearly as good
az niger. Lets be Republicans if in
the being We have to be as black, soci-
ally, morally, and actually as the
Blacklist imps in the furthermost cor
ner of far distant country, or if they
are too pure, then as black as some of
the new party associates here in Vir-
sinia
The results of the election are most
gratifying to the honest banker. He
will be entirely relieved from having to
pay any Of the losses of the dishonest
banker. The Republican party never
fails to take care of the honest men,
bers Of corporations, and always takes
care Of the corporations at the expense
Of the people.
The Democrats gave to New York,
Governor Hughes when he was elected
before, aided and abetted by that pure
and good man VIM. R. Hearst. They
did the same thing this time with Mr..
Kearst's aid. Mr.. Hughes ought to
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