| Show VIRGINIA L SHOULD LEAVE THE rill SOLID SOUTH There was some ome hope in mid-campaign mid that Virginia would 1 1 break away from front the tho Solid South and become ono One of tho the new states of ot the Union But the tho theote vote ote t teems ema about aboul the tho same samo there thero a M as in informer Informer former years year Of Ot course couso the camp campaign made mado there thereby thereby by Republican candidates had a a. good effect buthe but bu the people are not yet et ready to defy cf all the conventions conventions conventions con con- of ot their section There iJ are half halt a doz dozen n Elates Elates' of ot the tho South that are aro about ready to get gd out of ot the historic class In which conditions put them Alabama Is ia one There are thousands of Northern men there ther and tho the state has bas b been n mado made new by the time Invasion tIme the the army anny of or peace and prosperity There is now little or no s sectional hostility The Tho I s J 1 t i J TJ l. l I I I people below bolow Mason Maeon and anti Dixons Dixon's line have e no quarrel with tho the Northerner r. r But they find the tho bull bulk of ot tho the Republican party th thero ro made mado up of ot colored men and they thoy do not yet quite leo ECO their wa way to affiliate themselves with that class S. S One Oue would think enough men now live IIvo thero to dominate tho time party parly and redeem i it front from whatever features al' al are found Cound undesirable Surel Surely there thero would bo be a oj better progress for tor or that section if It were not PC F permanently at variance with tho thio ruling sentiment s of or tho country If It Virginia tho time mother nOther of ot Presidents wore were t tt l lead the way there thero Woul would be a 0 readjustment all nU along tim Iho line Thero There is less Ieee fear of at negro domination domin QUon atlon there thero than elsewhere and tho influence of the old stab Etalo would rould bo be O potent for tor the tho genera good It would woul bo be a 0 blessing for the entire nation If it that ancient political attitude could be changed cht |
