The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-16
v-n VIII, the White nan's BANNER
T',s. World Answered.

IRON the Newark Is. J.) Journal
II is astonishing what paternal Interest
i taken bv the New York World in the
welfare OF those Of the Democracy whose
misfortune it Is not to be citizens Of the
Empirc State. Such interest would be
highly commendable If the previous politi-
ca! course Of that journal had been ire
roachaole, and the action heretofore OF its
Democracy Of a harmonizing, conciliatory
character. But when we reflect upon the
fict that that paper has on more than one
occasion trurersed, like "the heather
Chince," " in ways that are dark, and the
Democracy OF the Empire State have i'll two
several Instances In our National Conren-
tons prevented us from winning victory,
We think the presumption OF the H0rld
iordci s somewhat on the marvellous.
We arc perfectly willing 10 award to the
New York Democracy all the credit they
deserve for thcis recent victory. out Whch
the World :l.ims that that result was
achieved only ny ignoring issues that were
| vital in the canvass, it makcsa clam tIat
| cannot hc sustained. and reflects very little
rredi. upon the men who accomplished tile
ttriumnh. The moral effects Of the fifteenth
| amendment and the extension OF negro sui
frare were operative in New 1"ik Us well
rs IN every o,hcr State, III spite CT Inc Sc
! c,;cc ct resolutions and the windy ehito-
r!> Of the World on the subject al " dcad
issues" Thc ant" gVnism OF races IL TOO
iuccIj-seatcd and potent 10 he di>tlIuc9 u!
o,y surh causes. Does the WU16 presume
! iu say that there were not thousands q!
votes east IN Sew York, Is there were III
otber states. hv Republicans who were dis
! nu,tr,i with the Radical effort to degrade
! Tue suffrage: $780,.
| Does il pretend that this natural disgust
IrnsendcrCd in the minds OF White men did
moi stimulate the Democracy to LABOR with
an unwoEtcd zeal and perseverance: Ii
THIS j. lis position, then we sa! inc Ne"
York Democracy stood alone, and were
aciuatcd by dliorcut motives lnan those
| which swayct ther brethren i'll other States.
y hat carried The state oil Indiana put lhe
| brlh and m.,,Iy protest made by the gallant
| Voorhees, a.a!n>t the fifteenth amendment
,nd negro suffrage! lie bore "thc white
man. banner" into every township and
countyin Indiana, and nnfurlcd it dctantly
| in the faces Of the m0ngt clltes, and the
result was tie Democracy S'rcpt Me,StGte.
'Ehn sane result is apparent Ill lLlinolS,
whr,c III crcay county III which an issue
| y;;.> lnad,, fairly and squarcly IN opposition
| - negro sui age, the Democracy were it-
warticl hy immense gains.
| In little Delaware, where heretofore the
! nainrty la, seldom been over Il thousand,
4
Ike sauacily, threw themselves early INTO
IN. canvass. with The white mans banner
hruql!l ,:n;uilcd, and in spite OF the i'm
ru.n.c .;.;l!iti0n 10 t.3e Republican strength
o. tic negro, swept the State by 3,40O MAJ
iorlc. The Slule WAS true OF ,Gsaryiana.
'pr,i II New jersey our defeat was simply
oNino 60 lorl: discussions and chickering's n
tnc upper counties OF the elalc, growing OUT
q mu,iluip.! rnrruptions, and the unmaniJ
riyi;!lic> OF defeated candidates. in the tWo
uf Tx. congressional Gi>tllcss "here thelr
conventions came out tiat-tootcd III oplo"
>itioM 10 Mcg;o suffrage and WITH pledges IN
i.v"r IL Tie rt,?en. OF the lilteehtn alneho'
,nr,,;. we can led our congressman tr-
umrhartly and in the first district, ~n1rt
:. similar poSitiun WAS taken, the Eepuolt-
cans cot but 500 maj ority, instead vi l.0U0,
=. they cXpectcd-and THIS, too, ne ii re-
mruibcred, where the ne1! vote gave great
additional strength 30 the Ncpub!icen party,
In the second district, Mr.. forkcr, the
democratic candidate came out boldly Iii his
sueech accepting the nomination., rcpud!"t-
inv the negro vote. and ~ ~ doing only re-
affirming The bold resolutions III ii. con-
vent.on. TT WAS elected by nearly 400 ma
juiity. notwithstanding lie !.nmcn>e Access
.e.S.nn OF nearly 2,UOo negro, votes, ana Tue
nomination OF d.. Newell, the most popu.
l'tr NauicA4 III .ht uis', 'eo' "hNii t''o".n
The Republicans to believe that their trl-
umph was torcgonc conclusion.
These III facts that piesun. = most Singll-
| lar commentary upon the la!>ity ana MOI.
lowne>s OF the HorldS asscrt!oi!o in its re-
cent editorial upon What il ~ iresump-
ruot!.iv Nylr> . dp0d Issues" Dead issue,
indirect They have been vital /" the Sue
ce : oi The Democracy everywhere, ana tie
| u GRID Is only kicking against the prickS
when it ESSAYS to resist tie lesson that they
| teach.
IL IS high time that the Democracy rcpu-
dated the cowartlly policy and t,me->erving
| weakness OF the World. 1t has worked
! much mischief in times past, ana lis tseacc-
cry aud double dealing have been more
/ than once eNp"Scu.