The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-18
Riflrmond Dispatth.
" .DNESDAY...... OCTOBER 10, i''''
1ndependent Candidates.


Controversy about these KIN" ~ mr.,
would be unfortunate indeed at 'nu ,nd,
CON, time. We propose not TO assam .; '
.,;ar,,a Int 70 offer the general pi" s.,;o,
,,h,oh mike the examples OF fePuu -,
of marty conven,ionalisns no" =" - TN,
public welfare. v, FIGHT, which
'"s'"'. o, issues peculiarly local ant
,,,1,rc ,hovc OF any northern ''"'o'
raI no,;tics have nothing 10 10 WIN III
. 80" The opposing lines stand thus
w;.a;ni,ps of intelligence, reliability, ant
o,,shiIity. cndeavoring 10 retain their Owl
government in their own hands, and keep
ont of the public Offices Incompetence d's
honesty. and barbarism. They are opposed
bv few white people heading the grea
hody of negroes. The whites chiefly III TN
lead are wanderers running their luck II
the oppressed southern States, seckin:
through negro votes to get into ONCE VIII
the view to plumber. They are the sani'
sort of men who In other southern Slalc'
have suuandercd the money OF Inc pooi'e
and involved them in millions OF aco''
leaving behind nothing to show for 1t. The
struggle thus made up involves the welfare
and verv honor Of the State.
A. there is large part of the State com
pletcly under the power Of negro majorllief
It i not difficult to see that, should there
be d scord IN those sections where lntelh
eenre, fidelity, and capabiltty arc IN Inc
ascendant, the controlling power I'D INC
Lesisl, turc may pass into the hands OF the
ignorant, incompetent, and unrcllabhc'
Every change Of vote counts double
takes from one side and adds to the other.
Here is tho great issue and the great
peril. We cannot risk the State by local
and personal tcuds. They arc forbidden
nv every sentiment Of patriotism and honor.
The men who subject their State 10 This
danger will be guilty of Il grave error. We
can see no motive that could justify their
conduct.
We see il suggested that there may be
exceptions such n where the boiler taking
the field is good man, better than The
nominee; or where the nomination has
been obtained by fraud. The suggestion IS
mIschievous. Who is to judge of these
matters? The ambitious and disappointed
aspirant,: How many Of them have ever
considered themselves fairly defeated!
How many ever thought the successful
"scapable az themselves: Upon
nominee - -" state would be full Of
such conditions tn~
iudepenQent candidates. ~ svs-
Such exceptions are fatal to pal..
tenn. they cannot be judicously applleo,
because the malcontents are the JUDGES Oh
their own cases. They would absolutely
relieve all aspirants from all party oh''Sa-
tions. We appeal to the good sense, inc
patriotism, aud the honor OF all FlrSlnlans
evers where to discard all idea OF any eA"
ceuticns to the prudent rules we have been
compeIlcd 10 adopt to save Virginia. Let
no personal ambition, no cliqueism, endan-
ger The State and tempt them into cXam-
pies of disorder, detiincc. and contempt
for our wise party rules.
Were they so tempted they would only en-
courage recklessness and produce dcmoran-
cation, bad passions and confusion that
would give to the evil spirits which bcSlcgc
our dear old mother hopes of victory that.
would plunge Us into world of troubles
We have seen the southern states where the
same bad spirits have triumphcd over
whelmed by these troubles. We have
thus far avoided them. What curse. III
deed, would it he, should the dstestabio
personal ambitions in our own ranks now Z;
involve us in n similar fate.