The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-21
The Elections Tomorrow

~, :. Tho first ster" that does the MIS-
,h;of II was the giving way OF Tue "'s' III
,,e aver of sand that resulted ~ "'
,r,.,,h in the canal bank not 'oiS "so'
Gov, r,rt-,oads Of earth properly o'slose"
.n,,,a rr,bablv have prevented the accident.
,, ,,,v not he very important to choose a
,,v treasurer Of the right politics, or Coun-
linen of the true stripe, at this election.
.,,ny that the Conservatives have large
majority in tho Council. and have also Il
Navor to remove any officer who proves
himself unfit for his position; but the cleo
Y,ou Of a Radical Treasurer now would sure.
Is encourage the Radicals TO hope for the
election Of their candidates for Mayor and
al other city officers next year, whilst the
cleo ion of Radical Councilmcn I'D Madison
Ward now, though harmless ut present,
might result in the election OF Radical Cohn-
,ilmcn in the same ward next year, when
there might be a very different state of things
~ the Council--to be plain, when their clec-
ton might give the Radicals the prcponder-
iuc. of numbers in that body.
The CITY Council Is legislature in mnia-
,ur,. 1t is compelled to take much more
money from us in the shape OF taxes
,llan our state Legislature ever does, and It's
a,:s are. speaking generally, much more
likely greatly to benefit or seriously to in
,uyr this city than are those of the General
Assembly Of Virginia. 1t should therefore
t,c compoScd of men whose interests arc
identical with those of the people and OF the
civ, if these be not exactly the same. Above
.li. il should not he made up Of scaIawags
,arrct-.a.gerS. and negroes, whose out
races and plundcrings in every State ir
which they have gained power have made
them stink in the noStrils of the nation anC
of the world.
II is YOUR duty to vote. The performance
OF this duty will require but few moment:
of YOUR time. You can vote as you take I
morning stroll before breakfast; or you car
vote on your way down town in the fore
noon or up town in the afternoon or after
dinner even. if this would suit YOU better
There can. therefore, be no good excuse tol
not voting.
Let Us never neglect an opportunity tt
protect ourselves from the intolerablt
wrongs that have been visited upon oul
ncighbor> further south. Our city is grow
ing in wealth and commerce and numbers
more rapidly than she ever before grew. One
potent cause of this good fortune is the fac
that here the white race has always ruled
The negro i not, under these circumstances
tempted to oycrrrn the city. But let us, i
Tor only single year, allow the Radicals tt
get possession of the offices of this city
and ill our streets with negro policemen
and we shah soon be outnlmbcrct
bv the negroes who would flock hithcr
Richmond would be AtriGtnized by an in
fluX of negroes from the entire surrounding
country. PoMrEY would parade her street
and populate her alleys, and settle down il,
al her cellars and kitchens. The prospect
of plumber here would he more than the ru
rAl African could resist.
But We hope for better things. We oni!
mention these things by way of reminder
lhc people of Richmond are not so in,en>i
lie to their duties is citizens aS to lost
through indifference blessings which could
never be rcy,in,d hy the utmost eNcrliuns o.
lulnd and body.
Gu aud vote,