The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-18
THE Conservative Nominations.


According to very wise and phiosopn'e
.,,,n;on. I, Is true craftsmanship 10 w 'ne
,aot tbst we can do under the circuhs'"use''
A.. conservative Convention OF FRIDAY,
.-s;.h made the nominations for city ofncers'
.'.sr ho awarded the credit Of having done
1880 y cave a ticket which Conservatives
40, cote for. No convention can, by us Sc
Lotions, please everybody. III 1t gives 70
t,e marty i, represents names that al! ma!
-oto for notwithstanding that all do not ana
oou,d not get their preferences, that Is al
that could be expected. Such conventions
can do no more, aud their task IS a' oes'
n.;,fp,. Where friends are con'estins 'ne
- tho arbitcr between them is often per.
5000 70 saw whether the decision be makes
lr;,..s him mos, Of grief or satisfaction. AND
Ta are sure this was the feeling OF many
members of the Convention held on Friday.
There has been time enough since the con-
tost WAS settled to calm the hearts OF COM
ns,;,ors and their friends, and divert their
minds from the consideration of their per-
.ona, matters, and to direct them towards
,ha nublic welfare. 1t is q good thing Tor
mon 70 elevate themselves in this manner.
To forget self and combine with others io1
the public good is the exercise of one OF the
noblest Of virtues and one that never iahs 10
elevate all who possess it. Richmond "ouio
be intellectually injured by the defeat OF the
Conservative party, and every man can best
prove his devotion to the people be sought
to serve. and whose appreciation he desired
to enjoy. bv devoting himself to the protec-
ton OF their interests in securing the trl-
umph of the Conservative party. The peo-
pie can never trust men who fail to rally to
their defence in the hour Of danger.
We feel perfect confidence in the strength
Of the Conservative party, yet We warn the
citizens against the indulgence OF an IDEA
which sometimes meets favor in rare Spots
In the State; and that is that the voters may
in special cases disregard the party nofn'na-
ton and elect somebody not endorsed py
the party. This is creat error. 1ndePeho-
ent voting for independent cahdld"'es oie'A'
I'D the harmony and Itpsirs the strehe'h OF
marty An implied compact between neigh
bors to sustain politca! organization for
the public good broken by some Of the par
ties to il absolyes Others. And IN every
case Of triumph by the independents the
party loses strength and force. Such
breach of faith by voters, and such oisre- |
gard of the discipline ola party estabIlsnedfor
the public good, involve moral as well as
social delinquency, which intelligent men,
unon due consideration, could hardly be
guilty of.
If ordinarily it may be considered al act
of bad faith deserving censure for man to
desert the party lie las joined, what should
we say of sn act of faithlessness to the Con-
serraure party: That party was estao-
lished to save the State from the misrue of
iucompetcncy and dishonesty; and from its
dread consequences to all public interests.
There could not be party with higher mo-
tiyes, nor could there be one whose defeat
would be followed by worse effects. There
fore a man who would break his Iealty
10 such q party could be true to none.
Breaking faith with it is like faithlessncSs TO
the Commonwealth itself.
But We hope that this warning is not
needed, and that the Conservative party in s
Richmond will continue united and firm
until that period, which ne hope to see,
when Virginia will be. relieved from the
peril in which she is low placed. and when
men may feel free to eDjo? their individual
preferences without cndangering the COM
non welfare. Is
Let us now 90 TO work. friends, and elect
he very good ticket We have, neither tolera-
ing nor compromising with independents in
my form. Put the State above individuals,
nd stand by the army enlisted in her cause.