The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-10
.,ue dnat Have every vote.

we re. tho the thorough ant inqualineo
cali Of the Wing for every Conservative vote
in the sta,e-that every Conservative Vos s'
shal, he east for the Conservative nominees
;n order to give us a decided victory. we
INN heartily In these words OF the Nn'9 -
+. But we want more than mere g: xls,vs
this fall for the great party III . $3.50 ~ .
which is holding out to the "no'e 49, ro;s.
hope Of redemption from the ullses"o.o o W.
1s,is, ,,;.b which Radical Congress IS ours.
~, ,his land, And we shall have more II
,hs loading. active, and earnest C0nsefsa'
t;res in the various counties and townships
.srs organizing and otherwise worEiDg as
they hive heretofore done."
These words we endorse, and we say thar
no Conservative fully discharges bis duty
who does not 20 to the polls and cast his
vote ia manner that may swell the Conser'
ya,iye strength and help to extinguIsh all
hope In the Radical party that The affairs OF
this State may be ever placed under the "mis'
cradle misrulen of Radicalism.
We exbsrt all those who hold positions OF
prominence in the party to be as active ana as
energetic as they can; and we exhort every
Conservative to contribute his efforts and In.
fIuepce TO the Conservative cause! We must
keep the State from the damaging influence
of the misrule Of ignorance, incompetency,
and dishonesty. We all know what would
follow that misrule. We have the most con-
spicuous and sad examples of it. We know
what public embarrassment and dIscredlt iol'
low il. We know how it diSturbs industry,
and how il inspires fear and apprehension,
and increases discomfort everywhere. IL
would De worse than the plague. Every
citizen should know that it would visit him
with the worst consequences, and, therefore,
that be should resist it as he would struggle
against calamity.
Let US, then, have "more than mere vic.
tory" We want an expression OF public
feeling that shall overwhelm the public enc
my-the Radical party and deprive them OF
all hope that they can ever rule virginia.
Let there be no division, no independents
candidates, and no independent voters. The
latter are only little less to be deprecated
than independent candidates. The voters
might bring upon their friends defeat where
there are no independent candidates. Let
every voter weigh we'll the considerations
in the case. The great body of his
friends 60 the Conservative nominees.
Tie is under an implied obligation to
his neighbors that he cannot lightly dIsre.
gard. He profits by their neighbolly regard
for him, and he should not feel that he could
trea, with entire indifference their wishes
and will in so important matter as electing
representatives. Those representatives may
sustain or assist in crushing the ConserVa-
tive principles, which alone can save US from
the greatest social evils. A difference of
opinion upon personal matters can hardly
excuse Conservative for deserving his party
and voting for their enemies, or not voting
at all. Differences of opinion about persons
arc unavoidable. The nominees now may
not be acceptable TO many who may be de.
lighted with those of next year, while many
may be opposed to them, and those many
may have been the peculiar friends of the
nominations made the year previous. No
man can be pleased always with the nomi.
nees. II is a matter in which we must all
give and take.
Community and combnation-the sacrifice
Of private feeling for the common good-are
indispensable to the safety of society. No
population incapable of these virtues Is
worthy of liberty. Liberty is impracticabe
where the high virtue that makes men sub
NIT to sacrifices for the good of ali is want
ing. Let the Conservative party Of Virginia
show this virtue now, when the noble old
State is more imperled than at any former
time in her history, and prove that they are
worthy citizens of the noblest of the States.