The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-09

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Walker. Theex. G oYernor Is 10 training Tor
that lofty position, and II he does not reacn
It the fault will not lie In Virginia.
A moments reflection will convince you
that bis chances are not as poor us they
would be if the divinity which the poeI
describes as shaping our ends nao cast us
lot three degrees farther North, ,,,s;.
Look at It geographically aud metapn!Sl-
c,Ilv. and he convinced for the sake OF Inc
Young men about Richmond who VIII yen
themselves hoarse for Walker. ,,..
The Democratic Candidate for president
mnst come from the North. No one disputes
that Some Of the leading southern me !,
NAV reap few complimentary votes, ouI ~
Il . forerone conclusion, In the very na'ure
If ihinos that the head Of the ticket muso
oor,a from the North. This is not preciseiy
fair but it is precisely polite. me SCUM,
ern States are certain to cast one nuauleu
ond f;f,een electoral votes for the DemocIatic
candidate. ar within sixty-nine oil enough "
elec,. Under ordinary circumstances tn's
uon,d Dive them the head of the ticket, ouo
az Tho circumstances are not ordinary lucy
must mt no with the tail and be satls neu.
Smch hpinp the facts. who IN the ooutn
u,onds the best chance to ornament the tail "
rho ticket? Can it be an eX-Conleoerate
And right here, in the estimation oil us
Stands ia where Walkers chances come III.
They claim thst no ex-Confederate VIII nave
a nIsce IN the ticket as a matter OF poi'cy.
senator Gordon, Of Georgia, says tnaS eA:
Con federates must not be mentioned LOT tue
Mace. az It would lose more V0tes IN lne
North than it would gain in the SCUM: me
South he conceiyes, is certain for the Deno-
cratic ticket, without especial regard 10 VINO
is nnon it. while the North must be concil-
iated-a sort OF whale, in fact, 10 Whlcn a
t,b must be thrown occasionally as genie
reminder that he is still boss. -.
Rut the South should have the Vice.Presi'
dent. This is agreed on all hands, ouly ne
must not be an ex- Confederate. This Whlt'
Ties down the list Of aspirants largely, LOT
very nearly all the frst-class men in the
Sontb went into the rebellion. Therefore
Walker, who By birth is Il northern man, out
nv choice I was about to say chance) IS
Viroinian. stands out as available timber.
Al the right time bis friends wiltrot him
ont. and he will 20 into the Convention WILD
q show of strength that is at least respecta-
bic.
He is not deep man or q cultured man,
but he has fine presence, popular turn,
word and smile for everybody, now OF
commonplace speech suitable for every &C.
casiop, which pleases everybody, because
thew can understand it, There is nothing
" bifaIutin I" or sky.scrapey about walker,
and he never memorZasa page ofthe diction-
ary for material for an after-dinner speech,
nor quotes Latin to those who don't UNDER
stand ii, when he don't understand 1t him
self. He says that which is simple and
agreeable, and reasonably appropriate,
whether to Sunday school, a railroad meet
ing. or q political convention. He hts him.
self to the occasion like an 1ndia.ru5ber man,
and pleases the masses without instructing
them. This is the proper policy to one who
considers policy proper. The masses do not
like TO be instructed, and are most pleased
with their public men who can talk longest
and say the least.
Walker played winning clrd last fall
when be madea clean sweep for Congress
against Radicals, rebels, and niggers. He
beat all the elements Of opposition, and came
ont Of the fight with head aud tail up, as We
saw Of a victorious race-horse.
The Republicans had held the (Richmond)
district up to the time OF Walkers election.
and it was matter of soma doubt whether
the gray horse could pull through. The op.
position to him among the older class of ex-
Confedera!es was also an clement in the cam
paign of a discouraging character. But his
victory showed his personal popularity as
well as the significant fact that he WIS sup.
ported BY the mass Of the eX Confedera!es.
Walker did not first come to Virginia in
the Federal army, as is generally supposed.
He came from the North to take dispositions
in law suit, staid some time, the climite
agreed with q CATARRHAL affection, and nn
fipally cast his lot with the Virgnians. They
made him Governor and Congressman, thus
demonstrating that the faction which amuse
themselves crying ''VlrSina for Firginan-
is aS insignificant in influence as it is SmIll In
numbers.
don't know how Walker stands on tho
money question, which is a new plague come
To yeX the politicians. The old issues, which
they have spent years "postinS up =" upon
and adjusting themselves TO, are in fair way
to be knocked ou', leaving the money qles"
ton as the main thing, and the altogether
disasrecable thing. It is hard to say what
the sentiment Of Virginia Is upon the qucS.
ton that now agitates the Ohio parties. j
am inclined to think, however, after cancel
iuy (aftcr the manner Of arthmelic) what
has been said to me on one side against what
has been said on the other, that the prepon-
dcrance Of sen.imen. is on the side OF "more
money" Virginia is in debt; toe popula-
ton is in debt; every body owes everybody,
aud nobody has anything to pay anybody
with. so inflillon would be short if not an
honorable road out of the predcament.
Mankind are controlled in these questions
by self-iuterest. aud we might add that self.
interest is the controlling motive in all ques-
tions. A man who is out Of debt, and whose
surplus is in the shape of bonds and debts
due from others. would naturally be opposed
to further issue Of money which would
have tendency TO deprecate his assets. On
the other hand, the m,n who Is 10 debt and
would like to pay out with unfair ease would
naturally favor imitation.
THE GOOD TINES"
During the Confederate regime in the
South you never saw such getting out OF
debt. Everybody had pocket full of
money" and ran after their creditors In
manner that was positively funny 10 all but
the creditor. i.
| was in the South the first three years
of the war-a stripping of boy, too
Young to take active part in the unpleasant
ness which ragged around me-but my recUl-
lection of those three years can never be ct.
faced. The money part OF the performance
was positively comical-a sort Of farce all
intermiyed with a dreadful tragedy. The
deeper the money sunk into the pit of worth.
essness, the more anxious were debtors 10
pay their debts, and of creditors not to be
paid. Within The southern lines man could
not refuse the stuff without subjectng him
self to annoyance, il not danger. He was
liable to be hauled up before the nearest
military authority and charged with trying
to discredit our currency" Of course
those who had anything to sell could and did
protect themselves by putting on u price to