The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-30

,sDSTaA " AJ3tdUSI 0o, loto'.
E,,ect;oneering Through Degradataons,..
years apo yEc nebeld a rare scene IN an
,.ne.hn,Ise. Around a large table sat a a
n,,u,perof jolly fellows. consistsng OF sal'oFs
aam5 n.her craftsmen, who were feasttpg
~, ,,no,, stesc,l sters. A singular cenceit
,nok possessiea OF them, which was that nal
,bev would add one thing after another TO
rho food before them, and see who 1t was
that could stand longest the dish that would
he thus varied In It's flavor and palatable
character. The experiment was as curious '
as it was unrefned, and we watched ltfWitn
interest. We saw sugarsand milk tried, ana
excuses Of pepper and Of Oil, and what not
without apparent effect. Finally sometnlns
was added which wound up the trial. ana
i the Jolly fellows withdrew and sat at a re-
spsc,ful distance from the table. It was 100
much for them. There were some very
much distorted faces and not a little c'iss-
ing. That which was uncomfortable had
come md wound up the feast. That was
more than human nature could stand, and
that broke up the party.
We have not failed to remember this re-
narkable iollitication, and we are frequens-
" reminded Of it by the manGuyrea OF the
nnscrupnlous partisans OF these times
They initiate the Jolly sailors In their en-
deayor to make the dish political so disgust
ing as to diminish the number OF aspirants
TO Office who may paTtake OF that dish,
while they insult the people by surprising
that then can stand anything. a great MIS-
take, as time will show.
We have seen these politicians gong
stealthily forward in their contributors 10
the dish or caldron, whatever II De. Inc
ingredients they have thrown in have not
failed to increase public disgust. The smart
trickster Of the "Southside knocked the
aspirants decidedly when he threw IN the
g cbarm" or "enforccd equity" and men
dropped of ike acknowledgement leeches,
with the difference that they were not
gorged at ali; but their disgust was not 10
be disguised.
But "eniorccd equity" was tarts and
cbecse-cakes to what was to follow. The
poiticians. as smart as they were unscru-
pulous, have not failed TO see what tended
TO the dimipution OF the number OF aspi-
rants. They have stridcd from point to
point in the strategy to diminish candidates
and to increase the chances OF the few VINO
were ready to take office on any terms.
Mecklenburg threw a fearful ingredient
into the caldron, but Chc Richmond Whag
went bow-shot further by proposing that
there should DC an issue OF greenbacks "twe
feet Geep'' over the whole Union. That was
etoo much" and the junketcrs showed
themselves in disgust from the table.
Sadly emulous are the INSCRIPTIONS poll
tic:ans OF the example of the jolly fellows
who tried to see who could stand the mon
strous ingredients OF the feast longest.
The nation may indeed lament the fact that
there are men who claim to be statesmen
who are indeed Initiating the sailors in try
ing to diminish the number OF guests who
shall remain at the table and partake OF the
food which has been so ioul!y changed from
hat which is appetizing and wholesome to
that which is disgusting and unwholesone.
The unprincipled men who are seeking
oflice-seeking relief from the necessity
which too often comes from want Of tact or
industry or honesty-haVe done great deal
to diminish the number OF candidates by
exciting the disgust OF honorable gentle.
men. But they took no account Of the very
important matter that in pursuing the
course that would drive of candidates the
voters themselves might be driven off be-
cause OF the offensive policy through which
it was supposed the unprincipled Office
hunter would get rid of competition. The
people are not fools, and they are as much
Mortified st the wild and impracticable
schemes of the enthusiasts as anybody else.
This is the real trouble OF the Grcenb back
iunatics. And the prospect is that in get
ting rid OF competitors the voters have gone
along with them, and there will be nobody
to enjoy the feast. That has been turned
into disgust.
Alas this is too true. The scurvy poll
ticians have gone too far. They presumed
too much upon popular ignorance. People
have something to live for. They would
foster prosperity and maintain the value Of
property. They want no such thing as
ruin. They will reject all the schemes Of
political tricksters, and the day is near at
hand when shere will be order and rest from
the agitations OF unprlncipled men who
seek to elevate themselves by making the
political dish so Objectionable that their adj
versaries will give to them the monopoly OF
the course.
Oh, blind tricksters! They are doomed
to be left alone and ungratited by their
strategy. That disgusting dish which they
alone can stand will be but poor consol''-
ton to those who are deserted alike by par
tisans and voters. 1t is bad day for cor
rupt partisan when he seeks to diminish
competitors by making the dish to which
they are invited intolerably monstrouS and
disgusting. They should beware Of dis
gushing alike partisans and people.
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The Farce.
The personal organ at the corner OF Gov
ernor and Franklin pronounces the nom-
nation 81 .aa yenera t,in hero HON all trile