The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-01

"a Warning 70 Z cn1aG N ls' = :. 5E.
rhe presen. contest IN virginia y : very
i, ,or,an. one 10 the rising generation OF
. =, rnn,,u men, especially n they have any
:, !, II, An about them. The result on Tues ne
s,ay next VIII make or unuaake every one =,
shes,,. It viii be an epoch IN our po'is'ca.
history from which will date the recorus ~ =
an future aspirants for positions 10 .ns
state. and those whose names Shall be iounu
recorded on the list Of Forcible keaolus'els
need never hope to rise 70 = pos'a. ,u., :.
homer or trust. By their record anu - Wv
win they be known In all time me. " 49, oone,
,.sra when nominations arc to De cohier eie'
/ s...sa sntnre nil who may fall into that trap
5,,ay Will be silently or publicly scratched
.nd ;onared as unworthy OK pubic
favor at the bands OF any respectayot 9
marty In Virginia. Should one OF sucn
ever venture to step upon the poiiticai
staoe the first and leading question, that
I would he asked him by his friends, and tue
last by his opponents. would oe as 10 ms
s,a,us on the debt question in the memo ra-
bile campaign Of 1878: Did you vo.e WIN :
the Readjusters or with the Deot-fayeis
xyore ro, in favor OF an honorable ana
,,orn,.nent settlement OF the debt with our
creditors. thus preserving the good name
and credit Of our State, or did you iolioW
the mischievous lead OF such dangerous
and unscrupulous demagogues as those
VIII, favored continued agitation and uiti'
9 mate 2 rerpudiation 2" There can be no eva
sion of these pertinent questions ana ou'
one reply that can give any promise or nope
-. o, success to the young aspirant. ana tna'
reply must be that he acted with the parry
now struggling to adjust permanently tue
debit. Any other. answer would make MIN
an object OF perpetual reproach, and the
remainder of his life one only OF prI'
Q yafe station, whatever OF eNtenuat'ng cif-
cumstances might be placed In bis favor.
Nor wilftbistest OF merit and worth ana
party fealty apply only to the young aspl-
rants for popular favor and public position
In the future. 1t will be just as appilcao'e
to the old and middle-ased who fall YictlHs
al seduction in this contest, and will be as
infexibly enforced by party discipline ana
public opinion. They are Of matured minds
and observation enough, to know full well
: the path which duty and common honesty
noints out to them, and deliberately 10
Z abandon 1t fol; the " 1esh-pots" OF the Ma
HONE faction will place all such disorgan,zers
outside the pale OF future party distinction.
They will have made their own beds OF
thorns and thistles, and must not complain
il unpleasant dreams and bitter remerse
disturb their repose and render worthless
their ambition. There are, it is true, anew
very worthy and goodmeaning men who
have fallen victims to the delusive and cor
rupt doctrines CT the Reidjusters, and are
following that faction to destruction
without being fully conscious OF the
offence they are committing in their course
against the honor and credit OF the State
and the peace and business interests OF So
ciety. They have yet time and opportunity
to retrace their erriDg. footsteps and place
themselves again on the roll OF honor ana
honesty along with the great masses OF the
good people of the State. II they fail 10 do
so by the 4th OF November their day OF
grace will have passed, and their doom Will
be that Of the corrupt leaders whose doc
trines OF dishonesty and reputation they
have so foolishly espouscd and so wontonly
pursued. ,>..
Let it, therefore, be the ambition OF all OF
our good people, young and old, to place
themselves on the proper record on Tues
day next, so that they and their children
can point to it in the future with the 1uil
consciousness OF having acted right, and
the lofty pride of true Virgiuian. !