The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-16
RirI,,l,o,ld nispatfl
-. ...sr,Trpnay !. a GUsT 10. 1879.
The Two Sides. ]

r,a n.onle 8; Virginia behold In rapid
= a. ~ he settlement OF the public. deDt
- ey ,sc stale that leaves no good reason 7 60
donsf that the revenue OF the Common.
.,aa,,b viii be SUFFICIENT not only TO par ah
.hs exnenscs OF government, including the 10
cost OF public education and tue interest y"
the State debt, but OF yielding besides q
handsome surplus,
On the other hand, the so.called Read
busters are yiciously and maIiciously aGl1a-
ting the proposition to repeaithe IA" whien
insures this result 10 the finances OF the
s,a,e.-to reform the State judiciary and to
adopt new plan Of finance, the character
Of which no man can foretell.
TO reform the court State convention
must be convened at a great expense, and
wha, may be done and undone by body
convened with the object Of reforming the
cour: and repeating State laws who can
tells The power to call convention Win
such objects would imply the existence OF
disposition to make radical changes IN the
policy Of the State, and to bring about
revolution in the character and genius OF the
government and people. The riotous and
radical spirit of the party that should have
the nc,ver to do all This would be extreme
and furious. No limit could be imagined
10 its excuses. There would be a
degree of distrust and apprehension
not equalled at any former time In
The Commonwealth. The alarm and dis
trust would be such that all property would
shrink and people would lose faith In one
another. The public credit would SINK
down, and there would be fresh complaint
and widespread discomfort amongst TAX
PAYERS from growing unwi'fnsness 10 pay
bonds which had fallen so low in the mar
ket. There would be universal unhappl'
ness and despair, and public virtue would
so wane that there would be a general in
clination to repudiate all debt. Virginia
would be indeed miserable. Property
would be held by feeble tenure; and very
naturally, where honesty and integrity were
sunk so low.
This, people Of Virginia, is the condition
to which the reckless Readiusters would
bring your Commonwe alth, and will, il they
deludc enough OF the voting population TO
give them a minority Of two thirds in the
Legislature. Will you ever permit them to
acquire such power in the State'
Mind, to this complexion they would
bring the State which is now about, TO
secure TO herself and to you peaceful and
successful settlement OF the public debt and
reestab!ish entire contcntment and order
and prosperity. -:
You see what is assuredly to be your fate
and that of the Commonwealth if the Agita-
tors should obtain majority Of two thirds
in the Legislature. But suppose they should
not, and only get such vote as would ena.
BILE them to worry the State and retard her
policy. They would then give world OF
trouble to the whole State and impair the
public interest and welfare without doing
themselves any good whatever. Will the
people Of Virginia bring such calamity
upon themselves? We trust not. There
fore it is the duty OF every citizen to give
his vote and his influence to the patriotic
purpose OF protecting the State against such
misfortunes and such enemies rs these.
On, yes, fellow citizens. We are about
10 -reostatiirs,-ss,v~ur~ >~d tho erder of
the State. We see our way. We shall have
revenue enough for all purposes.
The Commonwealth, placed in this condi-
ton, may be considered independent and
fortified in her peace and order and in her
public virtue. She will be freed from the
corrupt arts and practices OF demag
who never fail to endeavor to use the pub.
lie distresses for the purpose of misleading
the people and reaching public office by
their depravity and hypocrisy. 1t will be
q blessing we cannot too highly appreciate
that will protect the State from these un-
principled partisans.
With the happy state Of entire independ-
ence and security against the dreadful agita-
tations with which we have become so ia
miiar within our very grasp, can it be imag-
ined that the people OF Virginia will throw it
away and take into their confidence and
trust these faithless and disturbing Read
iusters, who can bring upon the Common
wealth nothing but unhappiness and devas-
tation? -.