Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-29
TILDEH AND VIRGINIA.

TIADEH AND VIRGINIA.
Every one at all acquainted With the real SD.
timent of The State knows that MIR. Tilden will
not receive the vote of Virginia in the national
democratic c1n7cntiou, to BIO held for nomiDst-
ing candidate for the next presidency. There
are some of Mr. Tllen's friends, however, who
profess to thick that tho Virginia conservatives
have such dread Of the conlituanoe Ct radical
swsy that they vi vote for tho democratic
candidate whoever he may be. That such is
not The case, and that Mr. Tilden could not
carry the State if nominated, will be demon
srated, We thitk, by III, following extracts,
taken from numerous other letters on the same
subject that We have received from we'll inform'
ed gentlemen 10 various sections Of Virginia,
who were once or arc nog prominent in the
polIt C, of tho State:
10 the presidential vote Of 1876. Virginis
cast then a35 22S votes, 1i,deu r,c,iving
1879 GO and Hayes o., 5jS. the ms orily Of the
| former btiCg ii III; 23 600 votes taken from
one side anu added 10 tho other would have
changed the r1sait. Mex, examine tho vote
f The State in the cl,c ou Ct four moDth5 ago
| for RIurlbers OF tho Risl.ture-ihe debt pay
| it & candidates received g. Oh. the rcaC 5stlug
Candidates IS G4l and tbs republican, c.uuldstes
2G ~. Ii VIC estimate the nuuibcr OF woes in
| lie State COW As ,qua to The number IN 1876
| 70 find that IS :39% n,on il Vl;gus in Noyeu-
Der llst lid NJ; wuic ut al! The plumbers
| e. Ola ED IS, Gil DO n)t re.rcscna IL HE one
Csc exclusively ttts payers Sad in the ether
rcaGluslc;s. Far, ~ cou0lrs presenting %
republican clUGld1te, s,nc wrl,e r"rpDl:c&uS
V3.ld Tor the d, b. paying candidate, wi.;Io the
rIasI Of tie cCcr u republicans voted Tor tho
reaG juStcT-. From thi9 d!sjfdcr il may b,
fairly dc1uocd that OF the aurrf aohiug national
election larger lumber than usual Of While
Ice will Voio;ho IC;ub!;c 10 ticStt, with The usu
~ rumbcr Of colcrcd Der. The spoil9 Of State
do got sstIa:D macy OF tho readjus!e!s. No
'Dcnt up" Virginia will limit their sspirs-
tluGs. Az uupcjged electoral ticket and the
uGu c5mtnlltsl mysterious muiteIiDgs abroad,
mean aud mean only ar Eye upon republican
patronage and 0tfc,. Iudced their march has
already res ched the point 10 which The purpose
Is declared not TO vote for MIR. TiIdon again uo.
DIR eng oiIclmsta, c's. Agaio, there is class
Of conservative Vlrginaus who Think it is Mr..
TldeD owe fault tia he does not now ocoupy
the position Of tho do itc.o as we'll as the
dc iuro president Of the nation, ard By
whom ne Is condemned Tor not personally as
serslug the rights conferred upon him By o
large majotity 81 the voters teforc an unheard
| of elto'oral commission took them awIy from
| him. In this classification it is anfo 10 predict
| that With chGicl h1tRaon republican Gao
dldato and MIR. iildeR. very many will abstain
FROM voting. For these reasons | Give sim
ply as my lodlVidual opinion that in the oorui.
no TIN dor, re- NJ. r,IJo. =.
summing ct national results, previous TO an
election, Virgioia must be casscd rs doubtful
Stale. Fl1zuUaH LEE, HIGHLAND
Up to tho result Gf the late eubcrDt-
| torial Gle lotion ID New York | was friendly to
| tue rcnomoaion of Mr.. Ti!dcn Gs tho stan
dard bearer ct the democracy duriog tho com
ing campaign, btc,nse thought that he couId
better than any other man, etc1ro SUCCESS to the
party. and, because | considered tho nomua.
ton duo 10 him as an act Of justice. [ have
never been ono Of the number who considered
Mr.. Tden guilty CT c)wardico or failure to
combat the thefs of the presidency under tho
COAX CT tho electoral commission. Tho per.
mission of that crime rests a. the door of the
demo cratic Congress. s, much by the way Ct
prelude.
II nominated do aot think Mr.. Ti,d,n ON
carry tho State, tor the lessons l. That tho fail
ore to carry bis own State 10 the r. mt election
shows weakness o. home;2. Many iuVirginia on
account OF the impression that ho exhibited
coWardlco 10 the last presidential ISSUE will not
vote for him; 3. Mary who would vote for
Grant in preference to fillep would vote for
Bayard, Field or Hancock; t. lie could lot
unite the reeGius.ipg element of the dem:c.scy
who arc DOW favorable to 90 independent el,c
toral ticket, and 5. There are macy who be-.
lleve Fir. Tlldon Biiched as jobber in busi.
ncss atttr5 as to tho matter of tho presidorc7,
who, uoder 60 circumstance, would vote for
him. For these reasons | c,nnot Thick the
demo crbc7 of Fireoia cjuld succeed with MIR.
Tidca as candidate. j. w. GLFNNAN,
Editor Norfolk Vngiuiau.
know Of no proG i1ent Conservative in tho
4ih district who Is 10 favor Of Tilder. Nearly
everybody prefers Grant to Tilden, s!raueo ns
IL may seem. Hanoi OK would arouse more or.
ihuslssn ~ this sCctltn than a5y other clp-
dldstr. j. A. II. ST. ANDREW.
Editor FarmvilIo Melclry.
haVo been at some palUs 10 find out tho
popular drift, and give you not only tho result
OIL conversations Mt court, Luz oI.iGi0Da Of nil
CLASSES CT people IL tho c5ulri'G e M61ltseX,
Ma:!cas Gloucester, hod kiag and Queen
| ed OF opIrlOn that tour Iifrhs # nos Diic
tcnt!s. Of the poo:!c Ia these four c)uutiea
csrGcslly oppos, tic uum!hslioa Of Mr.. TiIdsb:
and, u Domlns!Gd, bH cnan0i possibly carry ths
conservatives vote. have Etftmp.cd 10 oem-
be; many Ct tbs yne uticss. ard &C. ,Hyct s,raa
ci The ohl.c:lcns u!gcG ss~,,:l hin, tu- wEh.
Uu' CT CT.
Il rppear5 ;hat he aa!;nkiHS: MASSES op:nsj