Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-13

nc par: in sny per orulancs. They were Mother
Republicans. Democrats or Greenbackers, and
when they went into convention there were
thrto classes of representatiVes-one was white
Democrats, the 81 C md wss black Radicals and
the third white Republicans. The first wanted
to vote for Hancock and English, the second for
Garfield and Arthur and tho other favored g
mixed electoral ticket, composed OF half and
half. The first element carried the day By shak.
ing ca all debate and now have The appalling
cheek TO declare that they are the regular Han
cock ticket of Virginia.
Only think of it Tor N ON ent gentlemen, and
the sbsurdity of their position will strike you
tho situation would b, fsrcical il it were not &c
grave
They were like the buccaneers OF Stsmboul
VINO m Al thele craft and watch the deadly com
Dat between the Russian and English shios, and
Whan they Ind that ono of the men Of war is
sinking. they Join the stronger side and pour
thel. shot into tho weaker vessel, and proudly
| claim to be victors. and demand their share oil
the spoils
The difference between the tunder Democrats
and the rescj lister Democrats of Virgini. is elm.
ply this: tho former went into the convention
resolved to stand by the grand D5mcc ratio par.
ty CT the Union 10 the lsst-to sink or swim, sur
Vivc or perish with them
The latter held of TO WitneI, the result Of the
| two conventions II the Republicans nominated
| Grant they would endorse him as the strong
1
c1ck they would support him for the same rea.
son Which Democracy, think you. would
prty9 mere acceptable to the great party of the
combined State, that faction which from prin
| ciple united their fortunes With theirs, come
wesl or come Woe, or that party which j )ned
| them only from policy2
| bur-" says the readjus leaders, "suc ,sss
makes all thinga right If we turn over the
| eleven votes Of Virginia for Hancock he will not
| refuse them, and We claim 10 carry the State
over the tunders by twenty thousand ms io,ity."
Can they do III Let US see The vote cast
BY the funders and their opponents in the last
election for mem ber5 of the House of Deleaslc, T.,
giving The reacjasters all they Claim. Of ten
thousand more white votes th an The lunders cast,
still i! don't help their cause.
! NOW II Will BIO seen that the rea6iusters claim
that they arc IL the majority by that vote.
Granting all they say, that don't give them the
Stste OF Virginia by long ehot, tor thu Demo.
cratic vote cast for 1Tldsn in 1876 was 90 600 in
excess of both tho lunder and readjuster white
vote cast in 1878 In other words, g. COO Con.
ser7stlVe voters did not participate in the cleo.
ton last fall. Nearly all of them will vote the
| regular ticket in November.
Now should tho National Democratic Con-
vehtlon call upon both factions TO state their
grievance and leave their csu'e for decision with
!hom, snd the clusters, disdsining the sum-
mons, insist on testing their strength with the
| lunders en- The election OF e.eclor5 what will bs
! do not think they could poll over twenty.
| live thousand votes. The tuuders ara united TO
man, while the rasdjusters aro not and the
naSroes will support the straight out republic An
| ticket wthCu: any serious detection. In this
triangular fight the funder5 would have every
advantage and would not be lighting the cam
| hinCd forces OF republicans and read listers.
Tney have ssen ii. to ily oil at n tangent owing
10 10 allegiance, submitting TO no guidance, and
ach no~!edeing no authority Of any party, and
! they will Ind themselves shorn of al! pow or
! and prestige.
| There is An old plsntstion prove1b which
saith. ''De pig dat runs off wild do ear oh corn
gets little moe dan do cob :" and the eacjusters
| will find it so.
AL the rcgulsr democratic party of Virgini.
need do is to poll overy vote and spend their
money freely in the campaign, and not hope tC
succeed by vttuperating their advers ,res lsui-
lag their own virtues. and blowing their own
horns The party tia! election oors with brass
Osnd doat ever gu; csej. Hard work, thorough
organization and lavish means are the secrets of
SUCCESS. FOR tho days Of sentimental politics art
| over.
livery democratic voter must put his hsad in
his pocket as we'll SIS place his ballet in the box
| CuASSEUR