The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-16
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Editors Richmond Dispofch Inere seems
10 be queston In the minds OF the Dem
ocrstic citizens OF the State, irrespective OF
their status upon the question OF the Stale
debt, as to their duty In the immediate III.
ture OF their politics. II Is felt by all to be
an imperative necessity that for the good OF
the State The debt question should be settled
speedily. asd on an honorable and equitable
basis. This desire, think, Is common
10 all save few politicians, whose
chief chance for personal advancement lies
in their power TO cater 10 what they believe
to be the popular taste. In no section oil
The state do the mass OF the people wish
this local matter 10 enter as an element In
the division OF the two great parties OF the
State. So there be no deviation from an
honest policy, no compulsory settlement OF
The debt, a wise pUbiic.sciool system, an
&c ,nomicaI conduct Of the State government,
and an immediate aud final settlement Of
The debt, satisf ic,ory 10 our creditors and
within the ability OF the State 10 pay under
the present rate Of taxation, will; think,
embody such policy as viii receive The
endorsement OF The Democracy OF the State.
What shall be done with the national fac
tor that must Of necessity enter into our
policy? We are part Of the National De-
mocracy. and 1t would be as impolitic as
unjust 10 Withdraw from that party now
impoiitic because we can have nothing TO
gain by 1t and much to lose, and unjust TO
desert a pIrty In time OF It's greatest need.
Ii in impossible there can be faithfully adj
minl.tered governments without parties.
Party growth is the legitimate offspring OF
our form OF government. BY their coun.
teraction the equilibrium OF honesty and ca
a.. "A t. .outp
ration-tbe duct, as IL we're. to convey from
its system the humors concocted in too
long continuance in Office. To which in
our emergency shall we clingY Our pa
triolism begins at home, and the party
whose principles profess most 10 work out
ourinteresIs is the party 10 which we should
cling in manly and loyal way. Our sense
OF fair deaing, even il the voice OF our in
terest were silent, would not permit us to
abandon that p9rty which promises an hon
est and economical administration that OPP
poses Capitalization and other measures
that are fast undermining our republic. and
that offers fair and impartial legislation for
all sections Of our country regardless OF
geographical lines. 1t would be worse
than folly for Virginia not to have voice
in the deliberations Of her party. Virginia
always will have voice IN the counsels OF
that marty which embodies the spirit Of
honor, liberty, virtue.
There has never been time since the
State was first delivered OF her Radical
usurpeTs, Just after The war, when it was
more urgent for the Democracy to be united
than now; and II we feel that in the laXity
OF the Republican organic rion we can at
ford 10 be lukewaim in our party cohesion,
or be divided, fear we may lose the next
State election. Ii The State should go Re-
publican next year, who, while the National
Republican party is so verwhelmingly
triumphant, and when every continued
year in Office but fortiies their. already
almost impregnable tenure, can predict
what year will witness our deliyerance
from Republicanism and all that 1t en-
genders at the South? There can be formed
a common p.ank in the platforms OF the two
wings Of the Virginia Democracy upon
which we can meet aud form such an alli-
ance as will be satisfactory to the patriots
OF both PARTIES and at the same time pro-
mote the cause in which Virginia's honor
and Der present and future interests are so
deeply commemorative speedy and just set
Element of the debt, The opposition TO this
policy would come from those only whose
political nOursbmeDt is derived from this
"bone of contention"
FRANKTOWN, VA.