The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-17
NJ. noosie.

Mr.. 9oooo.
Tia Norfo,k Landmarks says that the
Democss.ic Convention for that district
win probably renominate Mr. Goops for
Congress. We arc glad to hear It. Mr..
Ooops IL model congrcsAmss. He Is able,
Independent, faithful, and true. He Is
rooted and grounded 10 the true principles
81 the Government, and hss the ability TO
defend those principles sefore any crowd
and In any dcliberstive body. He has
The courage Of his seinions. The nrst
eonercssmsu In Virginia 10 declare last
year for the ratiAcsticn by the peo-
nile az the McCuzxocH bill, and one
az the moet active orators throughout
that memorable costest, he Is now ready to
lose sight Of all questions merely local, ana
vote for an electoral ticket containing upon
it the names OF several pronounced Read.
justers. Fearing that he could not Thoroughly
reunite the Democratic party In his district,
he. without moments hesitation "stepped
down and out" declaring bis unwilling.
ness to embarress his party friends, or to
be an obstacle in the way OF their success.
Yet when called upon to go TO Williamsburg,
and uphold the banner OF the regular Demo-
cratic party, he went with as much alac-
rity as " he bad been before the people
IA candidate for Office anxious TO Sc
cure their SURFACES. He is always consid-
crate. He never thrusts himself into
places where he IL not wanted. He con-
sulfs the wishes aud the feelings Of other
peopIe rather than bis own. He has
standing 10 the House Of Representatives
that f. equaIled by that OF not dozen per-
haps Of the 293 Vnembers. He Is respected
by everybody. tn private life, he is all
that the best OF citizens should be.
Mr.. GooDE stepped aside from the path
that leads to the national capitol, and asked
his constituents to get somebody else to
walk therein upon whom they could with
greater unanimity concentrate their votes.
His request was based upon the assumption
that TIE Readjusters would rally to the sup
port OF the nominee OF the regular Demo-
cratic Convention IL that nominee were
some person who had not become offensive
70 them BY reason OF his speeches last fall
IN defence OF the MCCULLOCH settle
ment. Cessdnte rdtione, ceSSat ipSa
ct iex. II the reason - does not
exist, the declination ought not TO be con-
sidered as existing. 1t ought to be treated
as IL II were net extant. Does the reason
existf Not IL we understand the Malone
itos. They have no idea Of supporting any
body for Congress 10 the Norfolk district
who is not an avowed Re&djuster. They
will march into battle with their banners
advanced full high, whilst IL Mr.. GOODE
is overslaughed ours will be trailing
in the dust. We shall have piped unto
the Mahoneites, and they will have
refused to dance. We shall have soon
sented," but will be told that nobody had
asked us to consent" We shall have
sacrificed our best man to placate partisans
who neither desire nor intend to be pla- |
csted. We shall, in word, have made an
inexcusabe blunder. So at least il seems to |
us. So it strikes r. ii. GLASS, whose head |
is proverbially level. So it strikes JAMES |
BARRON HOPE, one Of the last men In |
the world to recommend any act that
could rightfully be pronounced distaste-
full to the Mahoneites. So it will |
strike, We trust, the excellent gentlemen !
who will constitute the Congressional Con- !
vention in the Norfolk district. Let them |
put to the test the good sense Of the voters
of that district. We confidently believe
that Mr.. GooDE will summon to his support |
at least three iourths Of the white voters Ia
the district.
We submit these views with all due DIFF |
6dence. II the Democrats who reside in |
the district shall disagree with us, We shall
accept the fact as sufficient evidence that
we are not as well informed as they.