Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-28
Address OF the Executive Committee
oi the Democratic Party % Etc-
Rooms CONSERVATIVE EXECUTIVE,
COMMITTEE,
RICHMOND, Va, July e, 1880.
'Af -' -O' "S'
tIo o,,s,.r,t.,, D-,,,7, =,


been rrepoundei to a Virginia Conservative
more important in its l.lion to bimself or lis
constq 1et c:s to bis State and country, than the
Inquiry, what's bis present duty 10 tie rational
cortess which impepds?
For thc first time in the history Of VirAinis.
il not in the history OF tho Uoion, thero are of
Tered Tor tie sutftages of The people two cleo
tora tickets. protesting, though in ditf.rcut
degrees and on divers, grouods. support to
tho rational democratic candidates for the
presidency AID Vice presidency OF tho Republic
y vote cast for one of these is a vote DESTROYED
"a vote which it cast for the other may elc,t
o democratic President. Tie fatal and !c,nds
| lo1s possibility confron's u that the ever
! Whelnlug conservative msiority OF Virginia nay
be lost By Dissection, and that the republican
party, demoralizsd and dcsrairiog, may through
conservative di.cord, ravish this old State from
tho rat ks She has always adorned ADD often led,
| and deliver her to our enenis Neither their
| strength nor cur weakness can achieve this re-
SUI; it mus be accomplished, if ct all, by de-
| btra'c dereli,'ion 90 the part OF the o3Dacrva
| lives.
Tho path Of duty ia this supreme hour Of
Ctr political history, phsn under the call OF
patriotism ani The hep, of administration 70
| form Tie e1rscrVatlv, people of all the uGion
outside ct Virginia have composed their diff
terepccs ADD adj 3uroed their stltes, ought to be
sought with diIigcrc, and trodden with un
| flItctlog courage. 10 ascertain it ooo iru1irs
alone needs 10 DO solved: which Of the electoral
tickets roW 10 The field 10 Virginia rroiC ssiug
to support tho CirCienai nominees merits
the conGl1rcs ard VOTES OF her conservative
people?
Ooe Of these tickets was framed By con-
vcrtion summoned BY the Stets Central Com
mittee of The conservative party, whose c.. in
vitpd the participation CT ''ail citizens = no it
tend to support the nominees Of tho Cinci, natl
Convention. and to oppose the 1omirces o! the
republican party" it was called unGtr tho ,s
tst'i,hcd forms aud usages of cur psrty; it az
nou1cd in advance, and with 20 doubtful ut.
terar ee, its political creed; i oonnitttd lisa
uLrSs21Vcdly and 10 adVaoco to the ra'ioual
democratic ticket; it sent delegates to lhs con
veutlon which framed that titk,t, snd parties
pated actively and h9noratly 10 The choice
thtro made; is represe natives w,rs ADMITTED
| TO The national Convention rot only without
cha:Itnse but with acc,amatior; it is DOW repro
seocd 90 tho nation al committees Of that patty
AID rCcoen;zed as an equal and honorcd part;c
pant 10 the Cu,les erd destiny OF the nalioua
democracy.
The other tick t was framed by couvt nlior
that neither bore thu ramo nor aft. ctcd the
plit cip'es ct the national democracy. Ii as
sembled 5ittr The rati0ual Convention All u:rp
&C; s2nt, tl COURSE, no representative thereto
ard vas Without q vote or Voice therein; Was
composed ioditIe!en,Iy Ct dem Jcrats aud 70
rubcaus; c)unted among its constituents ever
foItY Dcgroes. and enoDg these some delegates
t. the State Republican Convention aad many
rcco2n'z.d as repub ian leaders; took paios, a:
| Ch oil r, IIsDnp oil oil
Dectlon with. tho PARTY that rcmi0atel Han
cock AID Eoglisl and as i. vas without par
ticipation 10 the uhtic,, 80 is COW wilh(u shar5
10 the organzN of the naliocsl democratic
ptry.
1t would spp,ar that his plnin AID frsrk
statement Of toe case should Gsposo Of the
question, as 10 Rhici ticket should receive the
support of any citiZ!o, sioccrlIS dsircu1 10
di:chargo bis du'y 10 that grca. psriy Of ps
tIlollim which, for fifteen Years. has defcudcd
the South, ard shielded constitutional liberty
from the prCflgate malls Di y which has equally
csd both.
Blu. this pathway Ct dn,y is fl ,oded with the
lCs:rc Of GOOD when 10 Cd inion W. clrs der tho
curse CT the leaders OF the July convention ia
the light ct The his or Ol tho pas. six months;
fer that history d!so!ases de- )crato AID bu.
partially bl Id ID purpose on their part to Glcl-
fcs tho CAUSE Of popular free dom in the ocurtry
at large 10 miserable a'ition with Tic radio II
party. undcr ho prctepoo Of sdvai crg State
ISSUE which is VIGOROUSLY Hl:hcu: a pIsco in
natios politics. S4tisiei as VS. GRO that Ia
views winch Virginia Conservative may cu.er-
tain on the debt 8 tlemert will bitd him to
his duty 10 Fl I'D 10 which that Question oan
lot b, considered, much Il s, affected, He desire
TO cal public attention to tho testimony sho aiDg
tho insioceIiy Ct tn s, LEAD RS il tht,r prts.ut
pretended support Of demt cratic csDdi !atts,
AID the stdor and dio!i:y OF their tfFJr;s to
C NETT uulon with tho republican parry.
who's, only c)tc!Tab . issu, c,uld hsve been
TO dto,vo thcsa allies or barter away the State.
In ftc'. this rfc'bt his'O'y shows that BAT for
tho greater laihfu'n meas Of tho rapa5.icscs to
their p,incirrs, or lhtic ptll founded milrust
Of men capable OF such o cnaliiiln. these Lad .
els would oow'bc ia Tho Ioli'ical fed not orly
With ticket OCT iavoring u,tcoch and E1g
lish, but with ticket 10 the mn et for bid.
Der OF openly pledged to tho rapudialed beggsr
for the Chicago nomination. UiysNs s. Grant.
The mode by wh;cl this novel aud hleiicus
experiment il Virginia poIitcp was to have
been tifec:cd vas union Ct rcpub'iclrs aud
reaf iusters 10 he supper: Of ticket acceptable
to both parties - I'll, trade. which Should bo
free to vote fer democrat or Il rcrubIoln, cs
lis policy or Interest might cato Ia schono
by which either tic republicans or democrats
Woro o-rain to DO cheated, il indeed both
would net have b. CO.
70 secure this chi, deDoninatcd ian u,-
pledged electoral 'ick,t. o series Of republican,
ADD rcaoj 1ster meetings. were held throughout
the Com nonSebllh duriog tho Latter months
of winter sDd tho carly s;r;ug, tic resolu iors
OF large number of which arc before U.s. They
corsist 10 The e ain Of tul5omc euogics Of Gen.
Malone the Identity e their language show
iny common origio sDd endorsements OF this
hybrid rtllticll c)nirvarc:-thc uaple5ged
ticket. We self C. one or two specimens of the
latter % samples Of al:
! Ga tho 23l Of February tbs reac listers Of
| Cum5ol land beli mass meeting, 10 Rti,a it
was uuauinnusly
| "Rcsohca. That tho rcat lsHr convention
should nominate sn independent electoral ticket
with full liberty to c sst it's vote ia tho electoral
college as the then existir G political cjndiloD