The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-11
Letter or a Richmond Democrat.

sidered an intruder for wishing 10 say Anew
words upon a subject that engages the at
tenton OF every true and sincere Democrat
and wel-wisher OF our State. 10 IS the sue
cess OF the Democratic presidential ticke''
with Hancock and Engish-a ticket 'n
every sense a national one. anu one, II sue
cessiul, will forever bind together the TWO
but lately bitterly hostile and warning sec
lions OF our country, and banish all pi'Ier
recollectons OF our war.
Virginia, true to her record and history,
should. by her eleven Democratic votes,
hello TO bring about this glorious result
hnt what are The prospects? Our party, ~
moi divided, could easily carry the State ny
decided msjorfy, as, in that case, tne
Republicans, knowing the utter hopeless
ness OF their cause, would hardly make
show of resistance. But this, unfortunate
Iy for ourselves, is not the case. Our party
l. divided. and strife and bitterness exist
when peace and harmony should be III our
ranks. The cause is known to us all, ana l
do not here mean to try and convince you
or ANYBODY else who is to blame for TINS
condition OF things, nor do | mean to say
that this or that wing OF our party Is the
best and truest Democratic. But do mean
TO say that, with our two electoral tickets
In the field. success, at best, is rery uncer-
tain and |, for one, heartily endorse the
movement for "uniOn and compromise"
started in your county (ShenandOah), and
already followed up III other counties.
The Democracy OF the State will not see
their State sacrificed TO issues that have no
existence in this fight; nor VIII they allow
it to be sacrificed to prejudice or personal
ambition. This movement just inaugurated
by your people means simply that. as good,
true, and lifelong Democrats, they want
Hancock and English, the Democratic noml-
nees, elected. We and all the country,
North and South, stand on one anG the same
platform-the Cincinnati platform. CThere
| is no Funder nor Readiuster platform In
here.) Upon this we can all stand-must
all Standard everything else and every
BODY else must for the time be brushed out
OF sight and stand aside. To win this light
we must Join hands and forces, rally under
one fac, and conquer our common enemy
the Republican paIty' Bear in mlnd,
..Unied. we stand,p but divided, we
fall" DON'T deiude yourself with the idea
that the Republicans need not be feared in
this fight, and that therefore we can afford
to keep on fighting each other. lst6ere any
one so stupid and 50 blind as to think that
they would allow this the best opportunity
ever offered them 10 go by without making
an effort ?
Are not the signs already thckening day
bv day that they are making tremendous
preparations for vigorous effort to carry
| the Statey Can't you see how their Jour
nails, like some OF our own, are trying to
keen up the fight and hatred among our own
pariy Has hate and bitterness among our
selves so entirely blinded us against threat
ened dangers that by our own aids we must
invite defeat, Our enemy well understood
that motto, Divide and conquer The
history Of the national Democratic party
lust before the war should remind Us that
only through the division Of the Demo-
cratic party at Charleston was Mr.. Lincoln
elected and the war brought on.
But some say, as the RICHMOND Dispatch
few DAYS ago ssid, General Malone will
never agree to a compromise Suppose he
don't? Suppose Mr.. Daniel don't: Sup
pose Mr.. Riddleberger and Mr.. Echols
don't? | don't propose just now that they
should be asked at all. The people, the
Democratic masses, must do 1t without
reference or regard to leaders or to polIti-
clans. But, sir, some say 1t involves the
sacrifice OF principle. What principle I?
The principle involved in the State debt /!
Surely not. The principle involved in the
utterances OF charges and countercharges
by politicians OF both wings OF our party !!
think the less said on that point the bet
ter. for | fear it would be "the pot
calling the kettle back" Or is any prin-
cple involved perhaps in the political
legality Of this or that State committee or
electoral ticket! Ii strikes me the real ques-
ton nearer and dearer TO Us Democrats Is,
Do YOU want the Democratic ticket, With
Hancock and English, elected? For one
will vote for either ticket if you VIII Just
assure me it has the best chance for success !;
but ask Readjuster and he will tell you his
ticket L. the strongest, and ask Funder. lie
will tell you his is strongest. Now, Just
make dOubly sure OF il, take half from each
one Of the tickets or ignore them all ana
form new one, composed or recogn yea
members OF each party, and we will roll up
such Democratic majority in our stale H.
has never before been given. But II you
are Indifferent to the success OF our ilcHet,
or irish TO MANUFACTURE capital from me
results Of this fight for our next gear
State election, then 90 on, keep up this
quarrel, and invite the Republicans to
march in through your open ranks.
| appreciate, sir, the dlflcultles III tue
way, but they are not by any means insur-
mountable. The people have the power,
and those that have little brief political
authority vested in them by the people know
well this fact, and il they should ignore II.
| then ] say with writer in the Richmond
Dispatch, "Virginians. speak and act Tor
yourselves" ignore and bid stand aside all
| that would risk the success OF our tlcket.
Union and Victory! Yours, truly,
DEMOCRAT.
nh ,r,stoos ~ tho cincinnati Southern