The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-01
Tho piv,ded Democracy.

avowed and defended as iustihao'e' Last
Monday large and enthusiastic Demo-
cratic meeting was held in Bedford county
10 rstify tic nominations OF HANCOCK ana
ENGLISH, at which meeting Mr. NJ u.
MEApE, OF Culpeper, appeared on behalf OF
che Rex,,iusters, so we learn from Liberty
letter in the Lynchburg EGginidn, lana
made speech OF more than an hour, review
ing the debt question at length, empha'i-
cslly announcing himself and those with
whom he acted as being In favor oil the eiec-
tion OF HANCOCK and ENGLISH, and at the
close OF bis lengthy review Of the points OF
senaratIou between Conservative Democrats
on the State debt question seemed to say
that he appeared before the people OF Bed
ford for the purpose OF edecilng compro-
mise. by a Reorganization OF the electoral
ticket already framed, whereby some OF that
branch OF the party would DC placed upon
it, The crowd did not sympathize IN his
views at all. aud showed no disposition 10
strike of any names from the regular Dem
ocratic electoral ticket in order to crafty a
within Of the Rea1iusters.
The spirit manifested by the Conserya-
tiyes of Bedford is the spirit which VIII be
shown In nearly every county in Virginia,
but OF course not in all of them. There
are few counties in which the people are,
so 10 speak, entirely in the dark as to the
merits Of the point at issue between the
Conservatives and the Readiusters so Tar as
the presidential election is concerned, ana
I'm which counties therefore large NUMBER
OF the voters may be misled into voting ior
the Resdjuster electors. IL Is not every
voter that knows he has TO vote for electors,
or that he cannot vote directly for HAM
COCK. When the average voter sees that
his ticket is headed with the name OF "HAN-
COCK" be is very apt TO conclude that 1t Is
the regular Democratic ticket. The reader
will be better able to judge of the real state
OF things in some sections by reading the
Lee County SentineFs report OF meeting
held in that county last week. We epito-
mize that report.
First, General PBIDENoRE, one Of the re-
pular Democratic electors, took part in the
meeting, and offered the following resolu-
tions:
"Wbereas we, the Readiusters OF Lee
county. this day in massmeeting assembled
reiterating our heretofore publicly-d declared
intentions Of giving all our aid to the Or
CauiZation OF Re&diusters for the purpose
of finally settling the debt OF Virginia, and
10 accomplish such object we hereby re-
solve,
Il. To send delegates to the Richmond
Convention, TO assemble July 7th, with full
powers to act for us in any matters pertain
ing to readjustment and the organization OF
the Readjuster party.
80. Res0ired, That we reserve our indi-
vidual rights upon the presidential canvass,
and declare ourselves opposed 10 any I'M
pledged electoral ticket, relying on the WIS
dom OF the Cincinnati Convention TO put
before the people a man acceptable to Nir-
ginia and the United States at large, we de-
clare ourselves in favor Of the nominee OF
said Convention to assemble this day, and
that we VIII, so far as in our power, oppose
and endeavor to defeat General james A.
Gartield's election this year,
I'VE, the Readiusters OF Lee county" is
a phrase which would be harmless enough
even in General PRIDEMoRE's mouth if it
had been followed by an explicit declara-
ton OF an intention TO vote for the Demo
cratic electors; because 1t is desirable that
the RoSdjusters OF Lee and all other c0un-
ties shall act with the Democrats this year.
But when that significant phrase Is followed
by resolution in favor Of sending delegates
to Convention OF boilers and by q nom
committa resolution as to the Cincinnati
nominees, the matter becomes serious, and
General PRIDEMORE's name might, it would
seem, be as appropriately put upon the
boilers ticket as upon the regular Demo-
cratic ticket. The following extract from
the official report of the meeting will en-
able the public TO appreciate the state OF
things in Lee county. We quote:
"Upon presenting these resolutions Cen
eral PriGemore made some remarks, in
which b. stated that the resolutions were
not intended TO commit and did not COM
NIT any Greenbacker or Republican Re-
adjuster present TO any particular candl-
Date for President"
Again:
alt was agreed by the mover od the reso-
lutions and others favoring them that 10
body was committed by them to any presl
dental candidate, aud they were passed
with this understanding"
We do not wonder that it is reported that
General PRIDKsORE has declined to run as
an elector on the regular HANCOCK ticket.
That the effect OF The movement Is under
stood in Lee county is evident from the
following extract from an editocial in the
Lee County Sentinel;
"This county has shown itself largely
opposed to having anything to do with this
lJuiy1 convention, and we are periaotiy con-
6dent that Yesterdays meeting wOaild have
demonstrated that fact again II there had
been the least effort to defeat il. The
meeting, it will be seen, pledgedGO sup
port the Cincinnati nominees, and Of
course gave better appearance 20 the
movement 10 the casual observer. But
we do think that III devolved upOl0sen-
eral 4. l.. Pridemore, as an elector on the
Democratic ticket, TO bEve opposed this re-
solution, IL no other OF Ahe list, for 1t isItoo
plain TO a thinking mar that a Readj usier
electoral ticket, pledged to the CincinGati
nominees, together with the present eiac-
toral ticket already Ia the field, Will SO 'di-
yidetbe Democratic weie Of the State az 10
elect the Radical electors ,aad give the Stste
TO the Republicans"
We dorot concede that 1t Syill "givc thu
State to the Republicans but the fact
that true Democrats in Zee county do think
90 Is an indication Of the real.stite OF things
In that county, and we fear in that section.
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TIE Boston Herald says that GARFIELD
has "perfect faith in the system q govern