The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-01
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fs,er to-day but one more issue OF either
tbe semi-weckly or the weekly Dispatch VIII
reach our country readers before the import
ant elections Of next week. The time Tor
discussion on the stump is almost over,
and ,he time for discussion in tho press
NAV be said to have practically ended, 30
fas as numbers of voters are concerned.
There are thousands Of them who viii not
read another paper before they vote.
DO You realize that YOU have either done
your duty as patriot or are guilty OF
party offence because you have not done
III II Is, however, not too istc for
you 70 visit your immediate neigh
bcrs and stir them UP. Tell them
the importance Of the elections which are
10 come Oh on the sth instant, and how FAR
reaching will be their consequences. TEL
them what the true Democrats Of the entire
Union, from Maine to Texas and from
MARYLAND 10 California, expect at their
hands as the result Of next Tuesday swork
on the part OF the unlinching Democracy
q the Old Dominion.
Have you no gift as conversationalist,
OF are you not so thoroughly Informed in
regard to the issucs pending In the present
campaign as to be able to enlighten your
neighborsl Then you cap perform some
other duty. You can send your carriage,
or wagon II you have TO carriage, 10 bring
10 the polls the sick, the feeble, and the old.
This is duty that Is too much neglected in
the country. There are numbers OF the
very best citizens in the Commonwealth
who are old or feeble, or too far from the
yoting-place to walk, and yet unable per-
hans TO own 4 horse, or il may be that
there is only one horse and yet several
voters on the same farm. All such men
should be afforded an opportunity to ex-
orcise the right OF suffrage as becomes such
pure patriots and good citizens. You have
not contributed dollar in money to tho
good cause. Never mind thst; you can
contribute services worth more than money,
and take TO the polls votes thst could not
be purchased by GOULD or a VANDERBILT.
Another class may correct false reports,
and PIT an end 20 lying rumors. Inform
yourselves fully as to the facts OF the cam
pagn, and be ready TO answer the quts-
tons addressed 10 you by your less-in-
formed roighbors. Suffer no man 10 vote
for repudiation under the delusion that it
Is honest re2diustment.
Another class may see TO it that every
Democrats capi;Stion-tax for 1880 is paid.
II is strange how many men there are who
suppose they have paid that tax though
they have not. II is a singular sort Of delu-
sion, but one that prevails too generally.
These men viii pay their own poll-tax as
soon as they are convinced that it is unpaid.
There are other voters whose poll-tSxes
must lie paid for them. This is duty no
one need sh;rk. AS the Mahoneites play
this game, they must be beaten at it.
Let every true Democrat sleep on lN
arms for the next week. Although the
speaking and the writing are pretty well
over, there is much work TO be done. We
have known the results Of elections to be
changed on elcctiOn-day. BE sure not TO
lose sight OF this fact. See TO it that YOU
have as many workers prcsentat the ballot
box as the Mahoneites have. See to 1t that
these workers are better men than theirs.
Sec to it that tickets in abundance are
ready at every precinct.
Your cause is righteous one. Your
candidates are models Of what candidates
ought to be. Your party Is national one.
Your "iaithful allies" are the sterling
Democrats Of thirty-seven States. Your
future is bright II you succeed. Let every |
man be at his post from now until and on
next Tuesday.
Vote and work for DANIEL, BARBOUR, and !
Mckinney.