The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-16

TIE DUTY OF DEMOCRATS STRONGLY DEF

words Of wisdom.
THE DUTY OF DEMOCRATS STRONGLY DEFINED.
To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Being a grandfather, of course the pre-
sumption is that we have seen something
OF the world. Among the strangest things
we have ever seen are men eternally abusing
a certain small Boss" and yet unwilling
IN do the thing necessary TO beat the sald
Ross. Now. we don't want to be bitter;
so i'm Kindness we will just ask those gen
tlemen are their acts In accordance win
their almost daily preachingf Where Is
the sense OF abusing (though VIII ao-
nit such abuse is too often JUST the
"Boss," and then to refuse 10 90
the things which common-sense says
ought to be done to overthrow nm
Does it not sound strange to you to hear
or see men day after day saying or writing
that the Boss should be "buried," ana yet
refuse to support the man VINO has done
more than any other man in the STATE 10
die the grave Of such Boss? Has 1t come
to this. that men OF sense, who profess 10
belong TO a party because OF its principles,
refuse TO vote for man because he Is
personally Objectionable to them! Is
such position consistent with that
grand motto everything Tor primer
Die and nothing for mem? What n
sweet m0rsel it must be to the BOSS
to know that there are some Democrats
in the state who, though they hate him
with a daily hatred, yet they are so prelu-
diced against one man (who every Demo-
crat in the state, in the present state OF
things, should support), they prefer 10 see
the Boss candidate elected to seeing one
who, il elected, will be not only bitter
opponent of the Boss, but will vote with
the grand old Democratic party. and par
ticularly with such party TO repeal the
present "iniernal" revenue laws. Is 1t
sound sense to refuse to vote for Demo-
crat because such Democrat is personally
Objectionable? Why, that would look
like the doctrine was "eyerythlng IOr
men and nothing for principles"
Had the Hon. J. +. Massey and the
50 Bic Four" submitted to have Malone
collars put around their necks there would
not have been the ghost OF chance to
overthrow the "one-man power" With
tbe vast number of white Democratic Re-
adiustcrs who will vote with the Demo-
cratic party in the coming election, does 1t
not appear the strangest of strange things
owing to one or two things-first, that
there were enough straight-laced Democrats
who refused to vote for Mr.. Massey as to
cause the election OF Mr.. Wise. or else the
votes will not be counted as they were cast
| IL the latter thing is contemplated, and al
who profess to be Democrats don't fall into
line before the election. don't you see how
it will be said Ito justify any cheating
which NAV take place., 1--WE told you thai
lots of Democrats would not vote for Par.
son Massey"? Now, one thing Is sure
that a refusal to help Mr.. Massey is just
such help as will help the Boss. This being
so. where is the sense Of continually abusing
the Boss, when by refusing to 20 for Mas
sew YOU are helping the Bossf We fear ht
reads some OF the papers against him will
far more pleasure than anger, no matter
how abusive they are OF him. Ii the DE
mocracy of the State is beaten in the com
inc election 1t will be beaten by APPARENT.
the bitterest enemies Of Malone. AnOthe
thing is certain, ii Massey goes down, thel
Malone keeps on top. and we fear vii
STAY there until he may choose to say, "
have had my fill, and so will retire ant
name son las old Simon Cameron dld) q
my successor" As a true Democrat you can
not imagine how it has hurt me to see othe
true Democrats SO preiudiced by persona
feelings against Mr.. Massey as TO refuse I
support and vote for him, when they know
/, full well that, il elected, he will act wit
the grand old Democratic party; wherea
: they know that his opponent would &C
:. with the Arthur Malone Grading" party
|. Now, what sort of a Democrat is ma
! land we may ask what sort Of lover {
!, liberty he isl who hates Malone an
: the Arthur-Mahon Ofice-trading' pa
tv with such hatred as cause
: him to speak out daily, and yet take
such a stand as in fact says, -
J prefer to see the Boss and the principles {
: the Republicans prevail to seeing Demt
k crat elected who is personally offensive
me ,! Such position must be a most pie;
SAINT one to the Boss, as ii is plain to hil
that those who take it are playing into h
hand, and so he does not care the snap
&c his finger" about their abuse Of him. Ii
lc deed. the latter is doubtless pleasant
1t him, so long as the parties are 80 acting :
N to help him. We beg men OF true DEM
n cratic principles to think over the matte
= and If they will only do that, il Is to
re hoped that they will come to the conclusio
De that if they want to put down the son
re man power in Virginia" they must civ
N up their personal preiudices and go for Il
man who, il elected, will represent in Col
. gress their political principles.
t. II strikes lis with great force that d
H. success OF the Boss in the coming electiO
I'd would prove rrinous to the best interest
ge our whole country, and that it is no tin
; for any Democrat who loves what is rig
"' and just to permit his personal dislike Il
sc any man TO cause him so to act as to aid Il
Boss in his schemes. ii he should carr
the State owing to the acts OF good Dem,
,s- Gratis, we predict the day will soon con
re when the latter will mourn over the gre
az error they committed. We can bear ii
81 way the Governor OF Virginia has adopte
r. OF abusing the best people Of virgini
I'd both white and black, and we can laugh
M the high value he places on certain "parin.
es Of toe-nai,s, )" but IL hurts us greatly to kno
o. that there are some Democrats in Virgin
g who prefer TO aid the Boss, his Goverpo
and his henchmen TO voting for n man t,
NJ much Virginian to wear any mans bra
10 collar. RANDOLPH.
w The facts that Mr.. Speaker Keller sa
he "the Malone movement in Virginia
ct overestimated," and that the Assistant Sc
~ rotary OF the Treasury has "gone back
u" on General Malone, are looked upon he
IN as sure signs that discerning northern II
nnhlieons hata h. ho,, L..