The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-04
Speak-Work.

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And what have you doney
We regret to hear that several OF the big
guns which we announced last week as
being cooked and primed aud ready to go
of Yesterday were compelled by business
or other engagements TO fail to Oil the APP
pointments which the State Executive
Committee had in good faith made for
them. Oh, il Is very damaging TO the party
TO hayo such mishlts. This will never do.
The speakers must 30 whittier they are sent
or find other speakers to go in their places.
II is bad enough TO disappoint a crowd
called out by the announcement that MIR.
JONES will speak for the Democrats, but
worse when Mr.. SMITH steps upon the plat
form and speaks for tue CoaIit;Qnists TO an
audience of Democrats. Gentlemen OF ora
torical gifts, Il you expect Virginia to elect
a Democratic Legislature next November,
you must do your duty. Your part Of the
work is TO make speeches. Pray, fail not
herein.
But after all. everybody must admit that
work is the thing that carries elections.
Speeches assist the workers. and render
their hbors much lighter; but the men
who carry elections are those who see their
neighborS face TO face and persuade them
to start in the right path, and, having got
ten them into it, see that they pursue it till
il lands them at the balot-box.
The state Executive Committee have
recognized this last-named fact, and
provided in their plan OF organization
for precinct committees large enough
to bring out every vote. Go to work
and carry out this plan. II necessary
put all the Democrats in your neighbor-
hood on these committees. Make them re-
sponsible for success, and make them feel
and realize that responsibility. DO not
trust 10 chance, nor to newspapers, nor TO
orators. nor to anything else than personal
knowledge that the voter is ready and will
ing TO so with you to the polls and with
you vote the Democratic ticket. Too
many Of these precinct committee
men cannot he appointed, nor can they be
appointed too soon.
Once more let us say that the Lynchburg
Convention met six weeks ago, and that
clection-Gay is only nine weeks ahead OF
US. II the Democrats are hard TO move,
try your hand at stirring them up. II
they have long been accustomed TO
doing nothing, so much the more rea-
son for putting them TO work now.
III they have heretofore had so little
connection with the party campaigns that
il seems difficult to arouse in them a sense
OF the duty they owe to their country, so
much the more imperaiiveiy are you called
upon 20 overcome that inertia. and excite
that dormant patriotic ardOr which will in
duce the most sluggish TO go to work FOR
the good cause.
"Thore is certainly favorable change
taking place in public opinion throughout
the Southwest" writes one OF the best-in-
formed Democratic leaders in that section
TO gentleman residing IN this city. We
have no doubt Of it. We see in the move
mcnts Of the enemy evidence that they
recognize the danger which threatens their
supremacy. The rumors that DEZEXDORF
and WOLFF, and all the rest Of the leaders
of the recent Straightout Convention in
this city, are TO renew their allegiance to
the little General have some foundation, no
doubt. Those rumOrs owe their rise TO the
face that General MALONE needs the services
OF every enemy the Democratic party.
lie cannot afford to allow one such to wan
der away from the Coalition fold this year,
If he can possibly prevent it. His pOiti-
cal fortunes depend upon the result Of the
current campaign. If he beats the Demo-
Gratis this year, his future is assured. lie
will be the Republican leader of the
South-thc Moses OF the Stalwarts and the
negroes. But VI the Democrats beat him
this year, he viii sink into political insig-
niicance. lie will have no future in the
political world. He will so down as the
leaders Of the Greenback faction went
down after their defeat of five years ago
never to come up again.
Go TO work, then, we repeat. The results
Will tell on you. The November figures
will speak louder than September profess
sions. Election day will reveal your zeal,
energy. discretion, and labors, or else will
expose your GOODNESS, siuggishness, folly.
and inactivity. "NOthing succeeds like
success" and nothing win you rue so much
rs defeat. Like SAUL, you will be jealous
OF the young DAVID when, next November,
lovely maidens shall sing, SAUL has slain
his thousands, but DAVID his tens CT thou
sands.v