The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
VARIOUS tories DISCUssED m
THE PUBLIC.
Warrington County-untersssing I'd
Democrats.
BRISTOL, June ~. 1882.


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The May election in Washington county
resulted in a triumph for the democrats.
THE Repnblicans. under the lead OF Peter
Singleton. the negro chairman OF the olu,,
issue Republicans. and Fowler, Bailey, ana
Debtor Of the new issue, took advanrhge.
NJ the silly policy Of the Democrats OF
cscbewjnp politics In county elections anu
held n county meeting OF their party ana
Nominated n ful ticket for the county OF
Aces. with the single exception OF Com
monwealth's attorney. They thus salu 10
the democrats. "Your policy Is not 10
m,x nolitics i'm county elections. You
have thirteen candidates for commissioners,
and only two can be elected; you have
two candidates for sheriff; you have
two candidates for Commonwealths at
torney. and are likely 10 have W or more
for treasurer. Now, we propose 10 run one
candidate for each office, and we propose
20 make a strict party test in each case, and
bind The Republicans by a Convention "a
support the whole ticket. We Will sup
mort DIR ticket because IL is Republican,
and they will not support any OF your cam
djdates because they are Democrats; OH
as you have no politics this election, you
can consistently vote for our c~ahdiaotes-
mol Dfclfl~t IntN utt htiu'ii'''Fr 80
cause Won are opposed 10 political tests IN
county elections. You have no politics in
yours, but instead a multiplicity OF cam
didates, wild confusion, and chickering's,
and bad temper prevailing everywhere in
your ranks"
This was the condition 10 which the
policy Of "no politics in county elections y
had brought the Democracy OF the county
i'm March last. IL required no politicaf sa-
pacity on the part Of Peter Singleton,
Fowler. Debtor, and others, TO see the stu
alton. TO understand and take advantage
OF IL.
The Democracy was thus brought face to
face with disaster. There was but one
mode Of escape, aud that was To abandon
the ruinous policy Of "no politics IN
ouuty e~lections.r rednIte the Democrats
as far as practicable on short notice, and
nominate a ticket. After much delay, and
much opposition from those who had been
taught how TO run a. no-party men, the
County Committee, late in April, was pre-
vailed upon TO call for a mass-meeting to
nominate at the April court, hardly two
weeks notice being given. The meeting
was one OF the largest ever held IN the
county, and a full ticket nominated upon a
full. free, and fair vote by ballot. The
meeting WIS tplllponfQ VI u'"ilg NiN'i
numbers of eX-Funders and eX-Reddiust-
ers, and it was not only harmonious but
enthusiastic.
To the establishment Of all true Demo
Gratis, one Of the candidates for sheriff, one
for Commonwealth attorney, and one for
commissioner Of the revenue, refused TO 20
into the Convention, and continued in The
field as independent candidates. All OF
these independents have always been pro-
fesSed Democrats, and were of the Funder
wing OF the party. The independent can
didate for sheriff continued on the track
till about a week before the election. and
then came off in favor Of the Republican
ticket. The independent for cOmmissionc
came off so near the election that he could
not repair the damage he had done, and
the independent for Commonwealth at
torney ran through and was defeated. This
was the first effort made i'm the county 10
reunite the Democrats and TO organize for a
spring election, and OF course it was eX-
pected that some silly people on both sides
would be carried out of the line OF duty Icy
the preiudices engendered during the debt
controversy. Still there was much greater
unanImity than was expected, and the fact
was demonstrated that the county is Demo
cratic to the core. and that she may be re-
lieu OIL Ut Ill llilt~ M III III NiNitibhN wi
a handsome majority. But for the personal
influence Of the independent candidates,
and the dem0ralizing effect of their bolt.
which was more damaging than their per-
sonal influence, the Democratic ticket
would have been carried by 600 majority.
The lines are tightly drawn now b%etweenthc
Democrats and Republicans in the county,
and we will not be cursed with indepen-
dents i'm the fall.
OrqnnizatiOn is the one thing needful-
yea. essential-to Democratic success IN the
State. Let the Lynchburg Convention give
the party am efficient organization for the
State, for the counties, for the townships,
and place active, live men at the head OF
the organization. Let it declare boldly
against disturbing the debt question, and
in favor of a white mans government rs
against negro rule-in other words, for
Democracy rs against RcpublicanlSm-as il
is in Virginia, and we will carry this State
largely this fall and in 1884, and teach Ma
none aud the negroes that they can't rule
Virginia. The great mass of the late Re
adiusters i'm the Southwest are satisfied that
Malone never had any heart i'm readiust-
ment further than would advance his
schemes, political and speculative. They
are satisfied that the debt is settled as far
as legislation can settle il, and that both
wings OF the Democratic party VIII ac.
ouiesce III the settlement. They never
made any bargain with the Republicans to
the effect that IL they would vote
for readjustment they the Rcadiusters)
would Join the Republican party.
The ara opposed TO Republican ascendancy,
which means in Virginia negro rule, and
they will not follow Malone into that party
under any circumstances. They are on.
posed To negro domination, which means
mixed schools, and mixed schools near
intermarriage and equality in general. The,
believe mixed school boards, ii tolerated
will lead To mixed schools. They beliey,
that Malone has arrayed the negro i'm solid
column against the white race, aud they are
ready to meet the issue, aud in one sharI
and decisive battle determine whether the
white race or the negro shall rule the State,
\ DEMOCRAT.
New York World"
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
IL the Democracy Of New York feel any
interest in the success Of their national
ticket in 1884 they would do well TO adj.
minister a severe rebuke to Pulitzer. OF the
World, for his meddles0me interference
with the affairs OF the Democracy of Vir-
gina and other States. He is extensively
quoted by The Malone organs OF Virginia
AS denouncing and opposing the sentiments
anu principles OF the Democrats here. Pli-
htzer Is surely a lovely and consistent adj
voeate OF Democratic principles. Think of
IT, n Democratic party Of Virginia.
thoroughly imbued with the spirit and
controlled by the principles OF the
NATIONAL party, straining every nerve and
putting forth every effort in It's power 10
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