The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-25
Ynhuu,nd pispateh.
WEDNESDAY. .........APhiL TO- i''''
The Contest of 1888.

II the result Of the elections IN virginia
g., 1sss Is TO control the result OF the cleo
tvous in virginia IN 1884, then the voters
.bould draw the line this year Just where
they intend 10 draw II next year. Every
Democrat should vote the Democratic
ticket. Virginia IL now everywhere and
constantly spoken Of as II 1t were doubt
ful State. Here are few lines taken from
the Albany Journal, Republican paper
Of the State Of New York. II says:
"onIy one Of the five largest States in
the Union Is really doubtful in presidential
elections-New York. or the four mex.
largest, PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, ana ILLINOIS
are uniformly Republican, and Missouri =
steadily Democratic. TO reach dououui
State again you must go down 10 the siS'n
in the ilst--Indiana. Then, to find another
really doubtful one, you must desceho 10
the Observation-Disclosures"
Not a word nor hint as to the TACT that
the party in Virginia opposed to the Demo-
cratic party calls itself "Liberal +" or Re
adiuster.v New York, says the Journal,
Is the only really doubtful State among the
FIVE largest States in the Union. ''Doubt-
fulv as TO what: What is there to doubt
Simply whether New York will vote next
year for the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent OF the United States or the Demo-
cratic nominee for that Office. New YORK
is not .'uniformly Republican y; but
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, and Illinois are e" UNI
formly Republican," and Missouri is
steadily Democratic" Always the same
Two great parties. No other is named
or even thought Of. Indiana is another
doubtful State. Ii is not certain whether
il will in 1884 vote the Democratic
or the Republican ticket. After leaving
Indiana, you must descend to the four
teenth-Virginia-i order to find another
"really doubtful" one. So Virginia is Il
"really doubtful" State. 1t is not known.
according TO this Albany Republican Or
gan-the leading Republican paper pub
lished in the capital OF New York State
whether Virginia will next year range her
self under the banner OF the Republican
party or under the banner OF the Demo-
cratic party.
Whynot recognize the fact at once, then.
that all the people in the United States
outside OF Virginia regard the "Liberals"
or Roadiusters " as allies OF the Republic
can party, and as men whose votes viii
next wear be east for the Republican nomi-
nee fer President? Nobody expresses any
doubt as to these things. The doubtful
thing is the question OF success. II is
''rcally doubtful" whether the effort OF the
"Liberals" to march Virginia into the
Republican camp will succeed. II this be
the doubt, it is high time the DemOcratic-Re-
adiusters were renewing their allegiance TO
the party OF their first love. VIII YOU vote
next year for HANCOCK or for Arthur
for BAYARD or for LOGAN?-fOr PENDLETON
or for EDMUNDs ?--for THURMAN or for
Summation MCDONALD or for BLAINE p
for a Stalwart Republican OF for straight
ont Democrat?
In 1850 the Readiusters framed a HAN
COCK electoral ticket and induced $1,000
voters to support it. In 1884 General HAN
COCK may be again nominated for Presi-
dent. VIII they frame an electoral ticket
for him again? Ii not, why not! Has he
changed, or have they driited away from
their moorings? Where are LEWIS, BRADY,
JoRGENsEN, and the host of negro voters
whom they controlled in 1880? In
the arms of the Coalitionist party.
OF course, then, there can be no doubt
that this Coalition party will next year be
compelled, by the very necessity of the
case, to act with the national Republican
party; and, If so, that the Readiuster
Democrats will have TO part company with
them in November, 1884. II, then, these
Readjuster Democrats would have Virginia
vote the Democratic ticket next year, it is
plainly their duty to do all that they can to
make her vote the Democratic ticket this
year.
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