The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-22
Democratic State Convention.

cratic party OF NnSlnlde naS, ny ltiuVSt '"
AesuoM KoINEE, Esq, chairman of Tho
state Central Committee, issued the follow
ING formal call for the Democratic Conycn'
ton Of July:
state Conservative Democratic Con-
vcntion.
AZ q meeting Of the State Central Com
mittee held i'm the city OF Richmond on
wednesday, February IL, 1885, the follow
inc resolutions were adopted:
{" Resolved, That general Convention
az the Conservative Democracy OF virginia
bo held In the CITY OF Lynchburg on We'd
nesday the 18th day of July, 1888, at l.
o'clock NJ. 10 take such action in regard TO
ali matters pertaining TO the Interests OF lhe
Consoryative-D Democratic party Of virginia
as /, may deem conducive 10 Its future har-
mopv. All Conservative Democrats OPP
nosed 10 RadicaIiSm and BossiSm are equal
iy entitled to participate IN the election OF
delegates TO the Convention.
E. RsSolred, That every city and county
shall he entitled 20 one delegate and one
alternate for every 200 votes, and fraction
O, POO votes in excess OF 100 votes. cast in
each city or county for The two Hancock
anG-Fnglish electoral tickets in the last
presidential election"
In the spirit Of these resolutions, the
STATE Central Committee earnestly mNokes
The Democratic and Conservative voters OF
Virginia, irrespective OF past differences,
10 come together through their heely-
chosen and indicated delegates and take
counsel for the good Of their party ana
their state.
In the near future the people must deIef-
mine whether Virginia is TO wear forever
s. az 10 Of a hO.Sf.nl
every other State has thrown oil. and her
democratic people are to be sold and de-
llyered for a price 10 corrupt and false
rcuubliCaniSm which the Oldest and
si.amchcst Republican states have recently
renudiated with victorious scorn.
4 malgn influence has drawn the color
rno openly and plainly, and banded the
black vote against us by all the wcll-knoWn
appliances which affect that class OF people.
Nothing that we cherish or hold sacred
Will escape The faint and canker OF this |
alliance unless there shall be found PIT
triotism enough and public spirit enough |
among the Conservative voters Of the State
10 meet this menace and Tepel this assault
with united front.
In the confident belief that this patriotic /
spirit, the ancient heritage OF Virginia, is |
still cherished possession OF her people. |
this Convention is summoned, and the
committee earnestly inyCkes the local au-
thorities Of the party TO carry out the iull
splIil Of The resolutions above.
A. kOINER, Chairman.
j. Bel Bigger, Secretary.
Conservative papers please copy.
Fds est Qj hOSte dOceri. II is wise TO
learn from the enemy-to be taught by his /
feinis what your movements should be-to |
learn from observing his movements where
he is most afraid OF being attacked. Mr.
KELLEY has done this. He says:
"a nlalign influence has drawn the color
line openly and plainly. and banded the
black vote against us by all the Well-kn0Wn
appliances which affect that class OF peo-
pie"
And the Mahoneites show that here is
their weak point by affecting to dread
war Of races or an estraugcd northern peo-
pie. This is almost too absurd for serious
argument. From the days of reconstruc-
ton till now there has never before been a
negro trustee put over the white schools OF
Richmond; and yet. our enemies being
judges, the northern people have become
reconciled O. TO us. Northern school
teachers, northern ladies, northern gentle
men. have time and again, year in and year
out, visited our public schools, and never
vet found in them Il negro trustee, and
have gone away without having raised
single objection on that score; but now,
when CAMERON has turned out white gen.
tlemen and put in two negroes, the north
eIn people will awake to the unright-
cousness of our not having negro trustees,
and--do what: Why, ELECT a
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT OF THE |
UNITED STATES! HORRIBLE Who
could stand that z The northern people |
have never elected one negro 70 Congress; |
one negro Governor; one negro Lieuten- !
ant-Governor; but they will resent our
conduct in following their good example |
There is 10 northern city where even the
Republicans would dare to put negro tras- |
tees over white schools. Not one. Yet
weare 70 be frightened by beng toldthat the
people OF those northern cities willneXtyear
reprOye us for our race-prejudiceS by elect
ing TO be President OF the Uniied States
some Republican who never voted for Il
negro for the lowest Office, never allowed a
negro 10 come into his house, never all-
pointed negro policeman, justice, over
seer Of the poor, road superyisor-neyer,
in word, thought about such thinras re-
cognizing the negro as his equal except
"bCiorc the law"
We dismiss, therefore, the ridiculous
prctcnce that the northern whites would
not stand by their own race in conflict
between the two races as to negro super
vision over white public schools, and pro-
coed to consider whether the negroes will
initiate war OF races IL the whites "raise
fuss because they are put over those
same schools? This cry Is worse than the
other. The men who raise il dare not say
that they will side with the negro, nor that
they will even encourage him to do so sui
cidol an act. Ii any white man there be
who will say either Of those things, let him
speak ont. Nay, verify; no such white man
can be found. There are eighty thousand
moro white than negro voters in Virginia,
but out OF ali that immense majority not 4
man cau be found who will encourage the
negro to bring on a war OF races. VIII the
white COaiiti0nists? Ne. WIN Governor
CAMERON; A thousand times, No. win
BLAIs: VIII FAIR? Not they. Who
then! VIII the negroes unless encouraged
by white men! No, indeed.
As, therefore, the enemy is more afraid
oil this question than any other, the Demo-