The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-22
srIRIT or THE STATE PRESS.

The Blus Ride Echo thinks "this IS no
time To- ,r.d;~g horses. Every Democrat
should he as trfie MS the needle to the poie,
and every Democrat stand by the Demo-
cratic party"
The Charlottesville Chronicle wants "tlie
work Of the Convention TO be connueu W
the coolest and most sensible members OF
the body, and the hot-heads imiteu W
speeches Of five minutes"
The Winchester Ne,cs Is one OF the lew
papers that are OF the opinion thas IL wouid
be unwise to place Mr.. Barbour at the
head OF the State Democratic Committee on
account of his prominence as railroad
man.
The Shenandoah Veliey says OF the
Lyncbburg Convention: "Let the policy
or cause be manly and positive. No party
can well succeed on negatives. Let boss
ism feel the force OF sovereign State, or
people,"
Saws the Manassas Gazette: "And after
that movement is organized let every dele
cate 90 home, and with all his might help
to make the lukewaim and unwary under
stand and see through the Observation-Disclosures
OF Mahoneism."
The Tappahannock Inde1 thinks 1t sis
patent to ali. save to the wifully blind or
the hopelessly stupid. that Mahone's pro-
fession OF deep interest in the negro has
no other foundation than desire 10 secure
their votes by false promises"
The Petersburg Mail observes that
{. practical politics, so far as the State oil
Virginia has been made to realize its ten
denotes. consists in protesting one view.
and II that view is found to be adopted
only by a minority, to acknowledge that II
is wrong. and TO spouse the side OF the
majority"
The Fredericksburg Star asks OF the
white men Of Virginia: "Will YOU not
ioin yourselves together IN one fraternal
politjcal brotherhood. and determine to
sion the onward march OF the one hundred
and t,centy thousand negro voters In Vir-
ginia who arei clamOring for greater social
privileges
The Nelson Examiner assumes that in
the Lynchburg Convention evil be found
the representative men OF the party, men
OF ideas, men OF experience, and men oil
Judgment, and we assume that because oil
these qualifications they can be safely left
to deal with the matters that shall engage
their attention.
The Lynchburg Advance thinks that
some OF the papers are handling the matter
of the craftsmanship OF the State Commit
| tee in a manner that does injustice to Mr.
Barbour. Mr.. Barbour, it adds, does not
seek this position-in fact, il he accepts it,
il will be under the pressure OF his party
II can add nothing to Mr.. BarbOur's high
reputation as man Of great political iude'
ment. Of accurate information, great inilu
ence and personal popularity.
In the opinion Of the DanviIle Register
"upon the faithiuness and ability witt
which it the Convention) performs its du
ties will depend the veal or woe OF Nir
ginia for several years TO come. II the
right words are spoken and the right course
pursued we do not for moment doub
that the State will be rescued from The
hands OF the MahOneites next November
But If incorporate and improper speeches
are made and the wrong track taken, w
may expect that the State will be plunged
into still greater depths OF humiliation ant
shame"
Regarding the Lynchburg Convention
the Eastern Shore Herald has this {: "Upor
the proceedings Of that body Will yer!
greatly depend the success Of the Demo
cratic party this fall. one OF the most i'm
portant things to be done will be the sys
| TEN OF organization TO be adopted by
which the Democracy is to he brought into
fighting trim. The principles Of the part,
are pretty well established and understood
by the people, and we have no doubt thu
Convention will reaffirm them, dispensing
with unnecessary burdens purely nationa
or Federal, and which ought not to be car
ricd into State canvass"