Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-11
Tho Fourth Distriet-En1iy. Demo.
Gratis.

Gratis.
To the Editor Of the DiSpdtch'
II there is any district in the whole state
az virginia whose white people are Demo-
erals from pure love Of principle. then II Is
the ()ogn-trodden, overpowered people OF
the Fourth district. Time after time. year
after wear, have the Democracy OF said dis
tIjct rallied and calamity fought the "over-
whclmingv numbers they had TO contend
aguInsf. and that, too, in the face oil the TACT
that there WAS hardly hope OF being vic
tors in such district, and less hope u the
marty succeeded in the state That any OF t1e
bonors would fall to men living In Such dis
trict. While (as think notadistlicti the
state LAST year cut down the RepuDllcln
majority az did the Fourth district. such
district has recently been called upon 80
10 act 81 would (as was beleVed) result not
for their own good entirely. but Tor the
common good. To the appeal made for the
common GOOD the unseiish Democracy Of
The Fourth district responded 10y putting
knife 70 the throat Of what had been re-
oarded by MANY ~ for their own good, and
AGAIN boisted the flag OF what WAS be-
lieyed TO be for the common good.
Can such unscl1sh aud pItrlotic course
Of conduct be cited III any other
congressional district in any STATE
composing the United states? We very
much doubt If. Fighting calamity WITH
Lut little hope OF success, and less hope that
| II the general ticket in the state was sue
crssiul that any OF the houorS would fall 10
them. they nos again exhibit to the world
a peope so firmly devoted to Democratic
ur,nclplcs rs 10 20 back on what might De
ioI their own good and again TO advocate
and Fight for the common good. The re-
Sult il the nomination Of a Democratic can
didatc for Congress and WORKER WAC VIII
permit 10 grass to grow under lis Feet,
even II after others are 10 ENJOY the
fruits Of his libOrs. No longer can
il be said BY the opposition speakers IN The
Ninth district "that the Democrats OF the
Fourth district favored the election OF a
negro 20 90 to Congress" and on that
Ground keep white men from voting in the
Ninth district the Democratic ticket. That
Republican gun has been spiked by the
;nselfish Democrats of the Fourth district
by nominating a man who, if elected to
Congress, will have ID defeat negro Repu1-
lean candidate Let the white voters OF the
Ninth district know thi,. and then pcrhap'
they will realize that ''the boot i, on the
other leg." Yes, not only have the Demo-
Gratis put up gallant, able, aggressive
fighter, and Gf they can only Keep
Colonel Brady in the field II they
cannot defeat the negro Evans. they VIII
serve him 50 badly rs not TO leave room ior
the negroes oil the district to he export
ed" TO other districts to vote. With these
plain statements. we have reason t. believe
that the managers Of the Democratic party
realize the Justice OF aiding the Democracy
OF the Fourth district rs it was never aided
before. All that such Democracy asks OF
the enemy is that Colonel Brady will stand
his ground, and by doing that, give the
Democracy chance to do what i
out of his power to do-to-wu,
to beat negro running for Congress.
such negro we don't think now the DEM
ocrats have candidate in the iield) can be
defeated by Brady or his party by free
ballot" or false count; and so the real
contest will be between DR.. Riycs, Demo-
crat, and Evan, very respectable negro.
Even il Colonel Brady rctires we trust
that the Democrats will still fight as II vic
tory would be the result. Let the man.
ayers OF the party serd us some good speak
ers TO stir up the people, and let every
Democrat in the district 90 to the polls
(rain or sbine) on electiOn-day and cast his
ballot: and who knows what the result may
be?
II there ever was cause why the honest.
decent white people Of virginia should
hate 0iahouc's ways. such causes have been
strengthened recently rather than weak
encd. II Malone was Il Sickcning thing
to swallow land God knows he should be }
nv every decent, honest white man. how
much more sickening should the pill be
when there is added Blaine and his set Of
star-route thieves and iobbers! funk oi
how Blaine land Malone, t0O,) has abused
the white people Of Virginia. II any
| Democrat (nO matter how strongly be
opposed a nomination for Congress from
| this district) will only do tins, then il
doe, seem 20 me that il be can vote that h.
viii be found at the polls on election-day
| and will do all in his power 10 elect Cieye-
| land, Hendricks, and Riycs.
IL would never do for any Dcmocr1t,
after 50 long struggling for principles. to
| let any private feeling about nomination
| prevent him from voting for the candidate
| nominated by the Democracy OF the Fourth
district. On him il would be most unjust
to visit the sins Of others Gf such people
snncd in making a nomination.. He j.
worthy OF the cordial support Of every
| nan in The district, and who has so long
| fought. not for the d" love OF the loaycs aud
fishes" bu. for pure love OF Demo
cratic principles. to say nothing for
that hate for Mahone's ways (sOme OF which
have never been printed which every man
who has an honest heart and white skin
should hate rs the devil is supposed to hate
"hOy wafer" In the great battle to be
fought in November it should be remem-
bered, the contest is in fact between hon
esty and dishonesty. The errors which the
Democracy have or may have committed
are as nothing compared to the putting In
power Of such dishonest men as Blame.
Kellogg, Dorsey, DC. DEMOCRAT.