Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-24
a wOrkIpgmau on the Coming Co
test.

TO the Edifor OF me UtSp4tH:
\ friend tells me that 1 am too much Of a
partisan, and finds the proof in this, that in
the present aspect OF our public affairs ]
am willing to 90 it blind on any and every
Democratic candidate. The truth *. am
no par,isin at all. / can scarcely be called
a Dcmocrat; am nothing Of Republican.
and Heaven forbid that | could become a
third-party man or an alder OF one OF those
strange creatures who sometimes mistake
themselves for independents.
As ! contemplate The crisis before u,
however. | DO wish that the voters would
gIayely consider what the are about. lie
i pr0dieiou>ly out q the secret W.J fan
cies that the coming contest Is only IN or
din-r~ fray between the Democrat, and
Republicans. for the real issue lies between
Virginia and combination Of The most
interruptions Of her enemies. We have
reached a period in our pub.ic-dcbt history
when we must stand fast in the liberty
wh,rewith we have been made free" or
We must 20 back TO certain chaos and 10
probable rerdiiion and al who have any
personal interest IN NirCinil-whelher
black man or white, whether farmc. or me-
chanic, whether Knight q Labor oran un-
knigmed labOrer like ms self, must see 10 1t
hat we do not triilc with the right OF sut
irage this fall. Designing parties may seek
10 disguise matters a. they like, but still
;LC real fact which lies before us is this in
Virginia this fall q Democratic vote mean,
the KiddlcbcTger settlement or nothing,
and monty in payment for taxes, for rl:h
and poor. These positions confirmed, \ir-
gnia may sill breathe with the hope Of
breathing more freely by and By. Any
other than a Democratic vote Just now
will look in the direction Il more debt agi-
tation, coupOn.taX payments for the r,c6.
monCv-iaX payments for the poor. Whel
these shall become the facts Of our ease
again we shall have bond.hOldCrs, coupon
attorneys, and judges, like another old man
OF the sea. grinding Us in way we were
rcver ground before.
/ lem net dealing in empty assumptions.
The Hon. John s. Wise asked the other
day " What docs Dir. Mullen represent"
The question Is easy Of solution. Mr..
Mullen represents the recent editor OF
the later Aerdid and bis little greeds
and ambitons-nothiDg more. For the
workingmn and their Interests he does
not care rs much rs / do, who have been 4
co.hborer with them for hall century
and know the sterling worth Of large nun.
~
sitiOn as Il workiugmIn, and | am not
afraid TO say that there are wOrkingmen in
Richmond alone capable Of dischargilg
tie duties OF almost aay Office within t1c
gifl OF the state.
As for The so-caIlcd Independents, we
well know that they are never independent,
but are always The ready tools Of corrupt
rarti,s or corrupt men. Surely, then, Il Is
not an empty assumption 10 say that just
now q Democratic vote means Virginia an1
her Interests, while vote in any other d.
r,ction - in the interest OF the bosses and
their hates.
Inthc Richmond district we have 4 dou-
bic duiy to perform we have to make
Good our boast u being Democratic dis.
,rict. and we have TO DO iu.tice 10 yilua-
HE representative. Dir. Wise has acquired
cxperience in Congress, OF which IL will be
vie In us 70 seek the benefit; and while
he has worked for the good OF his dis.
trict and OF Virginia, the benefit OF his
lsbors has gone 10 the many rather than the
few. surely the toilng masses OF the Rich
mond district should hesitate before turn
Ing away from George ID. Wise 10 east q
vote for either OF those opposed 10 him.
Lei Ms come 10 the polls this season, then.
with full determination 70 acquit ourselves
IKE men by sending George ID. Wise back
10 Washington with all necessary flourish
Of t,umuets. and placing the Richmond
district beyond the hope oil capture by the
so.caIled Republicans oil our neig9oorno)d.
ASHLAND, VA. D. h' n