Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-25
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1888,
CleveInnd 70 be EIeoted.

they will re-elect GROVER CLEVELAND to
the high Office which he has filed so
well OF will elect to it a man who has had
no experience in such an office. They
are to decide between a man OF enlarged
views and one dominated by narrow
notions and unbecOming prejudices-
between nationals, and a sectionalist-
between q man who regards the people
OF every State in the Union as fellow
citizens entitled 70 all the rights he
himself enioys-and n man who would
have Congress legisiate so as to Interfere
with the domestic affairs OF the people
Of the southern States, and to restore
Federal supremacy to what it was in car
pel-bagger and reconstruction times.
Mr.. CLEVELAND represents the en-
Eghtoned intelligence of to-day, which
recognizes the fact that the war between
the States WAS one of principle both par
ties to which honestly fought for what
they held 70 be a just cause, but n war
whose results proved that there could be
no such thing as peaceable secession in
this country, and therefore that the
southern people must revive their al
leriance to the Union and promise re-
cognition and acceptance of the new
order Of things, their rights and privi-
leces as citizens to be exactly the same
as those Of the inhabitants of the north
orn States.
Mr.. HARRIsoN, on the other hand,
represents envy, hatred, malice, and
all uncharitableness. He still talks as if
the southern people were "rebels,' and
had forfeited their rights as citizens. He
pratcs constantly about the northern
soldiers He seeks to make capital for
himself out Of the fact that he fought to
put down what he likes to style "the re-
bellion." He still seems to imagine that
Maine and Massachusetts, have rights not
possessed by Virginia and North Caro-
lima, or, if he is forced under pressure to
Co ,ede that this is Union not only Of
jndestruchble States but Of States having
coequal rights, he nevertheless harangues
the visitors who daily call upon him as
if it were the duty Of Congress and the
President TO oversee elections in the
southern States. lie is tainted with the
horesy that the number of Republican
votes in the South can be obtained
from the census returns. and cannot be
obtained from the returns of the cleo
tons.
What viii save the people of the South
from the grasp Of the malignants whom
Mr.. HABHIsoN represents )? What north
ern States are expected to stand 10y the
true principles of the Government ?
The southern States are of course set
down as solid for the national party.
They feel that they have no choice-that
they must vote each to preserve its
autonomy and all to preserve their civil
cation. But what northern States are
expected to range themselves under the
banner of CLEVELAND and patriotism ?
We answer in general terms that only
the largest-hearted, most intelligent, and
most liberal minded of the northern
States are counted upon to stand
by tho Union rs a whole, or rather
as Union which, as it has no class OF
citizens anywhere within its limits en-
titled to special privileges, so it has
no class of citizens anywhere not enti-
tied TO all the rights of American citi-
zenship.
New York, the Empire State, with its
twelve hundred thousand voters, is one
OF these States. Her chief city is an
epitome Of the world. Sectional preiu-
dices find no foothold there. Liberal
minds, wide views, and nationalism
promise to carry that great State for
CLEVELAND. Connecticut is but an out
lying portion of New York and will
vote as New York votes. New Jersey,
too, is in some sort a part OF New York,
aud will vote with her "big sister.
Indiana is the only other northern State
that can safely be counted beforehand
for CLEvELAND-Indiana, a State largely
settled by southern people, aud which
has always had q warm heart for this
section.
New England fanaticism will not vote
for CLEyELANp. Maine, New Hampshire.
Vermont, Massachusetts,, and Rhode
Island-the homeso Of BLAINE, CHANDLER,
EpHUSDs, HoAR, and CHAcE-will all
vote as these sectionalists would have
them vote. Pennsylvania will not so
with New York. Ohio was in ante-bel
lum times the headquarters of abolition
ism not to say all manner Of fanaticism.
Oberlin College was there JOSHUA r.
GmDSGs was there. The western
Reserve" was there. Enlarged mental
horizons were wanting there. Of course
Chic will vote for HARRISON.
We need not name all the States.
New England ideas dominated the North
west, and abolitionisn made it Republi-
can. Its Republication has made It
sectional We hope for good news from
Illinois but we expect to be abundantly
able 10 elect CLEVELAND without the as
sistance Of that State. The Pacific States
are States Of their own kind. We would
not be at oil surprised il one or more Of
them should vote for CLEVELAND.
We have expressed not doubt as TO
how any State in the South viii vote.
Virginia, we and all other good Demo
Gratis, North and South, count upon as
certain 10 vote Alright Let our siumpers
and clubs aud other workers of every
name remember. however, that Virginia
is rcckoned certainly Democratic only
because everybody expects stnnlpers,