Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-29
acknowledgements.

wedo not consider Mr. HARRISON any
stronger In Indiana than almost any other
man whose name was before the Republican
National Convention would have been II he
had been nominated. Mr.. BLAME would
have called out q larger vote, we suppose.
in facf, Mr.. HARRISON can no more be ex'
pseied to carry Indiana because he r. an ln-
dianian than General MALONE would be " be
Rad been nominated 10 have carried Virginia
because he isa yirginian. State pride might
well ioGuence thousands Of Virgisians to
vote against. rather than Tor, MALONE IL he
wee q candidate for President. SO as to
HLRplsoN in Indiana.
We beg pardon for naming MALONE In
ouch connection. Weknow as well as any
body else that nobody in the United States
ever seriously thought OF nominating him
Tor President.
But 10 return 10 our subject. Mr.. HARM
xoHs nomination Was received with delight
in Indiana by tho short sighted Republicans
who did not know much about political pos
abilities and election campaigns. They set
4, down rs certain that HARRISON would be
elected. and an immense number Of lndi-
Hnians be bonored and enriched with offices.
Their enthusiasm seemed 10 be genuine, and
almost unlimited. "But," says the Philadel-
phia Press, whilst tho Republicans were
scongratulating each other and siraining the
muscles OF General HAERIsON's right arm
with handshAkings the Democrats were or
ranking, aud last Saturday night week they
surprised their opponents with procession
md q ratification meeting Id indianapolis
which IN size and discipline would have
done credit TO the last week OF the cam
paign."
That is to say, the effect OF llARRJsoN's
nomination has been TO arouse the Democrats
from their lethargy and to cause them TO
make more strenuous efforts 70 carry Indiana
tbsn they would have felt called upon to
make had BLAINE, DEPEw, SHERMAN.
.ALGER. or any other than HARRISON been
nominated.
But some Republicans 90 go far as 20 as
rune that inasmuch rs Mr.. HARRISON belongs
toa Virginia family Of HARRIsONs he will
get a larger vote IN this state than any
Republican except Mr.. BLAISE) would have
received. This IS nothing better than the
poores. kind OF guessing. II there is any
man IN the United States whom Virginians
should scorn TO support 1t is the Ylrginsn
who has all his life sided With her enc
mics. What would DO thought Of the
policy OF nominating for high Office
los compliment to Virginia one Of the
West Virginans who took part in dividing
The "Old Dominion" and reioiced over her
trials and tribulations during the war be-
tween the statesl We have no fault to find
with a northerner, whether Democrat or Re-
publican, who took up arms against the
Eoutb; but Virgnian who did so cannot
escape the odium that ought TO attach 10 the
get by calling himself West Virginian.
There was but one Virginia until bad men-
we were about TO say traitoIs-made two.
Virginia aud Indiana will both vote for
CLEVELAND. Let us IN Virginia profit by
the good example Of Indiana, where there
are many thousands OF persons VINO are de-
scended from Virginia ancestors, and give
larger majority to CLEVELAND than we gave
him four years ago. One more Victory for
the national party and the sectional party
will never afterwards appear in the political
arena. The country Will be free once more,
and the voters at liberty 20 divide upOn
economic questions. The bloody shirt VIII
be furled forever.