Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01

California casts eight votes, and is claimed
nv the Democrats az ono - the states which
will vote FOR CLEVELAND next Tuesday. A
Washington letter iu the Alexandra Ga
zotte says 90 tbi. points
"a California Republican here to-day who
left san FfancivCD eight days $40 save the
Republicans there have practically 95an-
doned al hope o. carrying that Statf and
agree that ~ Il gone beyond redemption.
JIG SAYS that senator Hearst. thc Democratic
senator from that S'alo. has put all hi' avail
able force 90 VOIk I'm the campaign and
backed 30 with an ihc requisite money ana
that the eject Will poe q complete Republican
defeat ni,d Ia AL probability the election OF
solid Democratic Conversational delegation"
il j. worthy Of remark that II California
votes for ClEyrLlNLp, be can do without
The votes Of Isdian and Connecticut. The
solid S0uth, Now York, New Jersey. and
California cast together 20G yotes-iiye more
lhan Tive number required 10 elect.
Certainly It Is not unreasonable 10 expect
tNliforuia 10 vote the Democratic ticket; for
lhoulh BitIsE carried the state ia 1sst 10y
J8.W0 majority, the Democratic candidate
for Governor was elected IA 1856.
Hut Nirgina Democrats cannot iall TO be
struck by thcfact That in an the calculations
Of success which tbc Democrats anywhere
make Virginia IS set dom as one Of the
States which ave certain for CLEvELAND. No
Depocra. from Maine to California seems to
have any fcqr tll, The old Dominion Will
prove folcctlul Of her duty. The Nltional
Democratic Committee assume all the time
that the twelve votes Of this state are Al
ready az good as counted Tor the Democratic
nominees. Virginia Is 10 the estimation Of
good Democrats sll over The country " the
star that never sets" Her Democrats con-
stituto the cold Guard Whatever else
may happen She cannot fail TO raise her voice
for good government and for the preserve
tlon Of southern civilization aud agains; the
return Of the rule Of cArpct-bagscrs and
scahwsgs and negroes.
win Nrrnmus allow the hopes Of the
Democrats OF the whole country TO be dlssp-
pointed VIII she allow apathy to dis
grace her IN Ae eyes of the Demo-
cracy of the entire UnionY Will she
permit a renegade southerner, II we may so
style n MmsuS, 20 be elected President OF the
United states over n mau who has done all
TINT he could to bury scctionalsmF HARRISON
We consider renegade because he seems 20
consider !, incumbent upon him by out
hcrodlng uErop I'm his sectionallsm, bis
hatred Of "Icbtls." and his endesyOrs TO HUI
initiate the south, to prove that he has no
sympathy with the descendants Of the men
amongst whose ancestors his ancestors dweit,
pro.psrod, and gained high reputation.
MALONE claims Virginia for HARRISON.
He proiessas indeed 10 be confident OF Re.
publican succ,sy In this state next Tuesday
But MAuoNE's predictions are worth
nothing. Ia 1850 be predicted not ten days
before the election that his ticket would
cerry Virginia. 1t received on the con-
trary, only about $1,000 votes as against
$4,000 for HANCOCK and GARFIELD. His
forecasts IN 1SS3, 1854, 1885, aud 1887 were
OF the same eXtrAyagant boaS'ful, unrelia-
bic nature. But n he really believes all that
he says aud hopes for all that he claims,
then tits incumbent upon every Democrat
10 20 10 work TO insure his dsappont.
ment. The moro confident he is the more
obligatory is it upon YOU to work from now
uutil The day Of election.
Voters Of Virginia, remember 1888, when
you trembled from apprehensions Of negro
rule. Let every Democrat recall bow the
election Of that year was carried, and see 70
It that II this one be bot carried In the same
way il shall not be his fault.