Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-31
The Extra Session.

The Inder- Appeal compliments the Dis
patch as being liable and estute" in
the opinion Of Everybody" but in
eists upon IL that such inconsistency
IA we spoke OF the other day is a
grevious fault. 1t also shrewdly re-
marks that he who does not care for in
consistency may always keep IN the cur
rent and be on the winning side. Perhaps
we ought to have said that we cared not
baubee for being charged with inocnsis-
tency. So long as a real consistency cha
racterizes our course we shall not trouble
ourselves TO try to convince anybody of the
fact. When we recollect the history Of
the "uew movement " of 1869 and of the
questions which We have had to discuss
since then we feel that we have done :" all
that we could" and have generally been
In the right.
So much by the way. The {nde1-Appedi
asks US question or two. Wequote one;
4 "But seriously, and without taunt or
banter, does our contemporary IN adVo-
eating an extra session OF the Legislature
expect the creditors to offer us better
terms than are contained in the Riddle
berger act?'
We reply that In advocating an extra ses-
sion-so far as we have advocated one-we
have not asked ourselves whether the
creditors will offer better terms than are
contained in the RIDpLEnERoER act. We
have conditioned our advocacy of such
session upon the offer of plan of settling
the State debt which promises" to meet
with the favor of the Legislature and the
people. There is sometimes question OF
pride involved In these matters, sometimes
question Of consistency" Our Peters
burg contemporary might. if he were one
OF the State commission, prefer new offer
20 the old one, though the old one was as
good as the new. A regard for "con-
sistency" might induce him TO ask for that
small concession. Seriously and without
banter,n we would say to the Inder- appeal
that we conceive it 70 DO possible for an
offer of settlement TO be made which would
satisfy the State as well as the creditors.
II no such "promising" offer be made. we
shall not expect the Governor TO convene
the General Assembly in extra session.
We quote again:
us II possible that one so able and as
tute as our contemporary IL admitted TO
peril which would ensue TO the Demo
cratic party from settlement OF the debt
by the present Legislature on any other
basis than the Riddleberger act2 Finally,
and Of the utmost importance, Does the
Dispdfch. with its excellent opportunities
for Judging the material OF the present
Legislature. believe that body TO be oapa-
bic OF dealing with the creditors on this
intricate question II their proposition shall
be. as In ell probability II will be, at va
rance with the Riddleberaer lswf"
But suppose II DO settled substantially
ION the basis Of the RrDpIxBEaaxs cot.
Then the Democrats In the Legislature will
not have 10 incur any risk in the matter.
They win be fully capable Of dealing with
Il. Az We have said the RrnpLxBEsoKs act
might be substantially carried out in Q
new settlement. Why not let the gentle
men engaged in this important work choose
thor own methods Of insuring success I
Tue "rebels" 81 Appomattox Coufthouss
were not humihated by General GRAxrs
terms. They surrendered t. him ali ths
same.
The lump" feature Of tho new settle
msnt h worthy Of consideration. Il 4
very desirable TO have the whole deb,
ssttlsd. This nobody has heretofore had
The power TO do. Even Mossrs. Bsazra.
wAIn 4 Co. admitted that they hadn't one
third Of tho bonds under their control. II
~ nsu Offer viii remove this objection
ana spdoncs for allall debt settlements IL 4
n that respect preferable 70 the RloDIs'
SnDou sct
Hisslly. ) dAy Of settlement i bound 70