Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-12
The Rnltars We. The Repnlars.

The Democratic State organization in
New York which the Boilers are fighting
and irving to put under the feet of the
malcontents, Muewumps, and assistant
Republicans is the regular organization
of that party and stands upon the same
footing in that State upon which the
Democratic State organization in Virginia
stands here. IL the New York Democratic
State Convention which unanimously in
structed the delegates from that State to
the Chicago convention 10 vote for ID. Il.
HILL was not the authorized organ of the
Democratic party then the Virginia Demo
cratic State Committee which called the
State convention TO be held here on the
18th instant is not the authorized organ
Of the Democracy Of Virginia. And if the
Virginia convention of next week were to
instruct the Virginia delegates to Chicago
10 vote for John w. DANIEL. or anybody
else, the querulent minority would have
the same right to bolt and refuse to obey
their instructions and call a second con-
vention at Lynchburg or elsewhere as the
New York malcontents had to do all these
things. We mention Governor HILL be-
cause his name is in the mouth of every
body, and not because he seems to be at
present an available candidate. Neverthe-
less. he represents in his own proper
person the whole Democratic party OF
the United States in so far as he is the one
Democrat against whom the Boilers every
where aim their guns. We repeat. we
do not think il was wise in the New York
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in February, nor to instruct their dele
gates to Chicago to vote for ID. Is. HILL or
any body else; but these were matters
which it was for them, not for anybody
else in the world, to decide, and their de-
cision was final and irrevocable. Whoever
claims to be a Democrat must acknowledge
the right Of the Democrats OF each State
TO call their State conventions when they
will, TO appoint their delegates to the
national convention when they will and as
they will, and TO consult their own good
pleasure as TO whether these delegates
shall be instructed or not. The New York
Boilers are still fighting the Regulars on
these very points.
The Virginia delegates to the Chicago
convention should be men who believe in
these fundamental principles. They should
DO men who hold that tho Democrats Of
one State have no right to inquire how or
when the Democrats of another State ap-
pointed their delegates to the national con-
vention. They should be men who will
guard the doors of that national convention
against the admission of Boilers. They
should be men who will not for moment
entertain u proposition to sacrifice the
Democratic party 10 the ambition of any
man. And they should be men who could
not be humbugged into the belief that
CLEVELAND could carry New York If Tam
many should oppose his election, nor that
the regular Democrats of New York State
would remain in a national convention
which should admit even dozen or two
Boilers into that body.
In word. the delegates whom Virginia
will send to the Chicago convention ought
TO be men who will vote TO admit into that
grand conclave of the leaders Of the
Democratic party nobody who is not re-
cognized Us Democrat by the regular
Democratic organization of his own State.
We must "play fair" We may elect our
own delegates. but We may not elect those
Of any other State.
II there were any room for two opinions
on the main question we are discussing
namely, the right Of each State to appoint
It's own delegates and appoint them In its