Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
DANGER AHEAD IN VIRGINIA.
4 Letter from q Distinguished southside
Virginian.
BoYDroN. VA. April 81, 1892.

BoYDToN. VA. April q, 1892.
To The Editor Of The Dlspatch:
The TWENTY-FIVE delegates to which Meek
lenburc is entitled in the Democratic state
Convention will DO elected at precinct
meetings TO be held on the 9Th Of May.
II rs almost certain that these delegates
will 90 uninstructed, and all will favor the
nomination of some new man. cut II
forced to decide between Hill and CleVe-
land thay would favor the former.
The fact Is, 1t is doubtful If there IS a
man in the county who thinks cleveland
AN available candidate, aud II nominated
tbe most sanguine do not believe that
over 100 of the 500 Alliance-men IN the
county who helped TO make up his ma;
ior,tv Of .53g in Virginia in 1883 womb
90 for him. And this Is the case TO
greater or less extent III the counties IN
his section both of Virginia ana NorIh
/ Carolina. 49,,
guire of the Cleveland men that they can
/ Elect their favorite without the thlrty-slX
votes of New York, but have they calcu-
| lated accurately as TO where they are 10
sI,nnlv the twelve votes of Virginia and
/ tns eleven OF North Carolina If they
/ should be lost TO the Democracy Ana IL
~ incompreheusible how men VINO nave
/ watched the drift of public sentiment N
! Hosa States for the last twelve months
/ can think IL would be safe TO nominate
/ Cieveland and expect 10 carry these
/ states AZ least q third of the democratic
/ voters of these States are Alllance-lhen'
! and whether right or wrong, they honestly
/ believe that Wall street is the source Oh
/ ali evils: that agriculture supports the
/ country and that the AGRICULTURAL ihIeto',
D lItC
coinage of silver, more currency anu ~
move the intern al-Teyenue tax on ther TO-
Whether right or wrong, they look upon
/ Mr.. Cleveland as the hrme5t ana aolesl
/ Democratic believer IN and expounder OF
! the Wall-street system OF nhance.
/ Whether night or wrong, they look upon
/ NJ cIaveland AS the ablest and most pro-
nounced Democratic opponent OF tnS il ~.
coinage OF silver, and remember with olt:
! torness his opposition to the removal Oh
/ Inc tax on their tobacco, because 1t was
| lpxury. not 10 them, but 20 somebody
else. Whether right or wrong, they IooA
upon MIR. Cleveland as too hrm even 10
/ change his opinions and too honest even
10 act against his convictions. " .on
And believing, as they do, that they
snnnort the country aud furnish most OF
the votes. they will regard the nomination
for the third time OF the strongest Demo
cratic opponent of their pet theories as
Tho straw to break the camePs back.
IL idle 10 tell these people that the
free coinage Of silver will ruin the coun-
trv. that the more money they have III
| their pockets the poorer they are.
N ~ idle TO tell them that they are fools
about tobacco; that Mr. Cleveland under
stands il all that II is nothing but luxu-
nv and the higher you tax 1t the higher IL
will sell.
1 suoport the ticket simply because II is the
| Marty. They have got to thlnklDg Tor
| themselves. 1t may be foolish, but stu
| they ara thinking, and unless all signs taiI,
| they mean TO act for themselves. These
neople are generally Democrats and would
nreier TO act with our party, but they Will
resent the nomination of the one man they
( regard as most opposed TO what is, 20 them,
the most important party principles.
/ You have frequently asked what has
Gone with the $4,000 Alliance men ia Viz
etnia who have solemnly declared in favor
~ the free coinage OF silver. There are nc
s0 000 of them, but there are enough Tor O
yerv small fraction of them 10 stay away
from the polls and turn the tide IN Vir,
o,nis They are waiting and watching, and
thew hid ia beware what we do.
NJ il the merest nonsense to talk about
machine men aud politicians opposing Mr..
Cleveland. That kind OF machine men
will favor tho nomination Oh any iaan VINO
they believe can be- elected ana Will support
the nominee, whoever he NAV, be. IL u
the men who run the agricultural machines
who Will give the trouble.
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