Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-17
not yet popular here. The Alternative -
moro moasy 10 build more water.works or
sospage Of tho general waste Of city


The only question which any good man
should ask himself under the present CIR
cumstnnces IL what IL ia that Duty requires
OF him? Does Duty demand that you
shall separate yourselves from your bre-
thrcn Of the South and engage.in contest
for cause which no: one voter In dozen
will think of or hear OF when be approaches
the balIot-box 10 cast his voter Does
Drty demand that you shall overlook the
claims of your Caucasian brethren upon
your THE, money. and labors. and en-
deayor TO induce them TO join hands with
the negroes in o strife whose fnal outcome
can be nothing better than o renewal
Of the condition OF things which prevailed
in the South daring the terrible days Of
reconstruction? Does Duty demand that
you shall fraternize with the negroes and
endeavor to form q new party? Does Duty
deuand that you shall desert the time
honored Democratic party1 Will you
ritter away your strength in an effort to
divide the voters of Virginia upon the
numerous issues offered to you in the
Omaha PLATFORM We say offered to
you " because We know that you have not
given in your adhesion to that platform,
nor obtained your own consent TO desert
your Democratic brethren in order 10
challenge the Don QuixorEs of the Peo-
Plies party, 30 called. to passage at arms
Mr.. CIsvELlsp's letter to the CLEyE-
LAND and STEVENSON ratification meeting
recently held in Wilmington, N. G., gives
in q few words good reasons why no Demo-
crat should this year desert the party
which he has hitherto stood by through
evil and through good report" The peo-
pie, not Of North Carolina only, but of the
whole South. understand the doctrines
and purposes Of the Democratic party.
They know because they have felt the
determination of that party to protect
them from evil and secure TO them the
rights and benefits due TO them I'M
der our institutions" Mark particular
ly the ex-President's striking declara-
| ton that the people know that the
efforts of the Democratic party in this
direction have grown out of and are
the result of party principle. That party.
| In q word. believes in the rights OF the
States, and it is matter of principle with
| its members not to interfere with the do
mestic affairs OF tho several States. II is
a matter Of principle with them to an
tagonize all such proposed measures as the
force bill. They cannot countenance such
legislation as that bill contenplates. They
could not undertake to do for the States
what these can do so much better for
| themselves without running counter to
the principles set forth in tho Chicago
creed. Nay, to follow q multitude of Re-
publicans in the effort to bind the south
ern people in election chains would be to
prove deserters TO the principles of JEr-
PERSON. MADISON. JACKSON, and the whole
| host of worthless who in years gone by set
forth those principles for our guidance.
1.-THE mission of the Democratic party
has not changed" says the ex-President.
| Then the duty Of the Democrats OF Vir-
GINA has not changed. We are still called
upon to follow where the genuine princi-
| pies of Democracy lead; for we cannot
| fail to see that the most fearful dangers
menace all we have aud all We ore If tenn
porary delusion OF invitation should
swerve US from Democratic allegiance"
In word. there is every reason why all
| true men should stand by the Democratic
party this year. and no reason why they
| should fail to do so. DUTY is the SUBJ
FINEST word in the English language" A
regard for duty governs the man of prin-
ciple. A regard for duty Is in every CON-
| munity not over-run by radicalism or
new-fangled theories. a great conservative
influence or power which protects the
people from thousand ills. Let US still
follow where duty leads.