Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-09
FRIDAY. JUNE 9. 1893.
Platform Of the Virginia Democrats.

Platform of the Virginia Democrats
Our good friend Of the Lynchburg Ad-
c1noe seriously proposes that the Virginia
Democratic State Convention OF August
next shall endorse the Chicago platform
If last year a. their own and 80 before
the people prepared % defend that plat
form against all corners. II seems TO IA
that our LyncbburG contemporary has
failed 90 keep no with tho procession >
Tho Peoples party Will be tho enemy that
we shall have to fight this year, AMI OF
course thoy are not going into battle un-
der the standards Of tho Republican party,
which WAS the enemy We fought and de-
teated last year.
The Adcance says that the State conven-
ton Of August will be too large and I'M
wieldy for q dchberative assembly, This
Is singular objection 10 come from q
paper that proposes 10 endorse the CHI
ca2o platform, which was adopted by a
body crow led with members. visitors, aud
alternates and wild with excitement aud
concerned only IN the work of nominating
cand date for President of the United
States. Whist will Doe our next State con
vontion compared with the seething mass
Of humanity that made up the Chicago
convention As to whether or not tho
Virginia Democrats last year endorsed the
Chicago platform. W. need only repeat.
what We have SAID several times before,
that Mr. CLEvELAVD would have been
elected bY Just Us large a majority as he
received even If he had run upon the pro-
toctlve platform reported by the Commit
tee on the Platform Of the Chicago con
vention. Did the Aicuoe sea one man IN
the Chicago convention who was troubling
Lum- II about anything else than the
nomination Of Mr.. CLEVELAND Every
man there was for or agalns. his nomna-
tlon. AMI the platform was secondary
consideration.
Does the Adrdno suppose that the busl-
ness-men If Virginia are going to recon-
mcul the substitution Of wildcat bank
lus system for tho present system of ma
roual banks: Are these men m favor OF
"a tariff for revenue only "a tariff.
winch. as We have heretofore shown, would
ubol.,h the free brcaStast.table and al
vance the prices Of sugar. tea. coffee, &c,
Sc Arc these men opposed to counter
vailIng duties levied not for the purpose
of raising revenue but solely 10 protect
our own citizens from the ruuous conpe-
utlon which would surely come upon rs
II We were to lay custOms-dutioS only for
the purpose of raising revenue;
Are the Democrats Of Virginia pledged
g. stand upon the Chicago platform IN
favor of requiring the dollar unit Of
coinage Of silver and gold TO be OF equal
intrinsic or excbangeable yaiuey-that IS
70 say, ia favor of coming silver dollars
having a gold dollars worth If bullion IN
them The Adrdhce does not understand
the silver plank of the Chicago convep-
ton to mean what We understand It to
mean: but we venture 10 say that hr.
CLEVELAND understands 1t a. declar n
that every silver dollar should have gold
dollars worth Of silver bullion in il. At
any rate, whether Mr. CLEVELAND IN
terprets the Chicago platform to suit Bos-
ton or to SUIT Atlanta. the Democracy Of
Virginia should not fail 20 declare in un-
ambiguous language Just what their creed
y So far as SILVER Is concerned.
Inc Nhlca.O pihttoIm ucclHEoh ipI IT,
form IN the civil service. and calls for an
honest enforcement of all laws regulating
that service. Are the Democrats OF Viz
GINA Mugwumpsf
The Adudace says that IL would be
more than useless to enter this year upon
u general discussion of Federal issues
which have no relevancy in purely State
contest" Why, then. does that paper
call upon the Virginia convention to en-
dorse the Chicago platform; Would not
such AL endorsement raise the very Issues
which our Lynchbure contemporary would
like to see ordered to the rear for tho
present!