Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-08
The Campaign in Virginia.

The Worlds Fair at Chicago, the dis
.urbance In the money market, and the
proceedings of Congress. combine TO draw
much public attention from the work oil
this campaign. All OF these are great at
fractions. or distractions, and we must
set to work TO resist and counteract them
nanfully and periodically.
We are now in less than a months
time of election-day, and the canvass
Is just getting fairly under way. True
,ur nominees have been at Work WIN
ynnagglng diligence, but they have had
30 great amount Of help. We rejoice 70
now, however that we begin THIS week
TN better promise, and our activity
.bt TO increase as our time OF prepara-
IN decreases.
Members OF Congress. Senators ana
.urcscntatives both, show an uncon-
.rabIe repugnance to sitting and lis
ling to the speeches of fellow-mem-
re. and we ought to take advantage
this fact and tempt them chat Is. the
sod Democrats) TO step across the 20
tornao md came down her TO Virginia,
where lnSLedu VI idHihb w ''"NN'N
VII be attentively listened to.
We undertake to say that our state
Committee will make desirable appoint
ments for all the Democratic congress-
men who can be persuaded by the Viz
eiuia members to pay us visit III Is
largely a campaign OF natlona ISSUES
and leading men direct from the haiis
Of national legislation will be welcomed
and eagerly heard. SO, We hope that the
Virginia members-each representative
looking out for his own district, and our
senator's for the State ut large-will send
us a number Of congressional orators
AIr. Wise would do well to place some
Of his congressional associates at Rich
mond and Manchester and at the court
houses of the various counties In this
district. And each other member might
well pursue a like course.
The Dispatch is for making the cam
paicn very lively. We should have a
great meeting here in this city soon' ana
If it succeeds as it should succeed, us
GOOD effects will go out to all OF the
state. Chairman Patteson has written to
ask Bourke Cochran to come here to ad-
dress our people. and If he comes our
only trouble will be to get hall large
enough TO hold ell the people who VIII
wish to hear him.
Gut If he cannot come, let us have the
no. best man in or out OF Congress-a
ri.n whose speech published in full Will
D., q campaign document for use all over
fine State and whose ringing sentences
and powerful arguments will rouse up
our voters to a full measurement OF the
importance Of the work before us.
II We are half as energetic as the Popu-
lists are showing themselves to be- OFer-
rail- will get "a majority in the State as
great as Cleveland's and we shall have
our old-time majority in each house OF
the General Assembly.
Let us mako the most of the few weeks
remaining to US before the day OF battle
There is work for each active Democrat
20 do. and each such voter would better
do Il forthwith than TO stand and wall
and talk. We can only afford to despise
the strength OF the Populists when we
have our grand army of Democrats or
ganized, unified, and enthusiastic. Then
we shall have Irresistible strength ano
will march TO certain victory we nave
never been defeated except when over
confidence on our part furnished enc
enemy with his chief weapon Let US Dc
sure not to make such a blunder as thai
in this campaign. when the stakes are
OF exceptionally great consequence.