Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
FEBRUARY 1s, 1894,
The Bill of Particulars.

sires'' and insists upon that very thlnS'
The Richmond Times OF SATURDAY.
But for the introduction into this dis
cussion by the Times Of Judas lscariot TN
"A way that seemed intended 70 bring re
proach upon the Dlspatch) we, who never
Ike for any one 20 excel us In courtesy
OF speech. would have been content TO en-
ploy n less odious word than betrayed
for the Times's transgreSsions against us
party. But as II IS. the word has come
into this controversy through no fault
Of Ours. However in our employment OF
&c here we choose rather to adopt for 1t that
definition which finds n near equivalent IN
''unfaithfulncss."
As We understand the unwritten con-
sutution OF our party every Democrat IL
under obligations 10 support with all OF
his influence every nomination properly
made. " this Is the duty Of the ordinary
voter how much more Is 1t tho duty OF a
neyspaper which IS a leader in party
affairs. has a representative on the state
Executive Committee and sets itself up
as a champion Of Democratic principles
md or party loyalty.
In August last our party IN Virginia.
speaking through its representatives, as
eembled I'm convention at Richmond noihi-
mated for Governor Colonel Charles l.
O'Ferrall. 1t was convention OF I'M
usually large membership, and the mem
bers were nearly all present. us pro-
ceedings were regular in every respect
on the first ballot the vote resulted; FOR
o'Ferrall. 11is; for Tyler. SEQ; for Buford'
IA. and thereupon "the nomination OF
o'Ferrall was made unanimous.
Did the Times support that nomination
Nth the beartiness that was due from
n marty paper? We say no.
The morning following the morning OIL
the nomination by our state convention
a. published but two editorials ana one
Of these was on. "a British view oil our
institutions" and the other on senator
Daniels speech in the convention Iheie
x,as not a word about the nominations
Ito silence included in it Kent and Scott
az well as OFerrall. 1t would have peeh
too awkward TO eulogire either OF theSe
two and ignore O'Ferrall. Then ana
theirs, and from that time on. the ZINES
=, ,,s editorial columns. gave the "cold
shoulder TO the nominee of the party
From day to day there were editorial
ARTICLES IN the Times on topics more or
,ssa identified with the pending canvass,
~, soon the Times saw fit 10 20 into
perihelion. so TO speak. with the Virginia
Sun. by which these two Journals eX-
changed editorials. and the result was that
the Populists' ammunition was shot from
Democratic guns upon Democratic I"o-
nile whilst the Times's shots through the
Sun fo,l s.,e.st .. Constituency made up
81. most part of disgruntled Demo-
rrata and ex-Republicans, who had long
before become proof against Deihoera'i'
arguments.
Nor can II be truthfully said that the
och, was ours from the beginning. AT one
,D.r,od Of the canvass II really seerheu
that ,he contest was going to be a oes-
,.ra,e one. The chairman OIL our SIa'e
committee thought so; many others
.hought 80. and We are forbidden TO DOUBT
that the Times was weli-informed as 10
the opinion prevailing In the hishes'
party circles.
Wa hold that there was an obligauoh
uron the Times to do its best 10 eiec,
our nominee. 1t did not do It's pes'' anu
a.. course towards O'Ferrall was betrayal
of the party No. /.
ii.
The silence which the editorial columns
~ the Times had maintained towarus
orerrall all during the canvass was
,roken as soon as the election was over
Then Il startled the people, who were
making glad over our victory, by saying
., +. tong and studied leader that:
AZ, O'Ferrau was not the choice
a.. candidate OF the Democratic
yo,crs OF virginia He was foisted upon
tho Marty BY the vicious and hateful con-
vention system. In a contest before the
white people OF Virginia for the nominal
ton between himself and some one OF
Virgfnia's truly popular sons he would
have been decislyely defeated. lie
has run everywhere behind the ticket
IN AN election of the last importance TO
the people. IN which. ne'eFtheiess' IL "as
impossible TO get them to turn out 10
yote
CAS- matter Of fact o'Ferrali didn't
run much Dehind the ucho]DiSPN'~'
Wa repeat. then. that Mr.. O'Ferralfs
nomination was imposed upon the isiho-
cratic party by the vicious convention
method. Conventions are formed oy PACK
"A vard-meeting In the cities, ana by the
,.s,r,-house ring Of petty office-seeking
nollticians in the country. and the body
~ the people have no voice In them at
all
To say that Democrats were astounded
at this declaration OF tho Times Is TO
put n lightly From nearly every quarter
there was shout Of indignation. and this
the Times must have heard. since. In re-
plying TO a remonstranoe from the State
. newspaper the Times next day said:
We voted for him and did all In our
power after he was nominated To elect
him. II was not against Colonel OFer-
rail Individually that we raised our voice
In protest. but against those machine
methods now 80 familiar to practical
politicians, &c. &c.
Now what act Of unfaithfulness on the
part Of O party-paper could have been
greater than for the Times to gibbet the
virginia Democrats as party whose
nominal lions are made by "rings" and
"raachines," without presenting the slight
est proof In substantiation of these
charges? Never yet has It made good
its chsrges-nsyer yet has 1t sought TO
undo its wretched work. and We. there
fore. hold Ourselves justified In setting
this matter down as betrayal No ..
III.
The worst Of all the Illness unfithful-
ness towards its party has been exhibited
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