Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
Good Exampie-New York and Virginia

In giving the reasons which would In
nucnce him to cast his vote for David
b. Hill on the 9th Of next month. Mr..
Whitney. of New York. stated in effect
that he had not always been able 10
agree with Mr.. Hill In his opinions nor
TO admire his methods. bat that these
were not good reasons for not support
1g him cordially for Governor ths
year. In word, Mr. Whitney would
let the past bury its dead and proceed
10 perform the duty Of to-day. He has
no grudges which he will attempt 70
crafty at the expense of the Demo-
cratic party, nor any ambitions which
he will allow to stand between him and
the performance of such a duty as that
which was devolved upon him when the
immense body Of true Democrats who
recently assembled in convention in SYRIA
cuse put forward David 3. Hi IS the
leader Of the combined forces of the
Democratic party OF the Empire State
and of the Union.
The example of Mr. Whitney ought
to be followed in Virginia as well as in
New York. There are good reasons why
every Democratic nominee for Congress
in this State should be elected. No con-
sideratons merely personal to the voter
should govern his conduct in this most
important crisis. 1t was for the benefit
of us OF the South that the northern
Democrats united with US in repeating
all the Federal election laws, and thus
lifted from our shoulders the strong
arm Of the Federal Government If we
fail to approve that repeal and send TO
Washington men on the other side Of
the question, the next House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate may be Republi-
can and may proceed TO bind US hand
and foot as soon as they get the presi
dency once more, as they surely will
do in 1896 If we fail to carry the con-
gressional elections of 1894.
DO not deceive yourselves into the
belief that We in Virginia have no per-
I sonal interest In the New York elections
I of this year. Those elections are our
! elections. If the voters Of New York
/ ratify the amendment to the State con-
| stitution which gerrymanders that State
J
/ and places the control of the same in
( the hands of a minority Of the voters,
the Republicans will never hereafter al
low that control to pass from their
hands. AS we hava said heretofore,
the people Of the entire country will be
/ governed by that same New York mi
nority; for with New York to lead them
| the Republicans will have no difficulty
/ in electing the next President of the
/ United States and all future ones. We
repeat, the New York election will be
a Virginia election, a southern election,
/ an election in which every voter in the
/ Union is concerned.
/ Shall we in Virginia send word to Da-
| vid b. Hill and his supporters that we
] are lukewarm In the cause Of Democracy
I and have no words of encouragement
for him and them? Shall we prove to
be treacherous allies. deceitful friends.
unreliable. selfish, blind as bats. and
unworthy of association with good men
] and true. or shall we elect solid Demo-
cratic delegation to the next national
House of Representatives.. who will go
/ 10 Washington determined to stand by
the principles for which our New York
allies are fighting a grand battle, and
carrying to them the assurance that
New York may still rely upon Virginia?
Men and brethren Of the Old Domin-
ion, the battle In New York is your bat
tie, but you will have to fight your part
of It on Virginia SOIL