Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-26
AN EARNEST APPEAL.
TRUE soUTHeRNERs SHOULD RALLY
TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
All Disturbing Issues Should lie Side
Tracked, and the South When Uni'e"
VIII Defy Its Foes.
TIM rd,,or ~ the Dispatch:

burdens Of the Republican party are IT,
| moved. and we breath as one just re-
lieved Of a hideous nightmare.
"The clouds are lifting and drifting away
And with delight we lingsr 10 survey
| The promised Joys Of life's unmeasured
way"
Thanks TO the herculean efforts OF our
grand old Democratic par'y-we "'e
again. Considering the various iori"s
| of opposition by the party OF oes.ru'
| tionists and its allies. ana the va,
| terests involved, we OF the oou'" ~
cause not only 10 be satisfied. pu' '''"""
ful And IL is. indeed. gratifying to see
our Marty friends falling into line anu
| nr.sontipg n solid front for the coming
contest. There may be rev inaieoh-
tents but twas ever thus, anu mus
twill ever be- With more INFORMATION"
and reflection they. too. impeiIed Dy pa
triotism, will be under the dear oio JAIL
ner. ~, ,
II seems n good opportunity ana
1T occasion for those prodigal sons VINO
wandered off into the wilderness ana
have been noundering in the boys and
"sloughs of despond" and following the
icnis fatuus OF wild-eyed ofiice-seekers
10 return to the house OF their fathers
and partake OF the fatted calf--as their
sun has set TO rise no more forever.
THE OLD PARTY.
Indeed. all southerners should rally TO
the great. the good. the glorious old
Democratic party, and infuse fresh vigor
and strength into it, for 1t has abundantly
proved itself to be the peoples party,
the only true and conservative party
from which we may ever hope for RELIEF
from the laundering. inefficient, and Sec
tional party of fraud. high tariff, force
bills, and atrocious denominations too
numerous TO be mentioned In one brief
communication. When we consider the
ineffably nefarious conduct of that or
spring of the old Abolition party the
reasoning faculty becomes lost in its
futile labyrinth in efforts TO comprehend
how and elucidate why any southerner
of intelligence and self-respect could.
would, or should merge into such putrid
filth and venomous malignity, except on
the theory Of starvation and thirst for
office. The love of money is the root OF
all evil-so ii must be of this ugly moi
some carbuncle on the comedy. graceful
form of southern solidty. The Kepubli-
can party was born in the North-had its
birth in the hotbed of sectional hate
and intrigue, of Abolltionism, fanatcsm
thirty years of power never did gene
rous or graceful act to fallen foe,
whose galantry entitled them TO couruy
consideration, and whose PROSTATE con-
dition eloquently pleaded for charitable
forbearance in vain.
OUR LIBERTIES.
We Of the South should never lose sight
Of State autonomy or local self-goyeTn-
ment, the bulwark OF our liberties pro-
vided for in the Constitution and assured
US by the Democratic party. This con-
sideration should override all others-it ~
paramount 10 everything national The
southern or negro problem, so carefully
coddled and nursed by Hoar, Lodge x Co.
IS not dead, but sleepeth, and viii be
trotted out a full-grOwn monster when
the opportunity arises. Intrigue Is at
work. The silver scheme Of Cameron .
a trick to beguile the South, TO gull the
gudgeon to shear Samsons locks. and II
successful will be laid on the shelf as no
longer needed. the plan being TO disfran-
chise the South through the agency OF the
force bill Any fraud Is sacred that Will
defeat Democracy. VIII the South bite at
this glittering bait? They should remem-
Der the saying. "Timeo danaOs ct dona
perentes." Their orators and papers VIII,
Of course, try to ridicule the idea OF a
revival of the barbarOus force bill. The
recent yicissitudes OF a party inspired by
undying hatred and Unsuitable thirst OF
power is sure guarantee Of its revival
so soon as the means are secured. 1t is
their shibboleth. their sheet-anchor, to
which they cling with the tenacity of the
drowning man. Then. when TOO late. the
southern man who, like Gallo, cares for
none of these things. will feel
THAT so the struck eagle, stretched upon
the plain,
No more through rolling clouds to soar
again.
Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart.
That ranking. quivered in his bleeding
heart;
Keen were his pangs. but keener far to
He nursed the pinlon that impelled the
steel"
This is no idle chmera of Imagination
history attests it, Remember the utter
ances of their leading orators-lngalis,
Hoar, ct id omne genus. He who doubts
shuts his eyes TO the logic of history.
Venomous virus Is the cohesive cement
that binds them in adamantine solidity.
VIII the South be so weak. will the sons
of heroic fathers be so craven, as 10
affiliate with inveterate enmity and de-
liver up the sacred trust Of self-govern-
ment to squald ignorance and brutal dia-
bolism?
LOUISIANA.
Wil-can, our dear sister Louisiana.
with the "reminiscences of 1876 and the
long years Of reconstruction. resign her
statehood to the tender mercies Of re-
lentless foe for a mere mess of pottage?
Can che be so bereft of reason and CRATE
full sympathy as to stultify herself and
IA. a1t a r
of petty vengeance? Can she possibly
hope for compensation for such fatal
breach 10 those who have helped to shield
her from the deadly folds Of the Shiny
anaconda?
While writing the startling news comes
that we are to have a royal English In
vestigation into southern delinquencies.
1t is English, yer know! and we must
submit with becoming meebness. Whence
emanates this insult to our civilization?
Who furnished the vile libels but the
press of the very party that sanctions any
atrocity TO accomplish its ends?-and from
what source will they CLEAN their in
formation? Will they follow the example
of the visiting statesmen " to Louisiana
and pry into the dens and slums for the
Pinkstons?
or course, their tale OF woe will be
press 10 influence the northern vote and
through the European press to divert
capital and immigration. They may in
woke English aid ard enmity, but the
South is blessed with a generous SOIL
genial climate. and a wonderful renas-
cent quality. which. when united. as in
the past, defies its foes. and this trait
will be more fully developed by the great
railroad syndicate which will assist in
making 1t the garden spot" of America.
In conclusion, l earnestly appeal to
all who appreciate domestic tranquility
to let all disturbing side issues alone.
The silver question. the bank question,
and all kindred annoying and befogging
questions will, like water reach their
level in time. Strike for home and coun-
try--for this dear Southand-for the only
genuine national party on whose keeping
alone our safety lies-the grand. the
good, the glorious old Democratic party
Organize; go TO work and keep at
II till sunset OF election-day. ReorganiZe
aud reform your lines. Stand firmly. COM
pactly. and solidly up in solid phalanx
under the banner Of truth and liberty.
OCTOGENARIAN.
WILL ADDRESS THE VOTERS.