Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-24
MARCH "a. 1880.
The Third Party I'm virginia.

we said yesterday that now Is no time
For true and faithful Democrats any
where 20 be posing as ballot-reformers'
hecause rs we added. whatever Is need
ed by the people will be done for them by
good and true men within the Democratic
organization. That Is to say virginia
Democrat ought not 20 be Dailo'-Ie-
former first and Democrat Afterwards
but Democrat first and haliot-reiorih-
CT afterwardS-if. indeed. there Il any
call for ballot reform. The principles Tor
which the Democratic party Is expected
20 stand IN the next presidential eiectoh
ought TO be the principles for when tha'
party is contending in Virginia now' or
10 change the sentence, the Democrats
OF virginia ought to begin this year III
this State the battle which Is TO be fought
TO n conclusion in 1885. IL the creeu
which we printed yesterday does not con-
tain all the articles Of the Democratic
faith. It contains enough Of them 70 en-
able T. Democrat to tell why he continues
his connection with that party
The Washington specials in yesterday
issue Of the Dispatch tell US that there
are probably many Republicans IN VIZ
pinia who will show at the proper time
that they do not intend to pose as ballot
reformers instead Of as Repuolicahs' As
we intlmated yesterday. IL would be l'd'-
crous for the MehoHeites to lie caIIea
upon TO lead the baNO,-rcformers IN 'hls
state The men who first used tissue
ballots in Virginia would in that event
l. Ia fr an
relOrmers.
No wonder that the true and tried re
pubiicans. who claim 10 be nothing DN'
Republicar.. a-e opposed 70 falling mo
line under Malone. No wonder that
General James A. Walker should OBJECT
90 any readjus.ment Of party lines "ii'ch
v,o,,ld Dlace him under the banner car
,io1 nv General Malone. and MAKE him
CyaIkcD play second fiddle TO The hitle
General whose career is not yet enued
hut PROMISES 10 last. If he can nave A'S
way. until the Sepubicai's all over tAc
limited States are tired Of his name ana
sic fantastic tricks No wonder that the
yosts. the Lewises. the Eggborns' Gene
rel Groner Mr. Brady. and thousands or
other real Republicans DO not desire to
no auctloned OBJ to the Popunsts' party
and thus be caused to lose their good
name as Republicans. They are known
pnly as Republicans. All their stock IN
trade Is their long connection with the
Republican party. If they trade or TINS
fact. or throw il into the background
md align themselves with the Malone
ties Populists, Ballot-Roformcrs or what
NOT they will at once become poor III
Ae,d." But will Republicans such as
,bose we have just named sell them
.a,ves, DO they desire TO enable Mahone'
who is always In Washington. to speak
Cor them whenever on Office in virginia
"a IN be filed? VIII they consent thus
IN be shorn OF the power which hitherto
,hev have exercised in Washington? We
tb,nk not. They can have no sufficient
Inducements TO lead them thus from the
beaten path OF Republicanlsm into the
SQUIRREL tracks made by the Popuiists.
ar Ballot-Reformers. or any other such
faction.
All OF which leads to the conclusion mat
Oh. battle of 1896 is 10 be between the
Republicans and the Democrats. Third
parties" will please take notice and gov
nm themselves accordingly.