Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-14

THE Democratic party has outnVeu
many cnenies. II IL founded upon prin-
clple, and principles cannot die. ohe
campaign resulting unfavorsbly Is sene
rally enough to consign one or the
acknowledging organizations 10 ue
tomb. The antl-Masonic party Fought ITO
,ast battle when Il fought its INST Inv
Know Nothing party, which HAD sue0eeu
ed wonderfully so long az it connheu u"
self 20 local issues and held itself up ~
n balanced power party dug ts Wv"
grave when in Virginia II pitted ise"
against the regular organization OF 'he
Democratic party. and formulated CO.
antagonistic TO the principles upon "Hi."
our free government Is founded Inc oe
feat Of Thomas S. Flournoy by Henry ~
Wise was I'm eject the end OF the Know
Nothing party. The Greenback party Vi
1878 also stood up 10 be counted on0e'
and no more. 1T died a bornin We
suppose we may lay IL down As i"'V
that no party which fights soieiy LOT
Office will ever achieve much success AS
soon IA the people discover that the
leaders OF any new faction are ac'ua'eu
by selfish motives. they desert mus
leaders and reunite themselves WIN '"'
Democratic party. Whence We IRA" '"'
inference first. that II there Is any
mort, In the contentious OF the PopuiS's'
ar those o. the new free-colnage si'-
verites. the voters will not be slow 10
discoyer the fact. and. second tha'
these contentious are mere steps upon
which ambitious men seek 10 rise Hi'o
office. these ambitious men VIII soon nhu
themselves without a backing
The news from Washington In yester-
DAVIS papers tells what the Democratic
members OF Congress from the other
Southern States intend to do ana 'heh
adds that practically the same pro-
gramme will be adopted In virginia.
whose Democrats. we might add, are
not given TO changing their creed or stray
ing off after strange leaders. As we
argued yesterday, they need no hiepoatS
10 transfer them from the Democratic
party to any new party. They may DE OH
verltes. but they are Democrats hrst anu
Silverites afterwards.
CONGRESSMAN Swanson, Of Virginia, Is
reported as having said that the next
election will show a decided falling on In
the Populist vote IN this State. This fore
cast agrees exactly with our theory on
the subject-namely. that when a new
Marty once puts out it's full strength in
vain It has performed its mission, and
may as well lay down its arms.
The Democratic members from the FAR
South seem 10 have girded up their loins
They are going home to begin at once 10
fight against Populism. There is some
uneasiness amongst the southern mem
bers. growing out of the fear that the
Populists and the Sllverites may form an
alliance. but Messrs. Clarke and Stallings,
of Alabama. say that Notwithstanding the
strength shown in the State at the last
election there is little likelihood that the
Populists will prove source of danger
next year. In other words the doctrine
Of 1.-THE survival OF the fittest' Is going
TO be exemplifed next year in Alabama
and the other Southern States. The men
who ought to be I'm power will be In
power. Blood will once more prove 10
be thicker than water and Democratic
principles will survive all the attacks
which can be made upon them.