Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-23

II the Democrats Of Virginia nope 10
maintain their ascendency in this S'a'e'
thew must not do aught to endanger mat
.scendsncy. but must recognize the TACT
now. as they did in the late elections
that free-silverites and anti-shVefi'es
may both he consistent members OF 'he
Democratic party. We did In mat eiec-
ton all that lay in our power to inouce
our Democratic friends not TO divide u"
the silver question. II. then. as we Deie'e
Will ~ the case the Democratic Nahohai
Convention of next year shall declare
for sound money. the proposition TO com
free. at the ratio of is 10 L. all the siiVer
ths, can be taken to the United states
minis will be killed. and VIII never De
rosuscitated Il becomes all good Demo
Gratis then. to prepare themselves Tor ac-
centing the utterances of that convention
as the creed of the Democratic party we
might add that they ought 10 DO So
whether its uttepnces on the silver aues-
ton shall exactly come up 10 their no
lions of the proper policy OF the Demo-
cratic party or not. w. take IL that ho
virginia Democrat-no Jeffersonion De-
mocrat-Nill favor the policy OF elevatinS
,phemeraI issues above the great princi-
ples which constitute the raison detre-
the reason for the existence. OF the ns-
tional Democratic party
According TO rumor published by the
Norfolk Landmark. there are marpl0ts III
the Democratic party who do not inteho
10 he governed by the considerations
which we have just mentioned, hut are
determined TO rule or ruin. We quote
from that paper. as follows;
1T was hoped that Kentucky's downfah
would be a lesson to her sister states.
Yet, here in Virginia it is rumored that
those members Of the Legislature who are
in favor of the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver at the ratio of l6 To l VIII
exert themselves to have That body pass
"A resolution condemnng the hnanclai
policy Of the present National Admins
tra,ion. and approving their own views
in the matter
TO condemn the financial policy of the
present administration would he to raise
the very questions which all good Demo-
Gratis desire to see sertled by the next
Democratic National Convention. That
body must necessarily undertake that
work. because there is no other body.
and can b. no other body. TO do H. with
all New England. New York. New Jersey.
Pennsylvania. Delaware and Maryland
opposed TO free coinage TO say nothihg
as TO the South the West. the Northwest
the Pacific STATES, and the Rocky Noun
4ain states it is not possible that Nir-
2inia will undertake To settle the free
coinage question herself
IL, then. this question IL TO come up in
the Democratic National Convention. and
be settled By that body. IL would he bad
policy for the Democrats in the virginia
LEGISLATURE 10 seek TO pledge tins state
10 oppose the policy Of the present adj
ministration on the free-silvtr question
OF any other question. And here let US
remind all whom IL may concern ina
whether the policy OF the present admin
istration il popular or unpopular in Nir
yinia. the Administration itself coulc
make a fight i'm it's own defence whicf
might as,onish its enemies.
oh no. Let US agree 10 disagree on I'M
silver question until we shall have hcar'
what the Democratic National Convention
will have 10 say on that question. W.
,hall have hereafter stronger Republi
ean party to fight In Virginia than W
nave had since readjustment times.