Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-14
.,n x,r,ox.L CONVENTION.

rna D,snatch recently laid down as in
d,.putable the five propositions iolo"-
ing-namely:
II will be well for the Democrats oI
Virginia TO recognize several important
facts which they must take INTO "-0oN.''
when they begin TO appoint delesates ~
the Democratic State CohVeh'io" ="
Staunton. .. M,
First, that the Democrats canho' ~,
sibly carry Virginia next iaii -
rule out the silverites.
second. that the Democrats cannot pos
s,hiv carry Virginia next fan II theg
rule out the sound-money men.
Third that the Democratic party can
~, nosslhly elect the next President OF
the United States without the ala anu
remuneration Of the eound-money men.
Fourth. that the Democratic party can.
not possibly elect the next PRESIDENT Oh
Tho United States without the, aid ana
co-operation of the free-silver coinage
Democrats. ,o,,,
These self-evident propositions we com,
mend to the consideration Oh al soo'
Democrats.
Tho Ivnchburg News says that these
nronositions are very well put and are
90 the point. But It proceeds to discuss
the general subject OF course we couio
cav that the sound-money men VIII re-
trse 10 be governed by the action OF the
Democratic National Convention bu' as
We have no right TO say so. we VIII not
make that charge against our Demo
cratic brethren. Likewise, we might say
chat the free-silver men will bolt II their
views are not consulted; but we hope ana
he,ieve better things Of them. The dis
cuss,on of the currency question can, and
should be. so courteous and so conside-
rate OF the feelings of all that those VINO
find themselves In the minority VIII feei
that though outvoted, they have not
been outraged
The News proceeds:
aRut one of the most important points
Of ALI 10 be considered is this: snould
delegates in the national convention
from States that have never been known
10 cast an electoral vote for the Demo
cratic ticket since the war, nor expected
60 do co In November, 1896, seek TO adopt
fhe platform or nominate the cahuluale
NJ the Democratic party at ChicagoF
This question we may set down as
certain to be answered in the afiirma-
tive. Nobody can tell beforehand what
States will vote the Democratic ticket
next November And what is to be done
with the States called or considered
doubtful? Is New York TO be excluded
from the national convention because
she has been voting the Republican
ticket and may vote II again next fan?
OR MARYLAND? Or West Virginia? or
New Jersey? or Missouri?
IT may possibly be some consolation &c
our Lynchburg friend TO be reminded
that the Republicans are In the same
fix as TO rotten boroughs' that th'
Democrats are. The Southern States are
treated as the equals OF the Northern
States In the National Republican con
ventions. though the Republicans nova
DAYS rarely venture to indulge the nope
of carving any one OF them. To be sure
there is great complaint at the Nortf
NJ the influence that the South exerts
In Republican conventions; but, ingeni
nus as the Yankees are, they have
never been able to devise a plan tina
would meet the difficulty, without VIC
lating what are well-known and long
recognized rules of popular representa-
tIon. Such plan, II devised and we'll
proved. would be welcomed by The
northern Republicans, and, If adapted tC
our situation, by southern Democrats as
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