Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-01

out city. The incentive for sucn sAe''on
-, ai..a,-s been powerful There are
now additional reasons for extra ehoi"
r,,.o ,,,+orcsts ~ Richmond and the coun-
,,v arc one Ii Is conceded by all tsst
without the most cordial co-opeIa''on
and reciprocal assistance neither ca"
roach that high state OF prosperity 70
ardently desired, by all who nave ene
welfare OF their state at nchrI AT ei'i'i
f. more dependent upon the other: tno
weight of obligation is In faVor Oh uno
country. When the prosperity OF INC
farmer falls every effort when can NC
put forth by our businessmen auu eN'.s
scben,e FOR Improvement which may DC
devised bv that splendid body OF men
who compose our Chamber or Commerce
and who have done 80 much for the
nrosperity OF our city. will be equally
HELPLESS 10 ultimately ward of business
sfaenation and paralysis. Viewed, there
fore. from n purely selfish standpoint, IL
IS 10 our interest TO favor any poIcg
which IS universally conceded WIN BRING
prosperity TO TIE country, and we should
leave nothing undone which we can 90
10 more closely cement that friendly re-
lationship which has heretofore eNlsteu
between the city and the rural districts.
For twenty-three years our farmers
have been striving against hnahcial
nolicv which has With the regularity OF
recurring seasons brought them nearer
TO the brink Of ruin. Each year they
have seen their property further depre-
ciated I'm value; their products reduced IN
price. and their ability 20 purchase from
the city lessencd. At last there is
rift I'm the clouds, and the Democratic
nartv holds out TO them a ray Of hope.
enthusiasm and determination born
almost of despair Never I'm the history
of the country have the farmers been so
aroused and so enthusiastic, and they
call upon ia with a pathetic earnest
ness that should reach every heart not
TO forsala them IN this their hour OF
greatest need. What answer. my friends,
shall the businessmen OF Richmond send
back TO them on the 81 Of November?
Wo need not ask. We shall stand shout
der to shoulder with them; we shall give
them our sympathy and our support. II
shall not be recorded against us that
We were recreant 20 our duty or false 70
our friends When the day Of battle Is
over. with joyful acclaim We shall shout
back 20 them the glad tidlngs that hlch-
nlond'g Democracy "has gone Demo
cratic: that she has been true 70 her
past record. loyal TO herself. and that she
stnl deserves 10 be called the citadel
Of Democracy.
Remember. that n vote for Bryan ana
sewaU and Lamb IS n ballot cast for the
financial and Industrial independence or
the people. II is vote cast FOR
the constitutional rights or the
people. Their election viii mean
crushing defeat TO plutocracy and mo-
nopolies. Il will mean peace and pros
neritv 70 our country and the advance Of
civilization throughout the world.
The eyes Of the rest of the state are
watching the Third District. Every other
district in the state Will elect a Demo
cratic congressman. Shall our own DO
recreant 20 its duty? II shall not. on
the day OF election. II every Democratic
vote IS cast Il will be found In line with
its sister districts. true TO its past
record. and loyal TO the best interests OF
its people. MARION L. DAWSON,
Chairman city Democratic Committee.