Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-16
THE RINGS" ADDRESS.

Inc DRADf-bOWDEN- WADDILL--AL-
Committee, seated outside
of the state and nesting near the
Washington Monument and the White
House has seen DIT to issue an address
to the Republican voters Of Virginia.
It attempts a defense OF its ''do-
nothing" policy and Processes to be
laboring to capture the next legisla-
tune.
1t presumes that the Democratic
Party is composed Of lot of "helpless
iDnocents," who have not been advised
of their plans and therefore cannot put
into operation schemes to circumvent
them.
We have been at loss to understand
how the Democratic Party can be ex-
pected to disintegrate and repeal the
obnoxious laws which itself had enact
ed.
We have no record of any such a con-
dition OF affairs in the history Of the
southern states. The rebellious Dem
ocrsts must always have live, ag-
gressive party with which to combine
before it can effect the overthrow Of
the organization with which it has az
filiated.
The Combine" has no hope Of car
rying the legislature. It makes q
show of fight in order to hold the
moral support of the administration
leaders.
Certain it is that il the Democratic
officials can steal q gubernatorial cleo
ton, they can take legislative one.
1t follows then that the address of this
Brady BowDEN- WADDILL-ALLAN--AG-
NEW Committee is mere buncombe.
1t cites the New York case. There
was no such general demand in that
state as there is in this for guberna-
torial ticket.
The same comm ittee has secretly
and openly endorsed Democratic can
didates in the various counties and
senatorial districts and yet it deliber-
ately declines to endorse the Republi-
can Rubernatorial ticket, and assum-
ing the role OF dictator has the audaci-
ty to announce that "a Republican
either in voting for the nominees OF
the Lynchburg meeting or refusing to
vote for them, will neither jeopardize
nor forfeit his claims or position in the
Republican party of the state
1t unwittinRly admits very impor-
tant fact, and acknowledges that it did
not voice the sentiment of the masses
of Republican voters OF the state, wher
it says: Had the regular organization
OF the party called aud held State
convention, it would doubtless have
nominated ticket that we could lool
upon with pride and support will
pleasure"
This is & confession then that a CUB
ernatorial ticket nominated by con
vention of the people, which had beer
called by the Republican State Com
mittee would be supported by thi
BRADY WADDILL-ALLAN-AeNKw Com
mittee with pride and pleasure.
This is what loyal Republicans hAv,
always commended, that the failure (,
call Republican State Convention
bad produced discord and had dissi
pated harmony.
This then gives away the entire ar
gument and is the fatal defect in thi
most remarkable address.
General JAMES A. WALKER's express.
ed determination to support the ticke
is in striking contrast to the action o
this "pie-hunting" committee.
He plainly showed in his remark
that whether the Republican Stat
Convention, which met at Lynchburg
Va, October 8, 1897. was regular o
irregular. the candidates nominate'
are entitled to the enthusiastic sup
port of all loyal Republicans as agains
the free-silver Democratic ones.
The committee has given away it
case.