The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16

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The Norfolk Vrgnlan-Piiot rep'ouu1ss
q, mart an article recently appearing ="
thase columns, in which 1t wa e'''-
,,ha sized that the contest between ou VS.
,,,,s and Mr.. Swanson was not q co'i-
-. 10, yeen individuals. but u contest
between Tie Representatives OF IVY ~
,,,ca, nart,es, a contest between Fepu't'-
o.nism and Democracy. After slVlh lss o''
.,a,,+a,ion Of the case, the Nirs.h'i'h-
Pilot says: ,,,
Il. not that putting the case Clearly
~, f.,rly? Both are true representalNtea
az "a nnrtics with which they are u
# ait,+ al Tho one Is n consistent eApo-
49,, ~ democracy and the prlhciples
tor. which Democracy has always $50
IN VIRGINIA; the other Is an cquhts eo
s,stent exponent of Republlcan'sth nno
M tni.incIples for which Repuplehi'''''''''''t
has stood in this state ,,.,.s m
..rhcrc is no room for personal'ties' ~ NJ
lssuc is clearly defined. as pe." JEW 60, r,an,1
,ln,sy,cv and Republicanistnt can d I'm ,l'
80, hnvc any hcsltancy, rs 10 where
lr' stands? We think not.
-, - II ynin for Judge Lewis to teli
lie people that the fepup''ca' 70 :
4, Virginia has now become WIZ
rartv and is therefore entitled 10
& ~. s,nnor, of all Virginians. IhahRs
- +ha constitutional Convention the large
vn.c which the Republican party lof-
nerly drew from the negro race nus
,crn for the most part eliminated anu
~. Marty now becomes thereby largely
marty of white men. But TINS was
,hro,,ph no choice of the party ltsell'
1u6so Lewis and other Republican lead
ers while boasting on the one mana thut
.beir PARTY Is now Il white man S purity
m Tho other hand complain bitterly PC
rai,se the constitutional Convention dc
n.lyed them or their faithful tallles, us
IN late General Malone used TO call
his negro cohorts. II the Repuollca''s
could have their. way they would put
& tho ballot agaip into the hands OF every
disfranchiscd negro In the State and
use the negro vote TO put the white
7,cnuhlican candidates into office. we
nre always more or less suspicious OF
an enforced reformation, whether II DC
IN an Individual OF In political party
The Democratic party has Its faults. II
has been in power in Virginia Tor many
Years and It is easy for the Republicans
TO go over the record and PICK ia"s al
II here and there It's administration OIL
rublic affairs has not been perfect, lor
humanity is as prone TO err "as the
sparks 10 fly upward.N There nave
hcen Some dishonest men in office under
the Democratic regime. 1t would have
been most remarkable. indeed. II Inc
case had been otherwise. but there Is
very little, comparatively speaking III the
record of the Democratic party TO be
ashamed of and there Is q vast deal
to be proud Of. The balance in favor
of the party from every point OF view is
overwhelming.
AS for the Republican party, It's very
name is hateful to the people of Nir-
GINA as a whole That party has since
its very foundation been The enemy
of Virginia and of the entire South, and
no matter how respectable liz candidates
for Office may be they arc the represen-
tatives of the hateful and hated Re-
publican party, and the great body of
Virginia voters will treat them as such
on election day, II Judge Lewis had
been lifelong Democrat and We're TO-
day the nominee of the Democratic party
for Governor OF Virginia, we should be
pleased 10 give him our support but as
he has been a lifelong Republican and
as he Is the nominee Of the Republican
party for Governor OF Virginia. We shall
< do everything in our power to defeat
him.
Upon what possible ground can any
true Democrat vote for Judge Lewis. a
dyed-!n-thc- Republican, Upon what
possible grounds can any true Democrat
S decline 10 vote for swanson, our gallan
end magnetic standard bearer, and &
dyed-in-,he-wool Democrat? II ever
Democrat fairly won a Democratic honor
Swanson fairly Won the nomination fo
Governor. IN victory and defeat, on tn,
musings, In Congress, everywhere. he hal
brayely and enthusiastically fought th
battles OF Democracy, and he is entitled
on election day 70 the vote Of every Dem