The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-16
Voice Of The P eople
iiurmsny and Organization the Need
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TO tho Edition of The T!m,s- Dispatch:
Sir,--Since tnc Democratic state ana
national conventions. free space in tine
Mchmond papers has been m0uopol!zed
uy articles abusing tile Damocra.!c
organization ana It's leaders.
y few people may tA!nS these self
pronounced champions or Democracy
nave 40 motive other than 20 benefit
the party and the people. some read
ers DO not stop TO recall that our party
leaders, thus assailcd. less than year
ago were indorsed az the polls by an
overwhelming majority OF the Demo-
Gratis ot Virginia, and that these ass
saU!ts ON tncm Is simply continue
ton OF the hsht by the sympathi4crs
w.ta that defeated minority. 4 splcn-
ala leader Tor the national Democratic
party has boon nominated for the pres
idency of the United States Ills COM
Deiltors for this great honor within
their rights. made q hard nght. FAIL
Ing to capture the prize they. without
exception. at once declared their pur-
pose 10 enlist enthusiastically under
Ice Wilson nas and TO work for tho
success OF Democracy
PEOPLE who attempt In the beginning
Of this propitious campaign to bring
discord into the party cannot have the
interest OF vs. woodrow Wilson at heart.
They arc willing TO disorganize his
forces to serve their selfish purposes
so recently ropudiated by the people.
am ana have always been plain
country Democrats citizen. have
never offered for public office. with n
dime of pay attached. I am under no
obligations to politicians. OF course.
an organization or machine" as the
outs always call 1t is necessary In
government. or even in religion. else
httlc can be ACCOMPLISHED for the
cause of either. believe in having
honest. able and efficient leaders, and
SO long as the people continue to
heavily indorse at the polls those at
tao head OF the Democratic organiza-
ton. am not worried over their Sc
lection.
Now as to the two conventions The
one at NorrollS carried out just what
was agreed to by representatives, or
each Of the presidential candidates. and
that agreement was. / am sure theS re-
suit OF poll OF the delegates.
was a delegate 10 that convention and
know tho sentiment among the dele
gates was largely opposed to instruct
ing for any candidate. To several who
thought otherwise I suggested at tho
opportune time that they move for
instructions" and call for a vote by
counties and cities. Had this been
cone. lot Of unjust criticism on this
point would have been avoided.
The Tenth District of Virginia had
the right and assumed the RESPONSE
bility of naming Mr.. Ryan as one OF
the delegates to Baltimore
II 1t is true. as I hear. that those
people have received largo donations
from him for their schools ana chari-
ties and accepted from him donation
suincient to run the public schools FOR
a year, when fhc public money mad
been lost by bank failure, then am
not surprised at the compliment CON
ferred on him in giving him half
vote of their representation at Balti-
more They must have considered him
good man. They may however. be
mistaken. ] know nothing of him OK
cept what l have read
The Times Dispatch and many of
the other leading papers in the state
gratefully acknowledged the timely re-
sentiment of Hon II. ID. Flood TO any
Interference on the part of the convcn-
tion with the right OF Virginia to select
her representatives, at Baltimore The
night within the party for the nomi-