The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-04
STAND BEHIND YOUR PRESIDENT TODAY,


| The Democratic state ticket has no real op-
position in the election tomorrow. and the can.
didates for the house OF delegates and for the
state senate from the Richmond districts and
those In Richmond vicinity have opposition
of any kind. To those who look merely to I'm
mediate results and who need practical demon
stration to induce them to act today's election
excites little or no interest The Democratic
ticket is already chosen It is as certain the
rise of the sun that Henry C. Stuart. OF Russell
county. will be elected governor of Virginia
and that the rest of the Democratic ticket will
receive practically the same vote that he re-
ceives Why, then, is the natural question, should
anyone take the trouble and the time to vote?
There are two reasons. either of which is sufH
cient to bring every Democrat to the polls
These reasons have been touched upon by The
vsrotnian and have been made clear by the state
ments of State Chairman Ellyson They appeal
10 OSulOSThtH VINO nave at DeaTt IHe interests or
the Democratic party in Virginia They appeal
to those who are Democratic only In national
elections. They appeal to all admirers of Wood
row Wilson and supporters OF the policies of the
present national administration.
Richmond Democrats who look to the future
and who can see further than today should heed
the appeal for them to go to the polls and vote
40 that the representation OF the city In the
convention which will be held three years hence
to chose delegates to the national Democratic
convention will be Of the size to which the popu.
lation OF Richmond entities It. Representation
in that convention Ia based on the vote cast in
todays election. If the vote Is heavy Richmond
will be well represented II 1t is light Rich.
mond will be poorly represented insofar as mum.
bers is concerned.
Virginia Democrats who believe IN the policies
Of the national administration and who wish to
uphold the hands of the president of.the country
and the leader of their party, should heed that
appeal for the reason that large vote will be
an aid to the administration and to the party
leader, who is virginian and Democrat
/ 1t is no exaggeration to say that the eyes o.
, the country on Virginia The people are TAX
, ing great interest In the election in the HON,
State of the president. That interest is not *
great the interest in the New Jersey ant
Massachusetts elections. because the admins
tration is not on trial here as in those States
but there is interest and great interest neverthe
less. II may mean nothing that Virginia poll
light vote today. but 1t will be considered II
other sections to have meaning A small vot
in Virginia today, unjustiy or otherwise, vii
be taken to mean that vlrginians are indlTeren
to the success OF the national party care moth
ing for the success of the Democratic policie
: now in operation, and anything but enthus
> iastic about the who now occupies tn
presidential chair. The feeling exists, whethe
, It should exist or not and a falling off in tn
Democratic vote today Will fnJure the prestige O
e the Democratic party to some extent
Here are two good why Democrat
of Virginia should vote today, notwithstandin
the fact that the election of the Democrat
ticket IL a certainty. Democrats of Virginia, loo
to the futurel Look to the future because yo
I believe in the principles OF your party and be
: cause you believe the good of the country d.
ponds upon Its Look to the futur
because you believe In the policies of that part
as now being put into practice, and because yo
believe In the man your State has given to tn
q nation. He looks to you for support at tim
t when support is needed 1t is a far cry fror
+ Virginia to Mexico On the surface there is n
relation between the election In Virginia toda
and the settlement of the problem this countr
faces in the far South. There is relation
however, and very vital relation. Presiden
Wilson and the Democratic party are seekin
! to solve difficult problem that other president
and other parties have failed to solve: they ar