The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-25
Gpenit,g State gomrnal.
THE MORNING PAPERs.

the city will be freed from enthusiasts,
barbarians and thisues. Now, that is de-
cidedly cool and refreshing-equal to lemon
ice. as gotten up by Pizzini, in his best
style. There's Get out If the cry
of "stop thief was ever applicable, it is
in this instance.
Democracy has acknowledged its admi-
ration for the "taking" qualities of the old
Council, by selecting almost one-half of
them to be voted for for, the new, and yet
the Dispatch has the impudence to cry
"thief."
Happily for Richmond, the taxpayers,
the men of property, who are interested in
the government of the city, have already
been informed by us that the statements of
the Dispatch are not reliable, since they
have been forced from it by the scourgings
of Abram Hall & Co.
We are informed by this astute politi-
clan that people do not emigrate to cities
that are not we'll governed. Why it should
wait until this late day to impart this i'm
portant information we are at loss to
know, and can account for it in no more
satisfactory manner than by saying that
the scarcity of emigrants to Richmond, for
the past two years has already made us
aware of the fact, and the Dispatch might
have saved itself the time required to make
the statement as the people are fully aware
of it, much to their loss.
"Richmond is in critica! condition. We
acknowledge the truth of your remark, and
as relief, propose to turn out your en-
tire pack of thieves and scoundrels and
elect asset of honest men, who will redeem
her reputation and relieve to some extent,
the injury you have inflicted upon her.
The rest of its editorial matter, is unwor-
thy of special mention, the concern, no
doubt, being out until late hour with the
gentlemen who are with us as representa-
tives of the Northern press.
Its very excellent ticket will, we predict,
be discarded to-day by the intelligence of
the people, who have determined that hon.
esty is the best policy.
We are sure the Enquirer has been play
ing ball or some other game in its young
days, requiring the blacking of one side of
a chip, leaving the other white, and tossing
it up for the "first GO" exclaiming s'W hite
or Black" but with the condition attached
"Heads l win, tails you lose"
1t is tossing its chip this morning high
in the air, crying "White or BlackP' We
are disposed to think you'll have to "go
last" about o'clock this afternoon-at
least we hope SO, for the good of our hon.
est people and the injury cf the sneaks
and thieves who have been living high at
the expense of the taxpayers.
We are informed by it that in 1869
there were no Democrats nor Wings.
Just SO; and this fact kept you grumbling
all the while, because you were honest and
wanted to see parties divided as they
should be. So did we, and yet hope to
see it. This fact accounts for the election
of our present Governor, who was neither
''Aesh nor fish" until after he was COM
fortably fixed; then he showed us the
"cloven foot" of Democracy, which has
been busily engaged in tramping out no.
taries public ever since.
II confesses that there is much dissatis-
faction in its camp and that its party is
annoyed by "place-hunters.'
Exactly The workingmen and the me-
chanics are the ones disturbing your
balance and destroying your party unity.
You discarded your usual sincerity just
here by not coming out squarely and say
ing your remark aoas intended for the
mechanics. They will have the good sense
to see it and will resent it, as such refec-
tion deserves, by going to the polls and
voting for those who will not overlook
their interests. Remember, mechanics
and laboring men, the Enquirer, the re-
cognized Democratic organ of the city,
brands you as "place-hunters" and "dema-
gogues" because, you ask that your in
terests be represented.
1t has joined in the general cry of
"mixed ticket" and holds it up as the
great enemy Of Democracy. So it is. and
we feel confident that it will yet be the
means of scattering the political "thieves'
who have been, since go, holding Offices
giving them the handling of public funds,
the gref,ter portion among
The mechanics ara also told that if they
scratch" ticket they become the tools of
Lindsey and Harris. Certainly When
was it otherwise than that men were de-
because they chose TO act with
Such talk ought to arouse
an Indignation in the bosom of every
right-thinking man as would quickly hurl
from place and power every man who at
tempts by sush Efforts to gag the speech
and actiopS of men. According to- its
theory the man who does not "scratch"
ta-dsV will equally become the tools and