The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-16
,s.,itlsll'ond Slispattll,
TrESpAY SEPTEMBER IS, 1915.


Massachusetts Is the Tea Overheard?
The Boston adrcrtiScr conicmp!a'eS the
sitnation after the recent battle, and defines
the attitude Of Massachusetts,. That paper
declares her still loya! to Ecrnohcah'Sm'
" but against the pcrvorsionS ana c"''".
films Of Rcpublicanism that party Is
o,lv intended to be a " convenient H'-""'
"Ecat for accomplishing purpose, III" n''
.;t il yyor.hy or unworthy IN tao precise
Cratic o; It's scryiccab!cness y: that III MAS
sachu.e:,s patriotism is first, ana part!
second - and when tina! order IL icvcf@so
"tnc vast majority of those who act "''h
"fbc party for the sake Of the rflhc'pes 1t
.has represented" "w!Ii care 'or " w
.,,ncrr' except as honorable men care ior
"a foe
m, AGrerHscr then claims that By super
hu,nan effort The party in that State mas neesl
saved " from threatened DISASTER, ana &c
c,ar.> tina; not one Of the thousands tha'
came 10 The rescue I" but is worthicr OF con-
sidcration on occount OF bis services Than
"the scsf-seckcr who organized mutiny'"
BUTLER.)
To the people Of Massachusetts, the d.
4,erifs,r saws lsepublicanisn means LOFTY
ideals of statcslnanship, un>eliI>h devotion 10
the republic, fidelity in every pubic trust,
the freedom Of tue citizen, the supremacy oi
the law, Justice. honor, and truth" ana con-
clrdes that while the Republican party IS
faithful 10 these objects Massachusetts VIII
stand by il; but that = when II (hepuo'ic'h,
ism) becomes an exchange. where othces arc
barraincd Cor and principles Ignored, 1t VIII
be abaadoncd.'
When gentlemen write in this manner ii is
fair to presume that they mean something
Vixen a i.uty man tells his party that cer-
tain violations of the principles OF The parry
will drive him aud all his colleagues from lis
ranks, i; i prcSulnablc that those violations
have already been pcrpetra.ed. else why re-
cite them: nccatsc i is strategy III poll
tics tn.t :. lh,cat may deter repetition OF
the outra@rS complained o..
Now, ,hcn. how long will the complain
ants stand this. How long will Massachu-
sets su.,nt 10 Federal interference III her
local Affairs: Has size t.rowu the tea over
board or not:
There * another question that is pcrtinen,
ust here i Massachusetts fighting only Tor
herself. 20. is she inclined to l0ake family
matter OF il: The AdceTt{$cr recently de-
clarcd that Massachusetts, demands fan
" heat0leni for herself, dmd not o'uy FOR 'icF-
ascif. INT for EVERY STATE IN THE
q UNION." Is th, The real attitude OF
Massachusetts, or will she PERM; herself to
be qrictcd down into submission 10 what
Governor BULLOCK STYLES " scandalous ire
cularitic, and ilnmol7itics" lin the public
service" under what he also styles " the
pressure Of impending elcctions:'
This is another namc for the pressure OF
the sectional" fears, or rather false alarms,
which have ut every election since the war
been employed TO suppress all opposition to
the outragcs and scandaiou, irregularities Of
the people controlling the Government
And It is IN important question, How much
longer is this strategy TO be endured? The
southern states are as loyal to the Con>titu-
ton aud th" Union as any of the States.
spd areas ready TO devote their whole power
and influence 1t the polls to the protection
of the Constitution and the Union and for
promoting lloucsty and fidelity in public at
mnis.ration as any Of their sister States.
The cry of suspicion against thein--lhc
inflammatury reports set ailoat against them
when the elections are coming on-aro the
inventions OF the faithless and corrupt office.
holders to screen themselves from the public
udrmcu,. How much longer will Massa-
ehusetts be frightened from her duty to her
selraad The Union by this dishonest strategy:
How lone viii the northern States be inilu
mord by il? Ii Massachusetts is ready now
TO demand "fair treatment > for "evcry
State in the Union - rs well d "ior herself"
does She 1,cgin from This date TO 90 so?
We shall DC happy TO see the last question
answered in the affirmative hy her acts.
When the States unite upon this PLATFORM
each demanding for herself and for all the
Others fir llay--1hcn, indeed, we shall have
harmony then, indeed, we shall have lair
play and honest administration OF public
affairs.
IT Massachusetts, in her present move
mcnt. brings this happy state OF things about
she will prove her title rs 4" deserving well
OF the country and will be remembered in
future ages as the real paciticator after the
yiyil war. We shall see.