The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

INTERVIEW WITH COL oNEL ISAAC HAYES y
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Colonel f III. Shields made as many
speeches for Hayes last fall as any Republl.
can orator In Virginia. How be Is pleased
With the result maybe inferred from his re-
marks:
Question What will be the course OF
your party In the gubernatoriA canvass this
j; Answer: 1 cannot say certainly; but
know what 1t ought to do, and have had
the same views O long time, and | publish
ed them anonymously in September, 1876
and the dispatch, in copying part OF
them, pronounced them striking opinions
for those OF a Republican, and indeed very
sound logic" I then said, "The people
OF Virginia are divided into two political
organizations. With party platforms more
alike than twin-brothers-in fact, almost
identical-these two grand divisions OF our
people stand arrayed against each other.
II they were divided on principles OF po-
litical economy there would be reason in
the opposition. II they are not divided on
principles, then what does divide them !?
Nothing but deep and unalterabIe
conviction that the banding OF the colored
pcoplc into n solid mass under Republican
leadership threatens to place the State gov
eminent in the hands and under the con-
troll OF inexperienced and unlettered peo-
ple. phe mass OF our citizens believed
that such revolution in the history OF Vir-
cinia was not best, hence the white people
combined to prevent the sacrilege Tin their
opinion) that seemed imminent. 1t was not
hostility to the negro las an individually nor
the Republican party that induced them to
consolidate. All the vigor and success OF
the Conservative party is owing to the
above. II this be true, and it unqucst!on-
ably is. then what does patriotism require
at the hands of the resident northern and
native white and colored Republicans !
Simply
AN ABANDONMENT
of their present skeleton Of an orSaniza-
ton" "Once the danger that created that
party uhc Conservative is gone, new party
structures arise, each made up OF lntelll-
gcncc, and each safe, in the opinion or our
people, to assume control OF the Stale gov
eminent. This done, and the attention OF
the best element OF the State will be direct
ed to the upbuiding OF interests that lie
unc3rcQ v all Ilc Va WV
Republican party we put an earnest appeal,
because q failure to do as we have Indicated
prevents an influx OF northern and western
settlers to our State. They see and hear the
clamor OF the organizers OF the Conscrva-
tive party crying on the heels OF carpet
bacrcrs and negroes, and they imagine that
The Dcoplc of Virginia are hostile to north
ern settlers and negroes because OF their ma
tiyity and color.
IT Is NOT TRUE,
but unfortunately it appears TO be true, and
the State is injured by reason OF that fact"
l am clear in the opinion that
MY PARTY SHOULD DISBAND
its organization in this State, because ii it
should succeed what assurance have we
that our good. President would not DO by
us as he did by
PACKARD AND CHAMBERLAIN!
for certain it is that the Democrats Of Vir-
pinia would raise more howl than was ever
heard before in this country, and our good
and wise President, having heard whisper
in comparison, would, OF course, follow in
this State the principle established in
Louisiana and South Carolina. Hence, we
are bound to diSband, for we are beaten
WHETHER WE'WlS Or LOSE.
l want to see the good old days come again
to us when the field was open to all. and
the best man won on merit, and not by
"rings" and "King Caucus" Dishand
our party, and the coored people will soften
their way in life wonderfully, and the sense
less cry Of Carpet-Bagger! "Carpct-
Bageer!" which l have heard long years
from Democratic politicians, like so many
katvdids in the woods, will cease, and his
way will be smoothed, too, and the linfor-
tunate "scalawag" will return to the enjoy
ment of his former greatness and magnitude
in the household of his old friends. [ am
for the policy of the President in the South
the disarmament of the Republican party.
He scattered it to the four winds in two
States, and
KNOCKED POOR CHAMBERLAIN CLEAR OUT OF
THE RING
over into New York. Now propose not to
offend the great head of my party by caus-
ing him to do in this. State what ne had to
do in those mentioned, and I would urge
my party friends to take warning and not
subject themselves to the possibility OF
. JOINING CHAMBERLAIN
on the other shore OF the Potomac. The
coored men are more interested in taking
the hint OF the President than the few
white men OF our party, for they would be
Immediately emancipated from 4 thousand
annoyances they now have, and would he
sought after by two parties, either OF which
would be entirely able and ecaling to secure
them all their rights Of citizenship, while at
present the party they act with is powerless
to protect them, and when they succeed in
setting up a State government as in South
Carolina, SC, ~ ......... -.. E
THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF 1T.
Disband, and the colored citizen will have
q friend on every jury in the State, instead
of none, as now. Disband, and the crime
of petit larceny will soon cease to work
disfranc hisement, and would never have
been on the. statute except that 1t offered an
additional means OF paralyZing the negro
vote. Disband, or the Democrats will put
an additional screw to the colored men,
until they will cease to be a corporaPS
guard politically. Thousands Of good
men, VINO are shocked at the cheating and
wrongs done us, cannot aid us while we
stand as we do for fear OF "negro suprem-
acy.' Disband, and we may very soon be
able to torment. our tormentors, and I am
anxious to get even; hence want our State
Convention to abandon our organization
for other reasons than ....- -
THE PRESIDENTS WISH THAT WE SHOULD.
The Federal Office holders will perhaps
object to this programme, but they are not
wise counsellors on this subject, and ought
to ha eyoIuded from the r0uDpilr ~ tha