The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-15
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rhe Roal Issue.

M0NIA 49, 4 49, 1sss Fs5
The Real Issue.
xa,,,,a IL Virginia, the real Issue which f.s
- tntir,p yons ill,lssrtous Com mon.
,yea.,,, Is ne that should cover all your fasss
MN ana blush oil shame. Itisan issue that dc.
Grades Virginia degrades her because sue 2 Is
made 10 stand before che world as t'stfpfoe e
nv 4 merely personal matter; asitaeed TO tae
very bottom of her social strat1lEn, wnea.s ,r
she shall herself submit her peace ana oEu ...
and the operations OF her government q !.
a. be obstructed and revoitn revolution tase
and long detained in disorder 70
! crafty he will OF one single man y n
3 This l. il. people OF Virginia. WILLIAM
MALONE is the one man who presents nim-
coli TO the people OF Virginia and demands
that they shall eless majority Of their LIE
eis,ature ready to repeal their law settling
their public debt, reform their judiciary,
and turn out their whole official corps IN
order to crafty hin and slake the thirst for
Office OF his corrupt parasites. This is the
issne ant, the grand Commonwealth OF fir-
gipia Is brought fortl, as the battle-ground
) OF so contemplate and SO corrupt "a q con-
tiict. ,,.ass s..s, aa1s55s,. ~;
Never. in our long experience have we
known an issue so extraordinary ana l oiIen'
]. siye TO honest and cons!derate people. Does
il in any degree Involve the public welfare
or the good OF humanityp Not at all, ex'
cept so Ear as the determined resistance 70
the crusade that Is raised by MALONE and
his parasites is defence Of the public wei
fare, the public virtue, and the prosperity
and happiness OF the people. That makes
all who resist the ONE MAN VINO Wouio
plunge all the people into disaster ana mis-
ery to crafty his vicious ambition the, de-
tenders OF the State and people and OF the
social welfare and order.
But as for the objects OF the leading cru
sadsr and his disreputable satellites, they
arc wholly vicious and cannot fail to end IN
ruin and misery to this noble Commonwealth
and all her hopes and promises. And IS IT
not the most erieyous thing that for such
leader and such followers these Virginia
people should be so Inundated and so trou-
bled with apprehensions?
Why should it be? When was it known
that any one man arose in Virginia and
spread over the State such agitation, such
anxiety? And yet Virginia has had men
OF 1enown unsurpassed; but they were pa
triots who studied the good OF the State
and endeavored to promote tue happiness
OF the people. 1t was not a matter Of wran-
gle, not matter for passionate dispute,
what they desired to carry out. Rather were
the great leaders inclined to concur in their
views, and certainly never to differ IN an
ger how best to promote the greatest good
OF the greatest number. .-...s
But the conflict now is altogether differ
cnt from the discussions at other times,
when all were patriots, and when every
man was ready to subordinate his personal
ambition to the good of the Commonwealth.
Sorry is the day when this. great change has
come upon us, and when our noble State is
made the battle-ground OF the degrading
contest in which the public welfare is
brought into the very dust by the most mis-.
cradle personal struggle.
WILLIAM MALONE seeks to bring all Vir-
cinia into the most fearful disturbance and
injury merely that his personal views and
aspirations may be propitiated. @.'
The question Is, Shall this great State for
this purpose bring all her people and her,
self and al her interests to this position oil
injury and ignominy ? This is theSques-
ton, people Of Virginia. And surely ii
there can be such state OF reimbursement
in the old Slate as could make that full,
even tolerable, in the contemplation. then
Virginia has fallen-how low, alas land
then, indeed, we can admit that she has lost
the breed of noble blood!
But this cannot be so, rs we shall see.
Virginia cannot come TO that condition or
subiugation to things both vile and obnoX-
ious. She can never be captured by MA
HONE. ......
What shall it be for? MALONE conceivss
the idea that by upturuing good, favora-
bic, and honest settlement OF the public
debt there will ensue state Of disorder,
distress, and general injury out Of which
he can extract some personal advantage to
himself and his subseIvieat partisans, and
for this be ventures to throw the State into
agitation and terror.
II he could accomplish his object the only
good he could achieve would be these per-
sonal advantages; but otherwise, the worst
consequences would flow to all the people
and the State. ..=t
Thus he would upset the best measure
vet framed for the settlement Of the public
debt that has 50 long harrassed the State and
furnished those troubles which have been
made available by corrupt and mercenary
politicians to get into Office and to worry
the people.
This is it indeed. MALONE and his fol-
lowers propose no measure for the public
good and the relief OF the State; but only
offer evil for good, degradation instead Of
peace, honor, and happiness.
And this is the issue. Shall Virginia in
cur The proposed dishonor and misery
which this selfish and mereenary party, I'M
der MALONE, hold out to us7 Rise, Vir-
ginians, and reject with proper scorn these
men and their offer OF ruin and disgrace. 1t
is a disgrace to us all to be engaged in strife
over the humiliating issue OF the time. Rise
up, Virginians, and prove thatyoH are-wes-
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