The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-19
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from our practice. This Is on the ota ns a,.a.a
that . desperate diseases require aespe.a. -
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haa oases before us this morning Wnich we
,,ronose to treat In t1is article; anu u ~
49, 90 we call an cake an axe, ana
<sspade 4 SPADE 1t Will simply DC 20 IN, =
nrcss the reader with the distinctive anu
;nnortant trutbfulness of the language we
may employ.
We aliude, OF course, TO the DEBT ques-
ton, and the manner in which its hlai az
sus,naen. is opposed by the Forcloie re
ad;usters. rTheoniy three leading gfouhos
of objection 70 that measure are:
ISL. That they constitute the Conseffa'
tive party OF the state, and that we VINO =.
yor the settlement are nothing put the
"runlp y. OF that party who have trleo 70
route them out.
Cd. That the success of the hcCuLLocH
hill, will necessarily increase taxation, ana
that the friends OF that bill are the aoVo-
Gates OF Increased taxation; anu
al. That the success OF the McCUZLoch
bin will necessarily destroy the puo'ic
schools. and that those who advocate t''at
hin are enemies Of the public schools, ana
desiguedly seek their utter ruin.
These, we say, are the three distinctive
grounds on which the Forcible Read1ust-
ers profess to oppose the MoCUL.LocH Dill,
and we say that three more Intentional anu
hsse faIsehoods were never uttered by nu-
man lips nor pcnned by human hand.f AS
nrdofs THAT the first assertions HE, we
need.oals appeal to the-pRoceedings of..tsae
Mezart-Hall Convention which we mo
printed in. the; Richmond Wing OF ffeb-;
ruaryg i2s, i aS79se The whole abuse Of that
Convention was heaped uponthe.H Conser-
vatiye. party; and Mr.. BLAIR in bis speech
calling tf1e Gonven ton: to order used the
following express language: -: -"
.sTbe Conservative party has had control
ever since reconstruction, and yet no relle1
has come Platforms promising -succor nave
been ignored aud Ycontemnea. 7 NO" Tue
people come totake their affairs III tneiroWh
hands, and they want n distinct enumeration
OF principles and policy that will assure a
settlenent within their ability" "fT.-
What was this but arraying the Conyen-
ton against the 'tConservatiVe party :" OF
the State and forming new "people's
marty" TO take matters out of the hands OF
the Conservative party and placing them in
the bands Of the Mozart demagoSues!
In the same Convention JAMES BARBOUR,
author Of the BARBOUR bill, and one OF the
leading spirits Of the Rea6justers party,
said distinctly: a. -. t'... #
The delegates of the people are here to
organize a party" - 4. ! .:.'>
Again, in the same Convention, q Mr.
W. PURvIs, OF Albemarle, made q speech,
and said: lee -" -
cover two thirds Of the. people OF bis
county are Rcaiiusters to- the bottom OF
theifhearts, and are nov iresolute to build
up a-partv, regardless of color or condition.,
to redeem the people and the State" , 49,. +.
The Reu. P. L. SHuLER said the Reid
busters had been called 'Hblack-ar d-tan."
He accepted the designation, and he hoped
that it would be found that the black-and-
tan would be found at the polls for read
justment on eleetion-day.
THESE were the distinct declarations and
doctrines OF the Mozart Convention, the
whole design and spirit OF which go clearly
to show that the Convention was called to
tiisorganize the Conservative party aud Or
panize new one under the leadership OF
those who now run it--MAHoNE,; MASSEY,
CAMERON, and PAUL. The repeated decla-
ration. therefore, in speeches and in papers,
that they compose the true Conservative
party" and that we are the ]" rump' that
Intentionally "read them out Of the party"
is base falsehood, and none know it better
than its authors. They ruled themselves
out OF the party, and are now practicing
all Of their low and infamous party tricks
outside OF the ranks, and 10 utter contempt
and disregard OF the Conservative party
Organization in the State.
We come now to lie No. 2-namely, that
the McCULL0cH act will necessarily require
increased taxation, and that the friends Of
that measure. are the champions Of such in
crease, Both Of these statements, we say,
which are to be heard from every stump to
deceive the people, are UNANIMOUSLY false, and
known TO be so by those who propagate
Them The very face OF the bill itself shows
thatno increase Of taxation is required or
necessary, and all Of the facts and figures
from the proper officers OF the Common
wealth show that the present rate OF taxa
tion will be ample to meet all expenses and
avoid more taxation. Besides this, not a
Conservative candidate who has been yet
nominated for either branch of the Lesisla-.
ture has thought once OF fayoring increased
taxation: nor will there be nominated IN
the State single candidate committed to ~
creased taxation. Charge No. 2, therefore,
in all its parts, is base falsehood, designed
10 deceive and mislead the people.
And now for lie No. 3-namely, tnas tue
free schools are to be destroyed py tue Nc
CuLLoCH bill, and that the design OF It's ad-
yocates is to break down and crush out
public education. The base fa'sen'ss OF
this charge can be entirely shown 5y slm-
ply stating two plain facts: one OF which
Is that il the schools were 10 De continued
under the old funding bill OF 1871 the an