The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-05
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The Whiq Of saturday, commenting on
a paragraph which appeared In the Dis
patch OF Friday. says:
asurely, n IL be true that without the
negro vote the Readjusters are rowcfiess
In Virginia Iii II be true that the negroes
scannot be induced TO desert the Republi-
can marty surely the argument u COM
n,ete. Irresistible, aud conclusive that the
Resd,usters should support Garfield and
Arthur. But 1t Is actually alleged by our
roniem porary that the Rexdjustcrs are TO
declare for Hancock and English for the
very reasons which, II true, imperatiyely
dictate that they shall declare for Gar.
6eId aud Arthur! The ridiculous cannon
further go."
The Waits logic fails because 1t has not
looked at both sides Of the question. Inc
Resdiustcrs are powerless without the me-
gro vote. They cannot possibly get the ne
gro vote this year. There Is no hope ior
them IN that quarter. Now, IL they could
nv declaring for GARFIELD get the negro
vote and also retain their white supporters
the Why's logic would be good. But the
fact is that they could not reiain much OF
the negro vote this year even IL they should
declare for GARFIELD. What remains
Nothing but an attempt to retain con'roi
OF their white voters. This they Will en-
desyor TO do By declaring for HANCOCK.
So the Wig will see that it is its own logic
which IL at fault.
Let us state the case In other words.
nj
upon which the Wing comments, that "the
negroes cannot be induced to desert the
Republican party" the Readjusters would
be great fools 10 declare for GARFIELD. The
negroes would still refuse 10 desert their
party. They would vote for the Republican
electors.
The Resdjus,er leaders will declare for
HANCOCK because that is the only card
which they have left to play. They cannot,
we repeat, get the negro vote. Even II they
could get it by coming out for GARFIELD,
they would lose the white vote. Therefore,
they are compelled to declare for HANCOCK.
The argument is sound and clear.
The Wing itself In the very next para
graph to the one quoted above admits eX-
actly what we had stated TO be the true
state OF the case. II says:
"Yet. surprising it be true that the Re-
adiusters will determine to run an electoral
ticket pledged to Hancock aud English,
what does that indicate? That the Re-
adjusters Themselves, who ought to know
themselves best, declare for Hancock and
H.. hN IT hpt-
ter hold together the white Conservatives
who constitute their chief strength"
Now, that is in 80 many words precisely
what we said OF the HANCOCK movement IN
the Readjuster party. Its an attempt to hold
the white Readiusters at the expense OF the
Democratic party of the Union. 1t is to be
a sacrifice OF Democratic success this year
I'm a national contest for the sake Of Re-
adiuster success next year in local con-
test.
VIII the Democracy OF the United
States allow such scheme TO be car
ried outl Not il they can prevent
it. Will General HANCOCK recognize
the IN. who engineer such movement as
true fri.nds OF hsf or course not. viii
General MALONE commend himself to the
next Administration by such a course (?
Not il the next Administration be Demo-
cratic. And we do not see how he will
thus commend himself even to a Republi-
can administration, unless indeed he in
tends TO run his bogus electoral ticket in
the interest OF GARFIELD and ARTHUR.