The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-25

efrmtuc0 never 10 xVTcuuer the 0oss'"-
mont "a the hands cfthe Democratic party
has from Tine 70 time been evidenced IN
MANY different ways. From ts65 10 this
dav that Marty has bulldoxed the Demo
cratic party sW,o sc&aIescing TO all Its acts
Of usurpaitcu and vii'auy. II has also Ia.
duced tire uor,bcf~ people, or msi 'rity Of
them. to vote ats ticket b. representing 10
them that tucascviablc danaxe to The instc-
rial tscreSts ss the cosu,ry would rcsa''
from systorps the Democratic party to
mower. They have atways assumed tha'
the Democrats would yield to any sort OF
frava ard outrage, but that the kepueH'
cans wcvilG raise such row over deiea'
that Il would very seriously Impede tie
proxrcss 81 tue country In its career on
prosperity.
10 ss-S, although Mr.. TILDgS wss elected
Pressscus OF the United States, net ou'y re-
sewing q majority Of over 10000 OF the
popular vote, aud million majority Of the
whke votes, bit being entitled 20 majority
OF tie eIectoralvo,es, yet he was defraeded
out Of the Office, aud nan installed In IL
who was no. only not the choice OF the
couptry, brt who was the very candidate
himself who had been rejected by the pee
ME. n the cases OF TILprx aud HAYES
had been reversed, the Republicans wouId
not have submitted peacefully as did the
Democrats, but would have invoked force
to secure themselves In the possession OF
the ofsces Of the Government. Indeed, this
is lust what they did do. They scere de-
Scatea, and yet refused TO surrender the
Offices. They used the army and the Senate
and the Supreme Court TO compel the coun-
trys) submit to continuance u their hate
ful rule.
In December, 1865, EDWARD NcPHER.
ser, OF Pennsylvania, who will probably be
the CLERK Of the next House OF Represents
tiVes, omitted from his roll ierty-fge men,
bers Of the House of Representatives elected
in the southern States. In the United States
Senate, too, four,een senators from the
South were excluded from their seats at the
same session Of Congress. OF course, once
excluded they were kept out as long as The
usurpers chose 10 have the southern States
unrepresented. Virginia for instance, was
allowed no congressman until 1S70-iye
years afterwards.
A few years later, Messrs. WILSON and
MARTIN, OF West Virginia, were turned out
of the House OF Representatives, notwiih-
standing that the Republican Committee OF
Privileges and Elections had reported that
they were entitled 10 their seats, and Re-
aH ha han mr. mr. r.
title 10 The places than would have been
given them by bogus election held in only
few counties OF either district, conducted
by bogus officers, and certified 10 by bogus
commissioners. In fact, greater outrage
upon representative government II would
be difficult to perpetraie. Such one would
cause revolution In England at any time,
as witness the excitement in The celebrated
WILKES case.
These are examples enough to indicate
how 1t is that the Republican party still
holds the Government in its hands.
Recalling these aud other facts like them,
We are not prepared TO credit the hopeful
statements contained 10 the following para.
graph In q Washington letter in The Alex
andrIa Gazette
"The Republican mai ,rity 10 the next
House, according TO the latest returns, has
been reduced 10 Two, and manv Democrats
DOW think they will not only have control
OF the next Senate, but OF the House also.
A Democrat will be elected in Missouri in
Ford's place. Contingencies and contested
cases. in which the clerk Of the House will
have 10 make a urinary decision, are the
grounds upon which they base their eX pecta-
tons, which are 30 sanguine that they say il
there was n nominal majority Of ten instead
OF two against them they could overcome
it,"
The Democrats will have the next Sen-
ate; but do not forget that the House seats
aud unseats its own members. Mr.. BOUT
WELL, OF Massachusetts,, has indicated the
line OF policy which the Republicans will
hereafter pursue in order TO retain control
of both houses OF Congress namely, TO re-
fuse 10 seat any representative or senator
who c)mes from district or State which
ought TO elect a Republican. South Caro-
lima, Mississippi. and Louisiana, for exam
pies, having majority Of negro votes, 1t
follows, so the Republicans argue. that none
but Republicans ought TO be allowed TO
represent those States In either branch OF
Congress. So also as to the three or more
districts In Virginia in which there are
more negro voters than white ones. This
policy seems to have been decided
upon by the leaders al the RepubIi-
can party. We see evidences OF the
fact daily. The very last issue Of the
New York Times contains telegram lay
Ing this down as the rule upon which the
Republicans intend to work hereafter;
but the Times is too wary to endorse this
policy before its party gets the House.
Perhaps these evidences OF the wicked de.
signs Of The Republicans have caused the
Democrats in Washington to think that
they might as well begin 10 play the game
willis, they hold tue winning cards rather
than leave 1t for their constituencies oppo-
nents to begin II after a new deal. II so,
the paragraph quoted above may have that
much foundation. Let this be as II may,
however, we shall not believe until we see
1t that the Democrats have determined 10 be
as bold as the Republicans.
There Is no doubt at all that the Republi-
canssecured majority Of the next House
il they have secured IL at abby fraud,
force, and corruption. They put the coun.
try TO an expense OF thousands OF dollars
that they might buy up unprincipled voters
aud get them 10 support the Republican