The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-21

a. TWAS not Intended altogether for home
cousumption, though of course the one
nhrsse . faithful allies" was put In for the
purpose Of recalling TIE strsying negroes
who might have BEEN inclined to wander
away from the MAHeSE party. The mani
fe<to was so worded as TO deceive the peo-
p,e Of the North Of both political parties
who might not be acquainted with the facts
II leaves the impression that the regutsr
Democrats had objected to allowing even
negroes who might profess TO be DcssocrSts
10 vote In a Democratic primary election.
Our own opinion is that all negroes 'osght
to he prohibited from voting In sny Dcmo-
cratic primary election. There are soRw oil
them who ere genuine Democrats rh@ their
exclusion ean never operate ssjuseiee TO
any true Democratic candidates whist, on
the other hand, the most of the negroes bare
the Democrats so heartily that ,bey would
not hesitate for n moment co de any act
which weuid promise to resviitiin damage TO
that party. Here In Richmond we have Cor
elections TO decide as between Democratic
aspirsnts to various offices. but never have
we permitted any negro toWote. It'cmnot
be done safely. There woul6 be too great a
temptation TO the baser fellows in our party
to secure nominations by PanderiHx TO the
whims and prejudices sad social designs Of
the negroes. However, aN this by the way.
We seproduce the proposition made by The
regular Democratic Committee osbow that
IL contains not one word attended to exclude
the negro as such.
We quote:
"3. Every voter quakfed bylaw who IL
q national Democrat, sed who at the last
presidential election, or has since the last
presidential election voted with that party,
become qualified to vote, and who will
support the electoral ticket chosen at this
primary election, shall be entitled to vote"
There Is no qualification required other
than those which tie State Constitution re-
quires, except that the voter must be
known Democrat and have voted for TIL
DEN IL be voted in 1876, or, IL he has since
become voter. he must pledge himself TO
support HANCOCK. The proposition cannot
be objected to by any fair man. II is abso-
iutely free from objection.
And what says General MALONE to this
fair proposition? That he cannot and will
not yield to any demand that would place
him in the position OF abandoning "faith-
fu allies -" Now, read once more the
proposition made by our committee as 1t
appears above and then ask yourself, Who
are these faithful alIess The proposition
allows every Democrat 10 vote ia this pri-
mary election for presidential electors who
voted in the last presidential election for the
TILDES electors. and also allows all Demo
Gratis 10 vote who have since then become
qualified TO vote. That proposition includes |
every qualified Democratic voter In Vir-
ginia. Yes, every qualified Democratic voter |
In the Commonwealth could have voted ia |
the primary election proposed by our CON- |
miitee, and yet that proposition was re-
jec.ed By the MALONE committee. Why ? |
General MALONE tells US. 1T was because |
bis party is in alliance with voters who are |
not Democrats. He boldly proclaims the |
fact He could not trwthiully claim that |
any qualified Democratic voter was eX- |
cluded. So he unblusbingly avows that he |
rejects the fair Democratic proposition be-
cause II excluded his faithful allies"
Now, who are these "faiIhful allies -!
Negroes, OF course. Negroes who hate the
national Democratic party, aud who ally
themselves with the MALONE party, not at
all because they desire the election Of HAM
COCK and ENGLISH, but because they wish
to break down the regular Democratic par
ty. His desire to destroy our party Is avow-
ed by Colonel POPHAH, leading Republi-
can, TO be his reason for supporting the |
MALONE electoral ticket. We quote from
his paper OF last week.
"We believe the Democratic managers |
will undertake at some period OF the cam
paign-perhaps just after they have carried |
Indiana In October-ihe dispersion Of the |
Malone electoral ticket by the recognition
OF the Funder party as thetrue Democratic
aud Hancock party Of The State. Then, As
we have said before, wIIlecome the occasion
fer one OF the most formidable combination
ever known in the Doliiiessof the country
the union Of 95 600 Republicans, armed
and equipped for the polls, with $4,000 |
or 10000 white voters who have been
feau OUT OF tue t1eulOcratsc party Dv
an order from committee headquarters
In New York. The great Readiuster
leader-a senator Of the United States, l.
In body where the Democrats have
not G Gan to spare-Tith his hitherto vie
torious al my, disownad aud outlawed and
driven from his parig=, what would he do,
andwbat would Republican, couasellors like
GorbaIa, and Cameron, and Conkling, who
know him well, advSe,the Republican CON-
nittee TO do: Why, simply TO Ignore the
existence OF any strsigbt-out, Garfield ticket
In Virginia; TO hand him over this magDif-
cent contingent OF Repubiiean voters as a
Observation-Disclosures to.tlse great cause OF
fDdependent soutbcrc ,polities--of free
Thought, free speech, AMI a free ballot in
this Bourbon-rsdden section OF thel Union."
The hatred Of the Democratic party ex-
pressed In that paragraph Is The hatred that
pefvades the breasts OF the negroes, and
hat language was employed by Colonel
PorKAM aside best means &C inducius the
negroes to vote the MABoxs ftscket. They
ire expected and adiured 70 dc this 'ssas
patriotic contribution " to the destruction
u the Democratic party.
DemScrats of Virginia, be~ase of ifa.s
GreciaA horse!
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