The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-25
About a Compromise.

AZ 10 one OF the points which VIC ra'scu
in our issue Of Friday last in commenting
upon its suggestion that the regular Demo-
Gratis and the Mahoneites should bold a
primary election and thus decide when OF
the TWO electoral tickets should be WIN
drawn from the field, the Petersburg hp
peal of Saturday remarks;
I'VE distinctly said the primary election
nns, he conducted within the ConserVatNe
or Democratic party rs constituted IN 1910;
ar course no negroes should be peTmitlee
20 vote who are not recognized ana wen
tnown conservatives. We do no, see no"
tbe Resdiusters can reject propositioh OF
.h,s lind. They have repeatedly claimed 2
majority of the white vote oil Tue STATE IL
,ne claim is an honest one, and tbey are
sincere in their support oil Hancock' Tue
,arms Of arbitramcnt are certainty faNoraoIe
enough 10 them.'
There are In Richmond no negroes who
ore recognized and well-kuown Conser'
vai,yes.- Therefore no negro Is allowed
10 vote In our primary elections. We be-
lieyc that what Is true Of Richmond Is true
OF every county and city in the State and
therefore no negro will be or ought 10 De
permitted TO vote in any Democratic pri-
mary election.
50 much for that little question OF details.
Now, as TO the main question we lay down
these propositions:
/. That General MALONE rules bis party
and that no compromise can be effected
wi,h that party without his consent.
,. That General MALONE desires above all
Other things to prevent his followers from
being merged in the regular Democratic
party, il being absolutely indispensable 10
the success of his schemes that the Read
iusiers shall preserve a separate organiza-
ton this year, as he will next year have a
use for this separate organization.
5. That General MALONE considers it
much more important to keep his party to-
gcther for use in Virginia next year than
that General HANCOCK should be elected
President OF the United States.
4. II these three propositions be true, it
follows necessarily that General MALONE
will neither propose nor accept compro-
mise so long rs be has any reasonable
elOuuu upon NUICu ~ bd>C tIlt HulIt tH"t
his electoral ticket will receive more votes
than the regular Democratic electoral ticket,
ina>much As for the reasons which we have
given he will not, from his point OF view,
see that it is matter worthy Of conSidera-
ton whether GARFIELD or HANCOCK shall
receive the vote Of Virginia.
}. Aud if this fourth proposition he true,
II also follows necessarily that II the regular
Democrats propose compromise and 1t be
accepted by General MALONE his acceptance
OF il will be evidence that he has abandoned
the hope that his electoral ticket can carry
more votes III Virginia than the regular
Democratic ticket.
Ii, then. General MALONE will consent to
a compromise Only after he has seen defeat
staring him in the face. what in this event
will be the considerations which ought to
influence the regular Democrats TO propose
a compromise TO him?
We ask the attention OF our Petersburg
contemporary to this question and these
propositions, as we are confident that it Is
only seeking TO pursue the path pointed out
by its sense OF duty.