The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-10
Virginia.

Virginia.
The very peculiar situation In which
political parties in Virginia now find them
selves has attracted the stscntion Of the
people, We might say OF the entire country.
STRING, II Is, II true, that there should be
any voom for doubling that the elecioral
vote Of this State will BE- given to the Demo
cratic nominee for President. From The
organization Of the Democratic party TIL
now she has been true TO IL. Even 10 1890
whea the Democy attic candidate Tor Presf
dent received only 60 electoral votes out OF
q total Of 29&, Virginia cast her entire vote
for that candid ate. In 1874 she voted fcf
Polk. In 1873 for Cas-, though In order 70
do 80 she hs d TO vote against one OF her
own sons. In 1852, FOR PIERCE nd aga'ns
another oi her sops. In 1856 for BUCHANAN.
In 1860, owing 10 the Issues that were about
to end In wat, she divided her electoral
vote. In 1864 and 1858 she bad no vote. In
1874 she voted for GRANT rs between nun
and another Republican. HORACE GREELEY.
in. 1876 sN voted for TfLDgN. Whatever
any othcr state might o., IL was always as
sancd slat Virginia wsuld staudfast In Tue
paths pod by the fathc<s, and gre ner so"o
elecy~rsl vote 10 the candidate VINO must
nesr3g represented tho true principles OF tue
G.svr nment.
.Brf now b the ysar 1889 tsere are SOME
te<sle who set dos7n Virginia as DOUBT
fps State. 1t Is said that the ResdiusteN'
lu,re 50 much strength In the State taat u
t,,ey cor bjne with the Republicans nsd
fern a mixed escloral vote, her vote NAY
he given TO GRssT. WeTsd it assumed In
rmapy 81 our exchanges iron the northern
States that the Old Dom'nion bias Sunk so
low that Der vote viii he held upSto the
highest bicdsr, and II The Republicans
choose 10 bic high cJu1gb, can be1ought
f,rsGRAxT. We'll mag we cry, Chow have
the mig hiySallen."
The nos, conspsc1sus Of all the GRANT
Organs OF the United states, the NV ork
Times, has long sTticle in ifs issue OF
Thursday upon the subject we are discuss
Ing. IL is opposesc'so any such coalition as
that to which we hesc alluded; 'but it, too,
suppress that the Republicans have it In
their power to carry the State for GRANT If
they choose TO eITer into a aargain with
General MALONE. 1t says on this point:
"Tbere 1, some reason TO believe that Gen
eral Malone and azhers OF the Resdtusters
are sincere in their professions Of desire,
under certain circumstances. 20 favor the
election of the Republican candidate for
the presidency. IL is almost certain that
they would throw all their strength for
General GRAFT ~ against Tnden, and there
is hardly doubt that through their influ.
ence the negroes would be allowed To vote
freely; that their votes would be counted
with re ,sonabie fairness; and that the STATE
would thus be carried for the distin gushed
eX-Presideht."
Being, as we have said. GRANT organ,
the Times takes ii for granted that its fsvorite
could carry Virginia II he chose to stoop 10
make bargains with the Readjusters. But
il is opposed to the scheme. 1t says:
"Whlle shis result might be obtained,
bOwever--that is 10 say, while ii is reasona-
bly, certain that union of the Republicans
and Readiuslers on The presidential ques-
tion would lead to the defeat of the electoral
ticket put forward by the Virginia Demo-
crats-it IL still more certain that any sueh
union aDe its sanction by the National Re-
publican organization would do the party
inealculable Injury throughout the country.
The Convention Of Virginia Republicans,
which on the 2lst instant meets at
Staun'on TO elect delegates to Chicago,
should be guided only by the example of
the national leaders Of the party, who have
so frequently declared 10 favor Of looesI
money, and the honest payment TO the last
penoy Of all debts, pular and private. The
Republicans OF Virginia, Standing upon an
bouest platform. can better afford TO be Oe-
felted by the trickefy, bailot-boX stuffog.
and false counts OF their antagonists than
they can to succeed by union with set
OF INSCRIPTIONS oemagogues and repudia-
tors. II, despite the warning OF their best
friends, hoping fer little Temporary adj
vantage, they make such union and send
fusion delegates to Chicago, 1t is question
whether or not the National Convention
could, az justice to itself, admit them"
This talk about paving debts, ITO the
last penny" sounds like satire when APP
piled to the Republicans who last fall sur
ported the MALONE ticket. Doesn't the Times
know that the bill to repudiate fourteen
millions Of dollars OF the debt OF Virginia
was passed through our Legislature by the
votes OF Republicans. most or all Of them
negroes, who held The balance Of power as
between the Debt-Payers and the Re-
adjusters? II the Republicans OF Virginia
had chosen to act with the Debt.Payers, the
MCCuLL0CH bill would have been success,
and all trouble growing out OF the State
debt would have been at an end last winter.
We leave the Republicans TO answer for
themselves to the indictment which the
leading GRANT organ brings against them.
But we ask the Conservative Democrats d
Virginia II they will countenauce an ALI.
sapce which even a Republican journal con-
siders di,creditabIc? We have never feared
the success Of an uDpledged electoral
ticket, and mongrel ticket can hardly be
reckoned formidable. A negro alliance
will surely relegate the white Readiusters
to tbe Democratic party.
The Page Courier thinks that the Con-
seryattge State Committee has not made any
concessions TO the Readjusters. Ne doubt a
hx..l- sLa.