The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-16


cease laughing at the absurdities OF when
Il IA guntys Shall We deprive ourselves OF
the pleasure Of reading about our own ao' |
aurdi,les - they sppcar 10 The unbiased.
Impartial, and lust judgment OF that paper
Excuse rs n we this morning once more
attach undue importance TO the utterances
Of what we have been taught to regard as
tie MaWoxg organ. speaking vita au'hcr'-
ty. sreaklpg Cor the chief Of PARTY, and
entitled to he regarded as toe cxpcneas al
thedesiens swd policy Of inat party.
what Sc are after uow.is that wonetvful
combspxtca OF 'two rnsncrity factssns"
10 oyerwhe,m aud bring te utter Ssstruc.
ten yns}crty party, an'd which + grave
" set fc4<n in the RhicoS yesterday. Let
/, us set down tie ,ssul.s ~ the recent cleo
lions, md then ponder She subject we'll to
see II we can ~ any possibility nnderstsut
how Il vas that TWO 80 minority parties"
combined" wben'thc one veted for isN-
cook ana the oiher sor GaHngI.DS or how
II was that esch of these minority parties,
tkss voting separately art for different
candidates, managed to- bsaag abort sticn
result as Is inti,ottd In &c ioIowSf & fg-
Nres:
4. Grp.Sackors, 81 gss'y
2. iFxnders;s3 963 voses!
q. Eshoneitss, a3l!571 votesli!
What possible resso could shose two
minority earties :" dave had 'sor "com-
biafng" against the - majoriy party" of
General MsHoyE:
Again: the Reprs licaps and he Malone.
ties CONFINED agaiest GEoRGED. WISE, RAN
TUCKER. JOIN 0esDE. GEORGE G. CABsLL,
and CoSsxLiYfF. rTRiGG, to-say nothing OF
the other congress ional districts. How was
it possible for 'hr<e sam" Grip Sackers"
WHO so unanimously rallied 10 the support
OF the MsHoST candidates. for Congress,
TO >" combine" with the Funders by OPP
f7tcsfsg the eferiion OF rbeir ticket? OBJ
serve. pray, The logic ofour polite neighbour,
who charges sIs" WITH" sbsurdities." He
afnds the strongest possible evidence some.l
where, bur where wercanDot imagine, that
the GriLSSacters and the FundeIs forfsstl
combination against the Readjuster
ticket, aithUs Oh the Grip-Sackers aud the
Flanders voted respectively for HANCOCK
and GARFIELD; but it finds no evidence
anywhere OF a. combination between the
Grip-Saekors and the Mahoneiies. although
the Republicans turned the scale la favor
OF the oGy Two Readjuster candidates.
elected 10 Congress and cast almOs: solid
vote for -JoHx WISE, STovALL, FRg2t9R
lFULEEKsox, and 5AUL Now, WASN'T that a
'cumbinntsDn sure'enougb.
Again Where was the necessity OF tbe,I
part CT tbe Republicans for a combination
between them and the Democrats 10 6dfeat
the Mabooeiies: There was none whReper.l
The Republicans did not poll as macy Not e. |
this year - they did in 1876, and yet .tseyi
beat.the Hahoueites by some 5o,e0G votes.
What possible excuse could they offer for,
combining Against such party, even n .syeii
ceDcode TO DE true the absurd propoeition,l
that the "eniai,inalion between the Grip
Seekers andiahe Funders was hasea upon
the condition that The former should vote
for GARFIELD and the latter for HANoa11, so
FAR as the presidency was cOpcerued, bat
that the fos2y1 r. were also 10 be allowed to
Vote for the MALONE candidates foc Con-
-gress! A wonderful combination traa.t II
But Perhaps the Grip-Sackers ant the
Republicans are different parties in the
eyes OF the stsSg. Who, then, are tbey re-
>specivelyf We suppose that according to
our neighboI's classification the Grip Sack
sers are WIcEEsA and the other wh,ts De
rpubieans, and the Republicans are the neil
groes. if so. Dad the Wing claims thstiits
.Tffiithfui alesT' are not to be classified aas
'"Gr'p-Sackeis,' then we have the spectacle
OF afew bundred,Grip-Sackers leading she'
faithful allies 1y tens of thousands away'L
ffrom the MaHexE party! Well, supposed
That this was the ease: won't WICEHAs and.l
THE rest do the sane thing next year? Thcy'E
will. beyond sdoeht. The national Rep&b-I
iican, party will never allow the "wards Of
the 'nation'' to eMntenaDce such repu-
diation measure az The RIDDLEBERGER bill.
Arer all, we suppose tie Whig will al
low US to form the same sort or combna.1
ton wien the Grip-slxkers next year II we
shonld. deem II proper 10 do so-ap al
aiance, we mean, under whose terms the
Democrats shall BE- peesntted TO vote for
Democratior GovernoEand the Glip-Sack.
~"''~f pe'"'tSu vote IOf HeDuD- 4
'aican; Tor Governor IstGhere aay objec-
'tion to be ..msde TO that sort CT alianceyI
%'-nd f.so,<whyY The oaSy objection wei ,
'eansee to IL is that 1t Is no alliance at ali
iass II the. Wsfg viii have Il, that there.was
an alliance th:e year. there il nothing TO be
'noac gut TO adInit the possibility that sim.
lilac eombination may be entered irto next !.
year. LIN fact, tks. .Republicansand the Dem.
ociats seems te have made that sort ot /
'combtostion in.eyery State of the Union S
dMs pear, as we oe,Ice that they Syerywbere
voted ctjyelseSor GARFIELD: and HAN. |.
COOK. r. Distinguished gentlemen OF our !
acquaintance, decIssss that IL is useless 10 | /
say anything more sslacut the Mai@s,e elites, as I
thsF %HtSever be hssrd OF again. Never.
tseiess, as IT Is possible be may be mistaken,
we by.sypress II sc our decided BELIEF
thst NO good Democrat will compIain Of the !,
mabsseiies.n they next Gaar form "acom. =
binatsou" wish The Gric,e,ackers, OF the
Republicans. isoder be provisions OF which ;.
lhe GH2-ssckers may vote fos- WIcKaAx, Snd :"
he Mas0nenesfor MASSEY, Wi. 'ist the Demo y
'ra's cast theii 81 900 votes fa.- some COED =
Readjusisrs %
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