The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-09
governor HOLIDAY.

NfONtknOk kAViAt>AHys
We would that we had room for the nn-
mcrous compliments 90 Governor HoLLr-
pAY which his last veto message has drawn
forth from the press OF the countrs mot
only the papers Of Virginia but those Of
other States. The New York Tribune says:
"No more maulv and honest act has been
done OF late than Governor Holliday's veto
Of the reputation bill passed ey the VIZ
0inia Legislature. II there Is any senii-
r,ent OF honor among the majority In that
body 10 which an appeal can be made, or u
there IA even a sense 81 shame among them,
this message should be sSficlent to deieat
ali schemes Of reimbursement aud force the
Cannon wealth OF Virginia 10 DO wpat
honest men elsewhere do when they nave
incurred debis--fo pay them, witn the 'ase
pepuy, N need be-"
ali, tho endemic Of Democratic disbon-
esty which prevails In The South, this one
clean spot refresbes the eye and cheers zoe
mind with the hope that the good name OF
the country may yet be spared one .oHcat,
ened disgrace at least. IL u 10 DO hopeu
that the promises lately given that the he,
publican members OF the Legislature you'd
withdraw from their alliance with the re-
pudisting Democrats have been fulhl'ed ere
this. or will be Fulfilled now. Nopoli'lcai
Succs IS can be honorable which Is obtained
by participating in the crime 81 repudia-
Sion. IL would not be pleasant t1ing ioi
the Republicans OF the Nostb 10 know that
She only men ;n Virginia who stood up
against it were Democratic Governor ana
his Democratic sympathEers."
The PhilaGeehia Telegraph says:
<sItis 10 Governor Holidays credit that
he has not ofsiy firmly opposed the efforts OF
the Repudistors fro ,m first 10 last, but tns'
he has had the plui X ard ability TO make MS
veto message ju.t what suct document
ought to be vuder The circumstances. Inc
Governor does not oserstfp the bounus Oh
Official propriety i this message, but neither
does be mince wo res."
The PhiIadclpb Ia kaiistiH says:
"The Gwernoi. a Virginia did honor 10
himself and TO the State, yesterday, when he
refused to sign IT. e btl passed by the Legis-
iature for the p ir,Ssl population OF the
State debt
at is good hsss for Virginia that she
happens, Just OF, ra,is, junc'ure, TO have in
her Executive hxsra MIN who recognizes
a thief as a ihie |, though be may assume a
finer name, aud WAC ~ too high-minded TO
give bis consent 10 plen Of robbery, which
will cost The S. ate dear il it shall be accom-
plished."
The Pk,ade lphia- North american says
every friend OF honesty, good govern
menf, and true Xepublicanism Will rejoice
TO bear tesf GUverner Holiday, OF Virginia,
has vetoed the bin .rcpudIating one third OF
the State debt aud making no provision for
paving ttse other two thirds. His boldness
and trmscss 10 refusing to sanction the sub
mission Ct an unconstitutional and dishon-
est incasnre for approval by the popular
voie-sr utterly Irregular and unrepublican
proceeding are tobe. heartily commended.
Now te: the Republican members OF the
Legislat2re aid ia passing The Ross Hamil-
ton biz as the creditors OF the State are
willing to accept it,"
The Baltimore SIN quotes approving no.
tices oil the veto frem three Richmond pa
pers. two Lynch5uVg papers, one Norfolk
paper, one Petersburg paper, four Phla-
delphis papers, aud one New York paper.
The nv Washington Post says.
ain Wetoing the.bill OF the Virginia Lee
gi,latre, facetoesly entitled a bill to re-
establish the pubic credit Governor Hol-
liday makes an earnest, manly appeal for
the preservation q the honor OF the Old
Dominion. He uses the plainest kind of
English, not hesitating to call things by
their right names, snd manifestlng no spe-
cial regard for the fastidi0usness OF the Re-
adjusfers. The Governor brushes away the
s0pbisuies by which attempted Reputation
has been disg USED md puts the actual facts
OF the eltuat,on in foIcible terms. His veto
message Is state paper that will not soon
be forgotten. No smoNat OF ingenuity can
convince the disinteresed public that he is
wrong 80 has premises or conclusions"
The Wilmington tBeL) Every Ecening
says:
"No Que who knows anything of Cover
nor Holiday, CT Virginia, will be surprised
at his veto Of the partial Reputation bill OF
the RtsSasters. This is the sort OF men
the decent white people OF the South elect
TO Office, and the Re&dirsiers are the kind
OF men negro activity brings to the fore"