The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-10
= coa,,,,on proposed.

The southern infeNigeHctf Oh !esN''
cor,e, ont for q cosiition between .'e nv
.a,ns,efs and the Republicans for the pu"
no.e Of defeating the Democratic e.ectora'
tickle, in the presidential election. Inc ed',
tor declares that lie Is Republican, IN"
that he has hitherto always acted with tue
Deht-Payers, but that, inasmuch as '"e'r
cause Is hopeless, be will no longer oppose
a forcIblc and radical radjnstment OF the
debt Of Virginia. lie then at once tets o"'
the secret OF his new departure. Wequo'e'
"Espec.aly does be advise Rcpubhcan
voters by al the means at iiieir CEN manu- ~
| form an association and compact WIN WI.
marty looking to the dcfeM OF me ieEu'ss
| Democratic electoral ticket tant " soo" W
| be uomiu ated and voted for IN TINS o,a,e Wy
the old organization OF rae Cohser'as'sss
marty. Plans and details may DC aIIanseo
satisfac' oriIy, he thinks and' u SO, he ou
gain 81 .ouid be struck. " Is oy lar tnc ny'
ems. ne most advantageous propoSt,oa
that the Re4djusters. or, indeed. any party
has ever made to thcs." four tfdf,cS'l
This language needs no comment. III II
do es not OF itself cpcn the eyes OF the peo-
mic Of yjreini, to the gulf into which aspi-
ring noliticians would plunge them, no
words OF ours could have that effect. Again.
} Here Is still stronger statement OF the case ::
"Whv. the palpable, undeniable TACT IS
that the ,Inion or cooperation nav proposed
nv Malone Is the first and only association
flat has ever been offered them that Involved
| on their part no sacrifice OF principle 10 ac-
cept. IL is he first pdrtnershiD ne mas eyer
DroDosed ukere the benefits must tneUdaoty
40 10 The interest Of he National Repuoh'
! can pdYtu; snd that, too, at an hour OF us
greatest need--at a time OF eXigency, DANGER
and peril in its fortunes"
That is easily understood. He goes on 10
ayow his belief that fusion or union elec-
toral ticket "w0ud be voted for by MY
thousand white Independents, followers OF
| MALONE"
I'm order TO ascertain what the negroes In
Richmond think Of the proposed coalition.
the IateRiqencer obtained a report from
Debt.Paying negro. We quote again:
"The Reimbursement boom suffers no de-
cline among the colored people OF Rich
mond. The sentiment in favor OF that
party Is steadily growing, and by the spring
election, if the Rtadiu>ters make hght'
the mass OF the colored vote Will be cast ior
their candidates"
"Already there are from twenty to thirty
| Readjuster clubs in The city, and no man is
ADMITTED to membership who holds any
thing IN common with The Funders."
"General Malone is, to them, almost a
digger man than old Grant, while the
Leaders in the Legislature are set down as
the ablest men of their day."
We are told how the negroes reason on
this subiect-as follows:
"Self-preservaiiOn is the duty OF the
hour; here is division in the ranks OF our
old enemy; we will take advantage OF 1t
the coalition cannot make our present stu
alton worse than 1t il; it may possibly ben
eft us: there are grievances TO be redress
ed, and The Readiuster. pledge themselves
to redress hem; it is folly TO adhere TO an
empty name and lfeIess organization,
which, while il does not improve our con-
diton, is productive of much injury, when
a combination such Us this offers immediate
relief"
Finally, as might have been guessed, we
are told that "the approaching municipal
campaign" in Richmond "is uppermOst in
the minds Of the negroes at present"
Forewarned is iorcarmed. II the people
OF Richmond desire 10 see negroes in the
City Council from every ward, negro police
men on the streets, and broIs and troubles
like those we had Lere in 1S69-'70, let them
remain idle whilst these schemes are being
worked out.