The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-03
New Plans.

which shall be pledged to no party anu I"
no particular candidstc for the presidency.
we oootcd yesterday what ne was fepo.'cu
"a hsve sid 10 the Richmond correspondent
a the New York Herald, and also ieic''eu
70 the fact tina, his own organ had come ou'
for tho same scheme mentioned In that in-
teryiew. To-day We have report o' a"'
other interview between the Genera anu
newsnaner correspondebt--tbis time re-
por,er for the philadelphia freSS' We
quote; T.,
:. n,cuyoxp. January 3d. IN
81. ,n,oryIew with General Malone to-day
en- CONSERVATIVE OF the Press was Inform
Cd ,ba, maj gentleman holds an independ'
ON, nosltion. and will urge the Readtuslers
"a a. likewise rs 10 the presidential eieetion'
Going for Readiusters electorial ticket
pledged 10 no presidential canuluaIe anu
committed To no national parry. he eA-
pressed himself as uncompromislngY OPP
nosed 10 the Funder Conservatives IN tne
State and to Bourbon Democrats IN na'ionai
politics, get none the less opposed 10 ma
chine Republicans. Senator-elect Mahohe
saws he has no views as 10 Inc cnances "a
presidential candidates. He Is not hSeiy 10
notifies so soon as this. There Is no
sort Of doubt that the head OF the Read.
ius,eLs in this State has no intention OF
Joining the Republican party. The pclIcy
of his party will be TO remain neutral, rs
far as possible, In the presidential contest,
in order 10 allow them TO run their candl-
dates for Congress. We're they TO commit
them. elves TO Blaine, Conkling. Grant, or,
IN fact. almost any other Republican presl-
DENTAL nominee, it would be political shi-
eide Sueb n coalition would antagonize
most OF The Democratic Readiusters, VINO
arc now willing to follow MahOne's lead IN
any direction except where 1t leads 10 tue
SUPPORT OF q Republican candidate for Pre-
sidest. The managers OF the Republican
marty in this State are making the most en-
ergetic efforts 10 rCorgsnize for the APP
preaching campaign. Their policy VIII be
TO draw the party lines so sharp that the
white and colored Republicans who baye
acted with Malone on local politics VIII be
forced to renew their alliance to the national
party or 10 renouBce it,"
There are several striking remarks in the
above extract. Fist, it is remarkable that
any one man should suppose that he hasibe
power 10 control the action OF what claims
10 be a political party. The Readiusters'
organ claims that they constitute party.
But what sort OF a party is that which Is
ruled by one man?
Secondly, this one man is opposed not
ONLY 10 "Funder Conservatives IN the
Statc,,' but to " Bourbon Democrats I'm ma
tional politics." Who ale these Bourbon
Democrats Are they those Democrats who
uphold the rights and interests OF the South
on every occasion and everywhere, a. NOOR-
HE'S, EATON, WnHERs, LAMAR, and so
many others do? Or are the Bourbon
Democrats those who are in favor OF
hard money and opposed to the flntastIc
financial theories which so many OF General
MABoHE's supporters advocated in 1873, and
which absurd theories are now represented
upon the bench OF Virginia by w. w. NEW
MAN and others Or are the Bourbon DEM
ocrats those who have tried so hard to re-
peal the laws authorizing the appointment
of Federal supervisors and Federal deputy
marsbals 10 overawe and bride the voters
Into he support of the Republican ticket 7
Who are "the Bourbon Democrats in ma
tional politics"t
Thirdly, "tbe policy of this party will be to
remain neutral as far as possible in the pre-
sidential contest. in order to allow them to
run their candidates for Congress" SO
The seats now filed by GOoDE, CABELL'
TUCKER, and the rest, are to be sought by
men who are "opposed to Funder C0nsel-
yotiyes In the State and to Bourbon Demo
Gratis in national politics, yet none the less
opposed to machine Republicans" That
language includes JoRGENsEN, we suppose.
He is no doubt a "machine Republican"
lust as TUCKER, GoODE, CABELL, HuNT0N,
aud the rest are "Bourbon Democrats"
So after all the Bourbon Democrats alluded
to by General MALONE may be only our own
Virginia congressman who do not worship
al hissbrne.
The Readjusters are too smart, we arc
told, "to commit themselves to BLAINE,
CONKIING, or GRANT" cor any other Re-
publican presidential nominee" Why ?
Any question of principle! Not at all. No
such reason is assigned. The only one
given is that "it would be political sui
eide" Doubtless.
Again The course OF the Republicans IN
Virginia is indicated, aud we have no doubt
correctly. We need say nothing as to that.
But we want to repeat that this programme
suits us to a at" We are willing to go
right into the presidential campaign with
the understanding that the policy foreshad-
owed above is 10 be the policy OF our OPP
ponents OF the Republican and Readjuser
parties.
But, iinally-and this is point that must
not be overooked-General MALONE and
his organ have renounced their allegiance to
the National Democratic party. There can,
therefore, be but one set OF delegates sent
from Virginia TO the Democratic National
Convention. II the Readiusters are Gene
raj MAH0YE's followers, they Will denounce
The Bourbon Democrats In Washington as
heartily as they will the Funders at home.
II not, they will act With the Conservatives.
50 that the Conservative party Will have
clear sailing up 10 the time OF the making OF
the nomination for President.
And afterwards, the sailing will be none
The less plain.
Nov, let us see whether General MALONE
will live up 10 the programme.
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CoRRgcTIoN.-fhe following letter OF cor
rec,lon refers to paragraph which ap-
pearcd in the Dispatch Of yesterday:
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