The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-22
The CITY Elections.

Tine (>lLy EsicStkSAsSs
s,x dsvs hence will occur the elections
Gar c,,v ot,,cial.. The success OF the Con-
servatiye party in polling large vote at
The primary election Of last week has no
doubt operated to discourage the Read
ins,ers 70 some extent, cad has deferred
somc Of the men upon whom they bad re-
lied to head their toriora bore frsm allow
ing their names to be used rs candidates.
Rut wc are s,sli assasc<i BY the orgsa o.
che faction thst they VIII present sun
s,ctet IA the voters On election day. we
do not know At present who wM oe
,ou,n,,ra. We 10 not fear that the hope OF
Filing lltle city Offices will inducc many
~ onr GOOD people to take part with the
PexAwxers. Nevertheless, II Is the d1'y
~ ,, true Conservatives to be on then
pusrd. Let us not become weary In we'll
do,xr. Let Is see that the white voters
nav their capitation tax, aud qualify them'
selves 10 atS Ia the good work OF prevent
fng this fair city from falling Into the hands
of the faction which last winter turned OUT
Of Office WILLIAM +. TAYLOR. ASA kooERs'
Colonel SWAMI, Colonel BIGGER, ana 50
many crber faithful public servants, ana I'D
seyesu, instances elected negroes to once
over wh!te men.
The hungry outs deny that theirs Is a me-
gro party. They deny that they WILL IL
they succeed, appoint negro policemen. AT
a meeting held in CLAY Ward few nights
ago the following proceedings took place.
We quote from the Wig;
1.-THE Readjus;er meeting At Wes'esm
House was q grand success. Massey, Sto'
wall. McCauIl, and others, spoke to the mass
of the statements OF Clay Ward who were
present. Little Pat, in bis speech, asked
the negroes the plain question, I'll the Re.
adiusters succeed In this election do any Of
your race want or expect to be put upon
the police forcet' To which the answer
came from all Of them, No; we don't want
IL or expect it,
ga negro stated to him that their race
wanted their children taught by persons OF
their own color, and asked him what were
his views upon that question? He replied
that normal schools were now In operation
which were intended to educate colored
people-men aud women-sO that they
should become qualified TO teach children OF
their own color in the free schools, and that
as they became so qualified the Reaaiusters
would do all in their power TO effect an ar
arrangement by which cOlored teachers should
teach colored children. This met with uni
saiapprobation among the negroes"
The meeting was entirely too "unani.
mous.' The negroes were ready to prove
whatever their white allies wanted proved.
When we see negroes hanging iuries in or
der thst they may get to the hotel-tables
with whites, and almost crazed with the
desire TO be allowed to associate on terms
OF equality with the superior race, 1t is USE
less fer the negroes Of Richmond or their
white allies to tell the public that the for
mer don't desire to be policemen. II it was
necessary last winter to fill some Of the
Offices in the Legislature with negroes In
order to keep them In the Readiuster party.
1T VII be necessary to give the negroes
some Of the city offices for the same
reason. The negroes constitute two
thirds or three fourtbs Of the opposi-
ton voters. Take away the negro
voters, and the Rcxdiusters in Richmond
are contemplate 10 numbers. Take away
their hope Of getting the negro votes, and
the chronic grumblers would not run can
.didate for single Office in Richmond. The
negroes have got to furnish the votes, or
else the Readjuster faction will present no
candidates next Thursday. And IL the ne
Groes are to furnish the votes, is 1t at all
probable that they will be content to turn
<ovar oil kho ulsres an kssa ,,oIico In the oae
and water-works, 10 the City Hall, and else.
where In the city, to the small gang OF
whites who put themselves forward as the
leaders Of the mougrelhorde? No, sir. The
negroes will not be overlooked in the dis
tribution Of the spoils II the Rexdjuslers
carry the city.
But 10 the Cisy-Ward meeting the designs
OF the negroes we're notenurely concealed.
1T was admitted that they desired to turn
the white teachers oGt Of the negro schools,
and oil their places with negro teachers.
The Reidiuster orators remarks met with
"universsl appreciation" among the ne.
groes. when he said that .the Rea.diusters
would do all In their power to get negro
teachers for the negro schools. II 1t is ne.
cessary to make this eoacesaien to the ne
groes before the e,ection, there Is no telling
what concessions vii, be demanded x1t
given after 1t shall have been medic apparent
that every Resduster who may be elected
will have owed his success to negro votes
The only safe way-the enlyG to fes'e
stall trouble-she only way to insure TIT
continuance OF this city In her career o!
prosperity-ts TO stand by the Conservative
party. 1t will require but little labor at tht
hands Of any oae man. Let each voter SET
70 1t that be shall mot be the oae to whose
failure to do his duty disaster 10 the Con.
scrystiye party aad TO Richmond shall be
attributable.
Field in Virginia.
The kilograms to the northern papers as
TO the proceedings OF the Virginia GoDven.