The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-08

form upon which 70 staod, sed which shall
BE- srore seceplable 81 least 70 the negroes
thsn the vepuasatIon schcms Of Mr. RIDDLE
nen0xR II 81 itself. In fact, inasmucs
Is the rsrty r. controlled By General ma
noxe. ana csw have aud Will have In iss
platform no planks 10 which he might 90
jec,, aua lxssmuch As be cannot have asy
standng n the United States Senate u be
shalt r. vhere as q rcpudiator. II may be
taken fer srsnted that be win be compelled
70 have something cs<e In his party creed
than swsA a scheme Of reputation as rhst
ccuta!sed Ia the RrDpLEBEReER bill. II Is
hardlv possible to explain away the 'cpu-
distiou features OF that bill SO as TO induce
CAnresN. CoxKLNG, and LOGAN, or any
other leading Republican, to recognize ~ rs
scAemc TO provide for paying the debt oi
virgssaa. AS to the Democrats Of the n,ied
States Senate, we may be sure that tbey
kuoW already that General MALONE mol
to be recognized as a regular Democrat.
The course OF the National Democratic
Committee last fall indicates the course OF
the Democrats Of that body.
Hiseyident, also, that the public schools
win be claimed as the peculiar pets OF the
Nshouellcs. The Democrats are, however,
not quite so silly as to allow an issue 10 be
made On against them on that question. On
the contrary, IL they are wise, theycaocom-
pei an issue as against the Mahoneites on
that very subject. There are white schools
and there are colored schools. To the north
eru States, the whites and the blacks In
many Instances attend the same schools.
Are these :. liberal Democrats " ready for
that sieni Arc they prepared TO place
themselves In harmonious accord with
the prevailing national sentiment which
has caused the removal Of General ScHo-
FIELD from the command OF West Point
Academy, and has demanded perfect equal
ity between the white aud the negro cadets
SO far as we are concerned, our record is
clear. We have stood by the public schools
through their evil up to their present good
report, or reputation; and we expect to
stand by them to the end.
We were led into these reflections by read
ing remarkable leader Elm Mondays issue
OF General MABoyE's chief organ. II might
have been copied bodily out OF a Republican
paper, SO far as its contents indicate TO what
party II owes its paternity. 1t is full Of the
stale imputations upon the southern Demo
Gratis which have for years formed the main
staple OF the editorials OF the Republican
papers IT the country. II 1t indicates any
oil otto mt mr. he nf the
Mahoneites to form an alliance with the ne.
groes next year. and thus deprive the white
Republicans OF Virginia OF their "fathful
alies.'' we have misunderstood its tenor.
Read the following:
"Tbe ReSdjusters are liberal Democrats,
who. while seeking 10 deliver Virginia from
greedy aud dish0DOring brokers' lobby.
are als0 soicitous 10 reSdiust the State and
people into that harmonious accord with the
prevailing national sentimentto which they
were pledged by AppoDattox Courthouse
and by the acceptance Of the constitutional
amendments and the reconstruction acts.
Without discussing these, and without in.
dulging in useless seutimentalities about
them. the liberal Democrats simply recog-
nize them a. facts 10 which every dictate OF
obligation and prudence commands them
to bow"
The above language describes the posi-
tion of the Republican party to dot. The
negroes were the 6rst in the South to try to
"rexdjust the State aud the people into
harmonious accord with the prevailing ma
tional sentiment" The Republicans gave
us the UNDERWOOD Constitution, which, as
it came from their hands, DISTINGUISHED
every man in Virginia who had held Office
before the war, not even allowing him to be
Juror in any court. The negroes were
The first to "accept the constitutional
amendments and the reconstruction acts"
Ergo, they are not Bourbons, but the men
whom we ought to follow. What more
could Republican sayf What is the diff
ference between the party described in the
paragraph above quoted and the Republic
can psrtyf Can RIDDLEBERGER stand upon
that platform? Can BEN. LACY? Can
FuIxERs0N, PAUL, FOWLER, or anybody IN
Virginia except man who IN the United
States Senate has TO make fair weather with
stalwart Republicans, and as a means to
that END must have party at home at least
sempRepublican?
Read more OF this new MALONE creed.
The Wig says:
"Tbe Rtacjusfers advocate and defend
free suffrage as the right preservative OF all
rights, which can only be qualified to the
recognition Of manhood, without regard to
race, color. or previous CONDITION OF seryl-
tude; and any further restriction Is not
merely IN iniracii0n Ut plIghted faith be-
tween NAN aud man, section and section,
State and State, peoDle and government, but
an invssi0n OF the fundamental law OF SELF
preservation which Justly admits all affected
BY 1t t. their reserved and inaiieDable right
OF revolution. aud as justly exposes the Gou.
eminent guilty Of the inudsion to all the
euils and dangers OF disgfectionS, diSSea-
sion. riot, and reuott."
In other words, II Virginia denies the
right Of suffrage to- the negroes. her State
government will be ''justty exposed to all
the dangers Of revolution! Nay, more: II
she makes "any further restriction " than
/" manhood" she ..jastly exposes" herself
to cali the evils aud dangers OF disaffec-
ton, dissension, riot, and revolt! In a
word, the requirement the payment Of
capi'slion.tax as q prerequisite to voting
"justy exposes" tbs old Commonwealth
to all he dangers and evils OF dissenslon.
riot, and revolt!
Where isfthe Republican speaker or
Journal that will 60 further to secure the
negro voter Where one that will 90 as
sars II this IS TO be the programme for
1891. the Democrats may we'll nrepare for