Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-20
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THE TRUE ISSUE.


in keeping with the methods and subtle
schemes usually employed by them to
divert public attention and conceal the
real purposes of their party from
the people The scheme en-
ployed so successfully in In
diana during the last Presidential
election is doubtless to be repeated in
Ohio and Virginia at the coming cleo
tions. The fact that the President is ~
ing in most critical condition does not
and will not cause them to halt in the
terrible work of corrupting the public
service, debauching the Judiciary, and
demoralizing, through the medium of
partisan press and impure ballot box,
the great body of the American people.
Judging the future by the past, the prop
erty and moral interests Of Virginia have
little to expect from the success of nom
descript political organization, marshalled
under the banner of reputation. To
preserve the good name and credit of the
Old Dominion, there is every incentive to
call forth the united and best efforts of
her sons. The moral effect Of the result
of the election will be far reaching,
and to the Democracy of Virginia, the
eyes of the debt-paying and better class
throughout the length and breadth of the
country, are hopefully turned. That the
State will be flooded by the Republican
Readjuster party with money to corrupt
the ballot box, and the Democratic party
and the people of the State misrepresent-
ed through the medium of the partisan
reports of the Associated Press and the
Republican press of the north, is to be
expected. But against this tide
of corruption is arrayed type of man
hood, statesman and soldier bearing tie
banner of Jefferson, into whose hands
| the preservation of good government,
| the public credit and the good name Of
the "Mother of Presidents" can safely
be intrusted
The real question at issue in Virginia
finds its equivalent in the
| prime factor Of the Jeffersonian standard
for the public service. Is he honest? The
| claim of the Republican press of the
North that the real issue in Virginia is
| the removal of the capitation tax and
organization of common school system,
| is only chat intended to blind and mis-
lead the public and divert attention from
the Infamous scheme Of the
| Republicans to destroy the
good name and credit of that State
For Mr.. Dawes and his friends, Malone
| and Wickham, to make an issue on the
removal of the capitation tax was evi :
IDENTIFY an oversight, for it now turns out
that the same tax is imposed in Massa-
| chusetts, and that in every instance, Mr.
Dawes has been the champion of the sys-
| tenn. Then again the law is a good one
so good, indeed, that the negro property
holders IN Virginia are opposed to its re-
peal AS for the common school system,
| they have one in Virginia. The best fea-
lures of the New York, Pennsylvania
| and Connecticut systems are incorpora-
| ted in it. In neglecting to Gull from the
Massachusetts system its best features,
the Virginians doubtless made a mis-
| take. But then Mr.. Doves should not
| be too touchy, for if his school law is like
his capitation-ta tax law, it doubtless works
all right in Massachusetts, but is I'M
suited to the latituted of Virginia.
The attempt of the 'advising states
man. of the Republican party-Messrs.
Dawes, Hoar and Frye--to shift
the responsibility of the
Republican eadjusters-Fusion from
their own shoulders, and place it at the
door of the Republican politicians
of Virginia, is confronted by such con-
catenat1on of c1rcumstantial evidence ia
voring the opposite theory, as to leave
no doubt in the public mind that the cad
vising Republican statesmen are not
only responsible for the Fusion,
but also for the hearty and
full support officially extended the
movement by the President and cabinet.
That Wickham refused to lead the Re-
publican scheme of reputation, was
doubtless due to the fact that he was not
invited. At all events, his refusal to
lead the movement has no more
significance than his refusal to
lead the Republican party. He will doubt
less claim that he also refused to lead
the Democrats! That he favored theydis-
inn otiop IF bic nwr norfu opd y,ronocod
to go into convention with the repudia-
tors, if his henchman, Cochran, were per-
mitted to say who should and who should
not be admitted as delegates, is matter OF
record. He has also smoothed the way for
his friend Jorgensen in the Petersburg dis
trict, by making peace between him and
Malone. This patriot, Wickham, is evil
IDENTIFY becoming the most numerous,
unanimous and ambidexterous statesman
of the new Republican school
The Republican party-from the execu-
tive down to Communicating made re-
pudiation and dishonor possible, but not
probable in Virginia; her brave sons.
should the blow come with all it's crush
ing and disastrous results, can at least
thank God that the blow was not struck
by Virginian. The obligation of
Malone to the general staff and
the command of the repudiating forces
having been assumed by the authorized
head of the Republican party, the country
will at least know where to place the
responsibility of the darkest crime in
all the history of the organization since
its advent as factor in the politics of
the country.
According to previous agreement the fol-
lowing named citizens will please report at
the once OF The mayor of st. Paul at the
city hall, this morning at 9 O'Clock to b.