The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-27

q, tk EdltT o. '"' ~ 49, 1870
Fe1'' ~, Responding to your reQues,
pss snnld give you tor pnbsieAsion IA
sksl ! w. r,y views 10 regafd 10 the
yea. situation Of political sfsts 10 Vir-
snis n,osn,ess Of the Republican party
Sse ~. s,ro never 50 bright before a.
q WY ~ The last presidential election.
% we ,,.si course, lie sirlct adhesion to
10 ses ,~ nsd elevated q IN the opinion OF
gincpn,. hut The attack made upon II by
cor Veops i,o,no To be authorized By the
psnss Republican Commodities 10 with
Ns'ooss, Rsnuhncxu electoral ticket IN
ers~ :, me Rekd3uster- Hsnc9ek siekes
hFN a,sd onr voters. certsiniy, in my
es@' ',s m an extent OF loss 10 The Repub-
epD'S Vel Of more than the l2,4So votes
R..n rould have given the State TO Gsr-
Aid and Arthur. -. .,..,,nn -, ~
ieVsad earne,sness Of purpose exhib-
bohssI ~ ereet body Of tue Republicans
10, " In resisting the oveStuses aud
o. 49, sI ,h,ss men and the miserable tools
iS isss ms, entered into thesr schemes
10 t" ~ snriher for our party here the re-
Heo SUI w. ss,,em OF our opponents add OF
spese - ,,,onle OF Virginia, snd We could
tos W. w. no the canvass for State officers
ns'e s.s,,.n with an almost certainty q
hs esd not the means resoEted TO by
sue', s,nsier party TO break down the
lse 49, orssniEaiion Ia this State re-
ksps a. surh n division OF the parry Of
sus'.SS ,rrg "a 10 show those who were
L!pei er TIE success OF Republication
sos,'..,is Inst N q Republican ticket took
70 ia Inc time OF the candidates and cee.
pe ,ron,d have to be devoted to briag-
r.ct 10 the party those who bad been
,-.ss.,d.s into dsseriion, instead OF 70 the
80 - win recruits and supporters from
s.f. of those who had been oppo,ed 20
And hsd the Republican party pre-
49, an undivided front, ~ II would have
~. INIT for the treschery OF some OF Its
-..hsrs and the weakness OF Others, am
s'"sa.,f that victory would have this time
rs,,rded our efforts.
A, n i, the Republican party md
~ vithout candidates In the Geld for the
80. oFces, and It's members are free,
Ss,Aont sny forfeiture OF allegiance TO the
80, IN esst their votes according to their
irAly,dual preferences, or to abstain alto
",tn,r from voting for sny OF the candi-
80 Tor Governor, Lieutenant-G oYernor,
or Attorney General.
Rnt. In my Judgment. no Republican
"A. vote for SOY OF the ReSdiusier eandi-
S,I.s without abandoning one OF the most
S,,,lly importsni principles OF the Republic
,.n nsrty-One on which the party has
mill A. on rock, the abandonment OF, or
even t,lering on which, by the national
Rsnnbliean psriy would be followed by the
i,,,,p, overthrow OF the party Ia the
Tolt.d States. | refer to the honest, I'M
bs,it.tipg support of governmental obiiga-
tons snd credit.
In the language OF President Garheld,
sNo Republican should touch aDy psriy
mated with repudiation.n That one Of
TIA p,r,ies now seeking the support OF the
reople of Virxlnis is " tainted with repu-
di,tjop y do not think that any one con-
,,rsut with the history Of the debt Of Vir-
rinis con question. They call their process
sr,sdjugmen;," and some Of them "elimi-
Iitop."
Bur the naked fact stands open that
hsy propose 10 strike OF from the indebt-
edbess Of The State, and to refuse 10 pay
tiiher principal or interest OF some ten or
Twelve millions OF the debt OF the state, IN,
addition TO what hss been assigned TO West
asl
own books, witch has been recognized as
eorrsc, by Der State officers. and which has
been sustained By her highest court and By
the Supreme Court OF tho United States It.
SELF, debt which, In the language OF the
platform Of the Republican party OF Yirgl-
ria. adopted by the Republican Convention
Al Lyoc6burg on August II, 1881, was Gre
,,.d for " constructing her internal improve
mfnts and charitable institutions, which,
permestipg every qusrter OF the State, bring
beneHts OF far greater value than their cost
10 ths whole people Of Virginia"
II this is not reputation OF the very
worst kind, what il It.!
Suppose they succeed ia these efforts
sysinst the credit OF Virginia, will 1t not
have demoraliKlng eject on the tone OF
the whole country, on the sauctity
Of governmental obligstionsi VIII il
no, uusetile the public mind on themi
Will il not encourage assault upon and in
deed endanger toe credit OF the United States
GoyetnmeLt itselfi
Their candidate for Attorney General
bss declared, no longer than yesr ago, for
vigorous application OF resdlustment
principles 10 the nstionsl debt" Their
chief leader has. on the floor OF the United
States Senate, said 81 sm not Democrat;
sa not Republican / am ReadI
Their party has but one distinctive prinei-
pie, which is the disturbance Of the Slate
debt. With these significant expressions
On The part OF these leaders, II they suo
eeed bere can We expect anything but q
"yigorous application on their psrt Of the
principles OF readiustment TO the national
debt, sDd can any one measure form more
fruitful theme TO the demagogue In the
South and West than reimbursement OF the
national debts / reflect upon it with hor-
Tor, and As a man and a Republican will
resis. every measure, every party "tsinted
With repudiation."
But again, why should any Republican
support this Resdiuster partyf Has not
their every nerve been strained to destroy
The Republican party Of YirgibiaY Do they
not refuse to acknowledge allegiance 10 the
Republican party? Do they not claim on
The stump and elsewhere to be Democrats!
Has not their candidate for Governor re-
Gently declared that he was a ReSdIuster
Democrat. But they claim TO be liberal
Democrats. have known Of liberal DEM
ocfsls from time TO time since 1910. have
known them sometimes to get offices by the
support OF the Wings, and after that prove
themselves the most iIliberal Of Democrats.
Aod then they talk OF ga free ballot and a
blf count" Remember, they want toe votes
Of Republicans to get into power here. Is
not tits a clear case OF
" The devil was sick. the devil monk would he
ihe devil got weil-tne oeyii monk was he ="
have no confidence in their profes'
Sons. believe their effort is to tear down
Toe Republican party here to build their
own upon It's ruins. and certainly will not
ava them IN their efforts.
No; II they succeed ibis fall the Repub-
ic1n party will cease to exist In Virginia
ior al time thereafter, and have nor the