The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-02
were They Democrats Last Year ?

nnocr and EogIish. but IL was equally true
IN II they mad forb0ruc. and purDosey lot
horne. from ins,ruciing for those candi-
ds,es az the nominees OF the Democratic
parry"
We commented upon II as follows;
This declaration must have surprised
many good Democrat OF the oi,OVV wno
really imagined that 10 voting Tor the Ma
hone electoral ticket he was voting ior
genuine Democratic ticket. But no. Gene
raj Mabone's language Is that bis parry
snurposeiv, declined TO instruct Tor HAN
cock and English as the nominees OIL Tue
Democratic party
wh,reupon the Wing reminds us oil GER
lain declarations 81 It's own which II maze
last wear. one OF these is as follows;
The July Convention will be neither ne
nuhl.can nor Democratic. nor VIII JUS piat-
form nor It's electors be kepuo,ca" VI
Demor,atie. = Richmond Wing, JWy =,
1880
We and the Democrats used those eX'
tracts to prove that the Readiuster ticket
was not the genuine Democratic ticket.
But II the extracts quoted by the wing
rrova that General MALONE was not ex-
peclcd TO vote with the Democrats, they
mus, also prove that he was not expected
10 vote with the Republicans.
We need not say that the Rtadius'ers last
wear supported General HANCOCK, ana tha'
they were then generally supposed 10 DC
sunporting BIN because he was Democrat.
IL anybody had said in October last that
they did not honestly prefer the election OF
HANCOCK. or tina. they were not Democrats
at all. General MALONE would have been
quick 10 deny the assertion.
But what fact did the Wig design 10
establish By reproducing The extracts III
question: II Intended 10 dispioye our as
ser.lon that il must have Occasioned sur
prise TO MANY good Democrat to learn that
General MAHONg's parry parpoSeiy" de-
ct,ned TO instruct for HANCOCK and ENGLISH
a the nominees Of the Democratic party.
1t designed TO prove that the Democrats
who voted the July ticket last year bid no
right TO be surprised t. learn now that the
party with which they then acted bad "pur'
poselv" declined TO instruct Tor HANCOCK
as Democrat.
General MALONE was elected 10 The Uni' d
S,stes Senate in 1879 Let Us consult the
record, and see how General MALONE nm
sell talked in 1880. In his letter OF Seplem'
Der lst to Mr.. K0INER & neral hAH0NE
said
"Nor is my action here taken upon any
fcsr have that the electoral vote 81 VIZ
giaia is in danger-that il is not already,
AMI in mv judgment beyOnd perddrenture,
secured TO Hancock and English y
OF course General MAH0NE's prediction
appears very absurd when you remember
that the tlckel whose election was in his
Judgment secured "beyOnd perddren-
turev received ONLY 1000 votes out Of
total 81 over 10000! All that, by The way.
The point we wish to make here is that
General MALONE agreed to meet The
State Central Committee OF the Democratic
parry TO see il compromise could not be
effected whereby both the Democratic par
tics could vote fol The same ticket. Didn't
everybody understand that General MALONE
was then q sound Democrat!
The two committees met. The regular
Democrats submitted compromise prOp0-
si,ion. General MALONE replied. Wequote
from his answer:
"Tbis commit, zee, however, 10 respect
fully rejecting the proposition offered by
your committee has not been aciuated by
any desire to perpetuate strife between the
supporters OF Hancock aud English, and in
dcfefence to an apprehension felt by per-
sons outside Of the Stale-au apprehension
not entertained. we repeat. by this commit
tca-it has been resolved unanimously to
submit the following plan for the cnUsiderI-
tcn Of your committee ~ the only method
TO which the ReA iaSteiS can give their
as>eat.
II am, sir, respectfully Yours. DC.
civilian MALONE. Chairman.
"P. ). Our committee Will be in session
until II O'Clock Tonight"
General MAHONE's committee then sub.
mii;ed plan OF compromise 20 the regulars.
We quote from il:
S. That on Saturday, October 20. 1880,
the Sta'c committees OF the two parties
shall assemble in JOINT meeting aud canvass
The returns, and that electoral Ticket recelv-
inc the highest vote shall be declared the
oUIv Hancock a3d English ticket in Viz
guig, and the other ticket shall be abS0
lutely Withdrawn. And that thereafter the
committee and the organization Of the pre-
vaihag ticket shall conduct the canvass in
Virginia for Hancock and English.
This paragraph is quoted only 10 show the
objects aimed at in both plans Of cOmpro-
mise--nanely, the withdrawal OF one OF tue
HANCOCK electoral tickets, thus in,uring the
election OF the other. General MAHoNE's
plan was rejected.
The next day General MALONE sent let
ter 20 Mr. KOlSER. Let Us see how he talks:
"Our committee came here determined
to omit no proper service 10 the presidential
candidate our Convention bad endorsed"
Endorsed y; but not as the Democratic
nominees, General MALONE says. We quote
from General MAHoNL's letter again;
'0ur desire is to attract not To repel votes
for Hancock and English. We have deemed
that the Democratic work OF the hour"
General MAHONE's italics
The Democratic work-not the Readjus;er
work.
We quote General MALONE once more:
"You have upon your own electoral
ticket gentlemen who within the past twelve
months have voted for Republican cand.
dales: and. lest il should be said that those
eases occurred ia local and national con-
tests, you have upon that ticket at least one
gentleman VINO within the year was pore
than willing to give his vote for Republic
can for Unnel states senator"
Would you have supposed that The author
OF that would ever vote for KELLOGG and
CoXKLING?
And again;
We claim aud insist that every act and ufterancp