Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-05
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would like for you to explain how it il
that the Funders charge Gen. Manon,
with betraying them. He was elected
to the Senate by the Readjusters cXclu
sively, not single FunderYote was cas-
for him. How then could Gen. Malone
betray the Funders, or Democrats ~
they falsely and fraudulently style them
selves? Suppose Gen. Malone had vot
ed to fill the offices of the United States
Senate with Funders instead of Read
justers, might Inc not be justly chargeC
with the betrayal of the Readjuster par.
ty, which elected him? Suppose he sc
the administration to throw the weigh
Of influence and patronage to the Wick
ham-Ross Hamilton Republican Fun
ders, and their allies, the Echols-Dan
iel--C. II. Smith Funders. Would he
not be guilty of treason to the the Read
juster party which elected him? If hC
were to so act in the Senate as to weak.
en- his own party, and strengthen the
Funder party, would he not receive the
applause of every Funder in .he State
On the other hand, as he is true to the
people who elected him-true to the
course of REIMBURSEMENT, and the best
interest of the State, Is he not being de-
nounced in the most violent terms by
every Funder in the State?
The Republican party is divided on
the debt and other questions in Virginia,
BY the wisdom and forcthought display
ed by Gen. Malone, the great bulk Of
that party will vote the Readjustcr tick
ct this fall, and have only Wickham,
Jorgenson, Dezendorf, and handful OF
followers to cooperate with the Echols--
Daniel-C Il. Smith faction. ...
The presence of Gen. Malone in the
United States Senate has enabled the
Readjusters OF Virginia to cnlghten the
Northern mind as to the true merits of
the issues involved in Readjustment.-
lie has exposed the false professions and
false pretenses of The Funder leaders,
AMI shown that Wickham and other
Funder Republican leaders were but
simple allies Of the Bourbon Funders.--
BY the united effort of this alliance, the
Federal administration has been impos-
ed upon in the past, and its influence
and patronage secured In the interest OF
Funder and grip-sack Bourbonism.
The new administration will, If allow
cd TO do so, pursue an enlightened and
liberal policy towards the South. Ii
will not encourage the grip-sack Funder
Republican party lead by Wickham,
whose only mission seemed to have been
to fOment dscOrd, furnish material for
bloody shirt campaigns in the Northern
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the State, nor will it countenance the
Bourbon Funder faction, which has
played into the hand of the grip-sacker,
by keeping alive the war-engendered
prejudlces between the sections, drawn
The color line tighter and tighter, and
repeating the folly every fourth year In
the last twelve In attempting with the
ballot what they failed to do wit the bay
onet-that is conquerlng n solid North
with solid South.
The highest ambition Of Garfield
seems 10 be to restore harmony and good
feeling between the North aud the South.
He has seen the disastrous effects Of one
policy for the North, and another and II
different policy for the South. He pro-
poses one policy for the nation 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the Fundcr
Bourbon Democrats, and their allies, the
grip-snck Republican Funders OF the
South viii thwart the hudible and liber-
al policy of the new administration.
The Reudjuster party ls opposed to
Bourbon Fundcrlsnl--it IL opposed TO
gip-saok-carpet-bag Republicanlsm--it
proposes 10 relieve the people of their
unjnst burdcns---to settle the public
debt---to lessen taxation-to foster the
public schools--to secure 10 the poor
man M well as the rich free ballot and
fair c0unt--to develop the State by
protecting home industry and enterprise.
In word, the policy Of the Read dluster
party IL liberal aud progressive ana full
ly abreast of the times. II Will, there
fore, be strange indeed, If this udDllnis-
tratlon does not favor the success of our
party tlds fall over the combined ticket
Of Bourbon-Funders and grip-sack Re-
publlcans.
But they say because Malone refused
to allow the offices IN the United States
Senate 10 be- filled with Bouibuu-Fuu-
dera, instead of Rcadusters that he Is II
Republican,. Malone Ii neither BOur-
bon nor Republican, but he lsa Read
Iueier, and M such he will vet for the
best interest Of HE party VI home--for
the South especially. and the country at
large.
But suppose Malone turns Rcpubli-
can, or turns IN black M night, or turns
into Hottentot, ora lIeathen Chinec,
would such achange affect the principles
of ReadlustmentS Would any Read
iustcr say, "l am In hyor Of higher
taxes, becnuae Malone II y lIottentOt." I"
Would any Readlustcr say, al WHs In
favor Of ecaling the public debt to t20.-
600 600, but now ! am willing 10 pay
239 900, 600, because Malone hns turned
black. win any Readjuster assert that
he IL IN favor of abolehlng free schools.
of any Infamous poll tax qualification,
and Of fraudulent elections, because Ma
hone has turned Into Chlnamanp
II Malone were 10 70 over 10 the Re-
publican party bag and baggage, Of
which there " not the slightest danger
would that justify any Readluster In
turning hls back upon his party; In de-
sertIng his principles; IN sinking his
manhood; IA fsy0rlng higher tsXce IN
closing the public schoolpi In corrupt
Ing elections, and demoralIslng the yoicr
and the candidate by cxacilng one dol
lar for ench vote caetY Would he for
this reason turn over the sate TO The
Brokers and Fundcrs, aud himself 20
over 10 the Funder party, whose policy
and principles are more destructive Of
human rights aud State rights, than
those of the Republican pariyY
II there bc such pretended Readiust-
ers In our ranks. the sooner they betakc
themselves to the allied camp Of the
Tundcr and grlp-snckcr, the better u
will bo for the State and the Rcadiustcr
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