The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-10
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& toiianZa. when our reauers Tecohect '""'
the Wig Is General MAHoSg's leading ana
ATTEST erSan, and then read these extracts
they viii be able to appreciate the position
which The Readjusters occupied 10 virginia
las, fall. Assuming that the Dispatch was
ready to support Mr.. GARFIELD IN order 10
defeat The Rezdjusler tickle, in Virginia, the
Nhiq. on ihc 2ist Of September. 1880, said !:
~ Are they (the Democratsl willing 70
lca ;o,o the chasm over which the Dispatch
ploats and laughs with maniacal Joy! Are
thew willing to butcher their Democracy,
their State and Hancock 10 make dnother
{ Finder Hollidayy Are they so assured OF
Z the success OF Hancock that they can con.
8 sent 10 be accomplices In the rape OF Vir'
ripia by Garfelds Are they equally so lost
10 al principle with their leaders that they
can agree 10 this new Republican alliance
This renewed coalition OF Grip-Sacker and
Bourbon though Virginia may not
be needed 10 the trumpha procession which
shall ioaugurate Hancock and Engl'shY
We know better. They will not adj
here longer to leaders whose line Of march,
now 50 signslly revealed, will inevitably
pftcip!tate them into so yawning an abyss OF
political perdiion!"
"Portica perdition is good, especially
in the light which General MAHoNE's votes
in the Emitted States Senate have shed upon
ii.
Again: In reply to the State, which had
charged General MALONE with being ga
otcealed enemy" Of the Democrats, The
Whig. on the 22d Of September, 1880, nine
mcnths after General MALONE was elected
-
"The Funder Bourbon and Fuuder Grip
Sack alliance Is confessed General Wick
ham has been q leading Republican ever
since the war, and General Malone ga
concealed enemy y has always been DEM
ocrat. and was the father Of the Conservative
party OF VIrginia!"
1be same day the Wing, still insisting
that the Dispatch was in favor OF giving
tie vote OF Virginia TO GARFIELn in order
10 defeat The ReSdiuster ticket, ut was so
strong. you kDow-received $1,000 votes
DOT Of over 2l0,Oo0,) said:
"As TO the policy proclaimed by the Dis
patch-that In revenge for their defeat the
Fuuders shall aid in giving the State TO the
Republicans for Garfield rather than permit
The Readjusters to have IL for Hancock-it
is too shameful for discussion. Besides, IL
emmett be done. No matter how willing
General Ecbols and Mr. Koiner may be to
undertake the disgraceful Job, it is certain
that they would have lonesome task, lar
heyond their abilities and that OF the Grip
Seekers. The people OF Virginia intend that
Virginia shall go for Hancock, aud they are
resolved to follow tue only way which will
carry the State TO him: along the triumph
ant line of march lighted everywhere by the
hondies Of Readiuster victory"
The next day The Wing exposed the
weakness OF the Funders in the following
( paragraph:
.Our contemporary can explain aud re-
lrsct for itself, but 1t cannot retract nor ex.
plain for the Funder inspiration behind IL
which made il (as 1t seens) the unconscious
oracle OF Funder feeling and intention. IL
will take but few weeks TO decide which
Is right-wbether the Funders are coming
10 the Rtadjusters or going to the Radicals
for one or the other they must dol"
Just here let us insert the following pre-
dciion from the Wing OF September 25th.
Ii said
Notwithstanding Funder lies to the
contrary, the Republican party in Virginia
Is as much divided on the debt question as
same way and the truth OF the situation is
that the Funders have t,ro electoral tickets
IN the ted and the ReadjusteTs but one. OF
course, as we defeated the united Funders
last year by over 10000 majority, we can
more easily beat them now that they are di.
yided."
The two +" FMnder" electoral tickets re-
celyed 100000 Votes and the lone" Re-
adjusler ticket $1,000!
On the 10Th September, 1880, the Dispatch
said:
"ln .rehecting upon this matter, we have
asked ourselves why any Democrat should
have preferred General Malone to General
Wickham?"
And the Wing the next day replied:
"No reason in the world, except that
General Malone is Democrat and General
Wickham a Republican, unless, indeed,
the Democrat were also a Readjuster, in
which an additional reason would be found
IN the fact that General Malone is Re-
acinsier and General Wickham Funder.
THESE appear TO be valid reasons in politics,
whatever they may be in morals"
Again: The same day the Wig said:
"The Dispatch, tbe.eading organ of the
goes into defence OF prominent members
OF its party for favoring Republican for
the United States Senate, and even argues
that the party Qbis so.caled Democratic
party Of Virginia } might have consistently
and properly elected this Republican 10 turn
Z fhe scale In Congress for the National Re-
publican party! This Is Democracy with a
vengeance, and the news ought at once to
be carried to Barnum."
On the 2Sth septem Der, 1880, the Wig
said:
"And TO think-Democra,s Hancock
men-that the very head Of The Funder
Bourbon ticket Is the man who last winter
led The conspiracy 10 elect Wickham, Re-
publican, TO the United States Senate over
General William Malone, the hero Of the
Cfaier, the father OF the Conservative party,
ard q lifelong Democrat Think Of ii,
Democrats Think OF II, Conservatives
Think OF n, Funders Think OF il, Re.
adjnsters Think Of 1t, all sc who wish 10
see Hancock receive the electoral vote OF
Virginia and be made President OF the
United ststes!"
We could give columns Of articles from
the Wing which would prove interesting to
our readers Just now but for the present
we conclude with the following. The Wig
on The 18Th Of October, 1880, ten months
alter General MAHoSE's election TO the
United sistes Senate, said:
"The Dispatch quotes foolish or malig.
nsnt paragraphs questioning General Ma
ZONES Democracy, aud then adds Yet We
nave Always classed him with the Demo-
sfs ps The Dispatch knows very well tina.
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