The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-28

clarss n does, that fact is evidence enough
thai there Is such . difference between tne
Republican and the Democratic parties that
we do not hope to receive many recruils
from among the Republican, even though
they SHALL have next November no csndi'
dates Of their own for Governor, Lieuten-
aut-(3oycrnor, aud Attorney-General. The
wig, on the contrary. is fearful tnat tne
Republicans ,oia run regular ticket LOT tne
state Offices; and this fact Is evidence
euoucb that there Il such sympathy
hctwccn tho Mahoneites and the Republ'-
cans--the colored Republicans, at any rate
that the former do hope to receive many
recruits from the Republican ranks IN case
there be this year no Republican candidates
In the field for the several State offices 10 DC
filled. This simple statement Of facts would
seem TO show pretty clearly that "a Demo
cratic organ" may very consistently desire
n see a straightout Republican ticket nom'
mated. and that Rexdiuster organ which
Opposes such slrsightout ticket does thefe-
by confess that it would willingly call In
the aid OF Republicans 10 secure The defeat
of the Democratic party. Also, 1t Is con.
fession that the Resdiuster party is SO well
known to be an enemy Of the Democratic
party that the Republicans will as matter
OF course vote with the ReSdiusters ana
against the Democrats whenever and wher-
ever the Republicans have no candidates OF
their own.
IT, MAI fnrfhcr saws.
.Now. be it remembered, this same Dis
match has frequently attacked us for quoting
similar expressions from Republican organs.
declaring that by the mere republication OF
matter which countenanced anything or as
snmed anything favorable TO the Republican
marty we committed ourselves and the Re-
adjustcrs TO Republcanism and TO war on
Democracy"
No, sir; the Dispatch has attacked you
because you quote from Republican papers
articles denouncing the people OF virginia
as enemies OF free ballot and fair count,
and bringing other charges against them.
You publish from Republican papers arti'
cles written 10 show that the Republicans
and the Resdjusters are working TO accom-
plist similar obi cts and ought to combine
their forces and we sometimes reproduce
the same articles TO let the Democrats OF
Virginia know your real position. But be
/, remembered that the Dispatch never pub
fishes any articles intended to show that the
Republicans ought to or could consistently
vote with the Democratic party. Sure
ly here Is q wide difference between
the Why's position and ours; and we
will not pretend to think that the Wig
cannot perceive the distinction. We try TO
keep the Republicans within their own
party-lines. The Wing tries to throw
down the fence that encloses them, beliey'
ing, as il does, that il that obstacle were
removed, they would rash into the Read
iuster fold. But the Wing, in the same arti-
Gle from which we have quoted, makes our
defence complete. We quote what it says:
"Tbe Dispatch and its Bourbon Funders
no, only recognize the Wickhamltes as
allies, but they regard the Republicans as
foe more easily beaten than the Readiust-
els. Theu are afraid Of the Reddjusters
but thew welcome a fight with the Republi-
cans! And the treason to Democracy con-
sists In this, on part OF the Dispatch, Its
associates, aud followers: that they not only
prefer to risk fight with the Republicans
because they believe that they can easily de-
feat the latter, but because they would IA.
Their see even Republican FuDderism tri.
umph In Virginia than that REIMBURSEMENT
should win again.
"But the prevailing consideration Win
the Dispatch and is faction in promoting
the Grip-Sack diversion is that they do not
fear the Republicans at all, while they are
in deadly terror Of tbe Readiusters."
Clearly, then, we are right in desiring to
sec a straigbtout Republican ticket in the
fieid-flsi, because, according to the Wing,
"the Republican party in any straighout
fight has no chance whatever"; and, Sc
condly, because, according TO the Whtg, the
Readjusters are as anxious 10 keep the Re-
pubicans from nominating ticket as we
are 10 have them nominate onc-thus con-
Tossing their inability to stand alone.
But, quoth the Wing in italics, "Ihey are
afraid Of The ReddjusterS." Not a bit OF
it. There is nothing we so much desire as
chance to show to the people OF the United
States that without the negro Republican
vote the MALONE ticket cannot poll vote
word, poll many more white votes
than the Mahoneitts did last year. We do
not wish 10 be misunderstood, nor to in
duIge in any foolish predictions. We do
not pretend TO say that the Mahoneites are
not going to poll larger vote this year than
they did last; but that Without the assist.
ance Of the negroes they could not largely
increase their vote We don't believe they
will get forty thousand white votes in the
State. And we would like nothing better
than that some means should be taken 10 let
1t be known after the election Just how
many white votes they did poll. SO it Is
not at all "the Readjusters" that we are
afraid Of 1t Is their Republican allies. 1t
Is the negroes that will swell your ranks il
they are swelcd at all.
The Wig makes what 1t appears TO re-
gard as a serious charge against us-namely,
that "tbe Dispatch and its Bourbon-Fund-
ers" would rather see even Republican
Funderism triumph in Virginia than that
REIMBURSEMENT should win again." We
call the attention Of the Administration
Republicans 10 this declaration. It was
n msde because IT was supposed to be
one calculated to damage the Demo-
crstic party In the estimation OF GER
tain Democratic voters who the Wing
thinks are yet In It's party. tits "treason -
10 the Democratic party to prefer the sue
cess OF the Republican Funders to the sue.
cess o! the Readjus,ersl Why? Surely
because toe ReSdjusiers are Democrats !!