The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-29
What a Demo


The following from the Lee County Senti-
mel, whose editor ayows that he is Re-
adjuster, but declares that he is not going
into the Republican party, will give our
readers hint as 10 what may be expected
from almost all the Democratic Readjusters
in the State. We shall be as badly fooled as
we were in 1879, and as the Why was in
1850, II thirty thousand white men vote
with General MALONE next November. The
Lee County Sentinel says:
VIRGINIAs New SENATOR. Sentinel
has forborne either an endorsement or a
deprecltiOn Of the attitude lately assumed
by Virginia's new United States Senator,
General William Malone, in the hope and
expectancy OF further developments, by
which we. as well rs the country, might
know what his future course promised TO
bring forth. General Malone, it is true, is
the offspring OF the Readiuser party OF this
state, which party he did much to give
existence. The clash OF arms between
the Funders and Readiusters or, as we
conceive Ii, between NirgiDa's enemies
aud friends-bIought victory 10 the Re-
adjus,ers, the party which General Malone
led almost against hope. and the party to
which we belong; aud with that victory, as
is the natural result OF war, came division
of the spoils. Many and valuable offices OF
trust and honor were 10 be filed, and natu.
rally enough the Readiusters filed them
from their own ranks, and 10 that we said
amen; and no one, not even those OF our
enemies who were honest in their coDvic-
tons, were surprised or disappointed at
this change OF officers. The Republicans
who Joined with us in the struggle for re-
adjustment were literally rewarded; the
Second Auditor OF Public Accounts and
twenty OF ninety-odd county and city judges
We're t9ken from the Republican ranks,
and coIored Republican Readjusters got
two positions Of honor and emolu-
ment-al they asked-snd the rest were
Democrats, and were known, recog-
nIzed, and elected as such. Among the
latter class Of Readiusters was General Ma.
hone. who, as great leader, secured the
richest prize---that OF the United States SEN
atorship. And he, like Auditor Massey,
SUPERINTENDENT the PeniteDtiary Will
liams, State. Printer Walker, and the clerks
OF both houses OF the Legislature, was
elected as Democrat-not as a Rtadjuster
nor as a Republican, but as a lifelong and
unqnestioned Democrat. lie got the sena-
toIship as reward aud mark OF esteem
from the victorious party Of Virginia Dem
ocrats for bis zeal aud ability in State poll
ties. sAad right here we will remark that
when the charge was made by the Funders
10 last iaIPs campaign that Senator Malone
would, and Fulkerson, Paul, aud other Re.
adjusters might, with impunity. vote with
the Republicans Ia Congress, this paper. ne
well as every Readiuster paper which came
10 this Office, denied with scorn the charge.
because we believed it TO be SANDER upon
Senator Malone and the Readiuster party,
made tn heated canvass by Funders TO
weaken those Democratic candidates for
Congress who were Readjusters.
This being in brief the history OF Gen.
eraf Mahone's elevation, We pause 10 in
quIre what has come over the spirit OF his
dreamsy What has bis atiiliation with Re-
publicans In the national legislature TO
do with the advancement OF Establishment
10 virginia, or with enlarging Readjust-
mcnt influences and sympathy throughout
the state and nstiony Why does be vote
with the Republicans and accent the
craftsmanship OF an important committee
at the hands OF Republican Senate ?
And why are nearly all our Readjaster ex.
changes endorsing bis action, and call.
Ing /. independent" "manly," and
courageous y for bin TO vote with the Re-
publicans, when IL was equally easy and
certainly expected Of him to vote Demo-
cratic vote at every roltcail? Certainly no
VirglnIsn would degrade himself or his
State oy bargaining away his principle for
patronage Of any kind. We agree that Re.
adjusters elected Senator Malone, and to
them shall be render ~ account o; his stew
srdsbip, and 90 Fnnddr has the right to
question bis action or complain; but this |
PAPER, as 81 organ of feAdjustmcnt, has the |
light 10 inquire into these things, and 1t de-
hands the information.
We. admire bold independence, and we