The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-02
READJUSTERS.
VARIOUS OPINIONS ABOUT EHEn.
Expectations or the Views OF Represents
tive Men OF all PaFlieS-Tha STATE
COnVenIIOR Day Looked UpOn
With UnuSual Interest.

WARRINGTON, June 1.-The Readiuster
State Convention which meets at Rich
mond, Va, tomorrow promises to be of.un
usual interest on account Of complication
growing out oil the special session OF thI
Senate. A reporter Of the Western As
ISOLATED Press has had interviews will
leading men Of all parties in Virginia
the points Of which are set forth in th'
following briei statement: A leader o
the Conservative Republicans said "thl
Read juster canvass In 1881 is repetition
OF the Independent Democratic Republican
movement OF 1860, when Malone ant
Lewis formed the combination, the lorme
controlling the GubsrnAtorial Office and
the latter the senAtorship. The move
nent was purely selfish, having nc
principle involved, and the result die
not advance the Republican party, Sc
with the movement this year, The same
men are In 1t. Malone and Lewis are the
leaders. Malone sought to put him
sell at the head Of the Demo
Gratis Of this State, and when he
failed in that be turned towards the colored
Republican,, He cares nothing for the
colorsd people, only 90 far as they aid
him In his schemes. Hisplan undoubtedly
IL to combine the worst elements Of oil the
parties and get control Of the State, and
finally be the bead oil white mans
party. II he should hnd It necessary he
would himself take the nomination for
Governor and canvass the State. This
would be his strongest card there. II lie
were to have control OF federal patronage
he might succeed. To the question by
the reporter II the gentlemen thought the
Administ, alton was committed TO Malone,
he replied: mo, | think not, but the bas.
ket OF flowers which Gov Foster sent Ma
hone 10 . moment OF gush, Rs from the
White House, has been embarrassing to
Virginia Republicans. 1.-THE Adminlstra.
tion were to go that way Il
would bury our party here. !
think General Garfield will be
careful and not commit such An error,
There is some talk OF u union between
The Dsbt.paying Democrats and Conserva!
tive Republicans on the State ticket.
General WiCkham, leader OF the latter,
would be acceptable to oil who want TO
see Virginia'slcredlt kept, The Mahones,
on the other hand, claim that the future
welfare Of the stste depends on the sue.
cess Of the ReadjuRter movement, and
that their leader Is acting in good faith
towards the Republicans. TO the question
whether, II successful, Malone would act
hsresfter with either Of the National
parties, the representative Readjuster did
not make categorical answer. lie said:
"This IL purely o local movement, and
we shall not stop 70 consider lie effect on
National politics. We want the debt
brought down 10 basis more just than at
present. The debt as II stands represents
not only the principal aud interest, but
the interest on the interest compounded.
We want 10 fix q principal which we can
pay and O rate oil interest not 10 exceed
three per cent then let Us pay the inter.
est. Why, how does the case now stRnd2
The Bourbon Democrats have had control
OF the State Tor twelve yearsj have failed
10 pay the intereet, and have gone on In.
OreasiAg the debt. That reckless manage.
ment should stop. Then they succeeded
In oppressing the poor and In almost clos.
Ing up the COlored schools. a
The Rsadjusters believe In education.
They want more schools, aud are willing
10 be taxed for that purpose. Why, since
their control Of the Legislature they have
taken steps 10 repeal ibis Objectionable
legislation, and large number OF the
colored schools have been reopened.
Malone has come to the front again
BECAUSE he represents o principle
and bis help ig necessary to iis success
The fruit OF the movement OF 1869 was lost
BECAUSE he returned 10 business. He Ia
now In the field 10 stay, and the eAeGt OF
bis wonderful organizing ability will be
peen soon. The regular Democrats cou.
Grmed pretty much what had been said
by the Republican leader referred to
above. They cay Malone is Q demsgogue
and will deceive all who are with him.
They regard the result of the recent
municipal elections 90 Indicative Of popu.
lar sentiment and OF an overwhelming
defeat Of both Read justers and Republi.
cans at the fall elections. This is the re-
sponse OF the people 10 lh0 Iiceer be-
tween Malone and the Senators. They
are now for 0 solid Democratic party.
They might have DIVIDED II left 10 them
selves as President Hayes left them, but
not VIXEN threatened with a combination
formed by Gofham and Malone.
MALONE MAS poSKLiSa's SYMPATHY.
ALBANY, June 1.-The following dis.
patch was sent last EVENING".
ALBANY, June /.
To Gen. Malone, Richmond, Va. 4..4s :
Your every effort f,r the true advance.
ment Of the South and to make the elec.
tions real and fair has my heart, and de.
serves the cooperation oil the Republicans