The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-11
The Two sides.


VIZ. .u,,o.,.fe the difiicallies which al
,r,seot environ The Democrats cf the om'eo
s,.,es senate. II does not yet appear clearly
whether Mr.. CoNKLiSG or Mr.. GARFIELD
a untitled 10 their sympathy and support
we have never had much doubt on tue
snh,ec,. We have regarded CoNELlNG'
CAMERON, LOGAN & Co., not only as TUG
men who led General MALONE into CO.
ah,,on with the Republicans, but az Tue
chiefs Of the third.term sialwsrts-'he ul's'
ch,ef.makers who plotted renomina''on
Cor GpASr IN 1880. aud who, failing then'
arc now engaged In so working the'f pour
"a, machine as 10 secure 0is NOMINATION. 'n
1884. Ard we have set down Genefa' MA
HONE as GRANT man in proSpec'a' f'ai"'
IL then. II would seem that no Democrat
on,,,a vote with Mr.. CoNKLISG and against
Mr.. GARrIEID-with GRANT ana against
p,A,Nc-with MALONE and against GAR
FIELD.
yaw. however. we are told that the situa-
lion is not as II is represented to be IN the
foregoing paragraph; tina; Mr.. CoNKLINS Is
no, devoted TO these reasonable schemes
bnt has. on the contrary. made himself pc
culiarIy agreeable TO the Democrats during
the whole " the extra session, ana mas no
intention Of engaging now or hereafter 10 l"
crusade against the South; that he Is VIKING
TO accord 10 the Democrats OF the scha'e inc
same power over nominations that ne c'ai'ns
for himself. We may as well say riSht mere
,hat we do not credit this last report. The
Republicans are not going to make an equai
division of the Offices with the Democrats
Let no Democratic senator lay TINS Hitler
ing JUNCTION to his soul. Even II II were
,rue. however. we caunot understand how
any senator could make such an arrange
ment consist with bis sworn duty 10 ad-
yise-and consent to all good nominations
and oppose all bad ones. The price Is
tempting one. We repeat, however, toa'
we do not believe it has been offered in
GOOD faith. But even if offered, Ii cannot
be accented. No Democratic senator has
right thus TO purchase influence. IL Il DIS
dgly TO vote in each case according 10 the
merits Of the nominees, after having 6Xer-
ciscd his best judgment in deciding as TO
these merits.
II is said, too, that il he gives the Viz
ginia patronage to General MALONE the
President will do the Democrats more BARN
than Mr.. CONELING can possibly d. them,
the laiter having no patronage at ms DIS
posll. Now, this reason might well give
the Democratic senators pause. Ihey
know that the Democratic party Of the en-"
Tire South is anxious to see The MALONE
movement defeated, and that Democrats
can have no sympathy with The President
IL he undertakes so 20 use the patronage OF
his administration rs 10 break up what IS
called 1.-THE Solid SOUTH" which phrase,
however, is misleading, seeing that it con.
yerts into sectional solIdity what is nothing
but party solidily. In word, the Presl-
dent is expected TO aid General MALONE ID
breaking up the solid Democracy.
With such considerations appealing to
them on the one and the other side, the
Democrats Of the Senate cannot be expected
TO be united in deciding as between C0NK-
LING and GARFIELD. a caucus might Sc
cure unanimty; but caucus Is hardly Inc
right thing to decide upon such questions.
All that the Democrats away from WASH
ington can do Is TO entrust the whole matter
10 the Democratic senators, IN the hope that
they will act wisely, prudently, and for the
best Interests OF the whole country, ana
especially that they will so act as to pro-
tect The South from the wrongs which
will no doubt be attempted against her
upon the pretext that she does not al
hw a free ballot and fair count
Let no guilty man escape OF all :hose
who endelvor to fasten such II charge
upon her. II FRYE speaks for GARFIELD
and BLAINE, the latter are no better than
CONKLING. But we are not yet convinced
that the President has any understanding
with General MALONE as to the distribution
OF the few offices in Virginia. The Post
master. General appoints all the petty post
masters, and that official was not three
weeks ago one of the "born thrails OF
CONKLIXG the Saxon"