The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-03


lilind can fail 10 nee that this Is so.
William Malone Is the recognized leader
az tho coalition movement. His course IN
tbe limited States Senate can be explained
or no reasonable hypothesis, II we excl'idt
the idea Of corrupt bargain 10 betray ms
neonIe. turn the State over TO the Repunn-
rsns- and secure Republican United states
senator I'm fireplace OF Hon. john w .Jonh-
s,o,, Mahone's course in the Senate Is IN
sxnlicable on any other supposltion. Therc
I. ro nroDer motive for bis conduct con-
ceiyabIc. No question OF readiusting our
state debt could have Influenced him, Tor
no sueh question could possibly come be-
fore that body. IL could not have been be-
c,usc he regarded the Democrats IN the
Senate "A Bourbons, for 4 very short time
before he had expressed himself as in full
vmpatly with the national Democracy, and
mad advocated the election Of Hancock and
English; and yet We find that Malone
seIzes The first opportunity 10 desert TO the
Hereditary foes Of the South, and gathers up
All the cruel spears OF her enemies TO hurl
them at the bosom OF his own State. Malone,
IN consideration Of his desertion, receives
nl,ccs on important committees, and his
| in,imates. Riddleberger and G0rham, are
supported by Republicans for positions in
the Senate. Malone has uniformly voted
with the Republicans in fulilment OF his
part Of the bargain; but we are not con-
| fined to circUmStandal eyidence-we nave
direct and positive evidence OF q corrupt
| bargain. Senator Cameron, In his speech
| in the limited States Senate Of March 31st,
"let the cat out OF the bag" lie said ::
" The contest in which We are engaged is
not simply to secure the offices to party
] friends; there Is something higher than
and above all this; it Is the coming pOliti-
cal contest in Virginia" And he goes on
/ 10 show that if Virginia can be carried Tor
the Republican party "the solid south >"
will be broken. Since our state canvass
has been going on, the evidence has been
accommodating that IL is the purpose OF Ma
hone and his stibaterns TO carry Virginia
into the Republican party. If this be not
50, what means it that \ Republican Adj
ministration is doing everything in its
power e. promote the success Of the coali-
ton? What mca2s il that tax OF , per
cent. Is levied OF the salaries OF Federal
ofilcC-holders in the State TO aid the coSli-
ton? What means il that every pOstmas-
ter in the Stlto who refused TO surrender
his principles and become a cOalitioniSt
has lost bis official head? What means il
that Brady, the chairman Of the Republic
can Executive Committee at Petersburg,
has been writing to pOStmaSterS over the
State, calling on them for contributions to
aid the coalition, and giving as reason
for their support chat General L. S. Grant,
Hon. William r. Chandler, and every Re
publican United States senator earnestly
desire the success Of the Coalition move
ment? What means it that Judge Riyes,
bitter Republican, writes TO President Ar
thur: 81 SIN confident you are properly
informed of the cXIgcncics OF our canvass
In this State, TO which and other Repub-
licans look with much confidence for the
overthrow Of BOwbonism and the gain Of
Republican In the United States Senate.
This result viii be insured if the move
ment shall receive The COuntenanCe and aid
OF your Administration In the light OF
facts such AZ these, it is undcniablc that
this coalition movement is entirely in the
interest of the Republican party, and no
intelligent white man can vote with the
CoilitiOnisis unless he desires 10 see Virginia
bound to the Radical car. Why should
Virginians vote with Republicans? Why
desert the Conservative party? Those who
are familiar with our political history since /
the war know that It has been the consist |
ent and uniform policy Of the Republican I
party to control the southern States by |
means OF the negro vote. Their Interior /
object has been TO perpetuate their power |
In national affairs but the natural, indeed |
the necessary, result of their policy (whcre /
il could be successfully carried out was /
TO put our State governments under |
the control OF few white Repub- |
Leans and mass of irresponsible and /
negroes. Their policy was |
Tor q time successful in Louisiana and /.
South Carolina. IL was deliberately at I
tempted in Virginia in 1869, but by /
united and patriotic effort Of the white
people it was disastrously defeated. The |
treat reason for the formation OF the Con-
iervative party was to keep our govern
nent i'm the hands of our best people and
% insure wise and economical admins
ration OF affairs. The right OF white Viz
yinians 10 rule Virginia was and is the
great underlying principle OF the COnser-
iatlve party. Never in the history OF this
party has q greater work been placed
upon its shoulders. The very citadel Of
)ur Saxon rights is asSailed. In such a
'risis as this Gun the white people OF Virginia
,hord to he divided? Self-preseryation,
which is the first law OF nature, suggests
hat our safety is in union. If there are
differences OF opinion among us about
many questions Of State polity, they should
&c forgotten or ignored in view Of the
,vershadowing importance OF retaining
he control Of our State government. This
S the first great necessity for Virginia
people. All other questions sink into in
iguificance compared with this. II we
ose the control Of our Government we
ose everything. If it gets into the hands
" irresponsible persons what security
AVE we for anything? If we give the
light and the power to4eyy taxes to those
Who do not pay them, the inevitable
'esult viii be oppressive taxation.
When the men who I'll the positions OF
public trust represent the virtue, the intel
igence, and the property OF the State, a
ense Of responsibility to their constitu-
,ncy and the knowledge that they must
themselves share all the burdens OF the gov
,rnment will secure economy and moderate
axation. But il we turn our government
)ver TO men who pay no taxes, and on
whose shoulders rests no sense OF personal
we break down :" at one fell
,woop" every safeguard for individual
rights and destroy every security Tor the
'ai- and economical administration OF the
government. H..
why Congressman DczendOrf Still Re.
fuses 10 support the Readiusters.