The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-04
A Rennhlican View of It.

The Philadelphia American, which Is a
Republican paper OF high standing, Is OPP
posed to a coalition between the Republi'
cans aud RtSdjusters in Virginia. The
American Is not the North american, but a
weekly paper which seems TO aspire to be
The Nation OF Philadelphia. The american
talks Of General MAHONE's letter TO Mr..
Lyon, Of Ohio, rs follows:
"In his view the Republican party in Vir-
ninia has been converted into a select CO.
terie whose chief object Is TO secure toe ma
tiOnal offices, and the leaders have not Deen
anxiOus TO enlarge their borders by taxing
in new converts. Unless We are mi>inIorm-
ed Mr.. Malone and his friends showed no
great anxiety to unite with the Republican
party until The election returns OF last NO
Vember showed that they were in a hopeless
minority, and that, like all repudiating par
lies. they were losing ground with the re-
turn Of good times. Finding that they have
nothing TO gain by standing alone, they
now profess their willingness for an ALI
ance With the Republicans. They do not pro.
nose that they shall become Republicans, and
Tenounce their repudiating principles by
subscribing TO the principles Of that party (;
they do not even assume the name; they
only propose to allow the Republicans 10
vote for their ticket, and TO divide the ma
tional patronage With them. The lOaVes ana
fishes are evidently a great object with MI.
Malone. II Mr.. Garfield would but place
them at his disposal he might manage TO
Tesuscitate the Readiuster party. 10 his
view they haye kept the Republican party
alive IN Virginia; hence, bis great hopes
from such a~divisiOn OF them as he Woulu
think a fair one. On one point Mr.. Ma
hone makes a bad slip. He speaks OF the
regular Republican nominations as helplnT
the BourbOns to victory, and represents
their ticket as having Mr.. Gar6eld's name,
indeed, at the top, but General Hancock's
at the bottom. For which end OF that ticket
did Mr.. Malone and his friends V ote last
NovemberI"
The american has diagnosed the situation
in Virginia correctly. General II
protested to be a Democrat Of the straight
est sect last year-a better HANCOCK man
than Governor HOLIDAY; and nobody
doubts that il General HANCOCK had been
elected General MALONE would be o HAN
COCK Democrat now. More: II the Read
busters had carried Virginia last fall, the Re-
adjusters, whether HANCOCK had been
elected or not, -wOuld not have thought OF
going over to the Republicans. But the
events OF last spring In Washington made
il necessary for General MALONE TO form
an alliance with the Republicans. He
has no standing in the Democratic
party. He has forfeited all claims 10 the
confidence Of The Democrats, and is now
~ a ts---fE - A. IL. a
the Republican party in Virginia. Whether
the Republicans are verdant enough TO sur
render the reins OF their organization into
his bands or not, is to be determined at
Lyncbburg next week. II they do thus
surrender to him at a time when he has no
future except within the pale Of that party,
they will manifest such a want Of political
sagacily as will entitle them TO be styled
"The Bourbons Of the Bourbons."