The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-20
The Alliance.

II cannot as yet be assumed that The kc,
pubIicans VIII certainly unite Win tue re
adjusters Ia the fallDlection. " has been
announced that Messrs. LEWIS q Co., vino
recently visited MIR. GARFIELD, converted
him over 10 their way OF thinking-that Is,
1, favor Of an alliance with General MA
HONE: but according TO the following state
| uYent OF the Washington correspondent o'
The Alexandra Goxette he has not yet maze
nm his mind. That correspondent writes;
| "The Pcesident. elect having heard the
Malone side OF the Republican party IN
VIRGINIA through its Representative, eX-Sen'
,,or Lewis. has invited Messrs. Jorgensen
and Dezendorf, Republican members OF the
neyt House, to visit him at Mentor ana give
him the story of the straightout>."
The yoaey vireinion has been regarded
a. the leader OF the strsightout Republicans,
the opponent Of every form OF reputation
and the advocate OF Republican nominations
for State officers. But there seems TO be
wonderful towering OF tone on the part Oh
that Journal. We invite TO the following
paragraph the particular attention OF our
distinguished friend who has so often as
sured us that the DemocI ats would be beaten
nv Yosr's candidate for Governor, running
upon a 6.per-cent. platform and rallYing TO
his support the salwart Debt-Payers among
the Democrats. The Vuginidn says
General Garfeld's advice is to ignore all
questions that look towards Reputation IN
| To- RanilblID1ns
ginja 10 give no counteuance to the repudl-
atom of the States honest debt in any sense.
Rnt there arc other questions on which the
Republicans OF Virginia and Of the entire
country are In sympathy with General Ma
hone. II they are forced TO aid the Read
insters in any way, il will be because the
IiDemocraticl party will choose 10 make
those other questions prominent II not
paramount in The canvass. HAD the Con-
seryative party been faithful 10 the pledges
OF the State in respect 10 The rights inNoNeo
in those other questions The deDt issue
would not be In It's tangled condition. Thal
Marty has made Acknowledgment because OF
poverty, the wbippiug-post. because II
works Acknowledgement, and diversion oil
the school fund in violation OF the express
command OF the stiiulon, more pieml'
nent than the debt question and the honor
of Virginia. and II The Republicans should
follow the example thus given them, VINO
Gill be 70 tlame but the Conservative party
TIE Republicans of Virginia will properly
define their position on the debt question,
| which is practically out Of the contest, rs no
| legislative action caD affect the decision oil
the courts a. 10 the 80, 1000 consois, ana
neither that party in Virginia nor The Al
ministraiion at Washington Will in any way
4 cOuntenancc any steps towards reputation.
Whatever my he The determination OF lhe
! RepublcaUs OF this State IN their c0nVen'
tlon counscls. il will be in the interest CT The
| Constitution and laws OF the country ana
the rights guaranteed thereby. which are Of
equal dignity with any other issue, and
(which may become live, practical questions
in far more impressive degree than the
debt matter. The Virginia Republicans will
see 10 it that there shall be nothing in their
action to embarrass the Administration OF
! General Garfield, or in cot tlict with the
avowed policy Of the national Republican
party
That is not very pronounced, we admit 4;
| but, coming from the source 1t does, IL Is
very significant. II reads as If Mr.. l0sr
bad concluded TO fall INTO line as an ally OF
the ReadjuIerS, on the plea that there are
more important issues involved IN the PEND
ing campaign than the debt question. We
have no fault 10 6ud with him. The State
| Central Committee of the Democratic party
scem to be OF tue same opinion. We con-
clude that there Will be but two candidates
for each Of the State offices run in Virginia
this year, il Mr.. YOST can have hi, way.
Yes or No, Mr.. pirginidn?