The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-27
How to Unload"

Under the above heading, the Philadel-
pb,a Press, which. strange TO say, supports
BEAVER, Boss CANEEoS's candidate for
Governor OF Pennsylvania, tells the voters
Of tina, State how they may unload them
selves OF their Boss. who bestrdes them
like an Old Man OF the Sea. The remarks
OF the Press are almost as applicable TO
Virginia as 10 Pennsylvania and to the
Democratic party as to the Republican
party.
The restoration of unity in the Demo-
cratic party is above all personal consId-
orations. The disruption Of that party in
this State is chargeablc 10 Nirginia's Soss.
But for General MALONE Virginia would
to-day be as decidedly Democratic as Geor-
gia. The public debt was used by him as
a means Of dividing his own party. But
having been taught by the results OF
the elections of 1880 that he had
drawn of only thirty or forty thou
sand whito voters from the Demo
cratic PARTY. he at once determined 10
take measures 10 add TO these few faithful
followers the negroes Of the State, and thus
attach majority Of the voters to his for
Times. He succeeded but too well in 1881.
His candidate for Governor was elected by
q vote which was almost exactly the sum OF
tbe vote. east in 1850 for MAH0NE's ticket
and the GARFIELD ticket. The figures are
striking. Here they are, rs given by SPof-
FORD:
Malone ticket In 81
Garfield Il, kct IN of'ozV
1861
CAygEox's vote in 1881 was about H.
coo. Il would thus appear that only some
three thousand OF the men who in leSO
voted COR the GARFIELD ticket and the Ma
HONE ticket failed to follow MALONE IN
1881. This supposition is strengthened 10y
the fact that JOHN W. DANIEL received IN
1881 4 few over three thousand votes more
than thcrccular HANCOCK ticket received III
1850. Here was certainly remarkable
result. No wonder it turned General Ma
HOMES head, and made him believe that he
could 20 a step further and march all his
Democratic supporters into the Repubh-
can party. No wonder he SET up for a
Boss after the style Of CoNKLING and CANE
RON, and undertook to rule Virginia from
hi, headquarters at Washington.
1t has in this manner come 20 pass that
Virginia. like Pennsylvania, has Boss Of
which She wishes TO UNLOAD" herself, or,
rather. Of which She ought to unload her
self. The questions TO be settled in the
cominC election are: Shall we "uniOad'
or not? Shall we have = Boss or not: Are
our p0st-oGiccs and revenue Offices to bo
the sport Of General MALONE! Are we
willing 10 endorse ilr. ARTHUB's shameful
prostitution Of the Offices Of the Govern
ment TO The purposes OF IN Administration
partisan? Shall we sanction such a Use OF
money paid by Democratic taxpayers as
Mr.. ARTHUR has allowed General MALONE
to make? viii we permit Our money TO be
employed to iniure ourselves:
Every good Democrat will reply No"
TO these questions, and will declare that he
is not only willing but anxious TO get rid
OF our Virginia Boss. What is the best
method Of doing soy There can be but
one answer. and this is that the only way
to "unlcad" is to vote for MASSEY. GAR
RIsoN. MARSHALL, GEORGE WISE, CABELL,
TUCKER, O'FERRALL, and. BARBOUR, may
all be elected, and yet the Old Man OF the
Sea will hold his position upon the neck OF
Virginia. Nothing but MASsEY's election
VIII loose his hold and free his victim. Are
you as a Democrat willing to take the re-
spon,ibility OF keeping this load upon her
back? Answer on election-doy.