The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
REPuBLIcANIsM AND ROBBERY.

homes efforts to organize reputation, by
which the honest creditors of Virginia were TO
be robbed. The scheme also contemplated
the subversion of the Supreme Court of the
United States. Mr.. Royal presents the case
with such an array of facts,
figures and arguments, that the infamy of
the Malone scheme to plumber the creditors
of Virginia is made so transparent that those
who read the exhibit can not fail to compre-
bend the purpose of the Virginia Senator.
Mr. Royal starts out with declarations made
by Malone and published in the New York
Times, that during the life of President Gar
field ''the Readjuster party received very
little aid from the Federal Government, but
that as soon as President Arthur took the
reins OF government, matters changed, and
the Readjusters had the full benefit of all
the assistance that the Administration could
give" and this statement is fully corrobor
ated by subsequent acts of the Administers
ton. 1t is stated that early in the Virginia
canvass the controlling men in the Repub-
lican party very earnestly opposed any coal
ition between the Republican party and the
Readiusters Mr. Royal adds:
When President Garfield died and General Ar
thur became President the complexion of mat
tiers In Virginia in this regard instantly and seri
ously changed. IL was communicated TO each
Federal ofIicehoder in the State that he must CO.
operate with the Readjusters or his official head
would pay the penalty, and few obstinate ones
were actually removed and their places filled
with Readjusters 1t did not take many lessons
of this sort 10 teach the new political faith. The
scenes changed as if by magic. All semblance of
organized Republican opposition to the Read
justers disappeared, and the Readiuster party Of
Virginia swallowed the Republican party of Vir-
ginia body and bones, at one gulp.
The aid which the Federal Government gave to
the Readjusters' canvass was not confined to re-
quinng all Federal officers to assist them by way
of their influence and votes.
James d. Brady. the Collector of Internal
Revenue at Petersburg. Va, and Chairman of
the Republican State Committee. issued the fol-
lowing circular:
REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Cha rman-James d. Brady, Petersburg. Va
Secretary-M. w. Hazelwood, Richmond, Va.
PETERSBURG, Va. Sept. 6, 1881.
William II. LYONS, Esq, Superintendent of Ma
chinery, Navy Yard, Norfolk. Va:
DEAR SIR: You have been appointed by the
State Executive Committee to solicit from Repub-
ican Officeholders, clerks and other officials in
GLIDING the Postmaster and his employees at Ports
mouth. The Committee resolved TO ask contri-
button of two (2l per cent upon the salary OF the
Federal Office holders. DIR. G.. X Gilmer, of Rich
mond. is our Treasurer. 1t is unnecessary for us
10 explain to you the object of our campaign.
Our Committee will labor for the defeat of the
Bourbon Democratic party, and in this good
cause we feel justified in appealing to every Re
publican in the State for aid. Please acknowledge
receipt of this and oblige.
Yours, very truly,
JAMES d. BRADY, Chairman.
NJ W. LAKEWOOD. Secretary.
DR.. G. K. GnmeE is the Postmaster at Rich
mond, Va.
In pursuance Of the directions of this circular
order. Mr.. William III. Lyons Master of Machinery
at the Navy Yard at Norfolk, Issued the following
to ali Government employees:
BERKELEY, Norfolk County Va, Sept. II. 1881.
DEAR SIR: The inclosed cory Of letter from
Colonel James ID. Brady, Chairman of the State
Republican Executive Committee, to me explains
itself; and, as soliciting and receiving money for
political purposes in the Navy Yard is prohibited
by the Navy Department, have decided to appeal
to you through the mail. l can be found at my
residence in Berkeley every evening Sundays ex-
cepted from $50 O'Clock p. m. until 10 p. m. or
outside of the Navy Yard gate from II m. until /
p. m. from this date until November /. 1881. A
receipt to each one contributing will be furnished
and an early reply is respectfully solicited.
Here it will be seen that the power of the
Administration was at once brought to bea
upon the anti-swindling party of Virginia,
and this Infamous proceeding had the ap-
proval of Arthur. The Federal Government
not only approved of the assessment of EN-
ployes of the Government for the purpose oil
influencing a State election, but in case:
where officers or employees declined to pay
they were promptly removed-and these
proceedings were for the purpose of robbini
honest men OF their money. Mr.. Royal
says:
! One may read, sny day in the year. in hun
dreds OF journals. that the political party which
Senator Malone leads in the State of Virginia i
seeking to repudiste large part of public deb
due by the State. which is admitted on all hand
to be justly due One may also read in quit
as many journals that the Supreme Cour
of the United States has consid
cred the status Of yirginia's deDt. and la
solemnly adjudged that she can not repudiat
any part of il consistently with that clause in tt
Constitution of the United States which prohibit
= State to pass laws impairing the obligation @
contracts. In the effort, therefore, which tn
Senator's party is said to be making to repudiat
this debt, it is brought face to face with the at
thority of the Supreme Court.
i
1t seems incredible that the official head of tn
Nation would embark the authority of the NatiO
in an enterprise. the purpose of which is to con
NIT violent robbery by pluudering just creditor.
but how much more incredible is it that he shoul
embark The Nations authority in such an ente
prise, when the chief means for executing 1t al
the notification and defeat of the judgments
the supreme judicial power of the Natior
Such propositions seem too monstrous +,
belief.
!, The pamphlet explains thoroughly th
financial situation of Virginia and gives Ii
history of the debt of the State, which,
E space permitted, we should like to repr,
t duce. But our purpose is achieved in SHOW
ing by documentary evidence that the r
publican party is fully identified with Nj
homes swindling scheme. Mr.. Royal scou
, the idea that Malone and his Republica
allies can break the 'solid South" by adv
4 eating robbery. He says:
: The President and the Republican party ha'
I, not advanced one step toward dissolving Il
r solid South" by going into partnership WI
Senator Malone and his party of Debt Repuc
S ators. They can not make even the Virginia ri
l. pie on the surface of any other Southern Stat