The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-25

The straightout Republicans.
n would seem very natural that the
strsiehtout Republicans should desire to
have candidate Of their own In the field
next fall for CONGRESSMAN at large. IL Is
not pleasant for man who has imagined
himself to be leader In his party to be
sent to Coventry by the chief Of that party,
and ignored whenever there arc any favors
70 be distributed or offices to be disposed
81. Mr.. ARTHUR has seemed for the last
ak months or longer to be singing to each
Of the former Republican leaders In Virgil
MIA:
10 fili him, SKIN him. 20 the tanners let him go,
Poor old horse-lct lin die"
And by this time those leaders must he
sick OF Mahoneism. We don't think 1t can
be otherwise, especially II those Republic
cans were correctly described by Captain
JoHy s. WISE, Coalition candidate for Con-
gress and United States District Attorney
for the Eastern District Of Virginia, when
last year he said Of them:
"The great bulk Of the Republican par
ty here hitherto has been negroes. "A large
norton of the white Republican vote In
VIRGINIA hitherto has been made up OF men
who were not Republicans from principle,
but as matter OF trade and Dafter-meh
without character and influence, apostates
for the price OF their apostacy-men IN the
community who would starve withous OF
Zee who became Republicans for office,
and whose tenure of Office not only added
no strength TO their party, but brought 1t
into disrepute and turnedrespectable men
away from It," ~
"Why, sir, the white Republican in VIZ
ainia does not want any accession to the
ranks OF his party. Triumph is the last
thought Of his mind. The place is his
whole object. Martyrdom soothed 10y re-
ward is the whole philosophy OF his poll.
tics. The moment his party becomes large
enough to win victory his chances VIII De
diminished and he will lose all interest IN
the matter. He does not wish the Republic
can party. to conciliate, to recruit or aug
ment its following. His is close corpora
ton, with Just enough offices to supply its
members. Compared with that pleasant
arrangement, which Is preserved by the
past policy OF sectional bitterness, national
fraternity, national prosperity-aye. the tr-
umph OF the national Republican party-is
nothing whatever to him."
1t is OF no use to tell us that the men
who were thus portrayed do at all han
kerv after the dish OF crow which General
MALONE set before them when he nomi-
mated Captain WISE as the ARTHuR-stal-
wart-AdministratiO candidate for con-
gresham at large. Many Of those OF them
who are "willng to wound" may be
"afraid to strike" blow in the light OF
day, where their act OF rebellion could be
seen, since they well know that II Office
holders their official heads would in that
event soon be i'm General MAHoNE's basket.
But that ballot-boX of which our Yankee
friends are so fond Of speaking in WHIT
TIERS words rs an instrument
(which executes freeman's will
As lightning does the will OF Cod"
will afford the dissatisfied Straightouts the
opportunity to get even with General Ma
HOSE by bringing him into bad repute
amongst the Republican officials ut WASH
ington. Could General MAHoNE's weak
ness in Virginia be exposed, he would
cease to be the almoner Of Mr.. ARTTcR's
bounty. The Republicans who have borne
the heat and burthen Of the day in Vir-
ginia might possibly come into favor once
more and cease to be poor relations.
A Washington letter in the Alexandria
Gazette says:
"a prominent Republican from the VAL
lev OF Virginia, who is a delegate-elect to
the Straightout Republican State COnven-
tion of Virginia which will meet on the
26th, was at the Capitol this [Saturday]
morning. He says that from what he sees
and hears he Is sure the Convention will
nominate a candidate for congressman at
large, and take steps for thorough and
complete Reorganization Of the party upon
true Republican foundation, and that he
will advocate that cause"
Just so. And why not? What more
natural? they do not desire to join the
Democratic party, and they are not willing
to follow the leader of the Coalition party.
What else can they do than nominate a cam
didate of their own?
Are we encouraging disatiection in the
Republican ranksg Are the Democrats to
be benefited 10y the nomination OF a
Straightout candidate for congressman at
large! That depends upon whether the
Straighout Republicans would rather vote
for MASSEY than for WISE; and every man
must Judge for himself how that would be.