The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-20

TO do to insure the future OF our phT'N
then must hare some nelc committeeman
and nep and thorough State and local or
gdnizdtiOn. ". ..
What veteran Funder Thinks Of 1t.
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch
1t has been some time since we troubled
yor. and we would not do it now but
from an earnest wish to advance the sue
cess Of the Democratic party in the fall
elections. While that party has for some
wears past made serious blunders, ana
shown occasionally decided want OF
backbone, yet there is no sort OF question
but that its leading principles represent a
far better idea OF true Democratic gov
eminent (as founded by the fathersl than
the present Republican party. One clearly
laws down the principle that "the laws
should be made so rs TO bring
the greatest good to the greatest
number" The other party seem to favor
laws .'to make the rich richer and the
poor poorer One is for running the
Government according to the principles
clearly laid down in written Constitution.
The other permits nothing to interfere
with what it may regard as policy. The
one tends to preserve true Union by Il
proper observance OF the rights OF all the
States. The other would build UP Il great
"ceutraln government which in the
end would become so corrupt us would
overthrow everything tending to good
government. We can see enough now rs
to cause every lover OF true liberty TO fear
the result. As Democrat Of the bluest
blood, we think we cannot now afford to
refuse the assistance OF gentlemen who
were once Readjusters but are not now
willing to follow General Malone in his
march to the Republican camp. The sp0ils
TO be obtained by such a move may be very
varied, very large, and very rich, but still
large numbers of former Readiusters are
not willing 10 sell their lifelong principles
even for such sweet mess OF pottage.
Among such may be classed the Rev. j. T..
Massey, and who probably did more to
bring success to the late Ready uster
party than any other man in the state.
The settlement of the debt question being
fixed fact, Of course it practically ended
the Readiuster party; but out OF It's male
rial General Malone seems disposed to add
wing on the already overgrown house OF
the Republicans. What has the latter party
ever done that the people OF Virginia
should be willing to Join it? On the con-
trary, does not the best interest OF all
the States, as well as the interest OF
Virginia, demand that every effort should
be used to overthrow party whose
corruption and one-sided laws ought
to have caused its death long ago! And
this. we are sure, would have been the case
but for the tremendous amount OF money
used to carry the elections. Believing that
the Republican party ought TO he beaten
| (by all fair and honorable means), we are
! not only anxious that Democratic Reid
busters should vote with us, but we are
! willing to have them as leaders; and con-
sequenty we favor the nomination OF Hon.
J. T.. Massey for congressman at large
and Mr.. NewbeTy as candidate
for Congress in his district. No
true Democrat can Justly demand that
his party should run him for office even if it
is wen known that if it is done he will be
elected. III this be so, why should the
party be so hide-bound as to nominate a
gentleman for Congress when every man
of sense would admit that he stood not the
ghost of a chance TO be elected? To carry
Virginia IN the coming election we must
have the support OF the Readi ulster Demo-
Gratis. and after what the "Big Four" did for
what was right and Just, aided, perhaps, by
Mr.. Massey, we would be us shOrt-sighted
as ungrateful were we not willing to adj
nit them not only as workers with us, but
of our own free will to push them forward
as leaders. IL ought never TO be forgotten
that in the bitter fight last year it was adj
mitted by Democrats and pressed by the
late Readjusters "that Mr.. Massey was
about the best Auditor the State ever
had" lie looked in the main well
after the money that should by law
come into the Treasury, and the large
amount he admitted as having received we
thought was rather source OF annoyance
to his party, who had predicted the receipts
would be so much less. We say it would
never do TO give cold shoulder to the Big
Four and Mr.. Massey, unless we prefer to
see Virginia bound hand and foot to the
E great "political trader" of the day. When
the latter on the evening before the last
election in Petersburg land he and his
party were beaten in the ward lie lived in)
Y proclaimed 81 that he was not in Petersburg
by accident, but for purpose, and which
purpose was to vote" his hearers were
+: either too slavish or too thick-headed to
ask him "that If he was so fond OF voting,
C how II came to pass that he was absent for
I months from Washington, where he was
v sent to vote!" Ii would appear, how
ever, il the truth was known, that he had
more voting power in Richmond last win
i ter than he has ever had or ever will have
= In the Senate OF the United States, il he
i lives to be as old as Methusaleh Wa, not
= his presence in Richmond an insult to
d every member of the Legislature who
!. did not wear collar around his neck
{ with the name Of civilian Malone" on
I il, and was not his presence there the
| grossest sort OF insult TO the people OF
r Virginia capable OF realizing such an in
suit. OF course our colored brother, OF
many OF them, could not tell whether
he was a member of the Senate Of Vir-
, ginia or Of the Senate OF the United
States. The plain question to be de-
cided is, Will the Democrats Of Vir-
: GINA help William Malone to kill of
the Hon. J. 4. Massey because he loved
right and Democracy more than he loved the
said William Malone, or will they help even
an erring sinner, rs some suppose in times
past, to kill of the greatest political trader
that ever appeared on the political stage in
this country BY the votes Of the negroes
Of Virginia he was made United States
senator, and owing to the fact that the man
who was made President OF the United
States by Guiteau's bullet wanting some
help, he, the said senator, became q very
important factor 10 the disposition OF Fede-
raj patronage TO ex-Bourbon Democrats.
In our Judgment, Democrat who would
prefer to see Massey put down by
Malone anu Arthur has but faint