The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
Half.votes for Malone.

Half-Votes for Malone.
No matter how many other congressman
.hc.Democrats may elect, II JOHN s. WISE
be elected congressman at large the Ma
Noncites win claim 10 have gained vic
tory, and that the people Of Virginia have
endorsed by their votes the outrageous
legislation defeated last winter by the
Famous Five. The Legislature may be
recalled, and all those Objectionable mea-
surcs passed--thaf Is, Of course, II some
weak-kneed Democrat can be found to take
the place OF one OF the Famous Five, or
one OF these can be reclaimed on the
strength OF your failure TO vote.
DO you say that 1t will be i'm
possible to find such a Democrat
Don't be too sure OF 1t. II Democrats can
be found willing to east half vote for
JoHN s. WISE, as do all those who refuse
to vote for MAssEY, such Democrats would
surely consider IL excusablc for any other
Democrat who might choose TO do so to go
one step further and vote for WISE. II
not, why nots II there is no choice be-
tween the men-if MASSEY and WISE are
equally objcctionable--it would be no I'M
pardonable SIN TO vote for either.
The bill providing for the appointment
by Governor CAMERON OF coUDnssioners to
sell all the lands to be hereafter sold In
Virginia under orders from the courts. was
bill 10 provide amongst other things
fund for the maintenance and susfenance
OF Mahoneism. These commissioners
would have had under their control all the
advertising patronage now controlled by
all the lawyers in Virginia. (Not the real
estate agents, but the lawyers at present
selected by the courts to sell real estate.)
Isn't that charming bill for Democrat
to cast half vote for!
The bill to legislate all the circuit judges
out Of office is another bill which every
Democrat who casts half-vote for JOHN
s. WISE will in substance endorse. OF
course, such Democrats do not view the
matter in that light, but it is none the less
true that their votes will be counted in IA
vor of the measure IL the defeat Of MASSEY
and the election OF JOHN S. WISE should
cause an extra session Of the General AS
sembly next winter. Will it not be fair to
hold these anti-MAssEY Democrats respon-
sible for the removal OF all the circuit
judgesi
The bill TO redistrict the State OF Vir-
ginia may again come up il the people de-
eide for WISE and against MASSEY. The
State must be districted by the next Legis-
hture, or by the old Legislature at its next
session. Now, don't you, We sulking Demo-
Gratis, don't you see that il you fail to vote
for MASSEY you cast half-vote for WISE
and for the bill to gerrymandor the State so
rs to provide for the election of eight Radi-
cal, Stalwart Republicans to represent the
Old Dominion in the next Congress OF the
United StatesE Are you willing so to vote:
But other and worse and more out
rageous measurcs-if such thing be pos
siblc-might result from the defeat Of MAS
sEY and the election of JOHN S. WISE. Be-
fore he had made il known, nobody had
ever imagined that MALONE could hatch
such q batch OF villainous schemes as he
proposed to the last Legislature. Nobody
now can imagine what his next schemes
will be. Do not cast half-vote for these
schemes. Vote for MASSEY.
We know. and have said before, that the
men who were disgruntled because OF MAS
sEY's candidacy are the best Democrats in
the Commonwealth. But they are men Of
bitter and lasting preiudices. Let them
consider well the consequences Of their ac-
tion before they decide to vote for Ma
HOMES schemes by refusing to vote for
MASSEY. Especially here in Richmond
should every true man work and vote for
MASSEY. Richmond has more to fear from
second session Of the MALONE Legislature
than has any other city in Virginia.