The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-19
Whose Party?


Whose Party?
Not all OF the Republican Journals OF
The North are satisfied with the prospects
=; the outcome OF the coalition entered
into between the Re&diusters OF virginia
and some Of the Republicans. The New
York Times. for example, asks the follow
ing question. which no one seems 10 De
fully authorized 10 answer:
ar there Is an Administration party in
Virginia which Is not the Republican
narty. are we to infer that there may be
such thing In other Statesg"
This Is question which Democrats no
less than Republicans are concerned in
being able to answer Understandings.
What sort Of party is that party m Vir-
c,inia which processes to be in full sympa-
tby with the Administration at Washing
ION and which boasts Of having had placed
st It's disposal all the Offices in the Slater
which declares IL TO be its purpose so 10
gerrymander Virginia as TO secure the cleo
ton 10 the next Congress OF eight Admin
istration memberss which repudiates thir-
teen millions OF dollars OF bonds Issued by
Virginia since the war, and declared 10 De
debt Justly owing by the State by three
of her post-bellum Governors. by her Le-
cislature again and again, and by her sur
preme Court OF Appeals, and yet claims TO be
supported by a Republican Administrations
and which nevertheless at the same tune pro-
tests that n Is not an integral portion OF
the Republican partyy And, as the Times
may wei ask, can there be another such
party in each State, and yet all OF them DC
allies Of Mr.. ARTHuR's Administration
Can there be one in Louisiana that will an
tagonize the decision Of the Supreme Court
of the United States in regard to the New
Orleans regulating scheme! One in Ten
nesse opposing settlement OF the State debt
satisfactory to the creditors! One in Geor-
cia. sustaining Mr.. SPEER's Independent
movement. One in Ohio, opposing Tor
fayoring p the PoND bill, and denouncing
for favoring) all other bills for taxing
liquor-sellers and compelling drinking-sa-
looms TO he closed on. Sunday, and at the
same time one in North Carolina, opposing
the same measures which the Administra-
ton countenances in Ohio?
Upon what terms does Mr.. Arthur pro-
pose 10 enter into alliances with all these
differing parties or factions? Does he re-
REQUIRE them TO do anything else than to
defeat the regular Democratic party! we
believe not. He seems to have adopted the
tactics OF the negroes, who will vote for
ANYBODY that runs against the Democrats,
Lex him advocate what he will or oppose
what he WILL Mr.. ARTUUR's army, II he
organizes such one. will be either q
Falstafiian army, held together by the
"cohesiye power of public plumber" or
else mere unhoIy league, having no hope
of any other reward than the poor satisfac-
ton Of defeating the Democratic party.
Can such a new movement succeed!
Can the LEwIsEs, WICKHAM, WILLIAMS,
DEzEyDoRF, JoBGENsEN, the RIvEsEs,
WlNGFIELD, HUGHES, ATKINS, and the other
Republicans who have stood by their party
through evil and through good report sur
render their leadership OF a genuine Re-
publican party and become dependent upon
the favors OF the leader of party which is
not fully Republican, but merely sympa-
thetically Republican "a party whose re-
semblances to the Republican party OF the
North are not as numerous as its dissem-
blancesy
On the other hand, can the Democratic
Readjusters consent to play the role as
signed to them by General MALONE? Are
they ready to elect eight Republican con-
gressmen next fall?
Finally, isn't it inevitable that either the
Readiuster Republicans or the ReGdiuster
Democrats are to be deceived! Which
shall il be? If Mcssrs. WILLIAMS and
WINGFIELD are not to be deceived, then
Messrs. LYBROoK, NEwBERRY, and HALE
must be. Conversely, II Messrs. LYBRooK,
NEwBERRY, and HALE are not to be de
ceived. then Messrs. WILLIAMS and WING
FIELD must be. There are no questions OF
readjustmcnt ahead OF us, so far as the
State debt is concerned.