Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-14
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Gen. Malone and the Virginia Readiust.
ers Declare Themselves Supporters
OF the Administration.
The Fall Campaign TO be Fought on that
Bssis-Tari0us Reasons Given
for the Declaration.

NEw YORK, April 1.-THE following ap-
! pears in the lines this morning as a special
| from Washington: The Readjuster party in
! Virginia has taken a new start and a new
name. With to-day's issue the Readjuster
organ in Richmond boldly declares itself an
administration paper, and announces that
the party for which it speaks will devote it.
self to the task of electing congressman who
| will support President Arthur and his friends
| in Virginia. General Malone, who has been
in Richmond for two or three days, returned
to the Senate to-day, and was asked whether
the position taken to-day by the Richmond
Wig met with his approval. Entirely"
said he. entirely, and the Readjusters
of Virginia, Democratic and Republi-
can, will hereafter be known as Admins
tration men. They have been the friends of
the administration, not only of President
Garfield while he lived, but of President
Arthur now, and the friendship has been
reciprocal and useful The Funders of Vir-
ginia at first used all sorts of abuse in speak
ing of our friendly relations with the ad-
ministration with the idea of compelling
Democratic Readjusters TO abandon their
Republican allies. They relied upon the
old prejudice against the term Republican,
which had long been deep enough to accom-
plish such division by the mere mention of
possible alliance. The only hope of sue
cess tor the Readjuster cause was in union
and the leading men in the movement saw
it. The assistance rendered by President
Garfield was exceedingly valuable. If he
had not been shot the movement would have
gathered strength much more rapidly than it
did. When President Arthur found oppor-
tunity to extend sympathy and help to the
Rsadjusters he did 80, and the effects of his
acts have been OF very great consequence.
1t has become apparent to some of the Re-
adjusters that an attempt has been made by
unfriendly Republicans to ally the opposition
to the President with the Funder element in
Virginia. At this iuncture, therefore, and
when some of the most important of the
measures proposed by the Readjusters are
about to be passed by the Legislature, it was
regarded as an excellent time to declare a
policy by which the progrc ssive party in
Virginia should be guided in the coming
canvass. Next fall you will probably see
two parties in the field with candidates for
Congress. One Of these parties will nominate
men avowedly opposed to President Arthur
and the progressive measures adopted by the
Virginia Legislature. In the other party
will be found not only the men who are
pledged to support those measures, but also
those who are at the same time determined
to sustain President Arthur as the friend of
the Readjuster party in the State"
SIS this to be permanent classification"
sit is to last at least as long as the admin
istralion can approve the objects of the Lib
y
proval by acts of confidence and assistance.
The administration can strengthen our hands.
1t has already evinced disposition to do SO.
We are convinced that it will continue to ex-
tend helping hand, if it can be made plain
that the confidence extended is TO be returned.
Hereafter there can be no hesitation. Men
must range themselves on one side or the
other, either as friends or opponents of Pres
ident Arthur. We are confident that in the
next election, under the spportionment bill
TO be passed by the Virginia Legislature, we
shall elect eight congressman out of the ten
who will be chosen, as supporters of the ad-
ministrat alton; the two remaining members to
be selected, if the BourboDs are strong enough
to elect them, avowedly as opponents of the
President under all circu instances"
The effect OF this new departure of the
Readiusters as marked out by their acknowl-
edged leader, viii be, it is expected, to COM
pei two Republican mem bers of the Virginia |
Senate, who have recently been acting with
the Bourbons in obstructing the Readjuster
plan of legislation, to ally themselves finally
with the Bourbous or the progressive party
of the State. The Readjusters declare that |
the Funders have deceived the Republicans
and attempted to wean them from their al |
legiance to Mr.. Malone and his plans by |
promises of administration assistance in the |
near future if they will only resist long |
enough to defeat the reapportionment bill, |
now pending in the Virginia Senate. The |
Readjusters say they have discovered a |
Blaine influence at work among the Bour- |
bons, and that this discovery is one Of the |
reasons that impels them to declare now that |
they are supporters of President Arthur's |
administration.