The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-22

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M nrinciple IN voting for old man Mas
.ev. ehp Well, you Just let the old man
ssy once that he isn't going to vote WIN
~ National Democracy In Congress, and
wo,,;I, ace whether there Is any principle In
,,o,;ro sor him or not. He wouldn't get q
nemocratic vote in the State OF virginia.
TSnf il the test of principle In this CAM
no;on. II Is national campaigning
aIecfion Of representatives to the national
CONGRESS. There are two parties, ana only
two in the field all over this United States.
One supports the Republican Administra-
tion. and the other wants Democratic Adj
m;nIstration. One Is the Republican party,
and the other Is the Democratic party. All
tho LITTLE side-shows that pick up other
Names as temporary expedients are work.
inc IN the interest OF one or the other OF
these parties. In Virginia the Republic
cans wear a ReHdjuster rosette on their
Ionnel in Maine the Democrats sport
Crraonhack rOsette. But they both have
well. defined object. The Virginian Will
sunport Arthur's Republican Administra-
finn through thick and thin with all Its
corruption and extravaganza, with all its
Capitalization eddies and currents, with all
its downy nests OF monopOlies, and with
oil its heavy and burdensome taxation OF
the peopIe i'm the interest OF those monopo-
lies. The Maine man will oppose all this
to the bitter end. In this election in Vir-
ginia John S. Wise wears one Readiuster
rosette. John Z. Massey wears another
n bigger, redder, older one than
Wise's-but instead OF flying his col
ors in the interest OF a Republican
Administration he is the mortal OPP
ponent of it, OF its representative in vir-
pinja. William Malone, and OF political
bossism. Wise's rosette is ornamental,
he is a new recruit, as it were, joining the
army after the victory had been substan-
tally won, but in time TO be present at the
distribution OF the spoils, OF which he re-
ceived a Federal appointment. Old man
Massey's rosette has seen service; is bat
tered and old; been in the readiusment
fights when there was only small brigade
to back it. It's wearer has been in every
battle until the question OF readiustment
was settled. We don't suppose Demo-
cratic Resdiuster would vote for Wise in
preference to Massey on account OF the SER
vices he has rendered readiustment. Mr..
Wlse's "claims" on Democratic Reid
iusters are as nothing compared with Mr..
Massey's on that score.
What "claims" has Mr. Massey on De
mocrats who were not Readiusters? We
shan't repeat what he and his friends have
done i'm blocking the "Boss" game in Vir-
GINA, because gratitude is an empty cur
rency il it hasn't the stamp OF eXpedicncy
to back 1t. Your gratitude to public
man is more damaging than your ingrati-
tude il it leads you to put him in posi-
tion to be defeated. Mr.. Massey's claim
Oh the Democratic party is based solely on
his ability to break down bossism, and the
fact that he is Democrat in opposition
to the Republican party. Can he beat
bossism? Well, now, you let the old
man attend to that Whoever takes Massey
for fool or fanatic has failed OF getting
his measure. He knows what he is about.
All uOu have to do is to see to it that your
ballot for him is in the box; he will attend
TO the thirteen thousand that was lacking
last November. just leave that branch Of
the business to the old man. II he gets de-
feated you won't have yourself to reproach
for It: il he is elected you have Democrat
in Congress dead sure and an opponent OF
Boss Malone, world without end.
But it would be much better to have
one of "our Olrn men" As standard-bearcrI
Nv boy. ii Massey beats the Roadiuster-
Republican, Malone candidate for Congress
in Virginia, he Will be the ownest OF the
own. ANY man that says he is a Democrat,
acts like a Democrat, and will vote with
tbe Democrats in Congress Is Olrn enough
for us at this period and for all future time.
We know the ''truc and tried men as
well rs YOU do, are as proud OF them, and
honor them as much-honOr them from the
bottom OF our hearts. Why, then, with
this feeling, should we take one OF them,
and because he is chivalric enough to carry
the banner, put it in his hands and run
him under deadiall! 'Tisn't good sense
or humanity, is it?
There are some Democrats who can't be
brought to support him: Never you mind
about that; you support him! The wisest
and most sincere of men change their first
resolutions. This very journal for which
we are writing. then edited by as true a
Democrat as ever held a pen, declared at
the first news Of Withers's Withdrawal and
Walkers nomination in 1869 that it would
not support him, ard yet, after reflection,
no pen in this Valley rallied more men
to the enfranchsement OF the State in
the election Of Walker. Virginia again
needs an Embarrassment from Il one-man
rule, the like of which was never seen in
Virginia. Under military rule the young,
old, women and children, were not hunted
out Of petty offices on the suspicion Of be-
ing Democrats. This bondage to one man
must be loosened from the State. We
have tried il and failed, and now Mr.. Mas
sey offers to try it Oh his own account.
Long life to your slick hat and spectaclcs,
old gentleman, and may the authorship,
which you could hare had but refused on
Mahone's terms be replaced with a Demo-
cratic seat III a Democratic Congress.