The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-05
:, The R,cbmond and panville Railroad

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Company and General Malone.
The story that General MALONE was to
be president OF the Richmond and Danvii'e
Railroad Company, and number OF otIler
stories, are cfectually squelched In the FOL
lowing letter from J. II. DooLEY, ESQ.,
who was ono Of the wcll-known syndicate,
and who knows whereof he afrms:
To The Editor of the Dispatch;
Dear Sir,-During the pending. canvass
there have been rumors spread and charges
made that political alliance existed, or had
existed, between General Malone or tne
Readjuster party and the Richmond ana
Danville Railroad Company, or the gentle
men controlling that railroad. 80 lar as
such rumors and charges Affect 6enerh
Malone or his party, 1t devolves upon his
side 10 answer them. So far as they Affect
the Richmond and Danvile Railroad Com
many. and the gentlemen who have con-
trolied II. | presume that 1t would hardly
he considered necessary to deny them. But
a. they may perhaps in some manner Affect
the votes or the zeal OF some OF the large
number of persons in various ways con-
nectcd with the Richmond and Danyillc
system In Virginia, il Is in that regard
undesirable that they should go unan-
swcrcd.
| therefore state, over my own signature,
after The most careful inquiry and inyesti-
cation. that the Richmond and Danyilc
Railroad Company has not now, and has
not at any time had, an alliance OF any
sort, political or otherwise, either with
General Malone or his party.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company las had no bargain OF any sort
with General Malone or with his party.
The agreement or understanding set forth
by Nir. Riddlcbergcr in one OF his letters
TO the effect that the Richmond and Dan
VILE Railroad Company would submit to
State taxation il the General assembly
would pass the debt bill and the bill 10 all-
thOriZc an increase OF its capital stock was
not an agreement or understanding with
General Malone or his party. but with
| leading members Of the Legislature on
| both sides and in both bodies. Mr.. Nine
tree was appointed general purchasing
agent upon his own merits, the general
manager having recommended two per-
/ sons, of whom he was one. lie brought Il
letter OF the strongest kind from Mr.. Henry
| Fink. one OF the railr0ad-men towards
whom it j. alleged that General Mahone
| is especially inimical, and whom he en-
deayorcd TO have turned ont OF his Office.
state further that there is not now, and
never has been, any bargain or understand
! ing. political or olhorNis between Gene
raj Malone or his party and the gentlemen
controlling the Richmond and DlnYille
Railroad Company.
Mr.. William =. Clyde Is a Republican
and friend OF General Malone.
| The rest OF liz are Democrats or Conser-
yatiyeS.
Nr. CiyGc never had any authority from
| the Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
pany or from any OF the so-callcd syndicate
to make any agreement on its or on their
! behalf with General Malone or his Parry.
| BY himself he might have made bargain,
| but he could no more have carried 1t out
than General Malone can deliver the state
OF VIRGINIA to Mr.. Arthur. have written
| 10 him inql;iring whether he did make any
agreement or have any understanding with
General Malone committing the Richmond
and DanYillc Railroad Company, or H., in
any manner. and he has replied that he did
not.
In conclusion, will say that there has
been no change in the politics of the par
ties who until recently controlled the Rich
mOnd and Danyille Railroad Company.
However questionable and unpopular it
may be, we are still dcbt-paycrs.
Being debt-payerS, having always be-
lieycd that the bonds Of the state, and cSpe-
cially her new bonds, were real J0nGfde
obligations which ought to be paid, We
could not see any improprioty in the ac-
ccptance by the state Of those bonds in pay
ment OF the debt of the Richmond and
Danyillc Railroad Company, that company
offering a. an inducement Il surrender Of
exemption from State taxation, which to Il
railroad is almost priceless privilege.
Very respectfully,
JAMES II. DO0LEY.