The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-11
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The votes Of Messrs. WILLIAMS ana
wtxcr,E,.p cannot, II has been proved, ne
controlled by General MAHoSE, nor by the
p,sdiusters Of the Legislature In caucus
assembled. What remained TO be doney
General MALONE was here last week land
the week before, we think. He is fruitful
In resources. We copied last week what
Sneaker FowLyR's paper had to say ON the
sub,ect Of the future course Of the Read
iusters. We copy below what the Wing
savs And when we see Speaker FOWLER
and the Wing unite IN svowing that the
Resdiusters intend TO elect in Virginia next
fall eight Administration congressman, we
may be sure that General MALONE has de-
tcrmined to break with all Democratic Re-
adjussers-all those who have battered
themselves that they could continue TO be
Democrats in national politics at the same
time that they were Readjusters in State
politics.
We ave to Messrs. WILLIAMS and WING
FIELD the credit Of having compelled tins
premature what seems to be prema-
turc declaration Of the purpose Of the
Virginia Readjusters to become Republic
cans in national politics. Messrs. LYBRooE,
HALE, and NEwBERRY are Democrats.
They cannot be induced by threats or
promises TO deny their political faith
and march into the Republican party,
though now as ever amongst the
most strenuous advocates Of the resd-
justment OF the public debt. But Messrs.
WILLIAMS and WNGFIELD are Re-
publicans. Ii has, we suppose, been
thought possible by the leaders Of the so
called IoSdiuster party that these latter
gentlemen could be compelled TO support
the Readiuster schemes now before the
Legislature II those schemes could be pre-
scented as Republican measures, or, rather,
as the measures Of party in full alliance
with the Republican Administration at
Washington. Accordingly, the Wing of
yesterday speaks out as follows:
"What is the result of this scheme of
appoItionment? 1t assures the election |
next November OF eight administration /
members Of Congress and allows the Bour- |
bon Funders TO elect two members IN OPP |
position to The administration. We regret |
that the Bourbon Funders are allowed so /
many under the plan; but it is the best I
that can be done, and we are content. /
Already we have at Washington two sena- /
tors and two representatives who stand /
firmly and cordially by President Arthur; |
and under this bill, if it pass the Senate,
orr liberal forces will send TO Washington |
SIR more supporters Of the Federal admin |
istration than we now have there"
That was not bad bit Of strategy, pro-
yided the subjects of it do not know that |
the Administration at Washington dare not 1
advocate what is called "readi ustment in |
Virginia, and provided, also. the Demo-
cratic Readiusters In the General Assem-
bly, are willing to 90 home to their constitu- !
ents as newly-fledged Republicans. But II |
Messrs. WINGFIELD and WILLIAMS know,
AS they do, just how far Mr.. ARTHUR
goes in support Of what is called re-
adjustment in Virginia, and can appre-
ciate the uncomfortable present circum-
stances of the old and genuine leaders of
the Republicans OF this State, they may still |
refuse to vote for the unconstitutional bill /
to remove all the circuit judges; the bill to |
redistrict the State so as to give one district |
65, 900 more voters than another district
the bill to take from the lawyers chosen by
the litigants themselves the power 20 sell
those litigants' property, and to put that
power into the hands OF general commits
sioner, after the manner Of appointing
assignees in bankruptcy, which prevailed
in the United States courts when the bank
rupt law was in operation; and all other
such schemes.
But won't there be more than a dozen
Democrats amongst the Readiusters in the
Legislature who will be compelled to vote
against those measures il they should see
that they had become Republican mea-
sures? We can only guess what will be
the result; and as one guess is in such |
matters no better than another, we will |
await the event.