The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-03
In which He Repudiates "Mahonss
Claim 10 Control and EnsisSos
virginia Freeman Exhibits
" TIE RECKLESS DtPLICITY OF TIE Al.
DiCIOuS POLITICAL TYRiNT"
How He Worked tho Fredericksburg
Convention and Prepared CoIored
victims for His CuiliOtin0."
Mr.. Round VIII Not Accept civilian Ma
homes Dictation," and Calls Upon John
w, Wolff 10 Run as Independents
In the First District.
WCLrZ ANNOUNCES HIMSELF AN IN
DEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
N.v,seAs. Va AUGUST 30. 1

MANASSAS 49, nus u't DV' ApD-'
Colonel John ". TOltz:
NV Dear Sir,-I have read your letter Of
the Doth ultmO to General William Ma
hone, and have been rejecting upon tho
political situation in our district. | an
more than ever convinced that | would b,
guilty Of crime against the public inter
ests were to quietly submit TO the outrage
perpetrated upon me and my friends by
! General William Malone which was con
summated at Fredericksburg August 18th
do not think am open to the charge
OF being boHer. | have honestly fought
for the principles OF the Rcadiustcr party
since 1871, because thought that an hon
est readjustmcnt % our debt. the proper
maintenance Of our schools, and freedom
OF opinion and freedom OF suffrage were
TIE SUPREME ISSUES
OF the hour. Believing this, ] followed the
Rcadiuster banner in 1880 and voted for
Hancock, although Garfield was a man
had admired above all men in our country.
! did this because / considered myset
bound by the RedduStcr state Convention.
When subsequently Judge Critcher was
nominated by the Readiuster Congressional
Convention and You by the Republican
Convention YOU will recOllect that ] sup
ported Judge Critchcr, notwithstanding
you had made a Gallant fight for me in
1873. battling FOR me even at your own per-
Sonal peril. You know that | did this amid
the indignant criticisms OF your friends,
simply because CritchcT lraS the RcdCyuSter
nominee.
The question row arises,
AN | BOUND POLITICALLY,
morally. or honorably to support Colonel
Robert NJ. Mayo; / MinL' not.
/ shall not oppose Colonel Mayo on ac-
count OF his political record or anything
connected with him personally. | shall
not oppose him on account OF the means
used by him to obtain friends at Frcdc-
ricksburg or on account Of the unfair criti-
ciSmS made upon my record by his friends
and the friends Of Mr. Mcdonald, but
shall oppose him simply because he was
not nominated by the Rciidiuster, OF the
First district, but 10y William EdhOne.
] believe that 4 greater question than any
OF those mentioned looms up before Us.
II is whether William Malone can MAIN
tain successfully
HIS CLAIM TO CONTROL AND ENSLAvE
the Judgment and conscicnco,of = Virginia
freeman OF what Use is property or cdu-
cation or the right Of suffrage to the voter
who must 20 TO William Malone for his
opinions and his motives? General Malone
in his letter TO YOU OF August 18th I'M
admits that he used the
great power placed in his hands by
the Administration without inquiry a.
to the cause Of your absence from Wash
ingtOn, and because you were, as he says.
" engaged in an effort TO influence the ap-
pointmcnt OF delegates in behalf OF GER
tain candidate for Congress-" 1t is true he
says YOU have right to do
these thing, as a citizen. but not "whilc
m employee OF the Government" In
country. therefore, where every boy has a
light to aspire TO every Office from the !
presidency down, we are told that no Office !
iOlder can express hi, opinion and in |
luencc others without subjecting himself |
nd his wife and children to the loss Of
honorable position and support obtained in
government employ. And
THIS AUDACIOUs POLITICAL TYRANT
Gems to regard the almost omnipotcnt
'Ower OF the United States Government
: his prcrOgatiye 10 Use at his will and
'leqsurc!
The facts show that on June 10Th VIII !
am Malone pledged himself before the ,
pint Republican and Rcadju,tcr commit
acs at Richmond not 10 interfere i'm The ,
congressional nominations: that i'm hl- po-
teal circulars and in his personal organ {
he Uhig) he has protested to exalt the I
i'll of the people; and yet on the eth Of a
uSust he sent his pnyy comcillos, /
ulf Green, to the county Of Prince q
VILLAIN "to influence the appoint a
ent OF delegates" against me by !
eclaring that he Green would not 4:
lppOrt mc il nominated: that the Repub- ,
IAN COngrcss Committee would not =
lppOrt me II nominated, and that Malone "
I'd sworn the night before. With fearful e
'ofanity, that Round should nos be nomi-
'ted. and ii he was nominated he Ma
me- would not support him. The facts
rthcr show that OF or about August y
th-only three days later ahonc told 4 4
friend u the Administration
ON the Northwest bat he was friendly 10 Il,
lOrge {. Round, and assured him ;liai he :,
Duld do all he could 10 secure Bounds
Jut he hoHght there ,ras some "
ubt 06Out his being nominated. CT, this II,
ry day, or the day following, While the "
nyersatiOn OF this gentleman was fresh =
his mind, knowing that | had already u
cured a large majority " the dclcyates.
d that secret mmipulaiiGns would We Of n
further use, he, with
BOLD AND RECKLESS PUBLICITY. -
egraphed to the postmaster at Frede- Of
ksbrs (whom be had ately imrotcd Su
III Nihg George mat he had removed ne
Il, and thi, he did, as [ believe and ch
lrge, knowing that the city OF Frnle- / 10
ksburg would tilat night elect YOU IS It's II
cgate to the Convention unless some "a
iraordinary means were used TO prevent ~
This petty tyrant was not vet satisfied. IN
! must need find some victim from the all
!ored race for III
HIS GCTLLOTINE, I'M
d 20 II. ID. Bcckley, one of the lea,iiny 10
orcd men Of the state who for decade ca
4 served the POst-Ofice Department III
lhiuIly, was discharged. And so Volt
i Bcchley, one representative Of both
rs, were beheaded-t the one to brighten lei
Wlil'e people OF Virginia, and the other OK
colorcd, so that both races might be !
ven al once 10 iall on their knees nl'
l implore the mercy OF Malone. Ind all III
S tc0S done to punish Vote ard Beekleu tll
supporting q man for C0nqreSs tcLoSe III
nmat'on he he'd assured Senator John 4. an
gan he lr0uld do all he could to secure. sh
ell did he add, she thought there rqs th'
ne dou1t dt0ut his being nominated" ito
owing as he did his instructions to DuG
cen and his other agents, and his request
i day made OF the Secretary OF the In Il,
Tor and Postmaster-Gcneral with refer se,
e to Volt and Beckley. ne
need not recall the balance OF the his. ele
y OF the Fredericksburg Convention fir
" outrageously you were su
sWiNDLED OUT OF YOUR SEAT pr
The Convention, and delegates admitted III III
ltlary to all precedent or right, because -,