The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-10

| To ne Editor Of the Dispatch:
We did not lose our head rs to the re-
srrt OF the election OF Governor last year
Notwithstanding the splendid bearing and
fhe grand eloquencc OF John w. Daniel
we could not cipher II out that he would
| beat the "Boss's" candidate. After ma
/ ture reflection We gave the latter ma
jority OF 1900 and odd. We came very
near the vote OF each. Now, after equa
reflection, we give it as our opinion
that IL the sti0-back debt-paying Demo
Gratis will vote for Massey he VII
beat Mr.. Wise. We feel perfectly
confident that with the vote OF those VINO
voted for the Hon. John w. DanieI there
will be found sufficient number OF white
Democratic Rexdjustcrs who will vote FOL
Mr.. Massey 10 make his election sure, even
n all the colored brothers do vote for the
ey-Bourbon Democrat that the Boss has
said must have the place Of congressman
at large. The object OF this communities
ton is TO try and prevail on every man in
the State who voted for Mr.. Daniel tc
vote for Mr.. Massey. One Of the strangesi
things about the present state OF thing.
is that those who seem less inclined
to sustain or vote for Mr.. Massey arc more
decidedly opposed to the Boss than the
average run of Democratic voters. The
simple question for such people 10 decide
is this DO they prefer the Boss, the Arthur
Administration, the "infernal" revenue
taxes land the corruption it breeds, ant
the election Of Mr.. Wise to the election OF
Mr.. Massey, who, il elected, will act with
the Democratic party? II they are so bit
terly opposed TO the election OF Mr.. Massey
as to prefer the things named above, then
it would appear that they prefer to see their
(supposed) principles go down rather than
to see a man elected against whom they en-
terrain a prejudice, and which prejudice
outweighs their great hatred for the Boss.
They hate the Boss so much that
they are all the time abusing him,
and vet when weapon is offered them TO
kill the Boss they are so very nice that they
are unwilling to lay hold OF it for fear their
hands might get little soiled. Can such a
position be sustained by reason or common
sense? IL parties pretending to be Demo
Gratis, or Democratic RoadiuSters, prefer to
help Mr.. Wise because of their personal
dislike to Mr.. Massey, all we ask is for
| them to come out boldly and state the fact.
Their doing so will make plain their action
TO the people who go for "principles and
moi men," How il must please the Boss
to learn that there are some Democrats
who are so straight-laced that they
prefer TO help his candidate for congress
man at large, notwithstanding their hatred
for him. Any man OF sense, it Is pre-
sumed, should and does know that when
he refuses TO support Mr.. Massey he is
helping the Boss's candidate for congress
man at large. Ii Mr.. Massey is beaten, it
will not. in our Judgment, be owing to his
% NJ, ~.
Roadjustcrs, but will be owing solely TO
the folly Of those straight-accd Democrats
who prefer to see the Boss still further in
trenched in power to Mr.. Massey's cleo
ton. Can YOU conceive why any honest
Readiuster should vote for Mr. Wise in
preference to Father Massey? If you can,
then we don't think YOU can conceive Of
any reason why any DcmOcTatic-Roid-
ulster should, knowing, rs he is supposed
to know, that il elected Mr.. Massey will
act with the Democratic party, whereas
Wise will act with the Arthur Mahono-In-
terna- Revenue-Stalwart- Republicans party.
Who would have thought some two
years ago that the Boss would be wanting
Democratic Readiusters to support the
worst sort OF Radical-Republicn Admin
istratiop, and in the next breath debating
to colored Republicans that they must vote
for some eX-Bombon Democrat in prefer
ence to man OF their own color, like the
Rev. Mr.. Dawson (and whose Republican
principles we don't suppose any man will
question:? Now, if the Democratic Read
iusters should, contrary to our belief, carry
out his wishes, and the colored brother
obeys his command. then it would appear
that he is Boss of the State, much to the
regret OF some plain people who pay
taxes to the State, and who want
no Office, and who really wish
well to our dcludcd colored voters.
The trouble has been that the colorcd
voters have listened to selfish, scheming
white men, who wanted good places with
i'm the gift of such colored voters. Bv
smooth talk, little whiskey, and now and
then some money TO the leaders of our co.
lored voters, such scheming white men
have fattened on cOlored votes. We have
faith that after awhile cur cOlored friends
will not " see through glass darkly." and
when that day arrives the Boss and his
henchmen will quickly 90 under, never
more TO appear again.
We have the very kindcst feelings for
negroes. We do hate to see white dema-
gogues using them for their benefit solely,
and we protest against the still-backed
Democrats of the State coming TO the help
of such demagogues and aiding the Boss
by refusing to support Parson Massey.
Think you that il You were pursued by
deadly reptile you would show sense in re-
fusing to lay hold OF a crooked stick (evcn
ii it was a little soiled) to kill such reptile +?
We would say that if you did not do it
your extreme nicely showed that you
were wonderfully lacking in common
sense. We have seen Mr.. Massey but
once, and have no acquaintance with him,
but we have learned TO respect him, be-
cause even last year Democrats admitted
" that he was one Of the best Auditors the
State ever had" and that was fully con-
firmed by two thoroughbred Democratic
tredSWerS, whose business with him II
so happens we have full knowledge
OF. We will say that if he is beaten
it will be perfectly useless hereafter
TO talk about straight-laced Demo-
cratic party in Virginia, Us to men Of that
stripe his defeat will be entirely owing,
and no candidate of such stripe would
have hereafter ghost Of chance OF
success for any Office to be obtained by
the votes Of other Democrats. 1t was by
the aid of Democratic. Reddjuster votes that
the negroes of Virginia elected Malone and
Cameron. Can it be possible that that par
ty is now to be kept in power by the votes
OF Democrats who are so straight in the
back that they prefer seeing the Boss kept
in power to seeing Mr.. Massey elected con-
gresham at large? II such be the fact.
"Good Lord deliver us from the trouble to
come" R,vnoI pu
The Amherst SfraighfOuts.
AT meeting Of the Republican party of
Amherst county hold AlInusi 1890 tho