The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-09
The Republican Party and the Read
busters.

The Whiq has perfect right TO support
The Administration. We haye.po quarrel
with Il on that score. But we beg leave 10
saw that the Democrats Of Virginia have no
idea Of electing to the presidency OF the
United States Mr.. BLAINE, nor any other
Republican. In 1854 the Republicans viii
no more ant TO nominate Mr.. BLAINE than
INV other man; or perhaps we should say
rather that he will I've the strongest man IN
the Republican National Convention OF
1894. a. he was in those OF 1876 and
1880. though defeated OF the nomination.
He will therefore, OF course, have no fol-
lowing In the Democratic National Conyen-
ton.
We beg leave further 10 say that II the
Democrats OF Virginia desired an alliance
with the Administration, and would agree
10 such terms as the so-called Readlusters
have agreed to, Mr.. ARTHUR would be too
happy to pitch overheard, without a mo-
ment's hesitation on his part, and without
any warning to them, all the Mahoneltes
in Virginia. There has been no day from
1869 to the present moment when the Re
publican party would not have been glad
10 unite with the Democrats OF Virginia
II the Democrats had been willing to agree
to their terms.
What neto light has been shed upon the
relatiye merits of the two parties IN TINS
country? How was II that the Wing did
not support Mr.. GARFIELD in 1880! why
did that journal and all the Re4diuster
speakers claim that the MALONE electoral
ticket was the genuine HANCOCK ticketY
Wasn't it Just as important to secure the
favor OF the Republican party in 1850 us
In 1SS4y Mr.. ARTHUR was the Republican
candidate for vice-President Of the United
States, but no Mahoneite voted for him, or
spoke for him, or wrote for him, so far as
we know. On the contrary, the Mahoneites
boosted that theirs was the genuine HAN
COCK ticket, and the Wing went so far as to
say that the regular Democrats had no
hopes OF electing their ticket, and we are
not sure but il predicted that the regular
ticket would be withdrawn-the ticket
which received three times ~ many votes
ms the MALONE ticket.
How does the following circular read as
coming from a supporter OF Mr.. ARTHUR's
administration
COMMITTEE Rooms,
READJJsTER ORGANIZATION,
RICHMOND, VA, October %, 1880.
Let me assure you, us l do confidently,
that our electoral ticket, headed by Came
ron and Riddleberger, and pledged to Han
cock, will carry the State by plurality OF
1000: that il will beat either the Funder
or Grip-Sack tickets by this vote-not less.
Rely on this. WILLIAM MALONE.
The result was: Democratic ticket,
96,912; GARFIELD ticket, $4,000; MALONE
ticket, 81, 1854.
"Ow electoral ticket" "pledged to Han
cocle," "headed by CAMERON anu RIDDLE
BERoER". This ticket, "ptedged to HAN
COCK" was voted for by the MEN who are
now the faithful allies of the Republican
party, although in 1880 they did not hest
tate to style the ARTHUR ticket the "Grip-
Sackv ticket. Mr.. WILLIAMS and Mr..
WINGFIELD know this; and the Republic
can tafly from the men who called their
ticket the Grip-Sack ticket may not be
swallowed.
However, as we have said, we are glad
that. or rather if, the Mahonites are no
longer to masquerade under the name Of
Readjusters. Let them come out as Re-
publicans, and the people will then have
the opportunity Of choosing between the
regular Democrats and the regular Repub-