The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-31
The Opportunity for the True Read
,naters of the Ninth District.

The Opportunity Ioi eho AA"S A~o
;nsters of the Ninth District.
The canvass In the Ninth district Is
hound 10 be interesting. II IL section OF
the state peculiarly blessed by Providence.
II has beautiful mountains, rich valleys,
and splendid streams. II has an indepcn'
dent. patriotic, prosperous, and hard-work-
ing population. Under a sincere con-
viction that Injustice had been done the
State In the settlement OF her debt a ma
iori,y Of these people. suppressing their
distaste for MALONE personally ana as
r.,,road president, Joined the ReSdiuster
Marty resolved to give to the debt ques-
t,on heroic treatment and permanently re-
move It from politics.
MALONE was no favorite with them. He
had disappointed them about the Cumber-
land Gap railroad. He had come to the
Legislature, in furtherance OF his railroad
schemes, with arts and appliances which
they abhorred. AS railroad king he was
AZ despotic and unloving and unforgiving
rs he has been since he became "generai
administrator OF the assets OF the late Re-
publican party in Virginia" But the
movement for the reimbursement Of the pub
lie debt having attained strength-MAssEY
and FuIKERsON having planted the crop
MALONE came in to harvest it. He was al
lowed TO take the leadership. Between him
and the Southwestern people there was no
natural affection: they simply became de-
IA, lso fhot Nlun
honest in wishing for the settlement OF the
debt as they were, and so they got under
his control and followed his lead. 1t is
now appearing to them that the'debt was
but the stepping-stonc Of an ambitious and
INSCRIPTIONS politician. AS long rs
founders" assailcd MALONE they closed
their ears. They woul1 near nothing against
him. But when NEwBERRY, HALE, LY-
BROOK, and WILLIAMS revolted from the
ugly partisan work cut out by the caucus,
and when MASSEY practically resigned his
Office rather than submit to rule which
made him the slave OF an irresponsible
power, the Readjusters Of the Southwest
must have begun to think.
The debt question was out OF politics.
To effect that end they had followed Ma
HONE, who bad never claim on their graft
tude. and they bad parted company with
friends whom they loved. Every instinct
OF patriotism and every lesson OF tradition
must have urged those who had been DEM
ocrats to return to that party and those
who had been Republicans TO return to
that party.
But that was not what was asked OF them.
The Readiuster party was disbanded and
the Coalition was formed, and the Demo-
Gratis were called upon to endorse ARTHUR
and make ready for supporting him for re-
election in 1884, and the Republicans were
asked to continue MALONE as their assignee
and the distributor of all the Federal gifts
in Virginia.
Mr.. FULKERSoN in his Abingdon speech
exhibited the astounding folly OF which the |
Republicans have been guilty. Most OF the |
leaders have so submitted themselves to
MALONE, so strengthened his hands with
the Administration, that not all of them
together can secure the appointment
Of ga spiitoon-cleaner in 4 post-ollice."
Some of these Republicans are now begin
ming to see their error. Finding appeal |
from MALONE to ARTHUR hopeless, they |
will look forward 20 an administration of
national affairs by which they will not be
utterly despised.
AS for the Democratic Readiusters Of the
tlaxy will ha1r from ha l
lips Of MASSEY, FUIKERsON, and NEwBERRY
how MALONE would make them the sup
porters of a Federal Administration which,
while pretentious in promises to the South, |
has been as practically disrcgardiul Of its |
interests as any of its predecessors. Mr.. |
ton. He went well inclined towards the |
Administration. For some time he trusted |
ARTHUR's assurances, but with the eXcep- |
ton OF the omission Of the words North |
and South from ARTHUR's first message, he |
can remember no act in which ARTHUR in
Dictated his interest in our welfare. In
vain was the Administration looked to for
relief from the expressions OF the in
ternal-revenue system, or for tokens Of |
real concern in our prosperity and pro-
gress. The Federal offices in Virginia |
ARTHUR gave to MALONE, and in re- |
turn he expects MALONE to give him the
Stalwart Republican delegation for the Ma
tional Convention. That was the begin
ming and ending OF ARTMUR's affection for
Virginia.
Upon hearing these facts and many
others OF the same bearing; upon hearing
them from the lips Of men whom the Re-
adiusters OF the Southwest have always |
trusted and followed, it can hardly be be-
lieved that they will longer stand aloof
from their gallant Democratic neighbOrs |
and friends. They will have "welcome
home" SO hearty that 1t will extinguish all |
recollection of past differences, and before
the front Of the reunited party present en-
barrassments will disappear like darkness |
before the rising sun.