Daily Republican., 1882-03-07
MAHvN EIsM IN VIRGINIA.
An Interesting Letter From tho
Capital Of tho ResOnstructed
state What the Great Org aua azer
has Accomplished.

/
Capital Of tho RECONSTRUCTED
Sssso-what the Great Org au izel
has AssomDltahed.
Special CORES pondence Of the Republican.
RICHMOND, Va, March 4, 1889.
The Legislature in session is in the
last days Of its legal limit. 1t has pass
cd many reformatory laws tor the
amelioratiOn of the condition of the par.
ty ont Of power.
The Bourbons who have, az might be
said, for the first time passed out of po-
litical power stand in al attitude of
contempt, with strong words OF disap-
proval for the entire procedure as a
p;ebian movement brought about by
the coalition of Readjusters and ignor-
ant backs. They confidently assert
that there Is no respectable" men in
the party In power, and that q reaction
il certain to follow AZ soon as 1t is found
around.
The cohorts of Malone turn deaf
car to all that is said and press vigor-
Ously their measures over the warning
voices of the members Oh the opposite
side of the chamber aud with unity and
the tact OF strong leadership the Read
juster party to-day is in possession Of
the Legislative, executive and judicial
branches of the Government OF Vir-
ginia.
That was all done by lawful and le-
gal processes, having clear majority
at the ballot box for the executive aud
legislative power. The election of n
bench of judges by the same power was
only a natural consequence.
But this is not all. They have "gone"
for the trustees of the State institutions,
have given cities new charters and will
re-district tho State.
The university of Virginia, and the
Virginia Military Institute, one the
almater of Governor Cam erOn aud Sena.
tor Riddleberger and Hon. John A.
Wise and the other of General Malone
will pass into the cohtrol of fugitive
Democrats escaped from the old party
lines. Legally working it's way, and
permeating the mass of the body polite
the most sadd ening thing in local pla-
ces is the Read lister patty are about
TO appoint no aries public. This in its
PRACTICAL workings will make the poll
tical revision complete the old Bourbon
class must step down and ont and the
coveted offices filed by the GOths and
Vendals. 1t is impossible without 60
ing in the State and lningling among
the people to realize the utter contempt
of the old ruling class for Gen. Malone
and his followers. Their defeated can
didate for Governor Major Daniel has
not ceased to speak and write on every
offered occasion since the election to
show his contempt of sympathisus with
readjusters in the beautiful language of
wailing despair.
No State in the Union would so keen
ly feel the loss of power because in 40
State has the ruling class been SO wei
defined and their power for so many
generations preserved. She dictated lii
the colonial days. She took first rank
in the Revolution and stood front in the
sisterhood of the "old thirteer;" her
eally officers were appointed by the
crown so that If any State could boast
OF imported Royalty it was her, event.
ualy giving them the title of r. +. VS..
Having that lineage they have claimed
place and power and the old slave
oligarcLy freely and fully accorded to
them until the brief day of military
rule after which they again as by in
heritance came into power until the
question of State debt disrupted the
old party lines and party names.
For years the party names have not
been used in State politics being sub
stituted by keadjnsters and Funders.
Gen. Malone comes from the f. f.
V.'sand for his sympathy with the Re-
adjusters the party lash from the Dem
ocratic school was so freely applied as
to produce the opposite effect on man
of his high metal, who instead of re-
pentance gave him resistance and found
II valuable ally in the Republicans, that
in Virginia means few unrespected
whites and disfranchised negroes.
The Richmond Wing, an influential
newspaper, though formerly advo
eating Democratic measures, which 1t
had to do after the death of the old
Wing party to maintain an existence,
has alwa,H refused to take the name
and probably to its strong influence
wasdue the fact of the name OF Demo-
crat not appearing at all in the State.
Before Gen. Malone took decided
steps he ascertained if the Wing would
risk it's fortunes with him and advocate
the Read Ulster cause.
This secured, though In secret, the
General, who is great organizer as
well as a man of great executive ability
made up his mind what could be done
and what hs intended to do. Four years
in the saddle with his field glass in
hand has demonstrated that he was
equal to the emergency and able to di.
rect his marshalled hosts just where
victory could be found.
For days before the election Read
justers could be seen going about Rich
mend offering bets, even on the general
result which were freely taken to the
amount of thousands of dollars. Those
me1 who lost think it is about time the
State was sunk or that we had king;
that we have one man power now and
they would prefer a Kingdom to the
whole state of things since the REBEL
ion. RAMBLER.
Blnae OF the thermometer
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