National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-27

reputation party,
DEzENDoRr's COMPLAINTS
Mr.. Dezendorf said here four weeks ago: 81 do
not think II right 70 force 100000 Republicans 10
submit to the dictatlon of 30 coo Democrats who,
the Republican parry i'm Vrsnia in order tbat the
600 might hold the Offices" This is the denier
resort Of all " straight-ouiers" Lacking oil other
kicked out Of Office and Democrats put IN their
places Well, my friends, If office holding Is the
hat % an S S oSS s u Ss eHst
gentlemen state the truth, there, might DO some
basis for complaint. Now, II we arc to be com
this question, | hero assert, without fear of sue
cessinl contradiction, that more Republicans are
holding office In Virginia to-day--incudng State
and Federnl-thnn ever before in its history.
Without descending TO country pOstmHsters nearly
all OF whom under the reign OF the "Obi9 idee"
were Bourbons let US see how many Republicans
have been sacrificed o. Lieutenant-Governor
Lewis, on taking his seat, resigned the marshalship
for the western district OF Virginia, and John q.
Watts, Readjuster of Democratic ante
ccdenis, was appointed marshal in his stead.
T5e district attorney for tho eastern distrie.
to tho supreme bench Of the State, and re-
sighed his office. John 3. Wise, n ReadJuster
OF Democratic anccedcnts was put In his place.
The postmaster at Petersburg was a Democrat mp
pointed by Hayes against the protest OF the whole
from that district. His torn expired and a Read.
juster was appointed IN his place. His appoint-
ment gives universal satisfaction to the Republi-
Lypchburg post.oi!lce. a Readluster who was
| Endorsed by the whole Republican marty Of that
city, by Collector Rivcs chairman of the Republi-
can State ccptral committee, and also by Judge
Alexander Rives, was appointed TO succeed n
| siraightont Republican whose term had about OK
PRED. All these gentlemen are supporters Of the
| administration. The postmasters ut Richmond
| and Norfolk are both Republicans who were
recommended by General Malone. At Suffolk n
Repubiicnn--such one rs wickham and Deem
dOrt, who boted the party last i0ll-has been sue
ceeded by w., q Readjqsler Democrat, as ! am IN.
Ineted ont to Republicans. III lieu of this, our
leuienant-gOvcrn Is Republican; the second
auditor is n Republican: we have one judge of tho
supreme court of the State, one or more circuit
Judges fifteen or sixteen county judges the judge
ol the hustings court OF Richmond. the metropolis
OF the SlRtg-is u Republican; SO also OF Lynch
burg, with numbercss minor officers elected by
the people or by the Legislature. Mr.. Dezendorf
owes his own election TO the Readiusers. am
informed thore ure some eighteen or twenty Bour-
bons In the Norfolk naYy-yard, and Mr.. Dezen-
dorf has been asked to aid IN removing them that
Republicans Liberals be put IN their places aud
that he has refused 10 do so. III order TO beat a
nominee of Mahone's for postmaster nj Jerusalem,
Southampton County, Mr.. Dezendorf Joined with
John Goodc in recommending Bourbon. Now,
gentlemen, have shown how the Republicans
have been sacrificed by the greed @ of the 10000,
aud s,nnd here TO assert that in view Of all the
good which have described that has come to Vir-
gnin through the success Of coalition, In view Of
and that that stake may be determined by Viz.
gn iniiHI, along in view Of the fact that If
Twelve electoral Votes G Of Virginia are. in
1884, just as certain to be cast for the nominee
OF the National Republican Liberal Party as are
the votes of Massachusetts. In view Of the vast
consequences near and remote to Virginia and
the country, say better that every Republican
in Virginia should lose his Office than that this
movement shah fail" Human nature is selfish.
Is 1t to be expected that the ReadjuserS can af-
ford TO make such sacrifices? to have the walls of
Bourbon wrath opened and poured on their de-
voted heads with more vitulenco than ever Re-
publicans received? Can they be expected TO en-
dure all this and then have the doors of the I'D
ministration shut IN their faces have the adj
minstration say to them you shall bear all the
burdens, but shall not partake OF the benefits re-
sutant from the success OF Liberalism There
have heretofore been certain number of admin
istration holes which have been filed by Repub
lcan pegs. The holes have not been Increased in
number-let us say the pegs have-how Is room to
be made for them except at individual sacrifice TO
old Republicans That this VIII cause some in
divdual hardship and grumblng is TO be OK
pected. But the public good often requires indi-
yidual sacrifices aud patriots have always been
found ready to make them. / am satisfied the
wise and patriotic administration of President
Arthur will not fail In duty In this respect.
CONGRESSIONAL nEAPPoRTIoSMEST.
Mr.. Dezendorf from this platform, gloricd over
scheme In the Virginia Legislature, and eulogized
the patriotism OF two Republican senators who
was Unfair to the 100000 republicans of the state,
that Whenever q fair apportlonmcnt was sought
TO be made Il could be done. and not I'll then"
This app0rtionment scheme that Mr. Dezendorf
condemns was gotten up with but ono object In
view, and that was to elect MS few Bourbons 10
Congress as possible. No thought was had as to
the Interests Of the Readjusters or Republicans as
such, for they were supposed to be III common
IL made ten new districts compact OF contiguous
the Bourbons had majorities in two-the sixth and
the eighth, have here a map of the state with
commentary OH Mr.; Dezendorfs Republlcanism,
for If any one VIII 80 over y with mo VIII
| absolute majority in five of them-nay,
more. Divided on tho color line, there
is a black" majority IN the first, second, third,
tlonment we could have sent eight administration
members to the next Congress pledged as such.
Under the present distrlcting We have had but
one member from 1874 down to the present Con.
| gress. But IL this scheme was so Unfair TO Re-
publlcans, why did not these two patriotic Sem
| ators whom Mr.. Dezendorf cuoglzos aud over
| whom, 1t Is but fair to infer from his own Ian
| guage, he exercised an influence, off some
| amendment, some suggestion that would have
| rendered IL acceptable 10 the 10000 Republicans
| Of whom these gentlemen assume 10 be mouth
pieces? On the contrary, they were sulky sullon,
with them; they were watched and guarded by
| Bourbon Democrats, Massey, and boiling Repub-
| lcans like Wickham and Dezendorf. The Hon.
Jay A. Hubbell, chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, came 10 Richmond and sent
note 10 these two gentlemen in his official ca
pacty requesting an interview, which they de-
clined, refusing TO even sec him. Are these gem
lenen, with Mr. Dezendorf better Republicans
than Jay A. Hubbell? In view OF the fact that the
| complexion of the next House may be determined
| by The delegation from Virginia, what can be
thought of the Republicanism Of gentlemen who
| sured eight administration members, and now
| boast OF Il in the same breath III which they laud
| themselves as Republicans?
sTRAIGHTouT DIFFICULTIES,
| General Wickham, Mr.. Dezendorf and their
| handful of Straightoulers are Republicans under
| great difficulties. They are Republicans who re-
| ceive their sympathy and support from The Bour-
| bons. They have thrown themselves outside the
| pale of the Republican party in Virginia and are
simply boilers Last year a.ler ea1npaign OF nn;
burg convention ON the part OF those who desired
| TO nominate straightout Republican ticket
| atV ath xVi ny xyh n
| with Tho Roadjusters aud adopt Cameron, Lewis,
| and BAR. the Readjuster nomlnee-out of u con-
| vcntion composed OF 225 members the StraghtOuts
only succeeded in electing iilty'iour delegates.
| against whom there was no shadow of contest
| while the conlitionists elected 136-more than
| majority of the whole-agaiust whom there was
| the call of the accidental chairman of the sac
| committee went otfby themselves and nominated
| forward and declining. Those IN favor of coali-
ton under the direction of the secretary of the
State committee and under the order
| ent in person and seven by proxy out
OF total OF q, met in the Opera House and ratified
the nomination of Cameron, Lewis, aud Blair
| thus making them the nominees OF the Republic
| can party. This rump convention appointed
| rump Stale committee, which has lain rs dormant
the Republican party. None Of these gentlemen
supported the Cameron ticket, while Wickham
| openly supported the Bourbon Nominee, John
| VI. Daniel. They bolted the Republican ticket
| and although backed and eulogized by the Bour-
| bon party and ipress OF the State, do not think
they had per cent. OF the party at their hack,
| have they to-day,
BosssM AND PARsos MASSEY.
| Mr., Dezendorf talks about bossism. PArsln Mas
sey, like Modern Peter the Hermit, has started on
| lar disease prevailing in states farther north. l
once heard Bourbon IN Virginia complain OF the
| failure of the Republic. He said he was In favor
| ring he said he would be ia favor OF monarchy
II he, could be The monaEch. These gentlemen