The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-14
The DecnY OF HCssisn, in Virginia.

1t cannot be denied that Senator Malone
has exhibited indomit1blc pluck and per-
severance in the construction of the COM
plicatCd political fabric OF which ne i al
once the builder and the chief corner
stone. Beginning with 4 small personal
following OF young men OF the Democratic
party, upon whom from one calisc or an
other he could safely depend, he increased
his number OF supporters hy aggressive
measures until they counted some 10000
voters. With these rs capital TO trade on,
he secured m arrangement with the Re-
publicans OF Virginia by which he con-
trolled their votes. got himself elected
senator, and other ReadiuSter> chosen to
Congress. Having attained this point
in the development OF his plans.
the next step was easy. The posi-
ton of the Republicans in the senate
of the United States made him the oppor-
tunity he desired. The smalncSs also OF
the Republican majority in the House OF
Representatives increased the value OF the
services he could render President Ar
thur was aware that he could not count
upon having the Administration Republic
can i'm all its branches unless he ayaled
himself OF Mahone's services in organizing
the Senate. All the chance he had for Sc
curing the passage OF his fayoritc measures,
and so OF giving positive character 10 his
term OF occupancy Ct the presidency, lay
IN forming 4 coalition with the Virginia
boss. Mr.. Arthur undertook 10 surrender
to Malone the control OF all Fede-
raj patronage to which the state Of Nir-
giEia was entitled. and Malone undertook
to vote with the Republicans. The bar
gam has been well kept on both sides, with
results beneficial, It would ut first sight aD-
pear, to both Of the bargainerS. Senator
Malone has had added TO his Dcmocratico-
Republican bOS>hip the cOmmanding infu-
ence OF the Federal worship, so far as it
could be dcputed by the pOsSessOr OF all
Federal patronage. In return he did good
service II the last session Of Congress. both
personally and through the votes OF his Re- |
adiuster supporters, i'll sustaining mea-
surcs dear to Mr.. Arthur. But the incon- |
venienccs OF working two coalitions at once
are manifold. As long rs the problem was |
simply to keep the colorcd Republican |
vote secure for intending Readiuster office
holders OF Democratic procliyities, all went |
well enough. But when this ring was put |
within the larger ring OF the Federal ALI |
ance and Federal offices began to be taken |
away from the white Republican leaders !
OF the colored Republicans and given to |
the white Rcadiusters, trouble began. The |
parties to the inner ring fail apart, and the |
whole intricate machine, built up with so
much care and ingenuity by Senator Ma
hone, seems to be falling to pieces. All
over the State Of Virginia come notes
OF combat. The white or oflice-hold-
ing element OF the Republican party de-
clare against IN arrangement which de-
prives them Of their daily bread. and
even the colorcd people 90 to the length
OF nominating candidates OF their own
race. On the other hand, the Rcadjusters
proper are divided, Il large fraction split
ting off because unwilling to be taken into
the Republican party, and another not in
fraction running as indie
pendentS in opposition to Mahone's nomi-
nees. n survey OF the whole political field
1iscloses violent centrifugal movement in
The Democratic-Co Conservative Readiastor-
Liberal Observation-Disclosures party.
Moral dynamite seems to have fallen upon
t, and the consequent explosion promises
% rend ii into atoms that can only be
Welded together again by thorough reform
Within the party or without it.. Bossism
n Virginia seems to promise an early de-
Mise. baltimore Sun.