The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-16
The Malone Programme.

first Republican y0ufuats W "VN''A~
rs, NJ .uoxx into the ranks OF the enemies
~ the Democratic party, has had an inter-
view with the General, and has favored the
publjc with his utterances. We have read
them with interest, expecting TO find some
indications Of the mdevelcped purposes
Of the Rexdjuster leader. Before begin
ming his account Of his interview with
General MALONE, the reporter compliments
the Republicans as follows:
~ror wears past the Federal offices in
the South have been held by men whose
sole business has been to control the pa
tronagc and manipulate the negro vote.
The ascendancy OF The Bourbon Democracy
has kept these political pimps In possession
OF the Federal offices, and they have been
enabled TO sell the negro vote to the highest
bidders among the Democratic candidates
for local Offices"
Quite complimentary to the white Re
publicans Of Virginia, who were verdant
enough 10 surrender their organization, in
which they were leaders, and become mere
privates in the ranks OF the MALONE party.
Formerly the LEwIsEs, YosT, DEzESDoRF,
RIvEs, HuGBEs, JoRGRNsEN. &C.. &c, could
go TO Washington As dispensers OF Govern
mcnt patronage, with the full assurance
that their recommendations would not be
treated with contempt. Now, they need
hope for no patronage unless they are
willing TO receive il at the hands OF
the little General. The Democrats ex-
pected nothing, and therefore are not dis
appointed. But intense must be the dis
appointment Of those Republicans who
went out TO gather wool and have come
home shorn. Whose sympathy can they
claim? Nobody's. They may gnash their
teeth, but they will excite no feeling even
Of pity in the breast OF any Democrat, or
OF anybody else. They are paying the
penalty OF blunder that was worse than
crime.
But what says General MALONE? We
quote few OF his remarks. lie says:
81 have very little idea Of the Republic
can campaign work that has been mapped
out for southern States outside OF Virginia.
There are many districts that should elect
Republicans next fall, and, with proper
management, several southern States ought
to be lifted from the control OF the Bour-
bons into the Independent column"
Note that =" Independent " and Z" Repub-
lican" are used to describe the same sort
OF men so far as their party relations are
concerned. lie gives the Republican lead
ers in Virginia a compliment very much
ike the one quoted above. He says:
"These Republicans were sure Of the
Federal Offices us long as Republican Adj
ministration was in power, and naturally
quite content that the Bourbons should
manage the State offices. The negroes are
not the ignorant, dumb creatures that
stranger to the southern people might
imagine. They realized the use to which
they were put by the oflice-holders, but
there was no road out of the wilderness.
The Virginia Readiusters pointed the way
TO freedom"
Who were these mercenary, unpatriotic
oflice-holders We haven't time to hunt
up their names Just now. But they them
selves well know to whom General MALONE
alludes.
We quote General MALONE again:
chad the apportionment bill passed the
Legislature eight Administration congress-
men would have been elected next fall and
two Democrats"
"In Virginia there is no Republican
party. Democrats and Republicans alike
have Joined together there for Il common
purpose, and old party lines are oblterated.
We are for the Administration because the
Administration represents the opposition
to Bourbonism. Don't you see how natu-
raj it is we should style ourselves the Adj
ministration partyg OF course that name
is not of necessity Il permanent and endu-
ring one. II the Democrats should tri-
amph IN the merit presidential election tce
acOuld cease to be an administration party.
The success of the Democratic pdrfy IN a
national election ,oOutd PIT IN pOlcer in Vir-
fought and defeated. We shall always op-
pose that class. IL would be out OF the
question now for CoaItionists to retreat,
for they would never be received back into
full fellowship with the Bourbons whom
they have defeated"
That's candid. Now the Democratic Re-
adjusters can see where they are. Read the
words we have placed in italics. The
Democrats among the Coalitionists need
not be afraid to retreat into the Demo
cratic party. We quote again:
GLOW many Administration congress
men do you expect to elect next fall 7"
asked the Press correspondent.
'Six certain, probably seven," was the
reply. II the reapportionment bill had
passed, there would have been no trouble
in electing eight, and the Democrats would
have been given two. They would not
have made fight in any one OF the eight
Administration districts. We will elect the
congressman large and defeat the Demo-
cratic candidate in the First district, now
represented by Garrison, il there is q
straightout fight. In triangular contest
the Democrats would have good chance
to win, but there can be no triangular
contest unless the Administration sup
ports small faction-an event that is
not probable. We will carry the Second
district, now represented by DeZendorf I;
the Fourth, represented by Jorgensen; and
the Seventh and Ninth districts, now repre-
scented by Paul and Fulkerson. These are
certain, and there is another district that |
am confident can be carried, which will
give us seven representatives out OF the ten.
VIC will lively fight in the Third and
Fifth districts, now represented by George
ID. Wise and Cabell. The outlook is bright,
but the summers work would have been
easy had the reapportionment bill passed.
With eight Administration congressman
from Virginia sure, L imagine there would
have been fewer dissensions and less trou-
BILE at the North"
What say you, Democratic Readiusters 7
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The Cincinnati Commercials Washing
ton correspondent reports that Senator
MITCHELL, of Pennsylvania, two of whose
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