National Republican., 1883-10-19
FACTS ABOUT VIRGINIA.
A Republican Gives tho Editor OF tho
New York "Tlmes" Some Information
and Some Plain Talk.

A Republican Gives the Editor OF tho
New York "Tlmes" Some Information
and Some Plain Talk.
The following letter written by republican
resident Of Virginia to the editor of the New
York Times has not yet appeared in that
journal, and probably will not
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. IL, 1ss3.-To THE
EDITOR OF THE New YORK "TIMEs:" / can
confess to having been a reader of the Times
before your able editorials adorned its pages
without laying myself liable to the charge of
senility. l was a great admirer and political
friend of Mr.. Raymond, and have closely fol-
lowed the career of his great journal, whose
beginning witnessed. l was whig before
the war, aunion man during the war, and have
been republican since the war. There are
some things connected with Virginia politics,
which understand better than you do, and
take the liberty, not only of pub
licly saying so, but of also wish
| ing that / may be able to convince
you of that fact By force, by fraud, and BY
| treachery Virginia was wrested from the
hands of republicans. Until Gen. Malone
| redeemed the state from democratic rule
there was no such thing as q fair election in
Virginia. BY him and through him every
| man in Virginia can to-day cast free ballot
which will be honestly counted. do not
know, sir, what you may think of this, but |,
who have suffered much for opinions sake,
and love liberty for her own sake, regard it
| as great benetaction. / dare say ii is OF
more importance to your friends in Wall
street to wiring the last dollar from an i'm
poverished people than to maintain man
hood suffrage but there can be an
honest difference of opinion about that Down
in North Carolina the democrats repudiated
| both principal and interest of twelve millions
of dollars of special tax bonds, and every
dollar of interest of all other bonds, and
read justed the principal Of these other bonds
at forty, twenty-five, and fifteen cents on the
dollar, and yet have looked in vain in your
paper for bitter words against them such AS
you apply to Malone, who is paying in cash
only little less than your bourbon friends
here proposed to pay in promises am not,
and never have been, q readjuster, but am
simply an old-fashioned republican who be-
lieves in fair play. Now that the democrats
have indorsed the financial policy of Malone,
l am at loss to understand your sympathy
party. Not only has Gen. Malone
given us free ballot, but he
has caused the free schools to multiply and
the cause of education to flourish in our
midst. But what is more, and what is most,
he has broken down the selfish, overbearing,
and intolerant pretenses of a self-constituted
and ridiculous pauper aristocracy, and estab-
lished freedom of thought and of opinion
throughout our borders; and for this, and for
this alone, he is hated almost as much as he
is feared. In some parts of our state flags
are kept flying from the houses of all who
oppose the new liberal party of progress. Do
you know, sir, what this meansp Those who
oppose the ridiculous pretenses of the aris-
tocracy of birth that is attempted to be set
up in our midst are marked for future
displ easure and ostracism which is less
bearable than banishment. The heart
of every poor and dospised man in Virginia is
in sympathy, open or secret, with Malone
You have no word of encouragement for the
oppressed, but seek into every nook and cor
nor to find something to condemn in the con
duct of the only man in Virginia who has been
able to Withstand the tyranny and oppression
of the bourbons. / remember when Mr.. Ray
mond, poor and friendless young lover o.
liberty and humanity, began his brilliant
career in which l rejoced, until it went out
in blaze of honor and usefulness. | canno
but feel that you are sadly misrepresentinl
the old time spirit and purpose of the Times
If do dot sign my name to this feeble papel
, ! it is not because it is dishonorable or dis
honest name, but for other and private rea
sons. The truth carries it's own force with
out the assistance of any name, howeve
j humble or illustrious / will say, in conclu
sion, that your paper is much sought after b,
; the Virginia democrats, and is l am sorry t
say, helping them to certain extent. Thi
, is very discouraging to the young republi
. cans, but to such as / am-the old men of tn
: state-treachery and ingratitude seem too
, common to excite ought but pity. Yours
for freedoms sake, SIDNEY.