The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-10
,1,he I,ress a the Virginia victory.

publican) the law Of heredity alluded to
yesterday makes little stronger effort to
rise superior 10 sectional prejudice. In its
issue Of Thursday the Republican says;
Sand 40 Malone Is beaten, after all.
There need be little regret for that fact,
considered by itself. The phenomenon In
southern politics. which at first looked like
| a hopeful break, became specially ohen-
siye piece OF bossism, and ended with a
| tigbt on the color line. The unpleasant
side OF the business is indicated by the fact
that In some places negroes did not vote ;
the shotgun method was revived. as could
J hardly fail to be the case. much as IL is to
be deplored. Malone win now shrink"
The Republicans little prevarication
about the shotgun method Is very natu-
raj kick under the circumstances. We
could hardly expect 1t tell the whole truth
In two trials, and recommend that 1t con a
certain little nursery rhyme commencing
g IL at first you don't succeed"
The Baltimore Sun independent goes
over the whole field OF the outlook OF 1884
as affected by all the elections OF Tuesday,
and comedies the significance OF the Vir-
GINA victory as follows:
"yirgiuia has been added to the Demo-
cratic column, making the South again
solid. and creating firm basis OF 1913 cleo
toral votes on which to begin calculations
for the POI needed TO elect"
The Pittsburgh Pa.) Dispatch Qndc-
pendent Republican,, in drawing the con-
clusion that "the machine dictation and
corrupt tactics Of MALONE makes his de-
! feat an event OF national Importance" has
! this TO remark:
"Of all the machines that have been
! broken, rome got what was needed for the
/ public welfare more thoroughly than that
which was operated by Senator Malone in
| Virginia. In no state OF the Union were
the methods of bossism more Extensively
displayed than in Virginia by the Malone
party. Had 1t not been for this fact there
( would be little to rejoice at in The triumph
I OF the obstinate Bourbonism and color pre-
judice which characterized the Democratic
/ party OF that State"
/ South Carolina heartily reioices with
J Virginia, and the Charleston Ne,oS and
: Courier gives expression TO her sentiment
as follows:
/ Virginia is redeemed from the yoke OF
| the scalawag and negro. Malone sounded
, the death-kncll Of his mongrel party when
! he encouraged the negroes to force COLI
sion with the white people. A spirit is
aroused now i'm the Old Dominion that
will not be quoted until the last vestige
of the corrupt coalition is rooted out.
/ There VIII be q Democratic or anti-Ma-
hone majority in the Legislature, and this
! is the result, in part, OF the support OF
| General Wickham by the Democrats. A
| Straightout Republican, but as honest rs
| the day is long, the Democrats voted for
him cheerfully as the readiest way to beat
| the Readjuster candidate in his senatorial
district. South Carolina knows what is
such tyranny as that which Malone prac-
ticed in the Old Dominion, and heartily
congratulates the yirginians on their vic
! tory. 1t is best. too, for the colored peo-
pie that the respectable whites should con-
troll the State"
The philadelphia EUening Bulletin, one
Of the most rabid Of the rabid Stalwart or
CANS, rises to remark that "Republicanism
is not at all depressed by MAHoNE's defeat
in Virginia." and adds:
ellis campaign was a personal one, and
outside of Virginia he is not an important
person. The thing 30 be feared is that the
Bourbon Democracy, elated by its victory,
NAV resort TO some violent measures to dis
franchise or drive out the colored Repubi-
can voters. AS party measure this might
| be successful for time. AS q measure Of
honest politics, which should give equal
rights and Justice TO all men and so pro-
mote the happiness and help the industry
OF the people OF the State. 1t would be
the unwisest thing imaginable"
No, not depressed, but 1attened out, as
we believe 1884 will show. AS to what
the Bulletin says about DISTINGUISHING
colored Republican voters, that paper
knows rs well rs we do that it is talking
nonsense. The fifteenth amendment Sc
cures the right of suffrage TO negroes.
But even did we desire to do what this
amendment interdicts, the Republican
has in the last sentence we quote from it
given the best of reasons why such aniaea
would nOt.be entertained. Equal rights
and Justice for all men before the law are
guaranteed by the laws OF the Common
wealth and by the Democratic PLATFORM,
and no more is or can be guaranteed by the
laws OF or any political party in Pennsvl-
vania, all soclal-equality legislation and
resolutions TO the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
The National Republican is still vio-
lent, but in all of its rawlings it develops
one good trait. 1t sticks to MALONE, and
does not, like its Philadelphia contempt
rary. the Bulletin, try TO shelve him. 1t
says:
1--WE assure our morning contemporary
that Malone does not 'pass out Of political
existence He will lead the anti-Bourbon
forces in Virginia next year, with good
prospects for success"
II reflections OF this kind will act upon
the Republican as a sedative. and obviate
the necessity Of putting it in a straight
jacket, it is welcome to any quantity OF
them.
| The Petersburg Mail presents this para
graph for the misguided TO weigh and in
wardly digest:
ali anything was needed to convince,
or II anything could convince, the white
men who voted the Malone ticket last
Tuesday OF the terrible curse they were
innicting on the State by supporting the
Coalition party, 1t was supplied by the
prayers Of gratitude, the enthusiastic grasp
OF the hand, the shouts Of triumph that
rang through our streets, proclaiming that
the cause OF honesty and merit and de-
cency was at last triumphant"
The New York Graphic Qndependent)
understands the situation thoroughly, and
sees as far into the future as any Of our
contemporaries, as the following para
graphs will show: