The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-30


than ibe pretencc set up by the Mahoneit6s
that they do not regard the Democrats rs
being in earnest in their declaration that
they have no more contests to make over
the Yubllc debt OF Virginia. The debt Is
sue is dead and buried. IL cannot be re-
y,yed. The Democrats are aS glad as the
Mahoneites to be rid Of it. Nay. more
The Mahoneitcs 10 not seem to be at all
pleased with the debt plank Of the Lynch
Iurg plltiorm. Upon every stump they
aver that the Democrats do not acquiesce
in the RIDnLEBERGEE settlement; and here
is Coalition paper before Us whose lead
ing editorial, nearly column in length
begins - follows:
When il processes to accept The debt
settlement, does any Rc&jiuster believe
thu. FundCrism Is sincere:'
Now. reflect upon that question. and see
how ludicrous il is. Here are NEwPEERY-
two NEwBEpHYS in iact-LYBROOK. MAS
sEY. REYNOLDS. RUFFIN, and many other
leading men who we're RtGdiuSterS as long
rs there was anything to rcadiust, who are
now acting with the Democratic party and
standing upon the Lyuchburg platform.
viii they reopen the debt question? There
are number Of such ReadiUstcrS running
for tn Legislature this year on the Demo-
crate ticket. LYBROOE and NEwBERRY
will both De in the next Senate. VIII the
Fundcrs have so large majority in the
next Legislature that they can dipense
with The help OF the Roadiustcrs? Nobody
ca ms that they will have any such MAORI
ty. II Is idle to expect il. Take the
Senate. The CCaltiOniStS have say eight
senat)rs holding over. They will surely
elcc. senators in several Of the districts.
III. however, they should have only thirteen
in the next senate. thus lcayinga tw0-thirdS
majority for the Democrats, one single
Democratic senator could prevent any
such legislation rs The Ccdi.tioni>ts pre-
M TO fear, seeing that the Governor
would be sure to veto any such measure,
and it would require two-thirds vote to
pas il over his veto. NEwBEEEY, LYBRooK,
HENEEL, or any other one Democratic sem
ator. could stop such legislation.
How absurd, then-hOw absolutely fOol-
ish and EonsenSical-to assert that the
Democrats will reopen the public-debt
question il they secure a majority in the
next General Assembly. Which OF the
members would do 1t? Think Of the stu
pidity Of the Democrat representing dis
trict which has all the tine becn in favor"
o. radjustment who should come down
TO Richmond and vote to reopen the debt
question Ii is a clear ease that as the Re-
adjustcrs had large majority in the last
Legislature, the Democrats cannot have a
majority i'm the next without electing
Democrats in good many counties known
TO be in favor OF the RTDDLEBEEGER settle
ment. Will the Democrats representing
those counties vote to disturb the debt set
tlemcnt? You know they will not.
Richmond is the headquarters OF what is
called "Funderism." Is there one gentle
man running for the House Of Delegates in
this city who would vote to disturb the
RiDDLEBEEGER settlement: not one.
Judge CHRISTIAN. Colonel EVANS, Mr.. CUR
It's, and Mr.. DUNLOP, are al opposed to
any further legislation upon that subject.
The fact is that the Democrats Of Viz
cnia would almost unanimously vote
against even the MCCULLoCH bill il it were
now submitted to them Tor ratification or
rejection. They know only too well that
the money which MALONE has for the last
few years used in his campaigns against
them has too much OF it been obtained
from men who speculate in Virginia bonds.
II there is anything in Virginia politics
that can justly he called - last years al
mangc." il i the debt issue. Let that al-
Inanac be shut up forever.