The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-15
frrom the Essillyille Dasncr.I
An OPEN LETTER.
Hon. A. fulkcrson Expresses lsis
views on the various Points
Touching she Situation
I'm Virginia.

MAJOR III. w. H0tdtody, EStiHChls. va:
Dear Sir.--Your favor OF 2lst instant
duly received, and am obliged for the In.
formation II contains. / note your refer.
ence to politics, and l beg 70 say few
words In reply.
You refer 10 the Colorado caucus, edo
not regret that you were there, see no good
reason to abandon the good aud wholesome
views on radiustment you taught me-"
sc. ! was in that caucus, am proud OF it.
entertain the same views on the debt
question did then. profited by the sem
sible and wise suggestions made by you at
tha, time. Nv recollection Is that we pro-
posed then TO light the debt question inside
the Democratic party. This was not my
notion. never thought the debt question
could be settled inside the Democratic par
". always thought IL would require a
separate organization 10 settle that ques-
ton. Hence the origin and purpose OF the
Rtaljustcr organization. II the Demo-
Gratis ever divided on any other question
am not aware OF il.
| always held that a man might he n
Democrat and a Readjuster at the same
time: that lie could be Funder and a
Democrat at the same time, and that he
could be Republican and Rea6iuster at
the debt, and removed the only difference
there was between Democrats. we find that
the FmGcrs stick 10 the Democratic party,
and the Republican RoSdiusters and Re-
publican Funders all adhere to the Repub-
liCan party. But, strange to say. Malone
and his set and kind OF Readiusters now
say that they are not Democrats, aud they
are ashamed to say they are Republicans,
while, in fact. they are the meanest kind OF
Republicans. because sneaking.
You know very well that Malone has
gone into the Republican party, and gone
to STAY. provided they will pay him 10 stay.
You know rs well rs any one that he seized
the ResdjuSter organization, and without
the shadow OF authority from the party
united and consolidated Il with the Repub-
lcan organization last year. You know
that the Rcadiuster party is not in exist
ence as 4 separate organization that 1t has
effected the object OF its formation. and
now that the debt is settled, that it could
not be maintained rs an organized party
separate from the Democratic or Republic
can party. Why, therefore. do you talk
10 me about the RCadiuster party and my
loss to ity
/ stood by rCa liustment from IFS origin
to its bnal contamination, the passage OF
the Riddleberger bill last winter, and
shall oppose any effort TO disturb that set
tlement, come from whatever source it
may.
The only Convention OF the ReadjuSter
party ever held TO fix its relations to ma
tional politics was the July Convention OF
1880. That declared for Democracy, and
said the election OF Hancock and English
would promote the best interests of every
~s,zfo Il,, IL oh
busters. Was that fraud and decep-
ton, or was it the honest expression OF
honest men? We never had another Con-
vention of the party. How, then, can Ma
hone and his followers be Republicans
and escape the charge OF desertion from
both the Democratic and RCadjuster par
ties -:
| canvassed this district in 1880 rs s
Democratic Readjuster, and / declared
from every stump that the Readiusters
were better Democrats than the Funders.
You endorsed me then. / was honest then.
/ meant what ] said, and i have not
changed my position, nor has our party by
convention changed its position. Surely
then, As claim to be an honest man, honest
people will not expect me to desert my
principles and my party and follow Ma
hone into the Republican party.
Now that we have whipped out all oppo-
sitiOn to the settlement OF the debt, passed
the bill which we declared would settle the
debt and our settlement having been sus-
tanned by two Funder courts, ii is our duty
TO secure the acquiescence OF the opposi-
ton. This done. as ii will be done in the
Lynchblrg Convention Of the united De-
mocracy, there will be no one to complain
OF the settlement, and our settlement will
then be final.
II we can accomplish all this without
laying ourselves liable to the charge that to
settle the debt we have to sell ourselves and
the State to the Radicals, we will be held
in high esteem by posterity; but II we fol-
low Malone, posterity will condemn the
Readiuster party for betrayng our people
and selling ont to the Republicans, and re-
adjustment will be a stencil in the nostrilS
Of honest men.
You say you have heard the cry OF negro
equality, social and political, too long to be
scared by II now, dc. You must recOllect
that the negro has never been in the as
tendency in this State. We fought the
battle OF the races in 1869. and the white
men OF Virginia asserted their supremacy
and right to rule then, and they nave main
tained that right TO tins day. Suppose
Wells bad been elected Governor then, and
Harris, the negro, Lieutenant-Governor,
don't you know that we would have had
negro equality forced upon us in it, worst
foIms? In that fight am glad TO be able
TO testify to the fact that you threw the
weight OF your influence on the side OF
your own race and color.
We are again threatened with negro SUI
premacy, in more dangerous form than
we were in 1863, rs the negro vote OF the
State is solid, and the negroes are now led
by Malone, who is more corrupt, I'M
scrupulous and dangerous leader than was
Henry Happy Wells, backed as he was by
Underwood aud that class OF adventures.
Malone is an ambitious adyenturer, and
he is capable Of subordinating, and will
not hesitate 10 subordinate. the white peo-
pie OF Virginia TO the negro, II necessary
TO maintain his present relations with the
Republican Administration at Washington.
Republicanism in the North and Repub-
lcanism in the South are entirely different
things. The Republicans North are white
people-intellgent and capable OF NAH
aging their own affairs and OF adj
ministering the affairs OF Government.
The great majority OF the Republicans
South are negroes, who have had no
opportunity 10 qualify themselves for citi-
zenstip, much less TO control the affairs Of
State-they are ignorant and vicious,
and incapable OF ruling wisely or well.
Republican ascendency in the South means,
therefore. negro rule, AZ that race constr.
tutes in Virginia, and indeed all the south
ern States, three fourths Of the Republican
party. All parties have solicited negro
votes, but there Is vast difference between
their voting and ruling.
Already Malone has been compelled to
rnconnizn tho nerro,s demand 10" Office.