The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-17
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
ROst0n Herald
Nahone's Ideas.

in the white counties. He has no misciv-
ings Is 20 the future. "With proper en-
cOurseemcnt and not too much sentimental
squeamishncSS." he said. eve can carry
Virginia and North Carolina against the
Bourbon candidate for President" Trans
lating this language by the aid OF Mahone's
acts. u means that, with plenty OF money,
a free use 81 patronage, and The employ
ment ~ TIE public service as a partisan ma
chine. the RcSdiu>ter leader thinks the
Bourhons crn bc defeated in the two States
named. This is his idea Of proper en-
couragemcnt and "not too much seuti-
mental sQuCamishncSS."
Is President Arthur prepared 10 continue
the alliance on these terms! VIII the Re
publican congressional committee again
give its support 10 the Coalition. in the hope
Of dctaching Virginia and North Carolina
from the solid south: The answc 10 these
questions involves some pretty serious con-
Sidoraiiors Tor the Republican party. An
affirmative reply would commit the Admin
i~straiion o. The policy ~ setting mp politi-
cJl boss - is viccgcrcnt In Nirginia-cOn-
Sfituting him. in effect. President for that
Commonwealth. with full power over the
public office. 10 would give the sanction Of
The cNccUtiycto The law-dciyinc practice Of
enforcing political assessments, turning
the puhdc officers into partisan agents and
besjOwing places in the service aS incen-
tivcs 20. or rewards for. partisan activity.
Objections to these and kindred practices
MAY seem ike sentimental squeamish-
ncs. u Malone and his lieutenants, but
the people Of The country have ex-
pressed themselves in very decided terms
q the cl,ci tia. these things are evils and
abuses which must be stopped. so lar
" ~nrnNN"a aH|nfu- 90 NInLIsAfn, ~ y,
the northern States ere concerned, the
President has in good measure re-
spccted the populsr will, and con-
formed his administration in the main.
% the new order Of things decreed
by the people. But reform j. no; one thing
at the North and another at the SOUTH
What i @ necessary and proper rule FOR
the management 81 politics and the con-
duct OF tie Government in ore section OF
The country cannot bc sentimental
SqIoaUiShue,,' in another. The Prcsi-
dent must cl00Se-mu>t ne not :-betWeen
q cousisten; a1d straightforward admins
trat0n ~ the Government. upon what are
known Is reform principles. and a crooked
deviation. made ayowediv 10 gain strength
al the south. ON the plea that the end JUS
titles the means. The effect q such dOu-
ble-iaced attitude upon the best public SEN
AliAfiA Oh NAN Country LNt I lt>ltTaA ON-lt
to De able u ~forctell.
As for tle proper encouragement = at
which Mir. Malone hints. the Republican
party saw the effect Of that in the election
Of last year. Huobelrs committee, accord
inc 10 IL secretary. raised something like
S4j0,090 for Use at the South. where it was
expected % 10 the most good The
tally-shoct 81 the mex House shows the re-
suit. II was a sort Of encouragement that
did not encourage. And il the Republican
leaders pursue the mo,e-blind policy OF
attempting % - build up" their party at
the south on The basis OF patronage, or OF
trying 10 cement coalitions with blood
money. their structure will tumble to
ruins. and their bond Of union prove q
rope oi sand. Malone is not sound wood,
be j. mere punk. And a splitting wedge
cannot be made out Of punk. II Is not by
force OF his ideas that the solid South can
h cleayed asundcr.
The Race question. Again.
The Valley TjrgiHjan, in It's controversy
with the Dispatch about the appointment
OF negro school trustees i'm Richmond. took
the ground that it would be better for ne
grOes 10 manage negro schools and whites
To manage white schools. We agreed with
our contemporary. the Virgintdn, in our
issue last week. and mOdestly expressed
the opinion that the separation OF the races
a. far - practicable, and not their COM
minglinc. WAS a sound principle. We cited
d an Illustration Of this Our laws forbid
ding the iniermarriage OF the races, estab-
fishing separate schools. separate military
COMPANIES. and the voluntary action OF
the nero race since the close OF the war IN
establishing for themselves separate church
organizations. We might have added
these church organizations are supported
exclusively hy their IS members. Win
the exception. probably. Of an occasional
charity hv some benevolent individual OF
the white race. We cited these laws, which
meet with universal appreciation, and the
voluntary action Of the negro race, u evil
dence that separation and not the COM
mincling OF tie races j. the law OF nature.
To act I'm harmony with natures laws
always promotes mans good; 70 do
violence u them brings disaster upon
him. We proposed 10 extend the
sound principle announced by The
V,r7iniqn further than perhaps had
occurred % t.. and to establish two
separate school systems-one for the white
race, the other for the negro race-each 10
be- controlled and supported by its "
race. II each j. 10 be controlled 10y is
own race 90 which we gave our ASSENT,
we thought Justice required each 10 be sup
ported bv it, own race, and 50 stated. We
called upon our veteran contemporaries %
the metropolitan and Staunt0n press 10
speak out, % take the lead and promised
that the Exponent would not be slow 10 up
hold the right by whichever advocated.
Our editorial was copied by the DtSpdIc.
OF the 10th instant, with remarks OF us
own, which, perhaps, by impllc1tloh'
may be construed into a communication.
Thereupon the Richmond wig IN
is issue OF the 18th came out in
an irate leader Of two and a hall
columns. directed specially against the
Dispatch for not d%enouncing our suggcs-
ton. We think the denunciatlon OF the
Whiq ought rather 10 have fallen upon the
head Of it, political ally, the valley IH-
1iniQa. who set the ball in motion. Per
hans II was intended to rap the Virginiaa
over the shoulders Of the dispatch. The
WIN cannot stop the ball, which in It's
course viii crush somebody. We are re-
minded Of the story Of u. little boy who,
having upset his cart Of hay on the public
highway. was wringing his hands IN agony.
A traveller who happened TO be passing
said 70 him not 70 be 50 distressed; that he
would HELM him up with his hay. The boy
cried out : ~ am not caring a drOt for the
hav. but daddy i, under it, Perhaps
"Daddy" Malone is under the hay.-Cut-
pepper Exponent.
The Pubisc-ScfIOOi Board.
The Board Of Public-School Trustees for
this city met Thursday night and removed
the white teachers OF the colored schools
simply because they were White, ana APP
pointed IN their places colored teachers
simply because they were coiored. Ihere