The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-25
Yitluund 1ispahh.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER %, 1888.
The Battle.


remain between to-day and the election
Six weeks for speeches; six weeks Tor
writing: six weeks for hoping; but above
nil. six weeks for working.
General GRANT once said that the best
way 10 get a bad law repealed was to exc
cute il rigidly; because, said he, 1t VIII be-
come 50 odlous that the people will rise In
their might and cause IL 10 be erased from
the statute-book. So thepeoplc OF Virginia
will get rid Of Mahoneism. IL has been
thrust upon their attention 40 constantly
and been exposed so frequently, that II IL
Is odious in itself It must surely be toh
times as much so TO them.
What was tie first work OF Mahoneism
in virginia? II was to elect the chiei
himself TO the United States Senate. a
gallant and faithful Democrat was made TO
Give place to a man who has worked day
and night. in season and out OF season,
ever since his election, FOR the defeat ana
destruction Of The Democratic party OF Viz
pinia. Thus its first blow was. as its last
will be, aimed at the party Of the people
the party which through good and through
evil report has never failed TO stand up for
the rights Of the southern States as co.
EQUALS OF all the other States in the re-
stored Union.
Then look at the MALONE measures,
which failed to become laws only because
tho /" Big -Four" would not betray their
trusts. OneOf these measures was intend
ed 10 be Il dca,h-blow to Democratic ascen-
dency i'm Virginia. We mean the bill 10
so ecrrymander Virginia as TO provide for
the election Of eight Republican congress
men from Democratic state. III the Ma
boneitos elect a majority OF the members
of the next Legislature, they win OF course
see 10 il that that bill shall be passed. In
fact. every measure that was defeated by
the vigilance and determination OF the
..Famous Five" or the Big Four VIII
De revived. II for no other purpose than to
prove that General MALONE cannot be cir
cumvonted by such men rs NEwBERRY,
HALE. LYBROoK & Co.
Another Of these measures is the COM
m.ss;o1er-of.salos bill. That bill will not
be allowed to sleep the sleep OF death II
the Democrats lose the next Legislature.
II will become u law. and there will be in
every county little boss appointed to do
the work Of the big Boss. The lawyer
whom You would select for the purpose
vii not be allowed TO sell the land Of your
deceased father. You will have to allow
Governor CAMERON TO select 4 lawyer for
YOU. All the fees and commissions will go
il each county INTO the hands OF Governor
CAMERON's appointee. Let this bill once
become a law. and how long will it
be before Governor CAMERON will be en-
powered to appoint your executor! Why,
indeed, should he not appoint your exec
utor if il is right for him to take out OF
your hands the selection of lawyer TO dis
pose Of all lands ordered TO be sold by all
the courts in the Commonwealth! What
an assessment General MALONE would
make upon the funds thus thrown into the
hands OF Governor CANEIoN'S appointeesl
What rich pickings! At present the law
yers may, il they choose, charge nothing for
their services except the commissions allow
ed by law Tor making the sale. But under
ycr's full fees and still have to pay Gov
ernOr CANERON's commissioner his COM
missions.
These are mere specimens OF the mea-
sures YOU may expect MALONE Legisla-
ture to put upon the State. And much
worse ones even. Nobody knows what
schemes he would perfect in the General
Assembly next winter should he have the
power. Perhaps he would dismiss every
notary public, and authorize Governor
CAMERON to appoint new ones. Perhaps,
as one of the candidates for the House OF
Delegates said the other night in speech,
perhaps a law may be passed under which
Captain PAUL, the Governors negro mes
senger. may become the Chief Of Police Of
the capital of Virginia. No one can begin
TO enumcrate the ills that might low from
MAHONE's success next November He
doesn't know himself all the abOminable
measures whiah his fertile mind would
bring forth.
But. thank Heaven, the outlook Is bright.
Unless Ill the gallant gentlemen who as
sembed in this city last week are wofuly
mistaken, the days OF Mahoneism are num-
bercd six weeks from to-day his sentence
will be pronounced at the balot-boX. But,
dear friends. all these fine prospects will
vanish as the mist before the sun If you
cease your efforts, or fail in your duty.
Now, if never before, External vigilance
is the price of Liberty"