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

"A COautlOn OtVo0s
The Rexadjustcr platform Of smyth and
Bland counties, adopted recently by NOM
mating convention without dissenting
voice. contains the following plank:
eth. We are IN favor Of abolisbIng the
United States tnterna|revenue system.
We call the attention Of the northern
Republican papers to this declaration OF
norton OF their Virginia allies. But the
resolution Of Virginia Coalition Conven-
ton will not even be so much as treated
with respect in the Republican National
Convention OF next year. This body VIII
Law down the platform upon which the
rext Republican nominee for Presi.
dent OF the United States must ana
will stand; and that platform VIII
of course declare for the continuance
of the internal taxes upon tobacco ana
liouors. What Is the use OF pretending
that the Coslltionists Of Virginia can change
the policy OF their Republican alliesT-the
northern Radicals, who will never allow
the tax upon tobacco to be abolished so
long as they have the power to perpetuate
II! The vote in the United States senate
last spring upon the proposition to reduce
the tax upon tobacco shows just how the
leading Republicans Of the Union-those
who control National Conyentions--stand
affected towards the internal-reyenue sys'
TEN.
Another resolution Of the Coalition Con-
yentIon OF Bland and Smyth reads as foi-
lows:
Cd. We reaffirm our sympathy Tor the
public free schools OF the State, ana we
congratulate the people OF Virginia upon
the increased success and prosperity OF the
schooIs since honest Rekdiuster govern
ment has prevailed, and we declare our
selves opposed to mixed schools, and we
denoupce Funderism for its hypocrltical
disapproyal Of the appointment OF colored
school trustees by the Readiuster state
Board OF Education, when it followed the
precedent OF all Funder Boards OF Educa-
ton In the appointment OF colored trus-
tees.
Now. there Is a confession OF faith for
YOU, They are opposed to mixed schools.
But how do they stand on the question OF
mixed trusteess Are they in favor OF me-
gro trustees for negro schools? Are they
in favor OF mixed school-boards for white
schools Would they allow negro trus-
tees to select and control white teachers
and white pupils? All, that trustee-ques-
ton is q sore spot with the Coslitionists;
and they know not what ground
TO take. The above resolution makes
no declaration on the subject. 1t
condemns by implication the. act Of CANE
RON, FARR. and BLAIR in appointing two
negro trustees to manage the public schools
of this city; for 1t iustifies the act only on
the ground that the present State School
Board followed the example set them by
Funder officials. To say that the disap-
proval on the part OF the Democrats Of that
act is "hypocritical is equivalent to
charging the Democrats with being really
in favor of having negro trustees for white
schools such rs those in Richmond.
But let these "fine words" signify
what they will, the resolution OF
the Coaitionists expresses no opinion
whatever on the policy OF appointing mixed
school-boards. We call Governor CAME
RoN's attention to the omission. Even II
the candidate should be elected who was
nominated under the above-quoted resolu-
ton, he will come to Richmond so demo-
rallied by the campaign through which he
will have passed that he will probably vote
for Democratic bill providing that no ne
gro should ever be trustee OF 4 white
school, but that negro trustees shall man.
age negro schools and white trustees white
schools.
But this resolution does not point to
what is public sentiment on the school
question In Bland and Smyth counties only,
but to what is public sentiment throughout
Southwest Virginia and the Valley-nay,
throughout the Commonwealth. The can
didates Of the Coalitionists for the General
Assembly must be made to commit them
selves in every county. city, and dis
trict, either for or against the pol
icy OF having mixed school-boards
Otherwise, those OF them who come
10 Richmond will be apt to claim the right
70 vote Us they choose upon the question
Do not allow the interrogatories to b.
evaded. II they reply that they are in
favor OF mixed schools-boards, the voters
will do the rest. II they reply that they
are opposed to mixed school-boards, Gene
raj MALONE will do the rest.
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