The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-18
The Coalition Candidates.

Messrs. HENRY HUDNAIL, j. l.. TYLER,
J. w. MITCHELL, and J. X. GATHrIGuT are
the Coalition candidates for the House OF
Delegates in this city. An address has
been issued to the voters. In that address
occurs the following paragraph;
10. We warn you, fellow-citizens, that
n our political opponents. not only in this
city but in the State, should, by your UNI
fortunate indifference or acquiescenee, OBJ
tain control Of the next Legislature, they
would revive and put into elect enact
mcnts that would utterly destroy sei-gov-
eminent in the counties and cities by re-
storing, under u Governor OF their own
rarty 10 be elected hereafter. the old oil
garchical magistracy, and they would
make the public schools mere county
pauper institutions by abolisblng the
State school-tax on property. This IL
tbe doctrine already OF such pub
licists and essayists as Purycar, Dabney,
and others who follow after them. Ihey
pretend 10 say that the rich mans property
oueh. not TO be taxed 10 educate the poor
mans children. They forget that the poor
man i. made 10 work on the public roads
for the rich mans carriage TO drive over
them. Like moles, burrowing in the
ground Of their own narrow preludices,
they cannot see in the light OF day the
broad line OF public policy Tor the GOOD OF
all classes. rich and poor, black and Whltee,
which il Is the ayowed object OF the Read
ulster party TO maintain.
That reads like grim joke. The resur-
recied county-court system stalks before
us like ghost. Who raised this ghost !
ho
follvf The measures which it is charged the
Democrats are in favor OF arc not adyo-
Gated by dozen men in Virginia, so lar as
we know. We acquit NED TYLER at once
of having said Of the seven thousand
white Democrats OF Richmond, and the
more than ten times ten thousand white
Democrats of Virginia, that they are like
moles burrowing in the ground OF their
own narrow prejudices." NED TYLER
has never said Of these numerous Demo-
Gratis of Virginia-these nine-tenths OF MS
own white fellOw-citizeDs Of Richmond
that they will utterly destroy seIf-govern-
ment in the cities and counties" NED
TYLER has never said that these Democrats
"woud make the public schools mere coun-
~ paupor-institutions." NED TYLER has
never said that the Democrats ~ Virginia
would. II they had the power, "abolisn
the state school-tax on property" Ifhe,has,
we ask him to set us right. We shall not
believe il until he assures us OF the fact
himself.
Who. then, OF these candidates has thus
ibelled his neighbors! Who is 1T that
warns his fellow-citiZens that II the
Democrats obtain control Of the next Le-
gislature they will destroy self-govern-
rnent in the counties and cities"? Who
Is il that charges the Democrats with pur-
posing 10 restore the old oligarchical ma
gistracy,' and with medtating other
crimes against the public!
Surely Mr.. HUDNALL never penned such
a document. He knows well that the
public-school system is so entrenched
In the hearts OF the people that no party In
Virginia will ever dare to attack 1t, OF
even 10 fail TO come up TO its support. HC
knows that there is no more prospect OF
restoration Of "thc old oligarchical magls
tracy" in Virginia than there is OF the re
storation OF the blue laws in Connecticut
He could not TO save his life name out o
the seven or eight thousand in Richmond
dozen Democrats who are in favor OF re
storing "the old oligarchical magistracy.'
He is too conscientious, we would fail
hope, TO bring charge so totally unbound
ed against nine-tenths Of the white peopl
of Richmond.
win it be pleaded in behalf OF the Go
aiition candidates that they did not meal
to charge these sins upon the Democrats q
bodyy Hardly; for that is exactly wha
is done. Who else are the "poitical OF
ponents" mentioned? The Democrats G
Richmond and Virginia are the men thu
described. Against them, and upon tn
grounds stated in the paragraph aboy
quoted, "the Readiuster ticket appeals
the people Of Richmond"
Now, who is the guilty partys
Who bni would smile " such man there he's
Who but would grioye II Atticus were he!"