The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-05
THE Spirit OF THE STATE PRESS

Tur rssrr We were told on Mohus 40
-, ,,,a,,v nromineut gentlemen that inc
bottom had fallen out OF Mahone,N's5et ho
ism. 50 10 speak, on the south siue "
county. IL was also currently Iop and
that that most distinguished or', Ia de-.
politician Hon. Harrison Turner naa M
clared his disgust for the filthy anu =, o..
nulous {" Boss" and that he woulu 1" r w.
ture act with the Democratic parry. n,
latter report is too good TO be true anu 'o'
II must be so. ,.,.oon tbe
white man and the negro. Those WHO 80
AGAINST Ms now, go against their race. lnei
NAV try 70 persuade themselves that sucn
is not the fact, but the attempt VII. pig De-
vain. Mahone's party is no longer ,he ~
adjuster party, composed OF heaulu', a.
Democrats and negroes. III Is 10" uno
necro-radical party. Negroes are sHei
place and power in the government, anu
are recognized rs the equal, morai'y' so-
ciaIly. and intellectually, OF the white n'an'
and they are encouraged TO aspire 10 posi-
tions in our local and general governments.
Albert Lowry, colored man VINO was
hardened from the penitentiary by tne
Governor. was voted for for overseer OF Inc
moor IN this district against James W.
Smith. ESQ, prominent merchant OF this
plqce. ON Thursday the 9th ultlmo. ana
c,mc very near being elected. Whether or
NOT the white people acting with his (Ai-
bert'g) party voted for him. we are not pre-
norcd 10 saw. But II there be any who are
ioval TO the party in this respect 1t Is ialr
10 presume that they did.
Docs any sensible white man doubt the
result OF a contest between these two races
which is to decide whether we are to nave
awhile mans government! -Bedtord Star.
When we assert that the negro has q
r;qht TO office we mean exactly what tne
phrase impies-nothing more. But there
is an eternal fitness in all things, ana mas
much as, with all his constitutional right
TO Office, the negro is and ever will be in
fcrier 10 the white race, we assert that
there Is no Justification whatever i'm placing
people who are superior TO him i'm subor-
diuation TO their interiors. The principle
which wc combat in the matter OF school
trustees is not that the Governor has
not right to appoint any qualified per-
son TO Office land the negro is a quail
fed person., but that negro school trus-
tees should be appointed to positions in
which a certain class OF white people will
be technically. If not absolutely ana uncOn-
ditionally, PIT in subsection to negroes.
And not only Is regards school trustees do
we entertain this objection. The negro
should have office, because he is entitled to
it. But let him be put in those Offices in
which, in his official capacity, it will not
be necessary for him to assume any author
ity over white people. There are such
offices, and il seems to us that 1t would be
the part of wisdom in any party TO see that
he has Il fair share OF them.-PeterSbWg
Nail.
One of the many objections TO negroes
upon School Boards is that white applicants
must apply to them. our neighbOr OF the
Inde1- Appeal thinks the objection should
not hold; because the teachers should be
appointed upon their merits. \ very
sound theory, but the theory does not
work
The chances for any one for position in
the public schools, and who does not in
person apply to those who control the
same, are upon par with the chances Of
a Republican oflico-seeker from this State
who does not in person apply to the Boss.
\ very unsound theory. but the theory
does work
So here we have theory Us. fact face 10
iace.-PeterS6urg Nail.
The fact is the Democrats have not yet
fully realized all they have to rejoice over.
A great revolution has swept over the
State. presaging certain victory next fall
lnd next year. 1t sounded the knelI OF
Mahonelsm. II the COaltionists had won
the victory that we have a dozen barn
yards Of Shanghais would have been moth
ing to the growing that they would have
done. As it is, they are very sick and
roost much lower. The people are divid-
ing again on the old party lines OF Demo-
FRAT and Republican and white man and
black manufacturing NetcS.