The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-05

The PARTY OF PRESCRIPTION.
Judge Staples attacked the Administra
uon party in Virginia rs the party OF nro
scfption; instancing that the more thar
lOO,OOO Democratic votes in the State wcr,
as ehectually excluded from participation
in the management OF the affairs OF the
state as though they were an alien and
I prescribed race.
IL had not been so In old times, and the
Judge recalled the names of Wing judges
Kept IN office by Democratic Legislatures.
Further, he sharply criticised the enemy
Tor their prostitution OF public institutions
ana public-school machinery for political
purposes.
THE COALITION.
The part Of his speech that produced the
deepest effect was that in which he showed
up the Coalition and exposed the f'llacy Of
the proposition that s.Arthur Is for us ~
Here he referred TO the fact that Arthur
had vetoed the river and harbor bill.
which contained 5000, 900 for southern riv-
crs; that in the appointment Of 53l minis
tiers and cOnsuls, &C., the South had gotten
but 2G, and the north had gotten BOG, and
that he bad placed the entire Federal power
and patronage IN Virginia in the hands OF
Malone. And. indeed, were Arthur for
us. should we sacrifice principle TO that
end? Not so.
Just here Judge Staples spoke OF the
time when Colonel X. +. Lee was sent for.
and offered that most illusiriOus and gilt
tering position, the command Of the United
states armies and the Judge asked-aslcd
an audience largely composed OF ex-Con-
fcdcrate SOldicrS-did Lee say ~ am for
Lincoln because Lincoln Is for me Z" [Cries,
NO" Not "Do you suppose he would
have disposed of his people like cattle in
the shambles?" tCries, "No," Mol
vIRGININs VOTE.
Judge Staples declared that he believed,
though o. course the evidence was not in
his hands TO prove, that there is bargain
by which Arthur Is TO give Malone control
Of the offices and patronage OF the Federal
Government in Virginia, and Malone is to
deliver TO him the State in the presidential
election.
THEIR LEGISLATION.
What the Malone party did in the way
OF legislation, proposed and perfected,
Judge Staples reviewed. He spoke OF the
commisSioner-of-Sale bill which they al
lowed to die because an amendment was
adopted [On motion OF General Newherryl
making the commissioners elective by the
people; OF the bill proposing to vacatc all
the offices Of nOtarieS public; OF the con-
grcsSiora rcappotionment bill intended
to elect eight Administration and two
Democratic congressman, and Of all their
other measures to further prescribe the
Dem0cracy-the whole forming a vast
scheme OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT devised to make
people come over TO them for the offices.
In this connection the speaker paid an elO-
Quent tribute to the patriotism and indie
pendencc of the Big-FOur senators.
NEGRO TRUSTEES.
At least two thirds OF their voters are
negroes, Judge Staples said, and ii became
necessary to conciiaic them by turning
white men ont Of Office to give some ne
grOcS places. That was how the intelligent
people OF Richmond came TO he inSulted by
the appointment OF two ingnOrant negro
school trusteeS-One OF them Cameron'S
mcsSengcr-and he thanked the editor OF
The Dispatch for bringing this outrage TO
the attention Of the people. He warned
the enemy that before long the negro
trustees would be saying: Ii we are Gt to
sit on boards with white men our children
are fit to 20 to schools with white children.
ID >uoM titl INC Ut1lttN ~ UuHt hliN-
ed schools he quoted from recent reSO-
buttons OF the negro editors and from
resolutions OF the negroes OF Washington
city. All that the negro can reason
ably ask, or our people ever consent
10 grant. is what the Lynchburg plat
form prOpOSes-White teachers and white
trustees for white schools; negro teachers
and negro trustees for negro schools.
i,,s no f. oil,
the Administration people, that this is a
class distinction. he showed that in the bill
establishing cOl0red normal school It was
provided that all the teachers and all but
one Of the trustees should be negroes. This,
he thought, should close their mouths
against any remOns,rancc that they might
make against race distinctions. ZAP
plauSe.]
DOSSISM.
One by one the planks in our platform
were considered and approved. His re-
marks with reference 10 the internal-revenue
repeal were heartily appaudcd. He en-
d0rsed MISUNDERSTANDING he did not
launch into any abuse OF MahOne-that
plank Of ours which opposes the tyranny
OF boSsism. and said: d" II George Wash
ing.On or Robert +. Lee could burst their
cerements and return to earth again, !, for
one, would never give either Of them the
power possessed by General Malone"
[Applause.l
TIE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
our allegiance. said he, is to the Ma
tiOnal Democracy party OF the people,
a party that is least influenced by mOnopo-
lies, that believes IN 4 just limitation OF
the power Of the Federal Government:
not party which rests upon an army OF
bayonets and oflice-holderS. lie had seen
letter Interview j from General Malone
stating that the Republicans, If they did
not show too much sQueamiShness. would
win in the next election. He didn't know
what was meant by too much squeamish-
ness" unless it was that they must not be
too particular, but he thought that the
prospects were OF a Democratic victory III
the next presidential election. lie read a
list OF the states Democratic ut recent cleo
tiOns to show that those who Join Malone
for the sake OF Federal Office will in all pro-
liability be disappointed, and as for Nir-
ginia, he believed that the spirit OF liberty
which is planted deep in the hearts OF the
people is more than ever now alive ana
will surely reassert Itself. [Great applause.
A beautiful bouquet from a number OF
ladies' was presented Judge Staples at the
close OF bis speech.
EFFECT OF TIE SPEECH.
A well-knOwn and uncompromising Co
alitionist, who heard the speech through,
being asked his opinion Of 1t, said; ~
like it very well; there's issues in them
ere arguments
1t was, indeed, speech full of fact
and argument and Of elevated tone.
During its delivery and for more than
an hour not man in the crowd stir
red from his seat. 1t was speech that
will make converts. 1t had a healing
warmth, and it focused a calcium light on