Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
POLITICAL LETTER.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 20, 1888.

Mr.. Editor:
Thinking our Maine people would like
TO hear from this section OF the country,
VIII give them "a few notes by the way
side, such As have had time to OBJ
serve.
The people in and around Henrico
County, in which am. are actively work.
ing the political machine, and there Is
less hesrtiness for Billy Malone and his
agents, the Readjuster partisans, than 10
previous campaigns. The colored voter
Is the objective against which all the ener-
gies OF Malone aud his lieuteuants are
waged To prevent their voting the straight
Republican ticket, which the colored man
Is pretty sure To- do all over the South. II
has come 10 pass that persuasion is the
element used now To bring the colored
man to the Re sdjuster fold, Persuasion"
10 this ins lance, am told. comes in the
shape OF money, aud IL there is anything
that will catch the average darkey every
time it is the almighty dollar; but In this
campaign In Virgins. TO their everlasting
credit be II said. the colored man aud
brother has generally refused Mahones Sc
dUctiye wiles
II is common talk here that the Federal
administration at Washington Is aiding
Malone In every possible way, and this H.
self i enough tn make the Republican
party weak hero aud elsewhere. Such
men ss Mshoue In Virginia, Chalmers OF
Fort Pillow notoTiety in Mississippi, and
the duelli>t Cash In South Carolina, taking
the character and playing the part of Re-
publicaus, is mighty thin excuse 10 get
Office and control the politics of their sec
tiOns. am afraid that the great Repub-
lican party in the North and West won't
care much for such political bedfellows as
the above named, aud know II will bring
the blush OF shame 10 the face of any vet
eran OF the war OF '6l-65 10 think that such
men are now the standard bearers of the
party OF equal rights and civil liberty In
borne the bruut OF battle in every South
ern State since the stormy days OF Recon
struction. Let u look AZ some OF the
Strsighout Republicans Of this State. first
Of whom comes John +. Dezendorf Chair
man OF the Republican State Committee
and EN-Member OF Congress from the Nor
III II - ~ 81
ing gentleman. OF near tifly years OF age,
aud Is tireless worker, and knows Vir-
cinia politics from stem to stern. He Is
confden. that the Straighouts will make
extensive gains throughout the State this
fall, in spite Of being handicapped by the
National administration; and he even
hopes 20 carry the State. Next TO him
comes W. c. wickham, an able man and
well yersed in the politics OF his State.
Nshone counts less each day OF his former
4dherents, and II Is fairly plain that, II II
/, true - now stated, that the administrs-
iiou az Washington Is backing Malone,
the result OF such = movement Is sure to
De lrlt uEiort AupLueI
ton; indeed, 1t Is already said that some
thing must be done, or this Democratic
R,adju>ter fungus on the tody polite OF
the Republican party will eat 10 the vitals
mi DESTROY any hope OF success OF that
party In the coming Presidential campaign.
There i but one paper that have heard
~. outside Of this State, friendly 10 Ma
sour. and that i the Washington RcpGbli-
en-. conducted by George {. GpThsm, who
FEW wears since sold himself out 20 the
SIud-lot Dennis K"srney party In Califor-
uis hoping thereby tn get Ia the United
states Senate. but he d'dn't. His conduct
o the paper mentioned Won't 90 Mshone
a1y good nor tbs Slraightouts any harm.
More anon. Nick