National Republican., 1883-07-30
THE VIRGINIA. PLATFORM.
Press Opinions Upon it From All Parts OF
the Country.
Richmond IYhin.

the Country.
Richmond IVhig.
Messrs. Kelley and Koiner are no more
Tho positive necessity Of q change of COM
manders to marshal thrice defeated army Of
bourbons, renegade rcadjusters, and gripsack
republicans was too strong Mr.. Kelley hung
on well, but he had to 90. New material and
some money were demanded and the repre-
sentative of monopoly was selected. 1t is
well. II but proves to tho people of Virginia
that the party which claims to be the demo-
cratic party Of the state is in nothing demo-
cratic, but bourbon wholly and that for sell
fish purposes. 1t has nothing in common
with with four-hfths of the voters of Virginia,
and can do nothing that is not positively in
furious to our interests as citizens.
Richmond Dispatch
Africa is in the war, brought in by promises
made by demagoRues. We hear again the
same phrases, mixed schools, coeducation of
races, mixed juries, and the ideas that stirred
up bad blood to the injuries of both races.
We must meet all these issues this fall, Let
us do it as men.
baltimore Anier!cdn.
The so called democratic convention which
assembled at Lynchburg accepted MS final all
the roadjusters have plished-except
the aggrandizement of Malone. 1t accepts
"a final" the Reputation Of the state debt,
achieved by the readiusters. 1t opposes
any increase of taxes, directly or indirectly"
1t accepts the abolition of the capitation tax
and of the whipping post. IL promises that
the colored public schools shall have colored
trustees colored teachers, and "no discrimina-
tion in the distribution of the school funds"
In short, 1t accepts all the good acts as well
as the bad ones of Mahoueism, and virtual y
says in its platform that "Mahone was right
and we were wrong all the time" There was
really no reason why Mr.. Elan and Mr..
Beirne should have shot at each other.
Utica Herald.
There will bo less democratic defamation
about Malone hereafter. The action of the
recent bourbon convention in Virginia de-
prves the party in the north of one of its
choicest titbits of assault upon republicans
and their real or fancied alliance with Vir-
ginia readiusteis and the alleged reputation
of n portion of the state debt accomplished
through the supremacy of that organization,
With high and mighty virtue the bourbon
party has been denouncing this debt read
justment as dishonest and dishonorable. But
just as soon as it is accomplished they come
smilingly to the front with q resolution in
which they declare that they accept as final
the recent settlement of the public debt, and
will oppose all agitation of the question or
any disturbance of that settlement by appeals
or otherwise" This is equivalent to
saying that the scaling down was
very wrong, but at the same time is
done it ourselves, we virtuous bourbons, but
now that the readjusters have succeeded in
doing it, we are delighted to take advantage
of their dishonesty, and we pledge ourselves
never to permit any conscientious scruples to
interfere with our profitable enjoyment of the
fruits of readjustment; we did not do this
unholy thing, but we are very glad that there
was party that did dare to do it, and we
propose to have our full share of the benefits"
| For perfect exhibition of modern Pharisee-
ism, commend us to the democratic bourbons
| of Virginia.
Richmond Dispatch.
| The Lynchburg convention has bright
| ened tho face of political affairs in Virginia.
| Confidence in our ability to win is universal,
and the sooner the preparations for the fight
are made the better for us it will be. The en-
| thusiam that prevails must not be allowed to
waste itself; it must be made to count.
Richmond Wing.
1t is so plain that the bourbon party has
sunk into the mire and mud, after long life
of political oppression and final defeat, that
oven its own press has nothing to say of its
wreck and ruin. If any set of men claiming
to have, not only the highest order of intelli.
gencc, but ordinary business sense, ever de-
served public sympathy after almost running
a state and then in despair committing sui
eide, the funders are that set. What must
young men who have never felt the cravings
| 1Or ONCE that nave driven JneSe people tC
such extremity think now of those high
sounding words about honor and honesty, re-
pudiar on and theft, which for four long years
have nued the columns of the Virginia bour
bon pressP 1t is not in human nature to fee
j aught but disgust at such an exhibition, and
no freeman" can look upon it without 9
shudder. 80, Principle, how many crimes
have been committed in thy name!"
| IeterSburg IndeT- Appeai.
In our judgment it would have been better
in dealing with the debt question to have
simply declared that it was matter whi ch
belonged to the courts aud ought to be dealt
with by the courts alone, instead of commit
ting the party to the Inconsistency of sup
porting and indorsng the Riddleberger bill
after having long and faithfully opposed that
measure on the high grounds of principle and
| honor. In accepting as final the recent set
tlement Of the public debt, the democrats un
avoidably accept all that is odiOus and dis
honest in that settlement Readjusters wht
have supported the bill from the first may
j claim to have acted conscientiously and upoi
conviction, but not so their opponents
who denounced it from the hustings and
through the press in such terms as it deserved
Buffalo (N " Commercial.
Virginia owes at least ten years of politica
and material progress to this same Gen
Malone. The state was lifted out of tn
slough of bourbonism to the plane of recon