The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-14
Redistricting tho State.


II any evidence were needed 10 prove
that the leading Coaitionists are the faith
full allies Of the Republican party-that is,
IL they are not genuine unadulterated Re-
publicans themselves II might be found IN
the plan offered in the last Legislature for
redistricting the State Of Virginia for the
election OF Representatives In the lower
house Of Congress. That plan 50 clearly
proposed TO redistTict the State In the in
terest OF the Republican party that we sup
pose no one win attempt TO deny that such
was It's object.
II viii be the duty Of the next Legisla-
ture to do this work OF redistricting the
State. II a majority OF Democratic men,
bers shall be elected to that body, the State
will bc so redistrictcd as TO give the Demo-
crafs number OF members OF the next
House Of Representatives proportional to
the number Of Democrats In the State.
II. on the contrary, a majority OF Coali-
tiouisis shall be elected, the State will be
redisfrictcd with view 10 securing rs
many OF the districts rs possible for the
Slalwart ARTBUR.Republican parly-that
party towards whose success at the ballot
box Of Pennsylvania Governor CAMERON
has offered TO contribute one thousand dol
lars this year.
In 1880 only about thirty-one thousand
votes were east for the MALONE electoral
ticket in Virginia. The voters well UNDER
-. ,Hagf0roI firEof
was the genuine HANCOCK ticket. They
refused to be led even bali way into the
Republican party. VIII they consent to
De led all the way INTO that party this year?
Are thew willing TO prove false to the gal
lant northern Democracy who have for so
many years stood up in season and out OF
season for their rights and privileges as
citizens, and to side with the party which
has filed the United States Statutes at
Large with laws intended to operate iniu-
riously only upon the people of Virginia
and the other sO-called "Rebel" StatesI
The Big -Four" saved the State from
being so gerrymandered in 1882 as TO give
10 the Republicans eight, we believe il was,
out OF the ten Representatives in Congress.
Will YOU by your votes for members Of the
next General Assembly endorse the action
Of the Big Four" or will you endorse
The action Of the men who proposed, so
far as their action could do it. to turn over
Virginia and all the South TO the tender
mercies Of Republican Congress!
Next year, new House Of Representa-
tivcs will be elected. lis. members will be
chosen on the day Of the presidential cleo
ton. Is there any doubt that Virginia will
cast her vote for the Democratic nominee?
III 30, upon what is the doubt based. All.
YOU well know that it is based upon the
fact that the MALONE party will vote for
The Republican nominee. win you aid
them in that ioby VIII you desert your
party, and your friends Of the past, in
order 20 make fair weather with the party
which you so calamity fought up to the
time that General MALONE led you out Of
the Democratic ranks by Offering to rid
you OF a large portion of the public debt ?
DO you say that Virginia will in 1884 GER
tainly cast her vote for the Democratic
nominee for President OF the United
StatesY Will you not, therefore, elect
Legislature which will SO redistrict the
Stale as to secure majority of the Vir-
ginia members of the House of Represen-
tatives: VIII you elect a Republican
Legislature this year as a preliminary to
the act OF giving the vote OF Virginia to
the Democratic nominee for President
next year?
Democratic speakers ought TO dwell upon
this subject in every speech. There can
not. we think, be any good reason TO doubt
that a large majority Of the voters of Vir-
ginia are Democrats. IL they are, they will
never elect a Legislature that would turn
over the State TO the Republican party.