The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-16
A Warning to Stalwartism

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The browning evidence that Stalwartism
is MORALLY stricken by the recent victory
in Virginia finds expression in the threats
of some Of the organs OF that faith Of Fede-
raj investigation into the Danville riot, and
Federal interference in the next election.
The Chicago Inter Ocean, while protesting
to be entirely wanting in sympathy with
Mahon.ism, says: "One OF the first du-
ties of the United States Senate will be TO
institute thorough investigation into the
outrages perpetrated at Danville and else
where in Virginia" ~: while a Philadelphia
contemporary OF the same stripe declares
its confidence that in 1884 the verdict
against MALONE will be reversed, "for, as
the election Of next November will be for
Federal officers, the polls will be guarded
by United States marshals."
As to the comment OF the Chicago Inter
Ocean. we are satisfied that after the re-
port OF the committee appointed by the
Danyille meeting to investigate the riot
shall have been made senatorial investiga-
lion will be the last thing Stalwartism will
want. As to what the Philadelphia Stall
wart organ says, when we consider the du-
ties Of the United States marshals at the
polls, as defined by the United States sta
tutes. nothing could be palmer than that
its - confidence" is based on the eXpecta-
ton that they will violate both the spirit
and the letter OF the law. In other words,
that paper sounds the Stalwart campaign
kev-note for 1Ssi-Federal bulldozing.
And this il the view that is taken by the
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, one OF
the fairest, most honest, and most fearless
of Republican papers. In reviewing the
article OF the Stalwart Philadelphia organ
we have quoted from, and commenting
especially upon the reliance it places on
United States marshals, the Telegraph says :
..The natural conclusion OF that senti-
ment is finely led up TO by "a certain New
York gentleman, and active and intelligent
politician, who never comes TO Washing
ton without spending an evening with the
President and who, having spent last Fri
day evening with our Chief Magistrate,
impaired TO the Washington correspondent
Of the Baltimore American the Presidents
Views upon last weeks election. He de-
clsred that the only annoyance that Mr.,
Arthur feels is that Virginia has gone
backward The gentleman being asked
for his personal opinion as to the hope o.
securing southern electoral votes. re-
piled: Il don't think we can expect
it. The recent event in Virginia shows
IL. With fair contest W.
could carry three or four southern States
but n fair contest cannot be bad withou
troops at the polls 10 protect the colore'
men, From United States marshsls +
United States troops at the polls Is an eS
ceedingly short and easy step for rea
earnest Stalwart. who believes In "a stron
Government TO take; and Stalwai
journal having proposed the one, nothin
was more natural to expect than that
stalwart chieftain would propose Oh
other"
However, we do not believe that publ
sentiment In the North will permit an
such interference. The time has passe
for playing SO desperate n game. The al
normal Democratic majority in New Yor
last year fully demonstrates this 10 be
fact. While we believe that New York
Democratic to the core, and are Statistic
that shewiil add her SO electoral votes [
the south's 1853 for Democratic Presidel
in 1884, il is indisputable that the chi,
significance of the sweep in that State /
1892 consists in the rebuke given to A(
ministratipn interference. Tile Teleqrap
sustains Us in this also when II saws
There Is nothing so intolerable to III
people, both North and South, as FEEDER,
interference IN their electiops.o
But the telegraph does not stop her,
In reviewing the history OF Mahoneisl
and Federal interference with souther
elections IL has the following, which is
scathing exposition Of the arrant hypocr
~ OF Stalwartism us well as warning {
the whole people;
ut is preposterons 10 despise the Boul
bons for not learning anything when W
have with us always the Stalwarts. VIII
seem absolutely incapable Of learning any
thing whatever even from the direst expe