The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-30
THE CANVASS IN THE STATE.
n..v,,,o Democrats.

, urday night Judge Christian was saying
that General Malone was Republican,
because the National Republican newspa..
per had endorsed him. and the National
Republican and the Richmond Whiq had
said be was Republican. And the Presi-
dent had said so, too; for does any one be-
lieve that Arthur would turn over the
patronage OF the Government to anybody
who was not Republican?
"ls the debt question settled 7" he
asked. He, from the position he had held as
Judge OF the Court OF Appeals, might
speak, he said, with authority on that sub
ject, and Ran. Tucker also said 1t was set
tied. But II IT was not settled, and Judge
Bond could drive his carriage through the
bill which Riddleberger drew and Malone
dictated and arranged TO enforce, then Ma
hone IL not again to he trusted; for he had
his collar on the necks OF every one OF his
party. lie even dictated in the appoint
ment OF a negro to clerkship held by
grandson OF Patrick Henry.
The platform Of the Coalition party, said
Judge Christian. Is "spOils and proscrIp-
ton "-spoils obtained even by selling out
to Arthur. Not one OF the internal-reve-
nue. men can hold Office without Mahone's
consent Even Captain John Wise bad
called him master" and promised to fol-
low him Ito the last gasp But it's bad
time to turn TO Malone. We are holding
the fort. and help is coming. And rs for
! the statement that "we are for Arthur be-
cause Arthur is for u.s." 1t is ga
mean, pitiable, damnable doctrine" Ju-
das Iscariot might have expressed
similar sentiment. In that way Benedict
Arnold might have justified his treason.
Imagine Robert +. Lee giving his ale
glance to President Lincoln. and saying
- We are for Lincoln, for Lincoln is for
US" And who are the - we-we's"? The
men who get the offices. and care no more
! for the balance OF us than the fisherman
cared for the negro boy whom he rescued
from drowning because the boy had the
bait in his pocket"
And what has Arthur done for us, and
what does he propose to do? asked Judge
Christian. He has never appointed any
southern man to any OF the prominent
offices. When has Virginia had a fair
chance under him: 4 Democratic Con-
gress gave her $685., 900 for her rivers and
harbors. 1t offered in one bill 25.000,000
| for the Mississippi river, and Arthur We
| toed that bill I" because ii was uncOnstitu-
tional," and yet said that he would neverthe-
less approve such bills if he would be allowed
to .'eliminate" "a word learned from Rid
! dleberger) such provisions as he might de-
sire. His internal-revenue officers in the
Abingdon district had arrested $50 men
under the charge OF Illicit transactions in
liquors. but only two OF those men had
been convicted. and it was plain they had
been arrested for the fees allowed for the
service. and no doubt blank warrants had
been used. But, said Judge Chrlstiln,
with his hands to his mouth after the man
ner OF public herald, arthur won't be
for anybody long. No Vice-President
succeeds himself"
Judge Christian also made some remarks
directly and indirectly to the negroes,
many OF whom were in the galleries, and
in these remarks explained portions OF the
Lynchburg platform, quoted from Gov
ernor Cameron, (whOm he had styled
"Scipio Africanus Cameronius,') and told
OF the nomination OF a negro by Governor
Butler 20 maeistracy and the unanimous
refusal OF the Council TO confirm the NOM
nation. 81 am willing to do all can for
the negro" said he, ''but / despise and
spit upon white man who gets down to
the level Of the negro"
Several times Judge Christian proposed
to stop, but the audience, occupying every
seat in the Theatre, with one voice called
upon him TO ago on" After speaking
about one hour and thirty minutes he
closed with statement OF the prospects OF
the Democrats and the reading Of that cele-
brated passage in which he defines himself
as Bourbon, and the rendition OF strain
OF beautiful poetry.
The audience commenced rising, but
somebody called out for "Cabell," and all
sat immediately down and continued to
call for Cabell until he felt constrained to
come to the foot-lights. In an animated
strain he spoke Of the coming OF the noun
tain men, amongst whom he had been
speaking, to the South Side, using for Illus
tration the famed march OF the Highland
ers TO the relief Of Lucknow.
Ii is hardly worth while for me TO say
that | am not the author Of the letter from
Danville signed alpha" published IN the
| Whiq last week. ALPHA.
Roanoke County.
A DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE-GoyERNoR CAME
RON's SPEECH.
Correspondence of the Richmond DsDatch.l
ROANOKE COUNTY. October p, 1888.
At Roanoke. on Wednesday night the
oath. while Major Daniel was speaking to a
splendid audience, the Coalitionists played
one OF those dirty tricks that they delight
in. The Botetourt Springs Democratic
Club went over on horseback to hear Maj Or
Daniel, and during the speaking their
horses were tied in the lot back OF the
Planters warehouse. Ii was very dark,
and under cover OF the darkness some
scoundrel or scoundrcls slipped into the lot
and cut TO pieces brides, martingales,
girths, and saddle-skirts. A Coalitionist
warned some members OF the Club that
they would he sorry for it ii they stayed to
the speaking, but such contemplate mean
ness as this they did not even think Of.
And that is the great party OF
liberal ideas Do they hope to make
votes in Roanoke county in that
way? Is that what the =. tOe-nail y Cover
nor taught them in his speech? But what
can be expected from any party whose
leaders say such things rs William f..
Cameron said in Roanoke that same day IN
his black-and-tan speech to his black-and-
tan hearers? lie said that he would now
discuss the miXed-school and socia-equali-
tv question, and he began his discussion by
an insult to the ladies OF Virginia too vile
to repeat. And yet some OF his Coalition
hearers who were white men from this
part of the county laughed at it as smart
thing for the Governor OF Virginia to sny
to Virginia audience. But as he lcdS the
Governor, no man treated him with
discourtesy. How long are we to
be patient, white men OF Virginia!
We will let NIr. Cameron know on the
9th OF November that the white men oil
this part OF the country have not forgotten
his insult to what is nearest and deai est 10
them. The Co,litionists are sowing the
wind, and they will be lucky not to reap
the whirlwind. WHITE MAN.
REWARD OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
We, the undersigned, offer reward OF
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