The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-30
AN ANSWER TO MALONE.
THE BOSS DEFEAT EXPLAINED
Statement by the Chairman OF the
Republican state Central Com.
mittce OF Virginia Malone
Held Responsible for
the Danvflle Riots.

the Baltimore American Of "Wednesday
speaks for itself. II contains the views o
Mr.. J. III. Rives, chairman OF the RepuDii
can state Central Committee OF virginia
regarding the recent defeat OF Malone
The american, i'm introducing II, says Tho
statements made therein are all the more
interesting inasmuch os the writer was no.
connected with the traightout-Republicar
movement, but was until the last election
CoaltioDist:
LYNcuBURG, November %. 1888.
Editor american:
/ see from various sources that the
recent defeat OF Malone creates consider
able surprise outside OF Virginia, and thai
Malone himself ascribes his defeat to tho
race issue, which, he says, was introduced
into the canvass just before the election.
The causes OF Mahone's defeat are ap-
parent TO every rejecting mind. and are 50
plain that he who runs may read. The
causes have existed almost from the CON-
mencement OF his rule, growing each dry
in strength, cumulative in their effect, I'M
iii an indignant public, composed OF all
PARTIES, have repudiated the little Boss by
an overwhelming majority. This is the
legitimate result OF Mahoneism and It's
methods, which is too well known to need
any description in detail from me. To
well-informed politicians residing in this
State who were Conversant with public
sentiment the result was just what they
predicted and just what they expected. 1t
was a foregone conclusion, and no power
could have averted it while the
leadership Of the party remained
in the hands Of Malone. saw this
so clearly after the Wise Massey campaign
that ADVISED prominent Readiusters to re-
organize their committee and select
some one in place Of Malone for
their chairman, and thus avoid the
indignation which Mr.. Malone had
aroused against himself personally, and
the odium which attached to his name. 1t
seemed to me then, and it seems to me now,
the only course open TO them which prom
ised the least chance OF success. So inn
pressed was | with the correctness OF this
view that wrote the President under the
date OF November 2Sth, 1882, in the follow
ing language II desire also TO say that
Senator Malone does not represent Re-
publican sentiment i'm this state, If l
am correctly informed, and that the Re-
publican element would be greatly re-
ioiced II you would indicate some other
source through which it would he agl eea-
BILE to YOU 10 receive their views" Let us
examine the facts to sec II this view was
not actually correct and well founded. |
shall deal in round numbers, and not trou-
BILE myself TO refer TO the table for exact
figures. The first election after the coaH-
ton OF Republicans and ReddiuSters re-
suited in the election OF Governor Came
ron by $4,000 majority. with a majority in
both branches Of the Legislature. 1t was
to be expected that party having the exc
cutiye and both branches OF the Legislature
would entrench itself IT. the public esteem
by its public acts; but this result was
not attained. The majority in the
Senate was alienated by what / have
heretofore termed MahoneiSm and its
methods, legislation was baked, the peO-
pie disguised by a long, tiresome, aud
angry session, and public indignation stir
red to its innermost depths by the specta-
Gle presented by the ReadiuSter senator
from Virginia absenting himself from
Washington for months while the Senate
was in session, and making his residence
in Richmond that he might control the
Legislature for Virginia. Thus ended the
first winter after Readjuster success. The
party was weakened and dissatisfied.
NEXT CANE TIE wIsE-MAssEY CAMPAIGN,
in which three important issues were made.
First, reimbursement Of the State debt,
which was, in fact, an appeal in an agricul
tural State to the agricultural interest for Il
low rate OF taxation; second, repeal OF the
rs 4 prerequisite TO yOte-an
appeal for Republican support; third, pro-
motion and protection OF the free schools
an appeal to the liberal OF all parties. Not |
these deservedly popular and |
important issues, Wise's majority over !
Nlassey's and Dawson's combined vote was |
only 1,400. General Grants majority over |
Greeley in Virginia was LOO, though /
Greeley was not as unpopular candidate |
in this State as the Rev. John Il. Massey. |
late Residiuster. Either Malone did not |
poll the Republican strength or he did not |
poll any Redd!uSter votes. He may take |
either solution he prefers. Yet the fact |
stands out in bold relief that he did not do |
As well as the Republicans bad done under
similar circumstances unaided.
But what had become OF Governor Cam
erOn's majority OF $4,000, obtained just
one year before! Sacrificed-lost by Ma
honeism and its methods. TWAS apparent
to me then that the Coalition had suffered
A grieyous defeat, and ] said so, though
Malone claimed. rs usual. great victory.
The next election was last spring for
county officers. The Whig Mahone's Nir.
gina organ, urged the running Of candi-
dates in every county. What was the re-
suit? The COdlitionists failed 10 carry a
single county in which the Democrats had
a majority, but the Democrats carried a
good many counties in which the COali-
lonists had maioritieS by the previous
vote. Some Of these counties were in the
white and some in the black districts. 1t
was apparent that the popular majority
had ranged itself on the Democratic side. |
Scarcely eighteen months had passed: his
majority had dwinded in each successive
election, until it stood with threatening as
pect rs Il balance on the other side. Certain
and overwhelming defeat was inevita
BILE unless stayed by some master
stroke OF policy. Did he exhibit
the resources of a great popular
leader in this hour OF danger? His last
was barren OF issues that inter-
ested the public. The redistricting of the
State for members OF Congress and for
judges, the passage OF a land-comlnission-
er's bill, excited the opposition, but added
no strength to Malone, for even his own
party did not care to aggrandiZe the power
OF one man. The Democratic party, on
the other hand. met in convention, pledged
themselves TO stand by the reimbursement OF
the state debt, to foster and promote the
Tree schools, were liberal in their profess
sions, and invited the Readjusters TO re-
turn to the Democratic fold. What reason.
therefore, forbade man who was a Dem
ocrat at heart from returning TO his party
and what time more opportune than the
present, when the chances OF the Dem
Ocracy were brightenipgg
MALONE AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Malone, | understand, declared ut :
meeting OF the Readjuster Committee lust
LII err tho SL.rila.. oil. l..