The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-19
Yithmond Ilispaith.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1888,
Chairman Cooper.

L.
mond a few months ago, and then had a
confidential interview with Governor CAM
rroN, Is still an important parsonage in
pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Telegraph
OF saturday last says OF him:
.Chairman Cooper is reported TO have
made an amusing speech at West Chester
last night. Probably he rehearsed the ex-
fraordinary Stalwart performance In the
Senate on Thursday"
Mr. COOPER Is, rs intimated, Stalwar',
and knows whereof he aflrms. II was lis
posl,ou at the head OF the Republican
PARTY in Pennsylvania which placed him
in possession OF knowledge OF the fact tna1
General MALONE had an understanding
with old SIMON CAMERON, OF PennsylVa-
nis. even as carly as 1879. in regard to
breaking up the solid South. As Mr..
Coopsa Is still leader OF the Stalwarts,
st;n chairman OF the Republican State
Committee Of Pennsylvania, end still, IL is
10 be presumed, confidential friend and
supporter O! General MAH0NE's. it may
moi lie amiss TO reproduce once more what
he SAYS In his book on the point mentioned.
some Of tie Democratic orators in Vir-
ginia have recently referred TO this matter,
but were not fully posted. We shall now
proceed to quote from Mr. CooPER's book,
entitled american Politics." page 1868.
Mfr. COOPER says;
.sIn TIE presidential campaign OF 1850
The R6adlusters supported General Han
cock. but on a separate electoral ticket
while the Republicans supported Garfield
on an electoral ticket OF their own selec-
ton. This division was pursuant TO an
andCrsianGiag. and 1T the time thought ad.
visabie by Malone, who, if his electors
won. would 20 for Hancock or not, as cir
cumstances might suggest, lchile II he
.Jailed the Republicans might profit by The
separation.
1.-The Roadjustcr movement at first
had no other than local designs, but about
the time Of its organization there was a
grea; desire on the part OF the leading Re-
puhlicans 10 break The solid South and
every possible expedient to that end was
suggested. 1t was solid for the Democratic
party. and. standing thus, could, with the
aid Of New York, Indiana, and New Jer-
sty. nhen all Democratic States.) assure the
election OF Democratic President"
Then aiter stating that one Of the favor
tie objects OF President HAYES was to
break the sold South. and how he tried to
break it by conciliatory speeches, and then
by putting Mr.. KEY into his Cabinet; and
how the scheme was a fiat failure, Mr.
CooPsR adds:
The next and most quiet and eflectual
effort Was made by General Simon Came
q. ~sf.n IL hui a..
tour. OStcnSibiy for health and enjoyment.
bit really 10 meet General Malone, his
leading R,adiuster friends, and the lead
ing Republicans. Conferences were held.
and the union of the two forces lcdS made
10 embrace national objects. This 1cdS in
The JdN OF 1879. Not long thereafter Gen
eral Malone consulted with Senator j.
Don Cameron, who was OF course familiar
with his fathers movements. and he ac-
lively devised and carried out schemes to
aid the new combination by which the
solid South was to be broken"
Just think OF that. No wonder General
MALONE, when asked by the Democrats in
1850 TO unite his party with theirs in sup
port OF an electoral ticket pledged to vote
for HANCOCK. had to decline the PROPOSE
tion. lie was acting then in concert with
SIMON CAMERON. His " faithful allies "
were then understood to be the negro
voters, bat Mr. Chairman COOPER lets the
world know that General MAHOSR's OH
jects were not by any means what the |
Democrats credited him with when they |
proposed 10 unite their forces with his.
We may we'll repeat, therefore, tina. an
important person is Mr.. COOPER, chairman
OF the Pennsylvania Republican State
Committee. lie has inseparably associated
his nlme with those OF General MALONE
and Governor CAMERON and Senator CANE
R1x. Though his statements concerning
our Governor CAMERON and General Ma
HONE were such as challenged universal
attention by their most remarkable nature,
We; no one has ever so much as intimated
that Mr. COOPER went beyond the truth
when he said in his book what we have
quoted above or when he said that Gov
ernor CAMERON had promised on certain
conditions TO contribute this year thou
sand dollars to the campaign fund OF the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania.
Now, can any Democratic Rcadiustor
ask for any better or other evidence that
General MALONE is TO oil intents and pur-
poses n Republican? Surely not; and II
in 1880 the mere suspicion of the Demo-
Gratis that his ticket was not the genuine
HANCOCK ticket defeated that ticket inglo-
riously, surely in 1888 his known and
avowed support OF the ARTHUR Admins
fration will doom his candidates for the
Legislature 10 a similar fate. Virginia is
a Democratic State, and intends to continue
to be known as Il part OF the solid South.
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