New-York tribune., 1885-08-17
TIE YIRGINIA CAMPAIGN.
BOURBONs CALLING FOR wRATRFUL
WORK"
THEY BECOME UNEASY OVER THE RECEPTION TO
WISE IN THE SOUTHWEST.
[Rr TELEGRAPH TO rnr TRIBUNE


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16.--Some of the BOur-
bon newspapers Indignantly deny that there Ia IN
tenton to sacrifice Lee II necessary in order secure
Democraticm majority In the Legislature, and Chairman
Barbour doubt glad to read the denials Despite
tho denals, however. indications or such purpose are
plain enough to the careful observer The Republicans
in humor for trading and their leaders feel that
with proper effort and encouragement they can elect
their State ticket by shandsome majority aud secure
fair majority in the Legislature. The only fear
Is that the Bourbons may resort to whole
sale frauds upon the ballot-box and intmi-
dation of voters in the Black counties.
That they intend to do so is daily becoming ap
parent. In the streets of this city one may hear cx-
pressions of such determination any day in the week
Anything to beat Malone Is ustifable" ls sentiment
constantly repeated In form another. Some OF
the violent and widely circulated Of the Bourbon
newspapers doing all they to revive the race
issue and provoke intimidation aud violence. Here is
Tie state, for example, edlt0riay recalling the
splendid work OF Democracy In 1888. feature Of
which what Chairman Barbour den0minates, " the
Danyllle occurrence" and The Dispatch, the Danvillc
incident" and declaring that the people have made
their minds that aggressive sometimes 9ratl cork ia
the sort OF work that Is needed. None but aggressive
work will answer"
Remembering what aggressive" snS wrathiu
work >" meant two years ago in Virginia be
loss to understand what sort Of The ss and other
bon leaders Mckinney, Massey, Patterson and others
whsn they predict that tho colored Republican
this year viii be smaller than for years. 1t cannot
be too often repeated that simple intimation from
President Clevelands Administration that resort TO
fraud intimidation violence Will meet with its dsap
probation will be amply sufficient q full
and fair election In Virginia this year and that IL
free and fair expression OF the Will OF the voters Is pre-
vented the National Administration will be responsible.
Even many Democrats here admit this. or they
would not so often utter the caution that
nothing must be done which might " embarrass
President Cleveland or impair Democratic prospects IN
Ohio aud New-York"
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16 (SpeciaD.- The
Bourbons begin their this week. their candidates
FOR Governor and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS going on thu
stump Ftzhugh Lee is not set down for any speech in
the Republican rongholds, but will only appear where
ex-Confedcrate soldiers live. The Bourbons
selecting far practicable exConfederstes for
candidates for the Legislature In order 70 reVvo the
past and Inject Into the canvass the old states rights
idea. although they aege that the ohasm is closed
Special kilograms from the Republican candidate for
Governor, joan s. WISE who has been canyassing In
southwest Virginia for two weeks, sag that he has
been received with such demonstrations by the people
preclude the idea that with fair election he
be defeated in tnat section The Cameron and Daniel
campaign, In which the Republicans we're successful,
offers parallel 10 the enthusiasm now produced by
WISE and the result hardly be doubted In this city
tho Bourbons making their arrangements 10 on
will it be- The general staguson OF business and hard
times consequent force even BOurbons TO question
whether Bourbon rule Is not th0 greatest fraud ever
fastened OH the country.