Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-02
A Revolutionary Scheme.

Revolutionary Scheme.
Mr.. HoAR's speech on Wednesday
in the Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention was, perhaps, an improve
ment upon the recent speeches of SHER'
MAN and FORAKER in that he did not
discredis himself as q lawyer by pre-
tending to believe that Congress could
under the fourteenth amendment cut
down the representation Of . State IN
the national House Of Representatives.
But Mr.. HoAR's remedy for the imagl-
nary wrongs under which the good peo'
ple of Massachusetts, Bay now foolishly
imagine themselves to be suffering is
not one whit more practical than Mr..
SHERMAN's. Both are visionary,
foolxh, impracticable schemes which
no sensible man believes will
ever be carried into effect. Mr.. HoAR's
language is almost ludicrous. 1t is as
If one man should ask another how to
get house, and the answer should be,
"Have twenty thousand dollars"
How are you going to shave" it. is
the first question. Mr.. HoAR pro-
poses, first, to "have" House Of
Representatives who will allow no
mar illegally chosen to retain his seat.
But how, Mr.. HOAR, are you going
to "have" such Q House Of Repre-
sentatives? And what do you mean
by the words "illegally chosen "?
Are you going behind the certificates
of the State Boards Of Canvassers even
il you shave House of Representa-
tives to suit you? Where was Mas
sachusetts State-rightism when MIR.
H0AB proposed such revolutionary
scheme, and nobody dissented? 1t
was enough to make DANIEL WEB
sTER and RUFUS CHoATE and JOHN
QUINCY ADAMS, and even CHARLES
SUMNER, turn in their graves, if such
a thing were possible.
But Mr.. HOAR said he would also
shave" Congress who would pass
effective laws for the restraint of these
things, and who would make appro-
priations for the enforcement Of such
laws. And that be would also "have"
an Executive who would do his best to
enforce such laws. Really, Mr.. HOAX,
you are amusing. How are you going
to shave" such a Congress and such
an Executives
We say to Mr.. HOAR, as we
said the other day to another north
ern agitator, that if he thinks the
North and the South are not in
the same boat, let him bore hole in
the bottom of ours. How would he
like for the House Of Representatives,
which Is already elected and which will
begin its first session next December, to
act upon the hint he has thrown out
How would be like for this House o.
Representatives to treat with contemp,
the great seal of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts,, and sea-
all the Democrats who ran for Congress
in that State last fall! And why
should they not do it, If Mr.. HoAR's
doctrine be sound? We doubt no
that the factory employees Of Massa
chusetts were more afraid to vote tn
Democratic ticket than were the negroe
Of Virginia to vote the Republican
ticket. Does Mr.. HoAR set down tn
Democrats in Congress from the Nortl
~ fools? Are they expected to sub
NIT TO such indignities Is he proposes
and take no measures to protect tn
rights Of themselves and their State
and their friends in the South?
These revolutionary schemes Of SHEf
MAN, HoAR, and MALONE must }
frowned down. Men who can conco'
such outrageous schemes, and propo'
them in the public hearing, are not
to represent q free people. The
threats are idle threats, to be sure, b.
oil the same they themselves ought
be consigned to private life, not to ST
to infamy, for Matching treason in such
shspe.
We are glad that the Convent,
protested against Democratic frauds
the North, but sorry that not wo
appears in condemnation of Ia
wRIoHr's suppression of t
white vote in Ohio last October aud 4
consequent success Of the BLAIs
ticket in November by an immense m
josity. Nor do they say . word abo
the suppression Of the white vo
In Rhode Island, where, we believe,
smaller percentage Of the whole nul
Der Of votes was cast last fall than
any other State.
All these things are warnings to 4
Democrats Of Virginia. If you falt
this fall, you win have cause to rue 4
day that you were so remiss in the ps
Torrance Of bounden duty. Fail n
70 rebuke these enemies Of the Sou
and traitors to the Union. Sections
ism is their daily food. Let patric
ism move you to use your utmost
forts to prevent the calamities whit
Republican success here would brir
not upon Virginia alone bat upon ever
southern State.
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