Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-16
rhe yirrinia Republlcans.


mated their State ticket as follows;
john s. WISE, for Governor II. Q.
woop, for Lieutenant-G Governor; and
FRANK S. BLAIR, for Attorney-Gen-
eral. As we had expected, bossism
triumphed in the Convention, and MA
HONE scored nearly every point he
played for. The man who once de-
clared that he was better Democrat
than BEN. HILL, and whose ticket is
composed of men who few short years
ago affiliated with the Democratic
party, will be in the future,
as he has been up to the pre-
sent, the dictator Of the Republican
party in Virginia. And we cannot say
that we are sorry that this is so. 1t
places it beyond the power of the Viz
GINA Republicans to claim that they have
any higher ambition or more laadable
purpose than that Of doing the bidding
ofwrLLrAM MALONE. However, even
had he not dictated the ticket-no mat
yer what had been the ticket---the
duty before the people Of Virginia
would be the same, and the re-
suits Of Republican defeat or sue
cess would be far-reachipg. We do
not entertain a fear that that party
can be successful. We have faith that
the Democrats will, in their wisdom,
nominate ticket and adopt platform
that will bury the Republican party in
Virginia in the fall elections. Aside
from the evidenceso Of Democratic harmo-
nv and determination that have been dis
played in the county meetings through
out the State, we are now more than ever
in position to learn from the enemy.
But it is none the less an oppor-
tune moment for urging upon the
people of the State. what a Re-
publican victory would mean. The
big fight Of the party will be for the
legislature. A victory would mean
the passage OF all the iniquitous mea-
sures that were attempted to be passed
by the last MALONE Legislature, and
which were defeated by the help Of the
Big Four. II would mean the election
Of a Republican to the United States
it now turns out, the cleo
ion Of WILLIAM MALONE to succeed
himself. II is none the less an
opportune moment for bringing be-
'ore the people tie fact that the
iorthern allies of the Republican
party in Virginia are led by the HAL
;TEADs, the WHITELAw REIDs, the
BLAINEs, the LOGANs, the EMORY
who, twenty years aftor
he close Of the war, are continuously
seeking to tear open old wounds and to
-ekindle dead embers men who con-
.inuously wave the bloody shirt, PAN
Ter to the bitterest sectional prejudice,
and libel the South. That these apos-
les of hate and the party they repre-
,ent regard the fight of the Virginia Re-
publicans as their fight does not
admit Of doubt. No longer
han yesterday the Philadelphia Press,
\ rabid Republican organ, patted the
on the back in advance, de-
,laring that the last line Of demarca-
lion in the MAHoNEpsrty vanished last
year when the followers of Senator
MALONE came to the support of the
Republican candidate for President,
and that Senator MALONE will also
have the countenance and support of
the Republicans at the North, which
should be followed by substantial aid
and assistance in the campaign" Thus
the northern allies put the Republican
party in Virginia exactly where it be-
longs. Should any true Virginian hest
tate as to what party TO choose after
that?
When we consider the burden the
northern Republicans have placed upon
their Virginia ward, and remember that
the men who now arraign in their plat
form the Virginia "Bourbons were
Bourbons themselves SO long as they
thought there was chance of their
preferment at the hands Of the Demo-
cratic party, the Democrats Of Vir-
gina have every. reason to be satisfied
with yesterdays work.
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