Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-07
Hard Times.

One by one are the totally 1alse cnarges
secretly made sgainst the Democratic
party by William Malone (who swal-
lowed, it seems, the former s. Repub-
lican" party in virginia) coming to
grief. That good speller, Zone Mr.
Farr.) though a Malone man, has
knocked "as high as kite I" the charge
that the Democrats we're opposed to
FREE SCHOOLS.
The healthy increase Of schools and
the number of scholars under Demo-
cratic rule Mr.. Farr, in his official ca
pacity, was constrained to certify to,
even if he was one Of Mahone's men.
The letter from Mr.. Willis, of Ken
lucky, exploded the false charge that
the Democrats were opposed to
THE BLAIR SCHOOL BILL,
and which, in fact. could not have
passed the Senate of the United States
but for the votes of Democratic sena-
tors.
1t appears that when that bill was
before the Senate the senior senator
from Virginia was as silent as death.
Worse still, for it also appears that
when the vote was taken on it
he did not answer to his name.
With that fact staring the people
Of Virginia in their faces, he now has
the unblushing impudence and brass to
issue what was intended as kind OF
secret circular, charging the Democrats
Of Virginia with being opposed to such
bill, and when it is well-known fact
that all the Democratic congressman
from Virginia favored it but one, |
think. How Malone afterwards ap-
peared in the matter was but
consistent with his whole past life.
Instead Of giving to tn. people Of Viz
GINA some reasonable excuse for his
absence, or his not voting on a matter
Of so much interest to the Democratic
Taxpayers of the State first, and Sec
ond. . matter Of great interest to many
colored Republicans who want their
children educated, but are not able
to pay themselves for such education,
William Malone comes out and
charges the Democracy of Virginia
with being opposed to the Blair bill. If
Mr.. Willis's statement does not prove
that the charge made by Malone was
false in conception and false in fat,
then men would not believe if ole
80 arose from the dead" and declared
such charge was false. The charge
that negroes in Virginia were by Demo-
Gratis prevented from voting, has bean
exploded by recent letter from tae
present
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
of the State, William E. Cameron. The
last-named party doubtless knows AMI
feels that he was the FIRST Governor of
Virginia who ever owed his election to
negro votes, and unless all signs fail |
think he will be the last. The fairness
of our elections $50 far as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned) cannot in truth be
questioned since William Malone left
the Democratic party, and which took
| place after he was satisfied (aS |
think) that there was no chance
of his being honored by such party
when he professed to be "a Democrat and
"a power" in that party. ! know
there was some cheating done, but
since he quit it the elections in Virginia
have been, as general rule, fair; GER
tainly SO far as the Democratic party is
concerned. No man in all the State
knows these things better than the party
who is Low, to ali intents and purposes,
the so-called Republican party" Of
Virginia. The only plank of any width
that remains to be knocked from under
the feet of the little Boss is
HARD TIMES.
and which he, with his usual disregard
Of truth and facts, charges upon the
Democratic party. Every man but a
born fool should know that such a
charge has neither legs to stand on nor
bottom to sit on. Since Mr.. Cleye-
lands election not one single law has
been passed, either in Congress or
by the State of Virginia. In other
words. as no Democratic doctor
had even prescribed for the patient. If
such patient was dragged nigh unto
death it must have been done by Re-
publican doctors, who had been ply
ticking him for some twenty years, and
with the result that such doctors grew
rich. while the patient was growing poor
er in health and purse all the time. To
illustrate Some time back capital was
irving to be made in nelghborlng
county by Mahone's white henchmen
that certain men were out OF work be-
cause the Democrats had gotten posses
sion of the United States Government.
Yes. it was true that two cottOn-tacto-
ries near Petersburg, the Ettrlck and
Battersea, were closed. To show
how false was the inference some
of Mahole's white henchmen drew,
Ii will Just state that the Battersea
Cotton-Mills shut down in August,
1884. and commenced work again in
October. 1885. The Ettrick factory
(which heretofore consumed far more
cotton than any other factory in the
State) shut down in August, 1854, and
commenced work again in October,
1885. Thus under Republican rule
such factories quit work, and
under Democratic rule they have
gone to work again. Does not that,
with the general tendency Of better
times all through our country, sho"
the falseness of the charge that the
"hard times" are due to Democratic
rule? am getting to be an old man.
and have always taken deep Interest
in political fights, whether State OF
national. In all my recollection l have
never known any party who dared tC
run a campaign so totally regardless o.
truth as the :. so-called" Republican
party is running present. 1t does loos
as if its leaders thought the great bulk
of voters were either fools or knayes.
MR.. JOHNNY WISE
7 already regard as ga dead cock i'll thu
pit" and if my countrymen have ordl
dary sense and patriotism they vii
work in the close counties as they never
worked before in order to bury Ma
hone, who has done more to disgrace
Virginia than any other man who eve
lived in our State, and whose selfish
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