Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-02
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LEAVING MALONE.
Republicans. Roth White and CoIored, to Vote
for Lee.

for Lee.
Washington Post.l
A short, stout man with big sum-
mer umbrella sauntered slowly down
the yestibule of the Metropolitan Hotel
His rudy face wore q quizzical smile
and short, shaggy beard ofgrizzly hue,
and his blue eyes twinkled roguishly
behind a pair Of dark spectacles. He
was particular about having cool room
and mosquito-netting over his bed, and,
being assured by the clerk that he could
have these to his hearts content, his
little fat fist scratched on the register
the name of IS. p. Bayly, Va"
"Who's going to be Governor Of
Virginia, Maori" lounger outside
the counter asked. "Fitzhugh Lee"
the Major promptly replied, turning
eagerly to his Questioner and looking
as if he would like to talk volume on
the subject.
"From what you say presume you
are going to vote for the Democratic
candidate?"
"Yes, I'm Republican, but I'm
going to vote for Lee. have been 8
Republican since the war. Before that
l was . Wing. The Wing principles
are the principles Of the Republican
party. l live on my farm, down in
Fauquier county, and l have been a
Republican straight all the time, when
there was only one other white man in
my district who had the courage to be-
long to the party. You know,
good many white men in Vir-
ginia are Democrats because they
have an idea that if they were
Republicans they would be bound
TO be Diggers. Although Republican
since, | was the owner Of thirty-five
slaves when the war broke out, aud
during four long years l followed the
fortunes Of General Fitzhugh Lee in
the field. Ny grandfather was an Of
ficer in the war Of the Revolution, my
father fought in the war of 1872, and
was on the southern side."
YOU'RE Republican still, Major,
aren't your"
81 am"
"Then what are your reasons for
supporting Lee?'
"My principal reason for supporting
Lee is that | like him and | don't like
his opponent. I'm against Malone and
his party. If Malone had been an ig-
norant man | could have believed he
was honest in discovering, after being
a Democrat all his life, that the Repub-
lican party was right. But Malone is
not an ignorant man, and his political
conversion is not honest. Lee is
an honest man, patriot, and
a Virginian. He's not much of a politi.
clan, think. | don't believe he's
even much Of farmer, but he's first
class cavalry officer. | would rather
follow him on the battlefield than any
other officer in either of the opposing
armies of the civil war. He is good
patriotic citizen of Virginia, honestly
interested in his own State, and he car
be trusted. Besides, he is in accord
with Cleveland's Administration, which
deserves the support Of every gooC
American citizen. for Cleveland is try
ing hard to deal fairly with ALL"
"How about the colored voters o
Virginia? Is the Malone candidate
going to get them all?"
"Not by any means. The Demo
cratic candidate will get more colored
votes than ever before. The coloret
people are beginning to learn that thu
Democratic party has no desire to trea
them unfairly, and the Republicans viii
no longer monopolize the colore'
VOTE"
slave you never voted for Mahon,
candidate, MAORI"
"Oh! yes; voted for Cameron a
the last contest for Governor, for a
long as the State-debt question was il
dispute the Malone party had SOM
excuse for their existence, although
never believed in them, and, as Re
publican, l was not in favor of repudia
ton. wanted the State to acknow
ledge her just debt and pay every cent
That's Republican principle. But tina
is settled, and no honest Republican
who knows anything can vote for Ma
hone or his political associates. Ii
1880 l ran as a Republican agains
both the Mahoneite and the Democra
for Congress in the district now repre-
scented by Hon. John S. Barbour. Ma
hone is going to be extinguished in Vii
ginia this time. There will be larg
turning over of both white Republica