Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-29
TUEspAY.....sE SEPTEMBER %, 1873
The Interests Involved.

The Interests Involved
Another week is gone, and to-day
only FIVE weeks intervene between the
Democratic hosts and victory. There
are momentous interests involyea
in the contest now going on in 'ir-
GINA. Its result will be TO array her
nm the side Of the SHERMANs, the
FonAKERs, and the other enemies OF
tbe South. or on the side Of the good
neople of this section. 1t will either
cause the bloody shirt to be furled, or
that shirt to become the banner OF the
successful Republicans in this State.
Think of 1.-THE bloody shirt the
banner of party in the State
of LEE and JACKSON That re-
sult will either free the South from
sectional contests forever, or else 1t
will make her every year, what she
seems to be this year, the battle-ground
of dreadful campaign between our
southern sisters and the malignants OF
the North. The Democrats Of Virginia
stand to-day for solid South and
peace. If they are defeated, the soild
South will have been dissolved, and the
evils and wrongs Of reconstruction
days may well be feared.
How can it be otherwise? How can
the people of Virginia fail to see that
their dearest rights and interests are at
stake? How can WISE succeed with
out causing the heart Of every malig-
nant in the North to leap for joy, and
cannon TO be fired over the disasters of
the good and true men denounced by
JOHN wIsE's allies as " disloyal" to
the Union and unworthy Of the conf
dence Of their northern brethren?
Let JOHN S. WISE be elected and
the solid South be dissolved as a conse-
quence, and the whole gang Of northern
libellers Of the South would hail their
victory as sign that the days OF Re-
publican ascendency were about to re-
turn. A Republican majority in both
houses of Congress might possibly fol-
low, and such schemes as have never
yet been heard of be devised as means
of keeping down the southern people,
and preventing them from again uniting
with the northern Democrats and thus
protecting themselves from oppression
and wrong.
Has JOHN S. WISE repented of his
attempt to secure the repeal of the
THURMAN law and thus to put it into
the power Of the officials Of the Fede-
raj courts to pack the juries? lie has
not. On the contrary, his supporters
seek to justify that attempt. Then let
virginians fail to do their duty on the
Sd Of November, and the Republicans
Of the North will see in the distance
Republican majorities in both houses Of
Congress, and the opportunity to give
Mr.. WISE the law he has been wishing
for ever since MASSEY beat him in this
city by 2,40O majority.
But it is not in Congress alone that
measures for the humiliation Of the
Democrats Of Virginia will be con-
cocted. MALONE gave us four years
ago a touch of his quality as legisla-
tor. Imagine il you can the diabolical
schemes he would concoct next winter
IL he should again get control OF the
State Legislature. 1t has been well
said that four years ago the caucus con
trolled the Legislature, but he controlled
the caucus. Where is there any Stat'
Committee except MALONE? Which
of the members ever withstands him t
his face? Which Of them ever pretend
to denounce any OF his schemes?
We may say in the words Of HORACE
GREELEY and Senator THURMAN
"Men and Brethren" "it won't do.
1t won'tdo for you to dream Of allow
ing WILLIAM MALONE to get the OIL
Dominion under his feet. II won't d
for you to be party to victory owe
the solid South---over your own aes
and blood. 1t won't do for you
blaze the way to Republican trump
in the presidential election of 1888, an
the disappearance Of the southern Sc
ton OF the Union below the politics
horizon. II won't do for you to el
\ dorse JONI S, WIsE's denunciatior
Of his own people as assassins an
= murderers. 1t won't do for you [
prove traitors to your own brethren
the sunny South. II won't do, in
word, for you to allow JOHN S. WIS
to be elected over fITzHuGH LEE.
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