Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-25
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Observation-Disclosures 9' 1900
Contrast the Records.

Tho burden Of the song Of the Ma
HONE platform is an attack upon the
record of the Democratic party ID the
last Legislature. We publish this
morning what may be termed a digest
of that record, and ask every Demo-
cratic speaker, every Democratic com
mitteemsn--ask every good citizen
irrespective of past previousafa liation-
10 read It. The author Of it knows
whereof he speaks--was in position to
understand fully both the spirit and
the letter Of all the legislation OF the
last General Assembly, and the points
he makes are so plain as to leave no
intelligent voter room for inventing an
excuse for not grasping them. He
not only refutes the charges con-
tanned in the MALONE platform by
an array of facts that are incOntestable,
but shows that the Democratic record
is one Of which the party has every
reason TO be proud. lie proves, we
think, that on that record alone the
Democrats would have right to
expect victory in November. But
we would not have our speak
ers and our committeemen-would
not have the people stop with
familiarizing themselves with the Demo
cratic record. Let it be contrasted
with the record Of the last MAHoNE
Legislature. When this is done the hide
GUS deformity of some Of the measures
MALONE attempted to pass will be
more apparent than ever. 1t matters
not that he (MAHoNE) did not succeed
in carrying out his programme fully.
1t matters not that he did sue
coed in legislating the circuit
Judges out of office and filling their
places with his own partisans. ltmat-
tiers not that be vas unable to gerry
mander the State in the congressional
reapportionment so as to Republicanize
il. 1t matters not that he was not able
10 pass the commissioner-ofsaleS bill,
and fasten one Of his satellites upon
every county in the State. lie had
the will to make these iniquities
accomplished facts. But for the aid of
the Big Four he would have added these
outrages to those he did succeed in
making accomplished facts, not the
least of which were the displacement
of the officers Of all the State lunatic
asylums and the removal of the boards
of visitors and boards of directors oil
all the State institutions Of learning and
charity.
And in studying the contrast we have
suggested let the people not forget thai
MALONE still has the will to carry on
the programme he mapped out f6 hi
last Legislature. Circuit judges viii
be elected by the next Legislature, any
how. Thus it will be seen tina
should MALONE score victor!
in November the way will b
open for carrying out one of tn
features of the scheme that failed
As to whether he would pas
the commissioned -sales bill - tina
browning iniquity, which has no ceun
terpart save in the internal-revenu
system as managed by the Republica
party-we ask, Did MALONE ever hes
tate at any measure that woul
strengthen his grip? Is it within tn
bounds of reason to suppose that b
would throw away chance to tyraniz
over tho people Of and bolster up h
party in every county in the Common
wealth? II he has ever been guilty
such weakness the fact does not a.
pear in his record. We reiterate, let OF
speakers and our committeemsn-let a
good citizens irrespective Of past par
Observation-Disclosures themselves wi
the record Of the Democratic party
the last Legislature and contrast it wi
the record of the last MALONE Legis'
ture. If they do this the popular Y,
dict in November must bury Mahonei'
beyond resurrection.