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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
THE STATE DEBT-AasiN.
VIII 80 Re Reputation: What the
Papers Say.
Halifax Record

over year ago the Rec0rd expressed
the opinion that toe failure Of the bond.
holders 10 accept the Riddlchcrgcr bill, and
continued attempt on their part IL force
upon The people further obnoxious discus
sion u the state debt would result i'm re-
pudiatlon.
We afc more and more firmly convinced
tb this opinion j correct. The people
Of Halifax are Just - honest and hOnora-
Die and heightened u any in the state, but
ibeyare weary beyoHd further endurance
with Ibis yCXatiou, matter. Every day Wc
hear our best citizens say they will vote
for reputation men and measures, but we
have not heard one remark favorable -
ANY Other compromise or concession t. the
londholders and coupon harpia> than has
already b,eu made.
Tie several dcbt.plyinc papers OF the
STATE argue. along with other cuuou, pro.
Positions. that il the Democratic party
does not ,oOn agree upon another comprD-
ni.e with the boudhOlicr,, tha- General
hahOhe Will ncXl ear COM out upon such
a ? alform aud sweep The stale. mi, is
mistake. General Malone only waits {,
see i tie Democratic pHty wiil be- foolish
.Iuugh 90 rciracl IT, SOlcmn pledge - ,tlnd
los The EiddiehCrgcr settlement, aud IL Ii
docs, MuhOnc viii then. in IN probability,
come ont 'quarciy for reputation. II he
docs, can there hc any doubt whatever -
10 The result Docs not eycrybod know
tIt State would re given 10 Malone
TIE bOudholderS have all IN los and no.
thing 10 gain in th" position in which they
have placed Themselves. The Democratic
party has stood by them for yeir,-.tood
rciween them and epadiilion-onlv 10
lud that the more the state conceded 10
The bOUdbOldeTS the more eXOrhitant and
Unreasonable became their demands. Pa.
fence nov has ceased To be a virtue. VIZ
"inia owes obligations aud ha> reSpO,ibili.
ties resting upon her greater than any in.
VOWED IN this debt matter. II il her duty
10 preserve her government pure and elc.
waited and free from the hand, OF corrupt
parties; IL i her duty 10 preserve her gov
eminent upon solid basi., and not forever
Wrilne under tins burden Of foreign money
chan gers 1t l. Der duty To demand and
maintain her sovereignty As a State: il il
her duty 10 relieve her CROWN generation
and those that are 10 come ir0 n thi, hlra,s.
ing and demoraliZing question. Ii Is not
her duty to surrender all or any OF these
things 10 the ucharltable and unreasonable
demands OF those who abuse, denounce,
and dciame her before The world.
The people will either settle upon the
terms OF the Rlddleberger blu, or they Will
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
A Specimen Direction.


The New York Times applauds the House
OF Representatives for passing the electo-
rsl.count bill, and speaks OF the bill as II it
were one which, becoming law, would
conduce TO the peace II not the prosperity
Of the Union. And yet amid its reioicings
the Times can perceive serious defects in
The bill. The second section reads as fol-
lows:
AT any state shall have provided by
laws enacted prior TO the day fixed for the
nppointment Of electors for the final deter
mination OF any controversy concerning
the sppointment OF all or any OF the elect
or. of such State by judicial or other
methods or procedure, and such determine
tion shall have been made at least ak days
before the time fixed for the meeting OF the
electors, such determination shall be con-
elusive and shall govern in the counting oil
the electoral votes so lar As the ascertain
ment Of the electors appointed by such
State is concerned"
Now, given Legislature such as that Of
Ohio was last winter. and such a leader a'
Lieutenant Governor KENNEDY to control
il. and what sort OF law will be passed
under that soctiOns KENNEDY ruled that
three or four Cincinnati senators were law
fully unseated by minority OF the Ohio
Senate. Would he and his gang hesitate
10 pass any law that might he necessary TO
cause the vote Of Ohio 10 be counted for
the Republican candidate for President
' on see, as the Times says, there are various
possible sources Of trouble such as double
returns, due to the existence Of two claim
ami, 10 the office OF Executive OF State
double returns due to the existence OF more
than one court claiming TO have iurisdlc-
ton Of questions arising under the choice
Of electors, and. besides these. errors, de-
reefs. and omissions in returns as to por-
ton OF the electors or doubts As TO the pro-
,eedings OF an electoral college OF which
the title is not disputed.
We do not agree with our New York
contemporary that these troubles Will be
prevented by the second section, a. above
quoted. We quote the Times again:
of the State settles controversies for it.
sell. that tnus IL. NJ power Nau O'VAbhi'
or modify or nullfy or delay the effect OF
such decision. Ifthcre be no such decision,
then that return, and that only, is counted
which both houses, acting separately,
agree Is presented by the Executive OF the
state. Ii there be two decisions, each pur-
porting TO be that provided for in the
second section Of the act, then again agree;
ing, separate action by both houses is re-
qured TO count any vote
But if the State settles controversies as
these would have been settled IN the south
ern States in reconstruction days with
General DE TRoBRIANp dispensing Lcgis.
Iature at the point OF the bayOnet. how
would the people of the whole United
States like it, Would they quietly submit
TO seeing a President elected by known
fraud in Nevada. or Oregon, or Florida,
or Ohio ?-bccauSe no power could 90 be-
hind State action:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
The limited States d?

We knew IL was coming. We mean tbs
Padlcal howl over Mr.. IlERBGRT's bill Il
make ex-Confederate soldiers ard siilor,
eligible to appointment in the United States
army and navy. The Pbiladcldhia IEqarei
Is one q the first 10 give tongue, and doe,
20 In the following style:
"N III il not be time enough to accept This
VIatuitors assistance when war actullly
cOuess Aud when II docs come the United
States will prohabl, be found able 10 do it-
own fightiDg, without any assistance from
mtn who have once been found faith
less, and who have now become superan.
nusttd.'
We hope our PHILADELPHIA. contemporary
feels relieved. such sentiments are better
ont Of thee than In thee" As the Friend
said 10 an acquaintance who was using
picturesque expressions. But ism the
Isqtirer's language cilculsted 10 confuse
and mystiiy the youthful student OF geogra'
ply aud history! "The United states
will probably be found able TO do It's own
fighting" forsooih. Does moi that sugge,t
the questions where aud What are the
United States and what was all that row
about which took place on the North Ameri
can continent some twenty wears agoi We
bad thought that the result Of the late un.
,e,iIed Il that the States south
Of mason 4 DixoS's line aud the people
thereof were part aud parcel Of the United
States. Indeed il was gwen out upon pretty
good authority that the northern people went
10 war 10 bring about that contamination
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
The Common Question.

The Wytheyiile Enterprise takes Us TO
task because We have not reproduced a
we'll what the papers say which differ with
Us on the coupon question as what those
say which agree with Us on that question.
The Enterprise says:
"The Dispatch has a wide and deserved
circulation. aud It is the source to which
many persons IN this State look for correct
information upon all SUI iects. We respect
fully submit, then, that II is not coming up
to IT, usual high standard when 1t preiu'
dices this important matter by quoting eX-
tracts solely from those papers that agree
with it, own views on the coupon ques-
ton"
We have followed the example set Us by
the other side. Nay, we have been much
more liberal. We do not recOlicct that We
have seen In the Enterprise single extract
from any paper on our side OF the qucs-
ton. And We think we can say truthlully
that nine OFT Of ten Of all the Democratic
papers 10 the State are opposed 10 the policy
OF abandoning the RIDDLERERGER bill And
~ TO the Democratic members Of the Lc-
gisiature, we are inclined TO the belief that
there are not five Of them who favor thit
policy.
We have published gratis communicI'
tons from MIR. ROYAL and Mr.. COOPER,
The chosen agents of the bondholders, set
ting forth, in the strongest language they
could command, the views which the En-
trpriSe thinks ought to he made known
through eur columns. Has One-eyeu
the EntepriSe-oi the few Democratic
papers on the other side done as much fol
their opponentSf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
General Lees Memoirs.

Memoirs OF RObert T. Lee. His Military
and Personal History. embracinga Large
Amount OF Information Hitherto In
published. Bv \. l.. LONG, formerly Mill
tary secretary TO General LEE Afterwards
Brigadler-General and Cbief Of Artillery,
Second Corps. Army OF Northern Nlr-
gnia. together with Incidents relating
10 his Private Life subsequent to the War.
Collected and Edited with the Assistance
Of MARCUS j. WRIGHT, formerly Briga-
dier-General Army OF Tennessee, and
Agent OF the United States for the Col
lection Of Confederate Records. Illus
tratcd. New York. Philadelphia, and
Washington J. NJ. STODDART X Co. 1856.
200 pages.
This valuable book, which is not for sale
by book sellers, but only by Me,srs. u. +
JOHNSON & Co., the agents Of the publish
crs. has not only its intrinsic merits to re
commend it, but the additional fact TINT 2
percentage Of the profits on all the copies
sold in the whole Union will go to the sol.
dlcrs' Home in this city. The book needs
rothing to recommend 1t. 1t is worth all,
and more than all. that is charged for il.
Nevertheless. some persons will be induced
TO buy it because they will thus be contri-
buting something to the soldiers.
The book i, full, complete, reliable. II
is cmbellisbed with four plate, Of General
LEE, an official map OF the seat OF war. and
seven maps which are fac SMILES Of Gene
raj LEES field maps.
In = word, yOu cannot go a;lisS in buying
this book, whether your object be 10 help
the living soldiers or to keep IN remem-
brsnce the greatest man OF the civil war.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Another Mans Views IN to The Causes
of Defeat.
ALTON, Va, December 6, 1886.

ALTON, Va, December g, 1886.
To the EditorOt the Dispatch:
Your course on the debt question should
secure you support.
| see that COngres sman BlrDOur attributes
the recent Democratic defeat in Virginia 10
the failure Of the Administration to dispense
lis patronage to hungry Democratic office
seekers. II viii be unfortunate if the purity
leaders take mp such superficial view OF
The causes Of the defeat. The great mass OF
voters think and care little about tbi-; and
manv give Mr.. Cleveland credit for
making an homes; effort at ciyil-seryicc re-
form.
The real causes Of the apathy Of voter,
should be studied out. and Ne sadly need
the state>manship that will do TIN, and seek
10 remove them. II has often been said
that pcmOclatS never learn anything. and
there i much truth IN il.
lam no politician, hut viii give my opin-
ION as to some 81 the causes which pro-
fhtced the great falling OF in the recent
vote.
The course Of the last Legislature on
tbctcmperance question has alicnatcd many.
The law passed was 50 very Objectionable 1t
served only to anger the many friend, Of
prohibition.
In one congressional di,tric; the nominee
WIS identified with the whl,k"y interest.
While his Republican opponent hl> long
been strong temperance man. Many m
thi, district could not vote for the nominee.
and kept away from the polls; others east
their v0tes for the Republican candidate.
Much OF the indifference manifested IL
no doubt due to the fact that Congress.
and especially our Legislature, fails to give
relief where II has been - long and loudly
called for. The hard times Eel. throughout
the country misht Dc largely prevented 10y
faithful legislation. The people are tired
u seeing the rich become richer aad the
pOoT poorer.
strikes. labor unions, a., are an eNpro-.
SION Of this discomfort. Legislation Ia,
been % entirely in the interest OF capital
ard monopoly that the cdmcis back thr5 l.
ous 10 break. In every legislature a ieY
FRY to regulate railroad rates and prevent
discrimination within the state limit, but
he result is nothing. The people are still
plWudcrcd aud the mouopolst' iatien. !
Tor one feel like resolving 10 vote for no
candidate who will not pledge himself 10
give the people relief on such questions.
ii our leaders do not pay more attenliOn T.
the needs and wishes Of the mass Of our
voters there will, in my opinion. he a
worse defeat next election. Oi what BEN
nj IL triumph OF our party at the pOil~
when no practical advantage results from
il, except TO the successful candidate: 4
Republican Legislature which will d.
something for the real interest OF the peO-
ME /. far preferable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Personal.

w. M. Rossetti supplies a preface Tor
the new collected edition OF the works OF
Dante Gabriel k0ssetti.
Sir Arthur Sullivan and W. 5. Gilbert
have nearly finished their new opera, which
i on no oriental subject.
Cyrus W. Field, according to Boston
parrr, gave Garfield memorial. window
10 Williams College. on which FIELDS name
appears in larger letters than Gariield's.
Yankee enterprise has received another
repulse I'm tie arrest ~ A. .. Norton, q
Leading merchant ~ New Haven. on the
charge Of allowing bis customers 10 guess
the number 81 seeds in a squash. Fifty
dollars and costs were cxarted of the en-
terprising merchant by The callOus and I'M
apprrciatIye court, which held him 70 be
guilty Of disp0siug Of ware, by chance.
Mr.. stamhulcd. the Bulgarian hero aud
pririot, is small bat strongly hunt min,
With brown complexion. bright cyc'. and
an energetic bearing. He l. only thirty
seven years old. and when he was elected 4
deputy in 1879 the Russian cOnspiratpr,
tried to keep him out ~ his scat because Of
his youth. They failed. aud hc has ever
since neen their bittere,t foe, the traitor
Xanko1 being his especial dctestati0n.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Ap1icnlture-The Constitution

Mr.. HATCH, OF Missouri, knows how to
push q Lil through the House OF Repre-
,cntatNes Last spring he forced the OlcO.
marcaline bill through that body in spite
Of The opposition Of number Of the ablcst
members. lie i now the patron Of bill
10 enlarge the powers and duties OF the De-
pariment Of Agriculture, On Tbursdly
there WAS an able and Interesting debate
uuop that bill. In the course Of his speech
ON the constitutional question, Mr.. llATcH
said
cit i, unconstitutional TO place repre-
sentative OF that great interest III the
Cabinet Of the President, hut il is conSti-
iutiOnal TO have a Secretary OF the Navy,
with a few boats, not one OF winch ever
daTes 10 get four miles from shore, and
which never meets one OF these c0al-scows,
and happens 10 come into collision with 1t,
without going to the bottom OF the sea.
Great laughterl Yet il i perfectly con-
st,utionll to have secretary OF the Navy
with little navy which y0u en- hide be-
tween here and the mouth OF the Potomac
river. Laughter and applauSe.l It's per-
ftctlv constitutional TO make secretary
| If the Navy, with all The tiuselry and tom
foolcry round that Department, and place
him al the cabinet table: but thirty mil
lions OF people engaged in agriculture are
not TO be entitled TO the same considcra-
| ton! II is perfectly constitutional and
| legitimate 80 erect Department Of the In
terror. and let the land question and . f. =
indians he represented in the Cabinet OF
the United states. but the great labor inter
est, Of the country, agriculture and labor,
| must be driven out into the cold aud in
! suited on the floor OF this House year after
wear 10y the charge il Is nothing but n seed
bureau for the distribution OF pumpkin.
seed, and for that purpose COMMISSIONS
OF Agriculture is enough. [Laughter.l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
DEATHS

BFATTIE-Died. Mt her late residence.
Ninth and Hull streets. Manchester Va at
ten minutes 10 y clock THURSDAY evening
Mrs HAhN J.. HEATrIr. WIDOW OF ~" Ia =
Robert Besttie, in the sixty. ninth year o.
her age.
Fune'sl at the Presbyterian church SUN
DAY the 18Th at IL A NJ.
PAGE.-Died. on the evening Of the 9th.
HkNRY PAGE; aged one hundred aud
one years.
His funeral will take place from the
cOlored second Bsptist church At O'Clock
To. DAY. The friends OF this estimable
man are requested TO attend his funeral
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
rup p1nHMOND DBPATCH-.sArURDAY DECEMBER H. 1885.
take the matter In their own hands and re.

take the matter In their own hands and re-
pudiaie.
s.-After the above was put In type.
the Washington Star comes TO US with the
following:
ct Il learned here tonight (6thl, from
good authority, that the English holders oil
virginia consOl bonds, which have been
PARTIALLY repudiatcd Ly laws enacted by the
Legislature, have determined to boycott. ~
far as possible, Virginia tobaccos In the
English markets, and that plan TO carry
out this purpose a. now arranging. "A par
tial success 81 such retaliatory move VIII
Immediately ibiure one OF Nirginlfs indu'.
tries, and this novel feature in The way of
boycotting has it, terrors for mantiac-
turers, strippers, dealers, cigarette'makers
and packers. Up 10 this time the move mas
been kept secret"
Now, what do Virginia farmers thinH OF
that? Who that loves his mother state can
think OF paying taxes in coupons. WhiI
~ to be thought Of the great. souled, beneyo'
lent. and mngnanimous bondholders wlo
contemplate this dirty deed! DO they he
serve further consideration; Must the peo-
ple Of Virginia forever cringc at their let
IN the attitude Of slaves pleading Tor mercy
At The sharp end Of the lash OF persecution
Out upon them, say we, no" ana ior All
time 10 come,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Our Capital city.

The city Of Richmond has rendered 10
Der Treasurer this yeIf coupons amounting
tn the aggregate 10 les than $500. Last
year her people offered $4,000. Under all
the circumstances this is cool showing
toI Richmond. IL is but reasonable that IN
reputation a. large - That OF Richmond
there would be- found some person, unpi-
triotic and selfish enough IN array thcm
selves aCair,, The best interest, OF the state ;
but the record above shows that the .relt
mass Of her people are on the right side Of
--fInl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
say" ESTABLISHED IN 1913.
OSCAR CRAM & Co.

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
FINE WINES. LIQUORS. AND CIGARS.
beg leave 10 call attention to their large
STOCK OF the above. mentioned goods most
OF which are Of their own Importation from
the first houses in Europe.
sHERRIES OF many different qualities.
nom the lower to the very finest grades
MADEIRAS from ten 10 my years Old /;
BRANDIES. vinisges from 1877 To 1884.
Their stock OF fiue RYE, BOURBON. AND
SCOTCH WHISKEIS. JAMAICA AND ST.
GROIN BUN. APPLE AND PEACH BRAN
DIES is not surpassed by any house IN tlis
city. De j-tGe3I
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11

"BiLL CHANDLER is assaultng the news
papers with long articles intended to prove
that all the great Republican leaders are in
love with one another, and that the talk
about a quarrel between BLAINE and Ed
MUNDS Is nothing but moOnshiue." BILL is
at his old game OF writing for the marines.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11

l. THERE No MIDDLE GR0uND!-Sals the
Richmond lNa.) dispatch:
"Mr, WaiiersOn has never a KIND word
for ci,r service reform. He saws. No
body believed in It except Curtis an the
pastIy.coOks. Nobody wanted II eXccp;
Eaton and the cranks.' We suspect tnat
the truth is that among the best men IN the
Democratic party are those who advocated,
and still advocate that measure, whilst the
bCst workers In the Democratic party were
and are opposed TO l.. On the one side are
the men who neither need nor desire office.
On the otncr side are the men who at lcd-,
imagine that they ncei Office, who fight for
] II. and who work for IL. The party needs
both classic
l. not our esteemed contemporary able
to see that there may be those who age
neither Interested nor party workers, Out
who are vet opposed t. the revolution OF
| our Official system under pretcXt of a g..
form oi H. abuses! rnat Is precisely
wpere We stand. We are in no wise con.
cerned about the distribution OF patronage
We admit that great evils have sprung up
in our civil service during twenty-five years
OF Republican ascendtncy. But, having
= ct tnclI ring in The nose OF The Admins
iraiiou, the clyil..eTli,e shriekcrs are ~
Serling Tie principle OF complete Ohiite-
ration Of party obligation and rcsp,nsibli
", aud The erection OF a perp ,tull OH 'iil
iabric. based on What they call " bu.i.
ucss prinoip's." No thoughtful man eX.
poets tue public business TO be trans.
acted upon principles which are not bust
ne,s-hhe. But we contend that, In stli-
ton 10 personal accountability, wnich is
ALWAYS assumed, there shall also be party
spOusibllily, and that the political life
and character shall not be expelled from
our official system by The creation Of
bureaucracy on The rufus OF what the Mug
wumps call "tbe spoilS system" We want
reform. certainly, but not revolution; aud
D. the Republicans have been in so long as
TO forget their obligations 10 The people,
and, ~ The people seeded Al the last cleo
ton In favor ~ change OF parties, we
think n neediuI incident to reform i 10
keep on turning the rsscals out. But we
bsye not been IN hurry on the subject,
nor impatient with the President, whom
We have at all times defended against the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Half a MILLION for Harvard.

\ Bo.ton telegram says: The will OF T..
Price GTecnlcai, the rica ana eccentric M
dividuai VINO died last saturday, was sub.
united 20 probate 10 dly. Marty 100000
l. hcqueathed to Harvard college, most %,
It for TIE assistance o; needy and deserving
Undergraduate. An annual income OF
5000 is divided into ten scholarships, to
n- awarded hot necessarily by rank, but
rather by perseverance end high charac-
ter. OF tie remaining Income one hIli
goes 10 the support Il the liDrry. aud
The other hall % the assistance d! stu
dents, the disposition OF this la,t-named
sum 20 be left TO the discretion % The pre-.
,idont and fellows witd no other rrStric.
tion than thai only ready nee " young men
STALL be ailed. II was Mr.. Greenlelfs
original intention to iu,uIc The formation
Of specid branch OF the library TO belr
his name. but lie subsequently removed
thiS provision. The fund bcqucalhel j. 10
stand on the book, % tie college in sucl A
WY rs 10 pcrP,tuIlc the memory o! the
gycr. In case harvard dcciacs the trust
the Home for Aged Men and the Cnillren's
Hospital vii! receive the Greenled estate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
Forcing tho Fighting"
fnpoa pnfoa Haah-I NUhf }

II seems that the people Of Virginia will
never get rid Of the state debt, or the agI-
t,tion which its discussion causes. The
hOndholdcr> are "forcng tine hS1linS y
Just now, and have some wcitcqulpped
auxi,IariCs in TIE state, and even in thr
Democratic party. It appears thlt they
,riR Hot accept the RiddlcberSer settlement,
and iLey are >kilfuly prcparlng q plan to
CuJarra>S the state into a lett MINT on
their own terms. We know SOMETHING oi
The sentiment OF the people and We believe
that every step taken by the states ere.
ditor- in thi- direction Will but add to their
discomfort by aud by. The people believe
thew have made fair offer. and il it i, not
accepted they will find a way 10 make the
hondholders regret driving a sovereign
state and q lonS-sullcring people 10 the
w4n. They will AK FOR a good deal lr,'
than the .'p0und Of flesh " some day. and
not get even the ,um nominated in the
lcud -