Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-21
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Your leading article in the Dispatch
of the 10th instant was very good as
far as you went, but as think you did
not go far enough, permit me to lengthsn
the cords bit.
The Democracy Of the North aud the
Democracy of the South know and feel
that if Virginia had been carried in
1883 by Malone that it would have
been q waste of time to put up even
Mr.. Cleveland for President. They
know that the great battle the Demo-
cracy of Virginia fought in 1888 to over
throw the power Of Malone, backed up
as lie was by all the power of the
United States Government, was the
only thing that made it possible to elect
a Democratic President in 1884. Had
Virginia gone for the Republican Ma
hone crowd in 1883 some others of the
southern States would have been so
demoralized that they, too, would
have voted the same way, and
the consequences would have been so
disastrous to the party that it
would have been perfectly useless to
have nominated candidate for Presi-
dent in 1854. Why, sir, do you not
remember distinctly how many Of the
southern papers stated in 1883 that the
Democracy Of Virginia was fighting
not only for their supremacy in their
own State, but for the supremacy Of
The Democracy in more distant States?
1t was the action Of Virginia which led
TO the overthrow of the great " Know
Nothing" party, aud our southern sis
tiers looked to Virginia in 1888 to put
down corrupt trading between renegade
Democrats and corrupt party then in
power. You must know that the peo-
pie of several of the southern States
felt that if Malone had succeeded so
many Democrats in other States would
have leagued with the negro Republican
voters as would have made such States
Republican. The defeat Of the " Little
Trader" and renegade in Virginia in
1888 sent thrill Of joy to the hearts OF
Democrats from Maine to Texas, and it
tended to check and keep downm who,
if Malone had succeeded, would have
followed his plan to get fat and
place" In other words, it is as true
as two and two make four that the
Democracy of the United States owe
the election OF Mr.. Cleveland to the
unterrifed" (as the late Mr.. Richie
would have expressed it Democracy of
Virginia, who put up such fight against
the great power Of the United States
Government aided by an unscrupulous
trader and renegade) as was hardly
ever equalled in any political fight in
his country. The Democrats of Vir-
ginia felt that not only were they fight
Ing for themselves, but that they
were fighting for their brother DEM
ocrats both North and South. There
is no question but that such was the
fact. and the fruits Of that battle gave
us a Democratic President. Remem-
herring, therefore, what Virginia did TO
bring about so glorious result, con-
TESS it CRATES barshly on my feelings to
see Democratic congressman from both
the North and the South now fighting
openly and on the sly" against a
measure that Virginia is known to favor
almost as one man. Worse still, for
verify believe that if a Democratic
House of Representatives fails to pass
the Blair bill sufficient number of our
party will become so perfectly Disguised
as to refuse to vote our ticket this fall,
and so put it in the power Of Malone
once more to "boss" the State. You
certainly expressed the idea when you
spoke OF certain men being "judicially
blind" and l beg to add, cold-blood-
eddy ungrateful. For Virginia 20
have played such a part as led
to the overthrow of the corrupt
Republican party to be now told
by Democrats in Congress that they
can do nothing to aid in the passage
Of bill that all the people of Virginia
except, perhaps, few politicians want
passed seems to me nothing short If
rendering laid and comfort to the
enemy" Of the Democratic party of the
State, and which enemy is well known
to be William Manone and his white
henchmen. | appeal to Democrats Of
the North, and Of the South, if they do
not want to see the Democratic party
Of Virginia buried, TO lose no time in
passing the Blair education bill. Every
principle Of justice land | may say
Of equity and gratitude) to the old
mother" State demands that the
Democratic representatives from other
States should aid her in the coming
struggle this fall by passing the Blair
bill. To talk about constitutional F"
objections TO the bill is - too thin " to
fool the Conseryative-De Democratic voters
of the State. II there are Democrats
in Congress who care so little for the
Democracy Of Virginia as to be willing
to see the latter beaten in preference to
voting for tho Blair bill, then | pray
that I" never more +" will such men be
returned to Congress again. Be-
fore closing, permit me candidly
to say that II our own Demo-
cratic congressman from Virginia
are " comforting" their souls with the
belief that If the Blair bill is defeated
by any cause in the House Of Repre-
sentatives they will be able to satisfy
their constituents that such defeat was
owing to certain ''rules " which
prevented the bill from being reach.
ed they ere building on . mighty
" sandy" foundation. The people Of
Virginia who vote the Democrats ticket
have TOO much sense not 70 know