Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-09
better reconsider and be more respectful
in the future. Baltimore is not so Tar
away that orders cannot be sent resdiiy
and answered promptly"
IIndenncraric.

The Democrats OF Virginia IN their
platform Of last year declared in favor
Of the BLAIR bill. The new BLAIR
bill was passed last Friday By tue
United States Senate, and was voted Tor
by Democrats and Republicans. Inc
whole number of Affirmative votes was
50. OF these lG were cast by Democrats
and 10 by Republicans. There were IL
votes cast in the negative of which b
were cast by each party. And yet the
Washington Post Of Saturday says the
BLAIR bill is "undemocratic.' Bu,
this statement is a. true as the PosPS
other statement that it is "also provided
in the bill that no part Of the money
appropriated under it can be diverted
for the erection Of schoOl-houses "a
statement made in the face of the fact
mentioned elsewhere in the same issue
Of the Post, that the bill appropriates
two millions Of dollars to be used in the
building of school.hOuseS.
But let US see what sort Of Demo.
Gratis voted for the bill and what sort
against it? Messrs. COCKERELL. Of
Missouri, MAXEY and COKE, Of Texas,
GRAY of Delaware, HARRIS Of Ten
ncssee, and WILSON, Of Maryland,
are the Democrats who voted against
this undcmocratic measure" "; where
as tie Democrats who voted FOR it are
Governor VANCE and General RAN
som Of North Carolina. Governor Coz
OUTFIT Of Georgia, (his colleague Cow
ernor JoE Brown i, also q friend Of
the bill. but was absent when the vote
was taken) BERRY Of Arkansas, Gov
ernor BLACKBURN Of Kentucky. Gov
error CALL Of Florida, ECsTlS and
GIBSON Of Louisiana, GEORGE, once
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF
Mississippi, JACKSON Of Tennessee.
JONES Of Arkansas, KENNA Of West
Virginia, PAYNE Of Ohio, PUGH Of
Alabama, VOORHEES, Of Indiana, and
WALTIIALL of Mississippi.
If these men are not Democrats, and
representative Democrats at that, We do
not know Of any representative Demo
Gratis.
VIII the Democrats Of the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES allow the BLAIR bill
to be defeated again in that House: We
beg them to read Judge GEORGES
speech on the question of the power Of
Congress to pass the bill, aud raise not
another objection to it. Virginia will
be entitled to large sun of money
under this bill. DO our Virginia Demo-
cratic congressman rec0llect the thou
sands Of circulars that were scattered
all over this State last fall, charging
the last Democratic House Of Repre-
,entatiycs with the defeat Of the BLAIR
I'LL Of the last Congress: The title
poee Of each circular read as follows
&" Democratic Hostility to Popular
Education. \ Donation 0: $7G,GNl,9o4
Defeated by q Democratic House OF
Representatives. Nirgjnia's Share
Would Have Been $3.50, 4590N."
And then the share Of the county to
which the circular was sent was given,
as, for example, "The.share Of Prince
Edward county would have been 3j3,-
SIG" by the way, look at the cents
above and he reminded Of MAHoNE's
cents added to the thirty-Odd millions
Of Vircinia's debt
The Democrats in the House Of Rep
resentatives who vote against the
BLAIR bill might as well make up
their minds to remain at home here
after.