Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-02
Il He a Vmgnian ?


The Syracuse IN. " Standard OF October
20,h contains a report Of an interview be-
tween 40 sttache Of that paper and Mr..
T.. II. SLAUGHER, who, the reporter says,
Il Virginian. SIR. SLAUGHTER was visiting
friend IN that city. This must be bogus
Virginian--in other words, a hahoneite.
lie admits that be was turned out OF Office
because he was a Republican. His removal
has excited hIs mAllgnlty to such a degree
a. that be would te q fl associate for Is
CALLS, CHANDLER, BOUTELLE, HALsrEAp,
FoRAKTR, the saERMANs, and the rest
OF that gang Of maignants who think that
nothing too harsh can be said OF "re0els.
The Standard saws that Mr.. SLAUGHTER
showed letter from The editor Of stauhch
Democratic paper, in which the writer pIi-
yalely expressed the opinion that the Repub-
Hcans would carry the state. This private
opinion con1dentially inirusied to hr'
SLAUGHTER he caused 10 be published in a
northern Republican journal too late to adj
NIT Of its correctness being tested Tor the
teneht Of the Syracuse public. Does Mr..
SLAUGHTER hold that 3 letter private IN VIZ
GINA becomes public property as soon as 1t
is carried TO Nav York; What Is the name
OF the editor OF that "stsunch Democratic
paper" in Virginia.
Mr.. SLAUGHTER is quoted further:
eTbe Republicans are specially confident
Of carving the city Of Richmond, where the
- III no q q fhglF side ~
What say the people Of Richmond? Il
their loyalty to the Democratic party, to the
State Of Virginia, to the South, to oil that
they hold dear, 10 be proved next Tuesday
to be a thing Of the past? Have the work
ingmen here forgot thst only five years $50
they had to allow negro trustees appointed
by the M.honeites to be on the schooI-boards,
to tske part in controlling the public schools
and 10 cit in the theatre once year to wit
ness the closing exercises participated IN 10y
their chlldrenf
We quote the Standard again:
"Mr. Slaughter complains 81 the gross in
Justice OF the system by which a congress-
man nav be elected IN the south by 1900 or
3,O00 votes. and Offset i'm the House 81 Re
prescptauyes member from q northern
district casting perhaps 10000 votes. An
acquaintance explained 10 him hOw u - done
Ia Alabama. On ecNOn.day tue Democratic
managers station plck cts on the roads leading
into the tawn, aud when negro comes along
On his way to the polls ne f. questioned, and
IL he proposes 10 vote the Republican ticket
is told be can 20 no further.
"Mr Slaughter felt obliged TO correct the
4 1 !. 80 81 ~
wump journals mat the auimosity resulting
from the war has Died out and been suc-
ceeded by an era OF good feeling. lis own
experience abundantly reiuled this claim.
After service OF eleven years in the Patent
Office vt Washington he was dismissed by
the present Administration under the back
neycd pretence OF offensive partlsan'hip,'
and returned to his home In Virginia,
bopinR 10 get along well with his old neigh
bors. ~ they mad nothing against him but ms
polit,cs. lie was barely tolerated IN the
Church. OF which be bad been an official
member. and 10 which HE ancestors Tor gen.
crations bad belonged. His faulty was 500
cislly osiraclsed, and the situation made 80
unpleasant that they were obliged to return
tG Washington"
some Young men from Philadelphia csme
10 board for time in the house with Mr..
Slaughter IN Washington. One was mem
Der Of The Methodist episcopal Church, and
on his arrival Mr.. Slaughter suggested 10 a
young man already IN the house that he take
the new arrival 20 church with him. The
man 10 whom the suggestion was made was
member OF the Methodist Episcopal Church,
south, and on learning that the Phiiadel-
phia man belonged 10 the northern Church
he contemporary refused TO have anything
to do with him"
We have done our part in making Mr..
SLAUGHTER famous, and will now turn him
over to the tender mercles Of the Nlr2inians
amongst whom he lives, whether Washing
ton or Virginia be hls home.