Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-07
MALONE REPLIES.
ORGANIZATION VS.. DIsoR0ANIzA'
TON r-"uNITY VS.. DIVISION"
Hon. John 3 Wises Letter Reviewed oy
The Little Bos-Appsaliag to wiss's
Former Utterances.

pears in the Harrisonburg Stdto hePuo-
Hcdn:
IhAve read copy Of Captain John $. WIse's
address or letter. OF March IS, 1855, published 10
the leading Democratic organ al hichnohu,
wherein u originally sppesred, ,nssr.oe y,
virginia. instead OF 20 the Democratic voters OF
the state ! myself am not accustomed 70 look
In Democratic journals for statements favor
able 20 the Republican party or Ior cVuhsois
wholesome for Republicans 70 accept; nor
DO / believe that any intelligent and earn
est Republicans arc 50 accustomed 70 90; ~ .
point Of FACT those journals are not IN tne hso,s
moi only eagerly print but enusivoly applaud
communication adccting profound sohcltnde
for Republican harmony and assuming 70 ADVISE
Republicans as 20 the course thcy should pursue
hero is ample reason for
GRAVE SUSPICION
that the document so generously dealt with Is,
60 say the least sadly mistaken and misceleu-
lated for the purposes IL svows. The Suspicion
inevitably becomes OF a grayer chstacleI, ai,n
approaches the point Of positive proof when, IN
addition 20 the hearty reception ACCORDED INC
document by tho Democratic press. II Is aiso
found That its author sought that channei o. 1ne
most appropriate through Whlch hs Nc"s
should reach the public. ,.
Hence, though greatly surprised 10 learn that
Captain John y Wise had published a letter' or
an address 70 Virginia Republicans In the klch-
rnond Dispatch, was not surprised AZ All thHl'
in allegation and tenor II corre-ponded sTlcuN
ana with careful detail 10 The prominent Demo
cratic place ij sought. and which was 40 cheer
fully may, hilaronsly) given IL Inc e'ernal IT
ncss 81 things was never moro Rpty anu Sls-
tlnctiy satisfied. Yet Captain wise with perlect
confidence gives his supreme enort OF ma 10
auav Republican discord and to achieve victory
"by the united and friendly work OF All tue
voters 81 Virginia Who are opposed 70 Dchocre-
cyn % the
CHIEF DEMOCRATIC ORGAN
IN the Commonwealth His confidence Is re-
a
OF opinion as 10 the tendency Of bis effort 70
help or harm the Republican party is mater
for rational conjecture.
Claiming 20 have hitherto kept al0of from the
fsctioaal aud personal controversies that have
distracted the party. ne desrends from that SELF
Asserted. non-commiital. and eQuivoca position,
aud AZ once announces that he takes the lead OF
the only factornl and personal array against
tue party organization and Administration.
when, up 10 the moment OF his announcement,
he has been recc gnizsd RF cordial supporter OF
hoih organization and administration. Certainly
these hsd vigorously supported him. and upon
tho reasonable assurance that the support was
reciprocal. without tho rcmoicst suspicion that
he meditatcd
JOINING THE Dis0RGAN1zERs
10 promote organization and reinforcing the
indictments 20 appesSe and quiet dissenslon
Denying very properly that the party has MAS
cot or a miracle worker. he Immediately Noiun-
teefs % play this role, with undertaking assertion
Of his potency and infalnoiity.
Captain Wise disclaius any personal feeling
against the chairman OF the party as a motive 10
the course he Is pursuing; but why he should
snake and reiteTate this disclaimer docs not fully
Sppear: for surely he, OF all men. is under no
personal or political obligation % shape his
opinions or his conduct by any consideration Tor
or against the chairman In Affairs that appeal
directly o. ones intelligence and patriotism. es-
pecially when las in this case IL Is 50 apparent
mat even r. us made free-ohering at the sacri-
fetal altar OF course az this precise luncture
there are circumstances In the situation that
tuf
and aspiring man INFO
THE BLUSDEBl
~ accepting the noisy demonstrations Of few
Republicans. chorused vOciferously by the
Democrauc press and the Democratic lungs, as
the voice Of the party; but Captain Wise - so
self- poised, perfect a master - equilinraton.
that ne Is in no danger Of that "vallting amni-
ton which oyerieaps itself and IA Is on me other
SIDE" Having maintained heretofore aludirlous,
Il not judicial, attitude toward our controversies
AM the persons engaged in them, he now merely
pr0nounces Judgment from high sense of duty,
aud In absolute faith that IL and he viii Toe &C.
ceptcd on all sdes as tho true solutions OF all
difficulties aud differences. whether as 10 men or
one cannot avoid feeling Of acute sympathy
for Captain WISE ia seeing him forced by his
conscientious Convictions 60 declare war against
a system q rarity governmental which, through
out is whole administration be has been
AFRINcIrAL BENEFICIARY.
II this system had antaconized him-haf banned
and sacrificed nim-we might see how easily be
could turn up0u IL and eIdeavOr o destroy IL
hut a. % Is, IL is lcftto our tender imagiaauons
70 conceive the agOuiZiuc thrOeS he must have
undergone 10 have reached the conviction. after
eight years Of cumulative honors and emolu-
meuts. inst he must break win oil his former
Associatrs and associations and fight against the
plan o. Narty organization against the unit rule,
and express the rtern resolution that these must
down az his bidding or be viii go into some
other party
Nov. II is upon the alleged ground that the
plan OF party organization Is a denial Of popular
sovereignty the rigut OF the majority 70 rulel
ina; Captain Wise bases his assault upon that
plan: AID yethCw did
THIS PLAN
become the law Of the psrtyr i is substantially
the plan adopted IN 1879 al Mozart Hall, and
which has been re-euartcd by overwhelming ma
1Orities at all our state Conventions since then.
II has never been assailcd except 10y minOrities,
and today 70 l. with an a-csTtaucd and confessed
minority that Captain Wise uuitcs % denounce
the plan and oppose the majority responsible for
u. The right and power Oi the people, IN duly
delegated conventions 20 establish party
regulations has never been questioned
by ne. On the contrary, In recognition
of The popular sovereignty in this re-
gard. as exercised by maiOrites, have accepted
and executed the party law. But Captain Wise
seems TO think that minority OF disentients
should control. and that our household should
be governed by the grandmotherly policy which
subjects and subOrdinates everything aud every
body TO the cry abies, who are To be rocked IN
cradles and pacifed with suSsr-rags aud sOoth-
ing lullabies. or does he pretend that the people
have not heretofore expressed aud enforced their
will in our State Conventions, both as TO men and
measures. Does he charge that
THE MAJORITY
has not ruled in those bodies: II so. how has
this happened, with county delegates elected by
the Republicans OF every precinct on due notice,
aud State delegates chosen Ia open county con-
ventiOns-the majority prevailing at every step
In the process The truth Is that the Repuhll-
can party Of Virginia chose this plan and the
men 70 administer II; and !, or Captain Wise or
any other man would have been pOwerless in the
premises If the majority had desired any other
men o. another plan. 50 now. If the majority
OF the party shall desire 70 amend the plan, or
20 intrust its administration TO new hands, IL
has but 70 speak through and by its legitimate
mAlorities. ! shall not propose
AN ULTINATUN
10 ny fellow. Republican,. In State Convention,
aud menace them with a threat 70 "eo into some
other party II the majority shall not yield 70
my viess. MOI leave that sort OF conduct TO
the men whose refusal 10 obey the will Of the
party, as declared 10y its majorities, has led Us
INTO all the past and present emba~rassments
that have afflicted Virginia Repu blicanism.
Captain Wise, however, charges that the plan
and It's administration have entailed repeated
defeat upon US: that We have enlarged the head
az the party al the expense Of its body, aud that
we have multiplied generals aud diminished the
forces in our ranks. IN 1879 before Captain
Wise joined u.s. VIC carried the State by over
=
the members Of each branch Of the General As
sembly. In lssl We again carried the State, but
by a majority o. only 1900. elecung the Go
vernon. Lioutenant-GOyenor, ana Attorney
General, and maloriiies again in both houses Of
The legislature In l5s2, with Captain Wise the
principal Republican candidate Ia the field for
cOngressman-at-largel, we for a third time car
ried the state 10y mai0rity OF between 5000 and
5000 All the while, nevertheless, the num-
Der Of
OUR VOTERS
went on increasing. Mastering only little over
5000 votes IN 1873 we poed over 1900 in 1881,
and over 1900 In lS83-fallinR back 70 10000
only IN 1852, when Captain Wise was elected 70
Congress. In 1884 we received $4,000 votes, or
over $4,000 votes, even by Democratic count.
though we fell back TO $500 votes in 1875. when
Captain Wie ran for Governor, aud was defeat
Cd. The returns in 1888, 1884, and 1888 defeated
US; but il has not been the won't OF Captain Wise
20 attribute these defeats 70 our form OF or
ganizaiion, as witness his interviews, speeches
addressed, and letters for the last four
or i've years antecedent 70 his recent
contribution in aid aud comfort however other.
wise intend0d) Of the enemies Of the kepubli-
can party Of Virginia In these speeches and
letters, and especially Ia his addresses at De-
frolt and Philsdelphia no charged our defeat I'm
1873 70 the Danyille " incident" aud its cam
paign Of terrorism and falsehoOd; that In 1874