Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-28
SATURDAY. . ........JULY %, 1898
Worse and Worse.

We print this morning spicy eorre-
ppondence between General MALONE, as
chairman OF his State Committee, and ID. f.
HousroS, ESQ.,, s chairman OF the WISE
State Committee. There Is nothing new in
the letters, but MAHoNE's Is "good reading"
il Is In fact rich, rare, and rscy. We have
not heard that Mr.. ELAN has been in Peters
burg this week, but we are greatly mistaken
II he did not write General MAHoNE's letter.
The General docs not handle the pen as ELAN
does. But this is immaterial. He has made
The letter his by signing II, and II It does not
make WISE. CAMERON. and the rest OF the
s.disorgauizcrs squlrm we shall be sur
prised.
Mr.. H0rsrOS's letter contains nothing but
the same old proposition to amalgamate the
two electoral tickets. Our readers know
nlready the nature OF that proposition. But
MAnoSR goes out Of bis way to excoriate the
VI bolters.v lie pours out his spawn and
contempt upon them. lie treats
Them as outlaws whom any good
Republican has right 10 Kill upon
night. lie SAYS the electoral ticket be sent
out was not his, but was framed by the Re-
publican rioters Of Virginia, "thro'9h their
organized and duly chosen representatives"
in word. MAHoNE's party is the Republic
can party, and there is no other Republican
party In Virginia.
MALONE does not spare the Chicago Con-
Ventlon. lie denounces the National Com
mittee as having upon Inscriptions mis-
ttatements," "gross Misrepresentation, and
fraudulent connivance seated certain dele
gates. Who were guilty OF this gross mis-
representation and fraudulent connivance"f
.The WISE delegates to Chicago, OF course
ESPECIALLY their spokesman. The National
NCouyentlon was by them mlsled to commit
"monstrous outrage"
"But what where, and who are you and
your associates ?" asks the General. And
then be answers his own question by attempt
ing TO show that the WISE men shave no
recognition at all as party, and are utterly
repudiated by the national organization" in
ali their "preteHSiOnS as an organization"
He furthermore AYERS most positively thot
his electoral ticket is the ticket of "the lie-
publican party Of Virginia both in law and
fact, and by every test 10 whichits verify and
validity can be subjected"
Next the General proceeds to decOrticate
LAWS Mckenzie, GRAVES, SWEEPER, HINE.
MASON, NICHOLS, and BROWN for having
pretended to hold a convention IN the Alex
andriA district. Then he shows the sO-called
convention In the DanyIlle district TO have
been an "imaginary convention" having
'''forged proceedings"
That he has no fear OF the Wiseites and
no intention OF compromising with them Is
Abundantly evident from the Generals next
denunciations OF them. He speaks OF their
s'most audacious and UBIQUITOUS" means OF
operating; OF "tbe climax OF imposition and
spoliation," &C., &C., and denies to them
even the right 10 complain OF the Democrats.
He outlaws them as implicated in "unparal-
leled wrongs and crimes"
The General saws his committee has gone
rs far as IL can go in agreeing to leave to the
congressional conventions.the withdrawal OF
some Of his electors and the substitution OF
some OF W1sE's. lie says six OF his electors
are accepted even by the WISE men. lie de-
clares that this is the "only opportunity"
the boiiers will have.
In word, General MALONE has "burned
his shops" lie leaves no room for COM
promise with "the boilers" His PROPOSE
ton, accompanied by this letter, cannot be
considered even for moment by the WISE
men. He intends TO expose their weakness.
Wilfully and maliciously he intends to hold
up the skeleton of that faction before the peo-
,ple OF the whole country next November.
General MALONE makes out his case, we
must cenccde. What the "disorganlzers"
will do In this their dire extremity we can
not guess. Certainly they are in bad way.
II they 90 into MAnoSR's conventions they
will be Overwhelmingly outvoted. III they
don't 60 they viii be read out OF the party
forever. Let the battle 90 on.