The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-28
~ DO you imagine that the manly

md intelligent citizens whom you and your
q. -Socatc- would thus cOntemn AID ffampla
upol will meckly or indInercntly accept your
Insulting aud tyrannicai action, or pass II by
without indignant resentment II so. you
, Duuf TOO much and 100 confidently upon
their puslllanlmity and fOrbcarancc. and you
will surely meet the reward which such high
handed and wanton fnv~sions Of right and jus
ice meIit not only there, but all over this
COmmOnweal h.
Is ticket thus conceived and brought forth
sorthy OF our concurrence" or OF the sup
10 oi the people whom YOU aifrOnt and seek
% deprive Of thei dearest and highest civil
nd pUlificsl powers and privileges And yet
,rhai we have ci ed are but sample. (and not
%. any means the most audrciOus and in
luitOusJ of course here and at Chicago,
shich, ter eNpelling the honest represent,
iyc. of our people from the national cOnycn-
ion and betraylug heir seats there to a foul
INVASION. would now. If possible. proceed 10
..pthe climax Of imposition nnd sponatiOn by
MS usurpatiOn OF pop lar sovereignty In six
f the ten cOugTessi nal districts OF this State.
How all this cOmpOrts with the loud pro es-
litiOns made bi some OF our aiding orators,
.eiter writers and committee lobbyists OF de
tOtiOn 10 political equality nn6 10 the III Of
.c majority. and Of peie.taii u Oi irauI and
4 spOtism, leave 10 the idgmcut OF the pu -
lc. both inside and outside the bounds Oi Nir-
mia but ! would suggest that hcnceiOrth
n se prOtestatiOns must he ohated, and that
u who are implicated iH the series OF unpas-
,lieled wrongs ana crimes that have be,l con-
uittCd against the kepuhl' leans of Virginia in
ne name Of RcpubiCaui-m ARE forever barred
lud cstOppt d from condemn gand cNccrati Z
II democrats ana BOurb ms the very Oh'uscs
rney themselves have parpetwtcd, Wi N the
ggrayauon that they were DIN against their
own household.
You express wish "touulte The Republican
.0tcrs into one harmonious party. thus sccur-
ing to Harrison, Morton, and protection tn
wclyc electoral votes oi our state; ana you
iutthcr Say that IL would be In the interest
If Bepubllcanism outside as well a- inside Of
Virginia t0at the present unhappy difference,
20 our party should be- reconcile and Our iac-
ions II lied; but The aspirations so pTOicssed
Ifc strangely nj variance with the conduct
which has Deliberately destroyed harmony, in
iitmed differences, ana iOuentcd faction, an :
which no sooner lost one preteNt Tor dis
ord and revolt than u has seized 0f invented
another
Nevertheless. we who have no need 10 make
prutestatious Of our fcdity TO cause and ,rty
whose unwaVcring course ana ceaselcss
lbOr testify Oi us more strongly tnan The
lnu ct pruiessions-whO dew tiOn I, com
mon right aud popular rule as been Illus
rated hy deeds and result, We. who have 50
'reQue tly iii ed IN accomplishing the most
.lesirtble public ends only through studied
uhstU tiOu ana Illustration hy iactiOus al So
cntand antagOuiSm that have nrNer nesitated
iO sacrifice RcUuhhca ism To- thcir jealousy
md selfish spitc-wc, | sa,. are so ioaiiy
d 1iots to cDuCi afe even the most imp!aCa-
cOmnittcc-the ,Ommi Zee Of g pc pie and
nrfy--has Vcniurcd 10 the extreme verge #
rs power IN rc-Orting 10 and agreeing upon
reference II electoral representation, in the
ix Districts iOr which you lave named yea
flemen ifercnt ffum those appointed by the
neOple, 10 the respective con lrcssiOnal con-
.rntlOns soon 10 be held crcin
You viii have seen that 'ur State Commit
tee, IN the exercise Of its power and in the per-
A, D., rmancc its duty, has ca led District Con-
go a N ~ 90
and, although the presidential electors already
,ppointcd hy duc authority cannot hc divest-
"A Of that character, save 10y their own act or
consent. IL l. perfectly ct mpetcnt iOr The con
gcntOn of each district 10 cndOr the electOr
ppOintcd therefor; or. il Tor any reason II
nav desire 10 substitute another person for
him. 81 may name such substitute with Ie-
, IJcst for the pre- sent nominee 10 wIirIiaw III
is favOr-a request which II ca not hc a0ubt-
4 that any OF our electors will readily ecccde
so. nccd MT tell you that in the ei. elton Of
delegates to those conventions al Rcpubll-
ans VIII have II hight 10 participate ib their
cspcctlNc districts ana 10 such pa ticipaiiOn
se not only invite and urge thcIa. bur per
4One, who in good faith desire to aid Ia the
lection OF Harrison and Morton. the cOntin-
.iHnce Ot the protective policy. The repeal of
lnternal Federal taxation ana the promotion
OF popular education hy Federal appropl ia
tiOus.
uwill see at once that here saGordei you
and Others not only ROOi opportunity, buf
& ne only legal anu allowable OPP OitunitN PCS
ibe In the premises. 10 amend our electoral
q ickct in thc particulars 10 which objection Is
laised-that Is, as 10 the electors of the Second,
Third. Fifth, sixth, seventh, and Eighth dis
ricts-thc other siX electors not being AT all
Questioned by anybody. II Our people In these
districts. or any OF them, agree with you, OF
choose 10 favor your demands, they can and
VIII so indicate in their conventions; or. con
rariwisc, they will leave the ticket ~ now
constituted ana we must all abide the result
rhc call for the conventions IS 50 AIMED as to
allow AMI secure the ircest anu fullest eA-
uressOn OF the popular viii, and no one can
object to submit MS claims or his prctcusions
80 these co VcniiOnS. unless he fears the pop
lilar verdict, or is lnCurubiy bent on dscOrt.
with respect 10 the Seventh and Eighth dis
tricts In which the calling Of conventions l.
J ieftITcd 10 the state Executive Committee
and the members Of the state Committee from
those districts, conventions will at all events
uc called. If YOU 50 desire. upun your assent 10
abide by the sctiOn 30 which this last issue
raised hv you and your associates ia here pro-
posed TO he re.ccnied.
Very respectfully.
WILLIAM MAHONE,