Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-27
A PetersburEer Heioices.
PETERSBURG, May 20, 1898.

PETERSBURG, May 20, 1888.
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
know YOU will rejoice with me that at
last Petersburg has been "redeemed," and
20 the world now knows what tie neigbbors
Including a large number Of c0l0red yotersl
think OF one civilian Malone" Last
night sat up late in order to get the result
OF the election, and when I learned that the
Democrats had carried Petersburg, for the
life OF me could not help feeling good at
lust thinking how very good the result
would cause "littlc johnnie Wise" to feel.
That the effect will be 10 enable Mr.. Wise TO
figure with much credit at Chicago ] have
no doubt. The bigger It will enable him to
appear at the Republican Convention will
CORES pondingly cause Malone TO grow so
"besutifully small" As hardly TO be seen.
In other words, the "snowiug under" here
Yesterday OF Mahone's heEchmen (some Of
whom are Tich) must. It seems TO me. cause
the Republican party (ouiside Of the State)
TO lose all faith in his promises Just before
an election Z" that the State " sure for the
Republican candidate for President" In
deed we Democrats may have cause to fear
that from headquarters the edict VIII 20
forth that " Malone, Virginia" Il not TO be
recognized longer as the Republican boss in
=
willing 10 spend enc cent ~ trying to carry
the state for their candidate for President
without funds being Scut hahOne, OF course
he would cut q wore figure 10 the State this
fall than he did in the election in Peters
burg Yesterday. just let 1t 90 out to The
world that Malone has ceased "tO tote
the clsh-bag OF the Republican party. and It
would not take even "the son Of the pro-
phet0 10 predict with dead GER
tainty that in less than four months
from this date be would be %
dead (eyen with the so.called Republican
putty 4 virginia. a. o mackere caught, salt
cd, avn packed last Year. Nov, Just kno"
YOU helped IL "muchly" in Petersburg,
simply by helping Me,srs. Wise. Brady,
Cameron, snd other kickers against Ma
homes tyrannical and selfish style. You by
much printing greatly helped Wise d Co..
Indeed. but for the publications in The U,s-
patch do not think the kicking against
Malone would have amounted to much.
Thus IT turns out that every Hex you struck
70 help Wise & Co. successfully 10 Kick
against the "little General" was. IN Tact,
but lick struck 10 help the DemOcrllc
Marty OF Virginia, and no portion Of The
State was helped more than dOWn-lr0doen
Petersburg 70 Won we therefore owe
thanks for your helping. Wise & Co. greatly
aided Us IN dividing toe negro vote. Can
dor requires OF me, however, that L should
add that 10 the ability, the tact, tie UnilrinS
efforts and the enthusiasm Of Nr. j. +. Nell
waine, our leader is mainlytO be attributed
our glorious success. The weak OF filth by him
were brought ont not only 10 vote but to
WORT and give their time and money to AID
the good cause. With the cOlored people he
had always been POPULAR and 30 never in
any previous election here when party lines
were drawn did the Democrats ever poll
such negro vote az they did on yesterday.
The time TO Kick against Malone ways was
rpp, even among cOlored voters, and forlu-
nately for the Democratic narty It bad Just
.sthe man" In It not only to bring out weak
hearted Democrats, but to gather in besioes
such a number OF colored voters as doubt
less caused many Of Mshone's henchmen "to
grin" with anything but pleasure and salts
faction.
The real people Of Petersburg will long
remember the services rendered them yes
terdqg BY J. T.. McIlwaine. To wind up,
" old IrcIaud' is rard TO beat, and so 1t
seems MIR. McIwGine can not only talk, but
can get others 10 talk, 10 vote, and to Hight
with determination "to win" VI. &. 4.
p. 5 General Malone lives in the Fourth
Ward white folks mo,ilv live in that ward,
and the result was: Collier (Dem0crat( for
mayor, received $50 votes, aud Boiling Ola
honeltc), 81. Let this gotO Chicago FOR Dir.
johnnie" Wise's benefit.