Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-07
SATURDAY. -. SEPTEMBER 7, 1889.
Dangers OF Mahonelsm.


In 1888. conscious Of the porilswhich sur
rounded them. the Democrats Of Virginia
were thoroughly aroused and made grand
and successful fight for their affairs and
their fires. This is no exaggerated state
ment. Not only had the Mahoneite Cover
nor then in Office appointed two negroes
trustees of the public schools of Richmond,
but inasmuch as the MAHoNE candidates
for the Senate and House Of Delegates had
been in 1881 bound by "A solemn written
pledge extorted from them before their
nomination that they would carry out the
MALONE caucuS's DEGREES the white people
were wide awake to the Importance OF the
issues involved in the canvass.
Read to-day the pledge Of 1851 See
what n collar every MAHoNg legislator wore
around his neck. The following Is a copy
of the pledge;
81 hereby pledge myself 10 stand by the
Readiuster party and platform, and 10 80
into caucus with the Roadjustcr members
of the Legislature that meets at Richmond,
and vote for all measures, nominees. and
candidates 10 be elected by the Eeglsla-
ture as the caucus may agree upon
Those must have been dangerous mea-
sures. or it would not have required such
pledge TO induce the members Of the Lee
gislature to vote for them.
One of the worst of these measures was
bill to legislate all our circuit judges out
of Office and fill their places with tools of
WILLIAM MALONE. The greatest curse
that God ever inflicted upon a people"
would thus have been visited upon Viz
ginia Think Of it. Just Imagine if you
can what would ere now have been the
portion of this grand old Commonwealth
had MAHoNE succeeded in thus corrupting
and degrading her judiciary
Another one Of these wicked schemes of
MAHoNR's was a bill 10 give 10 the Governor
who in 1888 appointed two negro trustees
TO assist in overseeing the white teachers
and pupils in the public schools Of Rich
mond. the power. to appoint commissioners
of land-sales, and 20 make these MahOneite
commissioners the general receivers Of the
courts. Tho money now paid 10 the whole
bar Of the State for selling lands under ju-
dicial DEGREES, and for acting as receivers,
would have found its way into the pockets
of MAHoNE's henchmen-the worst Of them
getting the best Offices and the most
pay-and thus would have been Gre
ated large corruption fund, upon
which MALONE alone would have had
the right 10 draw. What do the
lawyers Of Virginia think of this notable
schemes Are they willing to run the risk
of having the bread legislated out of Their
childrens mouths by the gang of pledged
assemblymen whom MALONE will send to
this city next winter Why, the lawyers
of Virginia could better afford TO pay for
the Democrats all the expenses Of the cur
rent campaign than toallow this dangerous
bill to become a law. Under the operation
of such law every judicial sale would
have been made by a MALONE parti-
san, and all the money made in eff
fecting these sales would have gone
into the pockets of MAHoNE's commission
ers or tools. No matter who brought the
suit-no matter who did all the work in the
case-the MALONE receiver would have
come in for "a benefit" as soon as the real
estate was sold. The lawyer who had done
the work would have been compelled
either to lose his usual fees or else he would
have had 10 make the widows and orphans
20 whom he had rendered these valuable
services pay 10 him the money thus trans
ferred from it's proper owner or custodian
10 n householder for WILLIAM MALONE.
Another scheme Of MAHoNE's in 1888 was
20 have q law passed providing that the
Superintendent of Public Printing should
cause every general law passed by the
Legislature TO be published in some news
paper printed in this city at cost of not
over five cents line or say, ten dollars "a
column. Here would have been rich
pickings" for the Mahoneites. The little
General would have had the exquisite
pleasure of supporting his Richmond or
gan at the expense of the taxpayers Of
Virginia who refuse 10 march under his
standards.
No wonder Mr.. YosT and Mr.. LEWIS and
their followers declare that Mahoneism
is not genuine Republcanism. The people
OF Virginia could survive Republican rule.
They would perhaps not be utterly ruined
by Republican State administration.
But they would be thus ruined by Ma
HONE administration. The taxpayers
would under his rule be treated as public
enemies; and MALONE, with his commits
sioners Of sales. and his receivers. and his
pap-supported organ, would lock the peo-
pie of Virginia up as in a dungeon and
never again allow them to have a hand in
governing their own State.