Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-09
Niahona's Allies.

There seems TO be something almost dla-
bolical in the hatred Of the southern peo-
pie which is manifested by the Republic
cans Of Pennsylvania. For twenty-four
years since the close Of the war between
the States the southern people have been
vlifed, vituperted libelled. and slandered
by the Republicans. A Democratic Ad-
ministration served the country for four
years. IL had been supposed that an expe-
rience of Democratic rule would satisfy
every reasonable northern man that the
country was as safe in Democratic as in
Republican hands; but not so. The clean,
pure. patriotic Administration of Mr..
CLEVELAND appears 20 have maddened the
Republicans. and. finding no other reason
for denouncing the Democratic party. they
charge that party with being the allies of
southern rebels" and TRAITORS" 1t is
shame and disgrace 10 the northern peo-
pie that they thus strive TO maintain the
hostile feelings engendered by the war
and seek toperpetuate enmity between the
two sections of this great country.
But il il is a shameful and disgraceful
exhibition of malignity for northern re-
publicans thus to libel and SANDER the
southern people as a means Of securing the
offices Of the Government, what shall be
said of the southern men who, having 1t in
their power TO put astOp TO those outrages,
do on the contrary encourage this unjust
and unpatriotic war upon their own sectlonf
MATTHEW S. Quay, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee. is MAHoNE's
chief supporter. Through Quay, MALONE
has had access 10 the President at all times,
and has poured into his ears the very
ISLANDERS Of the southern people which
QUAY's henchmen repeated at Harrisburg
day before yesterday. The Pennsylvania
Republican State Convention spoke of
Quay as follows
Wegreatlv rejoice i'm the national victory
of 1888 for atwOfold reason: First, because
il was fought and won under PENNSYLVANIA
leadership and on n PennSylvanla plat
form The Republicans of Penn
svlvania claim especial recognition for the
reason that in the hour of its extremity
they furnished 10 the national Republican
organization a chairman who, during all
the anxious days of the recent national
campaiCu. in cooperation with the hOnored
representatives Of other States, so con-
tr0lled the forces al hand as to compel
victory. The thanks OF the Republicans
Of this Commonwealth ore due and hereby
rendered TO the Hon. Matthew S. Quay"
This il the man upon when MALONE re-
lies to furnish the doodle" which is to be
handled in Virginia during the campaign Of
1889. Now let us see what MAHONE's Penn
sylyania allies said concerning the southern
people. We quote from their platform the
reason they give for standing by Mr.. HAIR
EIsoN's Administration:
because it aims 20 secure by adequate
legislation protection against the offences
of suppressed and discounted ballots, OF
perverted returns and false certificates OF
election. and of murderous methods Of
maintaining the insuferable wrongs which
now stain the records of southern States
and touch the honor Of the southern peo-
pie. making Of elections in most of them
fraud or farce whose fruits are large body
of Democratic usurpers now assuming To
represent those States in the legislative
halls of the nation"
MALONE and his followers are aiding and
abetting QUAY and his followers i'll their vile
work. The above resolution is a declara-
ton in favor of national election-law.
Ia order to justify a law for which Mr..
CARLISLE SAYS they can find no authority
IN inc AoISliAuilOn mn W NhiS4iA-
like very drab," hoping to convince the
northern people that the crimes charged
against the South wonld justify another
such stretching Of the Constitution as was
INDUCED in when the reconstruction mea-
sures were framed and when the thir-
teenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amend
ments 10 the Constitution were pretended
70 be ratified.
The South was never in greater peril
than she Is in to-day. The force bill itself
was hardly more to be dreaded than ma
iional olection-law. The pension-law is
another wrong. Under 1t the southern
people are taxed to the extent of perhaps
thirty millions Of dollars a year TO pay
pensions 20 able-bodied men living in tho
North. This is sbsenteeism of the worst
lort. Yet QUAY. MAHoSK's ally, caused his
convention 20 endorse this measure also.
The white men Of Virginia must stand to-
cethor. Persecution should cause them to
rally 70 the standards Of the Democratic
party.