Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-08
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER S. 1889.
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Was McKIxSKY a member Of the Com
mittee on the Platform in the Democratic
National Convention of 1Sal Yes, and OF
the same committee in 1888. How General
MAHoSr and his stumpers expect TO make
capital out Of those facts we do not under
stand. II General MALONE wants to prove
that Mckinney was a Protectionist in 1884
because he accepted tho platform Of tho
Democratic National Convention OF that
wear he has gone further for his facts than
there was any necessity for going Nc
KINNEY in 1887 planted himself upon the
platform Of the Roanoke Convention,
which platform went further in the direc-
ton of protectiOnism than did the Demo
cratic national platform OF 1884.
But. as we have said, McKNNEY was
also a member of the committee that
framed the platform Of the National Demo
cratic Convention Of 1888. He may, there
fore. be called 10 account for having stood
upon three several plAtfoTms-adopted III
1884, 1857, and 1888.
II there be any seeming Inconsistency in
McKIyxRY's record there is no real incon-
sistency. In 1884. in 1887. and in 1888. he
was engaged in a life-and-death struggle
with the worst political party that ever
inflicted trouble upon this country. This
party was led in Virginia by the most un-
scrupulous and reckless petty politician
that ever secured respectable standing IN
State of this Union. As well might
McKrSHRY DO censJred because he was
q debt-paycr in 1879 and In 1889 ac-
quiesces in the IsIDDLEBERGER bill. There
is, We repeat, no real inconsistency in his
course rs true son Of the Old Dominion.
He has all this time been fighting Malone
ism. He fought Mahoneism in 1879 when
he advocated the McCULLocH settlement.
lie fought MALONE in 1880 when MALONE
pretended TO be friend of General HAN
COCKS, and in that character tried % draw
off votes from the regular Democratic
ticket. McKISSEY fought Mahoneism in 1881
when NJ NHoNE nominated as his candidate
for Governor tho man who few years
later appointed two negroes as members OF
the school board of this city. thus placing
them over white teachers and white pupils.
MCKINNEY fought MahOneisn in 1882 when
he supported MASSEY for cOngressman-at-
large in preference TO JOHN S. WISE.
MCKINNEY fought Mahonoism in 1888 upon
the Roanoke platform. MCKINNEY fought
Mahoncism in 1884, in 1885. in 1886, in 1887,
in 1893, and is fighting Mah0noism III 1889.
What is there inconsistent in his course IN
all these years You and we. reader, and all
the good Democrats in Virginia are charge
able with the same sort of inconsistency
the Inconsistency of standing up against
Virginia's worst enemy in whatever charac-
ter he appeared, and of fighting for the
preservation Of the civilization of the
South and the supremacy Of the white
man.
Yes; McK1ExEY has proved himself TO be
true Virginian. Hehas been guilty of the
same sort Of Inconsistency which may he
charged 70 the account of the best men in
the Commonwealth. He has been as incon-
sistent as FITz LIE, or JOHN s. BARBOUR, or
JOIN W. DASIEI.. or CHARLES r. O'FERRALL,
or RICHARD +. BEIRNE, OF HoGE Tyler. or
TAYLOR SoorT, or--but why extend this
list? What possible harm can MAHosE's
stumpers do Phil. MCKINNEY by showing
that for all these years, upon whatever
platform he was called TO stand, he has
been seen battling side by side with the
true men of Virginia in the effort to keep
her out of the clutches of MAHONEf