Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-11
FRIDAY OCTOBER u, 1889.
The Issues IN V,rginla-AGain.

The Issues N Vrginla-AGain.
Commenting upon the declaration Of Dir.
BuERows. Of Michigan, that he knew
nothing If Yirguf. politics, we yesterday
end,ayored. by pointing out the real issues
hero. 10 convince him that II was ms duty
T. 60 back home. leaving the people OF thus
STATE % manage Their own affairs IN Their
own way. The elections Of this year are
state elections. Mr.. BrRrOws had been
posted rs 90 that fact. as Dee confessed 10y
irving o. connect our State elections with
TIE election of % United States senator
from TIN. State two years hence. Ii was q
lameatt mpt. We must say. MIR. Burrows
could not hat know that of the nineteen
state senators 20 ice elected in 1890, not a
half dozen would be elected from closely
contested districts. We mean that the
uiuoto.u VIII almost certainly include
about u.s. many Of each party as now. pro
v.do1 the elections turn upon the issues
no.. dividing On" two parties.
The Roanoke Tfurs BIAS am article, from
which We tak. ancxtract that we commend
a. thcattentiou of Mr., BURROWS who tries
O. convince the white men Of Virginia that
isthe.rluty o. divide upon the question
ofr,duciue . tariff Of a. per cont. Gd rao-
rc9, - once f Al per cent We quote:
There i- n,d4nrer ~ negro rule. say
tho Republicans. l,t we 6aow and they
iro" 'Hn' DID "'f"'-A ,1n't one + e'lu7i
',-' ,l' he l. o r,l'-.,
i...J4- I'm r.ulv every eastern county
tl.re ur. or.or morr negro magistrates
entirely destitute, "i ,'ori'lon oI Know
'-' q. ..N ...,.'..,.t Hal I.rJ.. AMI
few ,yiitrs.f ti, ,.re moral and mental
caiilrr a. govern tic intelligence. wealth,
ano refinement 30 tAe STATE.
The Times nsL@ ine p"'"'' 'nd we ASA
blr- l'E.""-' "''l" >'" ''l'F ''''-
brought before court '' negro sn 1,.I
prosecutor NY p negro .'.'I'l.. ",l' u'"'-
erred P" lai '' % n' tr' ''lt'''uie:
70 N h.i upon lhe .nlh'IllF Oh Demo
GRAFT, oLi} iAi' Ne ',l MT. nuHLoNS ,h"'
tN'i' are h'" o'''Ie lN' '''.I9'i '"-'.''
ISSUES i-o. I'D more important UNI" 'l'
sinei' ha'i'lu '''ur upon "I'''u p' s',AS
- o'ii' i-o'n' i"r "''iiSu!'"ed ne
luH4c-N, whom We mentioned yesterday
opponent. OBJ Stli'>h an" 1l"Aon'lSH'
backed ny large ioIowiA2"i hcpuohcahs
rot so Well known, recently hcld state
convention or conference I'D inns CITY ana
drew mp an indictment of WILLIAM Ma
HoNE. They charge that Doc mas deceived
the Nationa! COMMITTEE nF pretended
compromise, the conditions oil when he
has not only mad" DO EFFORT Z" carry ou''
hut vi''Hted both ln letter amt I'D spirit
Dad Mr. bUEno", conc 90 Virginia 10 speak
for man of that sort:
They charf" thai he has driven from the
councils of the party tn" ahle,t ana most
popular men I'D II. do Mt. BURROWS
come to Virginia % speak for man oI
that sort:
They charge that be has removed county
chairmen in order pack conventions to
do his VIII; that he has tned 10 force the
unit rule 10 carry DELEGATIONS TO national
conventions 10 represent h1" ana not the
people; that he has refused ID abide the
decision ct the National Eepuhllcan party
in convention assembled; that he has
placed himself ~ the head Of ticket and
labelled It Republican, without the consent
~ the hcpuollo"n ulN7''0 'ha' nc HAS IT,
bauched the party and made Loyalty mat
ter of merchandise; that ne has forfeited
the right to the confluence Of tue people OF
Virginia: and tha' tAe d'i'at OF NllLlAA
MAHoNE IL essential 20 the s"iVa'lon oi the
Republican party
Dld Ar. BURROWS como Q" virginia VI the
Interest OF the national hopuphcah party
II so, he ought To take 10 MS heeis ana
make straight Tor Michigan rather than
take the stump Tor MALONE -ihat Is we
may credi, the declarations OF the kepub-
hcans OF Virginia who are best known 70
the world.
Mr.. BuRRows went to the South recently
e. watch, So It Is supposed the Democrats
of the Third congressional district OF Lou
isiana and qualify himself TO testify 10 the
national House oi representatives a. TO the
election methods Oh the goOd people OF
that state. Is tins ms errand III Virginia;