Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-22
Virginia Republicans.


Tho history Of the country since the
close Of tho war between the States would
sustify the generalization that northern
Democrats fought in that war to restore
the Union, whilst the Republicans fought
80 perpctuate the rule Of the Republican
party.
A patriot ought to rejoice over the ~
tnrn Of the southern people 20 their al
legiance to the nations has. He ought TO
be ready TO receive them with open arms
and not only 10 treat them as equals but
20 regard them ~ being entitled 10 what
ever he is entitled to as citizen OF the
greatest COMMONWEALTH United States
OF Amcrica-in the world. Their devotion
10 principle ought 10 be accepted as con
vincing proof that, the question having
been settled which called them 10 arms
against their northern brethren, they will
hereafter prove 20 be ~ loyal soldiers OF
The Union as these brethren themselves.
As rule, it may be said that the north
ern Democrats have much more liberality
Of feeling towards the South than the
northern Republicans We need not ask
for any better evidence Of this fact than
may be found in the numerous appoint
ments of southrons 70 high Office made by
MIR. CLEVELAND during his administration
and the treatment the present Admlnistra-
ton 1netes out TO the southern men who are
Republicans Southern and northern
Democrats meet ~ equals. Southern and
northern Republicans meet as superiors
and interiors, or rather we might say as
sinners and sinned-against. " am hol:er
than thou" says the northern 20 the south
ern Republican. I'VE be brethren SAYS
the northern ~ the southern Democrat
This, we repeat. ~ the rule. There are ex-
ceptiOns on both sides.
1t is unaccountable that men so trge to
the South as are many of the Virginia Re
publicans should not on all occasions de-
nounce the proscriptive spirit manifested
by the northern Republicans. 1t worthy
Of mention, too. that though the Malone
ties in Louisa county IN public meeting as
sembled did some months ago enter al en-
phatic protest against the sectionGliZing
tendencies of the Republican party, the
onti-Mahoneites-CAYEEoS. LEWIS, YosT,
FRAsEB, BRADY. GRONRB, 6c.--haye, 50 far
a. we can recollect. uttered not one word
of censure against the northern Republi-
cans who assume airs Of superiority in the
presence Of the southern contingent Of the
Republican party's national army.
Mr.. WANANAKEB, the Postmaster-Ge
has 'cut-Heroded Herod " in this matter.
he has issued an order to the effect that
all the male employees in the Post-Ofice
Department shall file statements at that
department concerning the part they took
In the war Of the rebellion" The real
object Of the order, it is understood, Is to
get rid Of a few ex-Confederatcs employed
in the department. SO says the Washing
ton correspondent Of the Alexandria Ga
eei4e. and We suspected as much when we first
saw statement as 70 how that order read.
And General MALONE who was a Confede-
rate officer, and who appears to have be-
come almost resident of Washington in
his efforts to get his followers into office,
has never once called upon Mr.. WANAMAKER
10 protest against his thus trying to de-
grade, if not 10 disgrace, men who We're
rebels" so called during the war between
the States.
Mr.. WANAHAKEB's order viii bo good
capital for Democratic stumpers in Nir-
ginia next fall. especially if MALONE should
be the Republican candidate for Governor.
1.-THE Republicans Of Virginia have decided
70 stand by and see their old comrades
stigmatized as unfit fer Federal Office be-
cause they were rebels" the voters OF
Virginia viii want to know the reason
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