Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-20
A NOTE OF WARNING
From the County of the Little Boss.

rom ilc bhiiN " Two hi't'o f''-'
FRAXEL1Y, Va, October IS, 1889.
10 Ho Edlor Of tie Dsp0'ct:
have lust been reading the article in
the TlsO1frh in which YOU endorse Sher-
mau's statement that MahOne will ineU-
tahiy bee defeated"
Zach day as the election draws nigh !
feel more and more strongly what "a ter
riblc calamity IL would be TO Virginia
should Malone he elected Governor OF the
State aud Malone legislature elected 10
stand BIZ him and carry ont all his nefar-
Gus schemes thus perpctuatlng. IT not
negro rlic. Mt least the rule of unprinci-
pied white men who use the negro vote as
"A tremendous lever. 10y which they would
hc enabled 60 Cypress the best elements OK
Our State.
Feeling thus J cannot help thinking that
the press and people of Virginia are en-
tlreiy too confident of the defeat of Ma
hone I know there are number of he
uurlicaus In the state who cannot swallow
tiru who predicts, hi, defeat know that
some of his northern friends. such as Sher-
man. have also expressed the OPINION that
ne VIII be beaten. But may not this bee
part Of their programme t. lull the Demo
Gratis into fancicd security, and then burst
upon Us on clection-day like a clap OF
thunder that has VA II the ring of gold and
silver There may be some northern Re
pubhcans who do not endorse MahOnc
but I tell Won he IL backed, and that
strongly. 10y Harrison and the men
who bought Harrison's election. Quay
has stated that he has bought
other Statcs-lndiana among them and
can buy Virginia." and wH buy 1t Tor
Malone in the coming election. Quay Is
right in saving that money IS a powerful
factor in any election; but Is It 0H-po,rer-
mi? That element Of Nirginia's people
who are most interested IN her financial
and social welfare are not purchasaole,
but there IS large element that can be
bought by the use Of money properly
handled, and we know that Quay, Dudley
a. Go. know how 10 handle II. Already
this county Is being flooded with 1t, and
this coupled with the fact that Malone
Will for the first time in years Though
those who might have been dear to HIM
have i'm the mean time died hero visit THIS
county on the 2lst. shows that he Is deter
mined 10 carry this county no matter what
he has t. resort 90 IN order 20 do SO: and
IL les true all over the State. Is there
nothing that can be done by Us to prevent
these northern tricksters and hoodlers
from dchauchnc and running Virginia?
Is there no means by which we can Offset
and ncutralKe this wholesale and WogdL
use Of money? There Is; and ] believe
that while il is our priCltege It Is also our
s1.cn.,. duty TO fight the devil with fire"
i'm the coming election. ! believe that the
State viii be close. and that every Demo-
crat should become frightened for the
safety of his home and social circle and
fight az they have never fought before TO
avert the evil that threatens Us. J appeal
10 the press and best people OF Virginia not
TO be too confident. but let every man
work as # the defeat of Malone depended
on his individual excrtions. We can and
must carry the election against Malone.
The best element Of Virginia people must
NOT allow "a Legislature to be elected that
will carry ont Mahonc's dictation. God
forbid that the refinement, the culture. and
the true manhood OF Virginia, the most
direct descendants in America of the
flower Of old England's chivalry, should
allow such an INSCRIPTIONS trickster rs
is Malone to ever occupy that chair Mt
Richmond, which has beer filled with few
exceptions by men OF unspotted honor and
integrity from Patrick Henry to Fitzhush
lee. j. &. L.