Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-17
OPPOSED TO MALONE.
Virginia Republicans Who Propose to Figh,
ON Party Issues.

virginia Republicans Who Propose to Fight
ON Party Issues.
Gen. Mahone's so-called ''do nothing" decla-
ration resulted In q conference in this city of
Virginia republicans, and that conference has
made public an address to republicans of vir-
ginia, which says:
For the first time in the history Of the state,
and, perhaps Of the nation, the chairman Of .
state central committee declares, on the eve Of
general election, that q campaign shall be
abandoned and the vote given to q party pro-
Tossing principles directly opposed to the
platform on which he was elected. The appeal
upon the chairman to call o convention Of the
party to consider SO grave and unexpected a
question only calls forth new order and con-
temptuous notice to those who believe that po-
itlcal duty can neither be surrendered nor
sold to go and play their dreary farce alone
10 make more clear his purpose and in order
to control the party to it's destruction he calls
Tor q new organization of local committees
who shall report directly to him, and thus make
successful contest hopeless
-. AT the present time" the address continues
important state issues confront US. The set.
Element of the state debt, which has now been
deferred FOR political effect for twenty years.
becomes essential to our progress. Our school
system. which consists of primaries for the
poor and colleges for the rich, requires free
cries call for a geological survey. and for man.
ual labor schools. and we may not now hastily
surrender the interests Of our children to the
party OF caste that has always held the middle
classes In contempt, and has resisted general
education from the beginning They have en-
dured too much to surrender the vantage
already gained in this unequal contest The
very difficulties overcome have made their
principles inexpressibly dear, and they had a
right to be consulted before the irretraceable
step was taken.
Upon the request in writing Of !, 900 men who
voted Tor the Harrison electors, we assume the
responsibility of inviting the republicans of
virginia. of whatever shade of opinion, to meet
at the opera house in the city OF Roanoke on
the LIST day of October nexta II M, in mass
convention to discharge the highest duties of
citizenship. In order that there may be "a
more authoritative expression of opinion we
suggest that mass conventions be held al all OF
the court houses Of the state at II m. of Satur-
day, the 18th instant, to select one delegate for
every two hundred republican votes cast in the
last presidential election, with the understand
lng however, that, owing to the short notice, all
republicans present will be seated i'll the state
convention In issuing this call our whole
duty is accomplished. We shall make TO at
Tempt TO control the action Of the conven ton.
There will be no prepared resolutions, no mid
night conferences no bolted doors.
III the convention is discouraged by this I'M
paralleled treason and the judgment is that the
time has come to abandon the unequal contest
and adopt new name or profess new princi-
pies. it can be SO declared If, on the other
hand, the old Spirits unbroken a committee Of
one hundred business men may be appointed.
containing names of such character that the
state and nation will consent that the contest
for the right as God gives US to see the
right. has been taken up by hands that will
carry its uncovered standard to an honorable
defeat or to final victory" The address is signed
by H. G. Parsons, Edward McMahon, John L.
Roller, Charles c. Tompkins, Charles X. Lee,
Henry l.. Lyman, Jacob Yost and George E.
Bowden.