Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-09
Honest Iujun conference.

we hone that no Democrat will attend
the Honest Injun conference wnich ~ W
be held at Petersburg on August ISL HI
n noli,,cal way II will be "gold-brick
game" The conference will offer TO the
public an article which will be iouhu "
be bogus when the wrapper OF deceit Is
removed.
The alleged object of the conference is 10
form an organization to secure fair eiec-
,lons In this State. The real object is
70 get possession OF the Capitol onces'
ard TO hold Virginia down FOR Hepu'i'
can victory next year. the Mahoiie''er'
no doubt, argue that what mas happe"o"
In North Carolina may happen III VI"
einia. And. unfortunately, our Demo
cratic brethren In North Carolina were ar
contemptuous of their opponents last ran
as we Virginia Democrats were OF ours
in the fail Of 1879. The result was 'ne
same In each case-defeat, humiiiatioh'
coalition rule. Now don't let US io'se'
the bitter experience that we had III io'''
nor that which North Carolina Is ha'ihe
now. So from the very beginning We
sbouId d,scountenance any division OF
the Democratic party on the Walton law
or on free silver. or on any otner suoN
thing. Where we Democrats diier do
to party policy. let us agree 70 set'ie III.
difference among ourselves III we can
in General Malone TO act as referee he
will decide that both sides are wrong
and that he and the Republican party
no
10 administer the government OF virginia
Therefore we say have nothing TO 90
with the so-called honest eiectohs CON-
ference. The membership Of that body
will be found To consist or Mahohe he-
nublicans. Populists and a few Democrats
who imagine that they are better than
their party. Shun their company. Go
TO your brother Democrats for Whatever
legislation you want. IL the Walton law
doesn't suit YOU you will have plenty OF
opportunities 10 offer suggestions for i's
inprovement. Our information Is thdt
this law has grown greatly in popular IA
vor of late. and our belief Is that with
few amendments. which will not anect the
basic features OF the system the law can
be made entirely acceptable 10 the masses
of intelligent men in this state.
At the present time most members or
our marty are disposed TO treat the Hon
est Injun movement with contempt anu
Indifference. We'll. il does seem to prom
Use TO be a very small affair but Tor our
mart we are never disposed TO underrdte
anv movement led by General Malone.
He has nearly a hundred thousand ne
groes back of him. All that he wants
is a fragment Of the white vote 10 lur-
nish local leaders, and to make up a ma
iority OF the popular vote in the state
If he does not succeed in getting the
Democrats to quarrel among themselves
his effort will be a failure, and his dark
legions will never appear In battle array.
Some have expressed wonder that the
honest elections committee were so Tool
,sh as TO allow Malone 10 appear as an
advocate OF their scheme. Perhaps they
couldn't help il. Malone is not man To
play second fiddle. lie must lead or
won't play at all. SO ii is that we see
him endorsing the Petersburg conference
and addressing the public on the subject
NJ honest elections our duty Is TO steer
clear of the Petersburg conference. Ana
We predict that show of faces there VIII
disclose those Of few, very few. Demo
crats-real, reliable Democrats.