Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-19
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strategy, stubborn determination, ictxhaus.bc
resources End political ssgacity, Oh the one eide.
tai G vsi0 glorious Dragging, vltuDeIaion a1d
gross stupidity On tha other. tho former
has wol, and Malone now occupies tho proud,
exalted position Of Senator from the State Of
Vitsiois. I lay down my pen here and fall
into re7eIIe. Ii man can carry the State of
Virginia With tho press, tho pulpit, the wealth,
the Intelligence, all combined against him,
what can no cot Go2 Who can fahoE his
thoughts? who can measure the height of his
bCuElless. Vaulti1g ambi,ion2 DISCUS, it as
wo may Malone stands to day tho foremost,
| the central figure 10 our State. Nothing sue
ccc6S like success, and BIO has won his baltic
| against tic greatest odds ever heard Of. To
succr at him is not sensible to Willy him is
not wise to jlbo him b;cautc tho Republicans
voted toE him IS tho EXTREMIST bOSh, the acme
OF spleen Tor cur side confidently expected
a1d boosted that wo would CARRY tho radical
vote nearly solid fer the McCulIoch bill, and
because We erred and slipped up on that, only
shows that they soatched the rrizs ct the nc.
gro voter, alter wo had iot sure it, was Wthio
our grasp.
WHAT'S Mahonn,-a republican or democrat?
How sill he act Which road will ho follow ?
arc tho questions on every lip DOW. Let US
tako sensible. cool survey OF the Surroundings;
let us Judge lin by tho samo motives, tho samo
Impulses that move oil other men lot us simply
judge by common human nRturo and We will
have no trouble III predicting his course.
lie Tho first place Malone dees DOT tako his
scat until March 4 h. 1881. the ycry div that
tho next President tft the United States is in
snsura'tu. Now suppose tho President il
democrat, does anybody who has good sense
imagine Or moment that Malone would DOT
With the minority, aud place himself 10 oppo
sition 10 tho President, Che Cabinet, the Con.
gross cf tho United States, his State and his
people. t. DO shorn Ct his prestige, his patro
Mage, his iiae1cc, his poWcr--fur what :?
Why. Tor iolhins. Who but uneiic yonld
thick Malone guilty Of suoh folly?
Suppose on tho contrary that republican is
elected Pnsidcut, with tho democrats holding
noih Branches OF Congress- just exactly as is
tho Case E0w-.Hhat thea? We have 10 fan
back upon COL !cturo now, but cot i,oluro that
amounts almost to c'rtainiy. hlahopo is q
V;rsluian by bllth, by blood, by instinct BY
Ira i'iio;', hS all tLo5s tits--ihat amor patl 70
mat lek nci sil opgrr than links of steel to
their State. Besides Mahouo is by lopagc au
lflekm:n, wl'ol laaa has always been stauuch-
Ylcmuclaiio. aud re will 10 with hil people.
II kt waa dislhstd to hesitate which COURSE 10
rnr>ti9 he could tako warning by ,ha fate OF
h2nGsrctt. who embraced republican prini
pl'A and las 5toG in the laGa Of his birth O
EGci. nhIlai-an cuGaat- and among Ills old
onlufadcs In arms a roal lshmaoIio. Ncb3dy
cy9:o's Malone will follow 10 his footsteps.
STpn'sn, hnwcver that o tidal waVo of rad
tea'l+a shaul'i sweep ovfr tho country, giving
tho radicals not ouIy thu Presidency, but both
Houses Of Congress. How will Mahono act
,hro? Doubtless play tho rolu of tho prna,
l.lhifa;'f. tho great CdEsarvator ike Senator
; David Davis, OF Illinois. Whatever he will DO,
ha Will n WI be radical r, pablioan, and if tho
} ;itmactats c,Ila into power, ha will DO tho most
, nnSleltinE, d,llant democrat 10 that body. Ger
tHlnIy had he been in Tho Senate in 1876 there
would Laws BEEN 10 ELECTORAL Commission.
n wticg Til do not wish to hn consider
} ca ia Gn:Hg hter to the unonly, but I.dnn't be-
i!vo that hiShonn IL an CT omy OF Virginia
until no IL proved 80 by his acts. lilo was never
my preference i6r any ofhco in this Common
, veal h, hnt nGw that no is elected Senator,
It IL !lmc To r;c0Enz, tho ihdisputab'e fact and
} make the best 81 il, aud not cot like foolish
lIahwiv7a and hurl bllingssalo at tho vic,or. Let
lis give Inn credit fur loving old Firsi6ia now
81 mucn as he did, when for months, he hurled
h!A II 4 chtts' lcli,ns against ilaneccks crack
caTra, Fni held lha Weldon road for months,
aud beat hauE, again and yet aeair, tho finest
d;vis:Gn OF tho Yankee army.
regret very much 10 write it, but tho state
| Of ltcilhg among tho rcaGjustcrs und debt pay.
; era IS har h. and tho gulf between them i
EraWipg wider. Bath parties arc TO blame fer
this. All /! lho;o family quarrcs, Of all others
thcysra the mes: bitter How often do We SIC
thls illustrated in real life What lawyer or
d1oioT. who carnot recall to mind some onoo
happy family, bound together by The tenderest
!, l9Vo and hcartieit affection tho head of the
! mouse 'l!oa srd leaves DO will. then Comes a
tax Of tlrldiog tho estate, dissatisfaction en-.
sues; each heir thinks no or she is badly
treated, ctura:lon and rccriminalon ia 10.
duIRcd in, lawyers ore employed, nrd the tlamo
OF dislike Is tanned to furious fire that has
Changed tho bciles'. purtst love into doudly
fcoIn IT'D hstr aud for years tho contest goes
en- hammer and tougs, and tho ties of blood
arc srurncd, AID those CT common name and
} family orc severed forever, How many hearts
wtro broke over Jaundicc vs.. Jauudico how
many happy families wcro parted by that ces,
DIated cas-, Oaly the old Chancellor. or little
Miss Fito could tell.
something must be done, ard that right
so0n, t. bridge The ohasm, to reconcile old feuds,
TO bring together old comrades again curses
wont do it. harsh words won't effect it. road.
'u2 tien gu. ct tho conservative party won
answer; they won't oomo TO us, Wo must 20 to
them. Ii TIC mountain won't como to Mahomo OF,
Niahomet will have to 90 to tho mountain.
Inc conservative party cannot afford to
ahcn;a'c $4,000 whitc voters; more than
thtco ioutths Of them good old veteran
soldiers 1t is too much like duel
across handkerchief breast to breast; Wo
can XII! our antagonist. but they will mono tho
surely Kill us. 1t is Wi5tr for Us to mako tho
concession they demand. and dress our ranks
again, thao TO let tho few luc or ruin leaders 10
pol't!ea On our side, pursue their designs, and,
b2 esa'tl sing their personal dislikeb, SILVER tho
grand old demcctatic party in Virginia to ftag-
mcnts.
Looking at the mailer in fair minded light
think IN jcstca to tho white democratic 70.
ndlu:t:r5 tho conservative party of our State
should roorganlze, and the old State committee
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