The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-11
Malone Explains.

RICHMOND, November THE Herald correSpon-
lent mad an interview with General Malone to-day,
when he was asked which of the many and conflict
ing reports as his political position in the next
Senate were true. He replied "You can say au-
thoritatively that not one of them is true.
tsThere is one report, General which says that you
telegraphed the Democratic National Committee
that you would not go into the Democratic caucusY
"That is false ALSO and has not shadow OF foun-
dation.'
s.May ask, then, what you position will be?"
sThat at present refuse u state. The politicians
are so anxious TO know that shall keep them in
suspense while longer"
REVIEW OF THE LATE CONTEST.
The last sentence was said with somewhat ma
licious but humorous expression, and this was all
the Information that could be obtained on the sub
ject. The General talked very freely, however, In
regard the result Of the recent election In this
state and gave interesting account Of the way in
when it was brought about He said 1t was easy OF
explanation that the election has not altered the
relative strength Of the partes as will be shown In
the State election next fall The Read1usters car
rid the State last year by undenlable majority
Of 474 Thata larger majority OF the white people
now of that party is confessed In the manifest
desire of the Funder faction to win over those Read
justers who voted for the May so-called regular
ticket on Tuesday last. The Readjuster, he said,
could not be more surprised at the result than
the Funders. They had by every act admitted their
weakness and their fears. On the day OF election 1t
was well known that they expected defeat Their
only hope had been based ON assertions from the
Readjuster ranks, caused by apprehensions Of Han
cocks defeat and on the determined effort which
The Republicans would make for the Garfield ticket.
rhe Funder leaders, candidates for Congress- and
canvassers had all the while appealed to the white
their ticket as the regular ticket going far to
proclaim that the Readjuster Hancock ticket would
not be allowed to cast the vote OF the State If 1t won,
while they earnestly urged the Republicans to
stand by their own ticket and candidates for Con-
sress This had prepared the unwary for STAN
pede, Barnums recognition and effort to uphold
The falling fortunes Of the Bourbon Funder faction
had other effect for the time than to re affirm the
neadjusters in their adherence to their own ticket,
and to increase the fears of the Bourbons, whose
answer that the recognition came late help
them. Continuing, General Malone said
"BoURBoN wILEs."
'eThe mass Of the white people were yet fearful
that the Republicans might attempt to steal the vote
of the State They had seen that General Wickham,
chairman Of the Republican State Executive Com
mittee, and Congressman Jorgensen, Republican,
were in alliance with the Bourbon faction. 1t had
gotten out that for this pretended effort Of Wfckham
carry the State for Garfield the Bourbons were to
support him next year for Governor. Jorgensen
would prefer to have Bourbon free-trade colleagues
in Congress when the Administration is Republican.
He would hope to control the patronage In that
event, and, the other hand, in case Of Hancocks
probable success he was doubtless TO DC taken care
Of by the Bourbon delegation. 1t is open secret
that Wickham and Jorgensen were In conference
and concert with the Bourbons So 1t was that with
In few days of the election Wickham and Jorgen-
sen became very active, flooding the State with
documents and sending out agents in all directions
excite colored people into the false belief that
the could be carried for Garfield This aroused
the apprehensions Of the whites. When they saw
the deiuded blacks under excitement and going
back to their former political pre1udices marching
up the polls headed here and there by men OF the
worst passions and led by drum and fife, fear and
thing else determination to defeat this des.
Derae effort to steal the vote of the State The
thinking Readjuster had no patience for the mo-
ment with the colored man for whom he had suffered
and done SO much.
THE CoLoRED MANS DISCRETION.
"His deserton of the party that had recovered for
him his lost political rights and blessings Of free
school system could not at that moment be ascribed
the designing political leaders whose purpose in
this matter was In all the past 1t has been, to
use the colored man merely to retain Federal pa
tronage for himself. The ksadjusters stampeded
in body to the Bourbon ticket Hence its success.
Already the colored begins to discover the sell
fish use to which he has been put by these men
that he has been employed to serve them in this
for consideration at the hands OF the Bourbons
Ind their pretended influence here Wanted be-
fore the administration. Wickham and Jor-
Jensen evidently prefer Bourbon domination in
Virginia to the liberation of the colored man. They
maniestly desire the restoration of the color line.
1t remains to be SEEM" said the Senator-elect,
whether the Republican party Of the country
means to allow these gripsackers to misuse Repub-
licanism to uphold the Bourbon Democracy in
Virginia.
This closed the interview The real trial Of
strength between Malone and the leaders Of tho
Did parties will take place next fall, when Govern
)r, Lieutenant Governor, and new Legislature
to be elected. This Legislature elects Supreme
Court judges and United States senator to succeed
senator Johnston