National Republican., 1880-10-20
MAHoNE oF YIRGINIA.

counts OF the excitement his presence cre-
ated among the quakers. For this occa-
sion SAM RANDALL and FORNEY were
quakers, made so by the October elections;
both being elected beyond dispute. RAN
DALI at once sought an interview. He was
anxious to learn whether the result in In
diana produced CONSERVATION in the mind
of MAHoNE, or whether that gentleman
was willing TO accept the BARNuM view
and treat it rs an omen of victory for HAN
COCK in November Exactly what trans
pired between them is not at this writing
known, but rs MALONE told reporter of
the Philadelphia Press that he was engaged
in the enterprise of putting down the old
bourbon element in Virginia, some things
can be imagined as having taken place
while the curtain was down. We can con-
ccive the gcntlemnnly department and
gushing manner of RANDALL on such an
important occasion, and with what abound
ing cordiality and interest he would ex-
press his wishes concerning the good health
of the great Virginian, and the heartincss
Of the hand-shaking would be something
TO be long remembered. This first demon
stration would have the appearance of or
dinary Philadelphia brotherly kindness,
and if well played on an unsophisticated
person would lead him to believe that the
Indiana election was a thing Of the dead
and forgotten past.
But man who has conceived the job of
putting down bourbonism in Virginia is
not at all likely to be au unsophisticated
person, and all the while the supple
SAMUEL was performing his antics he
| could discern the letters which spell the
word Indiana" as plainly rs MAST used
to make the card of GRATz BROWN stick
out from the coat-tail of HORACE GREE
LEY. So he gently smiled But n man
who is putting down bourbonism has no
time for long preliminaries and ceremonies,
and therefore it is probable that RANDALL
had to cut short his delightful masquerade
and proceed at once with the stern duty of
the hour. Still showing the beauty of his
ivory, he puts the question: Well, MA
HONE, how about Virginia?" And the reply
is: "Sir, I am engaged in breaking the
backbone of bourbonism in that great
state.n
A thunderclap from a clear sky tries the
nerves of the stoutest sometimes, and this
language was more than a thundercap.
Mr.. RANDALL is a man acquainted with
bourbons and stands in the same relation
to them that SEYMOUR did to the New
York rioters and firebugs. They are friends.
Instead of putting them down he has been
trying to put them up, making them chair
men of leading committees, comforting with
them as TO the best way to humbug the
people aud the best way to elect HANCOCK,
and possibly MS to the best way to put down
that disorganzer, Mr. MALONE. If the lat
ter, the situation by this time was Mt least
interesting, for MAHONEis man whokeeps
his eye on speakers of the house as well as
on other people and knows a hole in lad
der when he secs one The hole in the lad.
der now is pretty large one and when
SAMUEL associated the remark about bour
honism with RANDOLPH TUCKER, j. NJ
DANIEL, EPPA HUNToN and the rest, ant
saw the vision Of their personal appearance
as twill be when the intrepid MALONE ha!
accomplished his work, his lips closed lik
n wise, the light went out of his eyes, an,
his emotions became too painful for endur
ance. In point of fact, SAM RANDALL col
lapsed.
The putting down of bourbonism in Vii
ginia implies the putting down of bourbon
ism in the house of representatives il
Washington, and in the country at large
1t implies new speaker, new chair
men of committees the suppression O
gags the end of small cxcitemcnts abou
soldiers at the polls, the end of tissue bal
lots and cOifee-pot methods at elections
and in general, the end of pretty much all il
the way ofmen and measures that Mr.. RAN
DALI has been busy in building up Whe
bourhonism is once fairly down in Vii
ginia the disgrace iul scenes attendant upo
the extra session will never again happel
. the country will no longer tremble at tn
uncertain possibility that may be enacted
and the time of the people, instead of bein
devoted to guarding our institutions agains
unholy raids from cpcR-brained lunatic
can be given to the development of industr,
? education, christianity and civilization.
MAHoNE appears TO comprehend the nj
{ ture Of his war. He stands profcsse
Champion of law, of the rights Of all, ric
and poor, black and white. He seeks I'll
restoration of Virginia TO leading plaC
not merely in politics, but in industr,
commerce and the higher arts of life
he is sincere, as he now appears to be, h
fight with the bourbon element is inevti
bic and must go on. The incumbranc,
, must all be removed Bourbonism mus
he slaughtered The power which has in
! poyershed Virginia must be demolished
1 The new wine requires new bottles, I'll
, new ideas must have new organs and repr,
sontatives. The laws and institution
which have made Massachusetts, Ne
r York, Ohio, Iowa aud all other norther
? communities great can elevate Virgini
. but they cannot be had under bourbo
+ rule.
) If MAHONE is the man he assumes to b
r the conditions of the case must prevent an
alliance with RANDALL, THDEE and I'll
bourbon crowd. 1t must be fight unit
q death, aud will soon include all the ant
0 bourbon elements of the country. I'll
mission of MALONE is, then, simply to o
! ganize these clements, and when that