National Republican., 1880-12-18

ones he captured. But Mr.. Days light is
MI moonshine.
THE pension chickens are coming home
TO roost A Democratic Congress, in or
der to steal the soldiers vote, hurriedly
passed the arrears of pension measure.
But at the same time, to hamper Repub-
lican officials and to pretend to great
economy, they cut down the number of
clerks necessary to ifroperly supervise and
Investigate claims. They shut off the
Bpigot, but knocked out the head of
the Treasury barrel. 1t will remain for a
Republican Congress to set this matter
right, in all probability.
General Malone and Virginia Politics.
A few days since we appealed for JUS
lice toward all former confedcrates who,
by their acts as well as their professions
show determination to let the dead past
bury its dead, and to come out into the
light of the present. The fierce antag-
onisms which have separated the loyal
Republicans of the South from those
around them are not easily overcome.
The Unionist of Southern birth, the
Northern settler at the South, and the
negro have been punched together under
the contemptuous epithets of scalawags,
rarpet-baggers, and niggers by those who
adhered to the confederacy. Each side is
loath to believe that any good can exist
In the other. Violent means have
been resorted to for the suppress
sion of Republicanism, and a deep
feeling of resentment dwclls in the
breasts of those who have been
10 foully dealt with. Distrust always ac-
companies hate. Although each side
should intend well toward the other, it
would be hard to inspire that other with
faith that such was the case. But there
must be beginning. When there is n
real proven disposition on the part of ex-
cOnfederates to aid in protecting personal
md political rights, Republicans should
hasten to recognize it. Take Virginia for
example. There an element of the late
confederates, joined by nearly all the
Republicans, acted together last year.
and under the lead of confederate
maior-general, defeated the reactionary
Democracy. In the national contest this
year these elements separated, but the
vote shows that the Republican electoral
ticket drew largely from the Democratic
elements of the combination. This is q
hopeful sign. 1t is quite within the range
of possibility that in the State contest
this year there may be union Of sub
Btantially all the opponents of the incor-
rigible Bourbons in Virginia upon lib
eral platform, broad enough to hold all
law-abiding, progressive, and patriotic
men, whether nominally Democrats or
Republicans. This will be almost certain
of accomplishment if the real history of
Virginia finances is thoroughly under
stood. If General Malone shall demon
gtrate, as his Virginia Republican friends
say he can, that his is the only party
which respects the rights of State credi-
tors, or has any plan for doing anything
I'm their behalf beyond mere gasconad-
ing, he will find that he has unlocked
the lips of many who admire his courage
and his fight for fair play in Virginia.
He may call himself Democrat, Readjus-
ter, or Liberal; every man who is
a Republican in anything more
than in name is bound TO honor
him for his manly maintenance OF
the equal political rights of white and
black citizens. He has labored with some
measure of success to make the bull
doing Bourbons open ranks and let the
humble and despised negro, exercising
his constitutional right of suffrage, march
through 10 the ballot-boX unmolested
he has opened the schools which had
been closed; he has lifted his eN-confed'
crate followers to national feeling and
is gallantly breasting the torrents oi
obloquy which these just and proper acts
have brought upon him, Let him but
satisfy the country that in all matters
connected with the debt of Virginia ht
desires to deal as grandly as he has done
and Is doing in all other things, and hC
will deserve and receive the praises and
moral support Of all who believe in ma
tonal supremacy and who are true tc
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