The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-09-02
[BY REQUEST.
To the Public.

Oh That SUBJECT That Is all desire to say.
[BY REQUEsT]
To the Public.
On the occasion of the late discussion at
Suffolk Monday the 9th of the present month";
and III my absence, the following written ques-
tons, relating directly and particularly to my
own political conduct,were propounded to the
Hon. II. IL Riddleberger by the Hon. Jno Goode ::
l. ''Did not Gen. Malone, In an interview with
Hon. j. D. Cameron, while he chairman of tho
National Republican Executive Commtttee pledge
himself to that gentleman that he would endeavor
to secure the electoral vote of Virginia Grana
II he should be the nominee of the Chicago Conyen-
tion?
2. "Did not Gen. Malone make the same pledge,or
a similar one to Hon. Geo. C. Gorham, Secretary of
the National Republics Executive Committee, be-
| fore the meeting of the Chicago Conyention?'
g. .Did not Gen. Malone, through his special
friends, including yourself, make an effort to form
| a coalition with the Republican party of Virginia
when they assembled in convention Stanton last
| spring."
t. 'Did not the leaders of the party which you
represent make effort to form unpedged cleo
toral ticket in Virginia to consist of Re-adusters,
and Republicans, with the understanding that said
Ticket II elected, should cast the Virginia
een.Grant In the eventofhis nomination at Chicago?
l submit to an intelligent public Judgment,
and to the manly sense of all honorable men,
that these heterogeneous can have but one OBJ
Ject-a covert purpose-to impress the public
mind with the belief that had proposed or
/ osltlons. L torbear to characterize the motive
and the spirit which would move the man thus
to arralgn the public conduct of another-his
| adVerSlry-and in his abSence-Without hay
| ing some reliable authority on which to rest
the charges implied, or without himself assum-
| ing the responsbility-th when the Hon. H.
IL. RIddleberger had answered the allegations
| implied by these heterogeneous as he did in
| substance and effect as follows: "That Gen Ma
hone, at no time and at no place, to any per-
sons OF persons, made, received, or entertained
| proposition to deliver the electoral vote of
| Virginia to any man or to any party and this
know from Gen Malone himself; and that any
man who made such statement by innuendo,
by direction or ndirection, interrogatively or
otherwise, is Il liar and the truth is not in him;
and to any man here present who would SO do
on his own responsibility, am now and here
| responsible, inasmuch as Gen. Malone is not
present it was, submit only then and there
| IN order for Mr.. Goode to have accepted the
guagc, either to have given the authority on
which he had founded his heterogeneous, or
himself to have accepted the responsibility OF
their intent and meaning; submit that, fail
ing, as he did fail, to do either, and yet allow
ing his heterogeneous to bepublished without
Offering IN onjunction Herewith the denial
and answer made by the Hon. III. H. Rid
dleberger, he has exhibited d want of fair deal
ing and lack of manly character which I am
content to leave to the judgment of a just and
courageous public sentiment. But that he, or
| any other person, may not venture to perpe-
| trate q like attempt to outrage my political
conduct, and by such methods seek to impress
public opinion to the prejudice of the party
| and cause he assails, desire now to say in re
| spect to the foregoing questions propounded
| by Mr. Goode to Mr. Riddeberger at Suffolk:
| l. That they are, in part and in whole, in
erentially, positively and directly, FALSE and
| sottt0e1 cotof Qf truth.
| 3 That no such propositions as are implied,
or sought to be impressed ON the public mind
| by these HETEROGENEOUS, were at 0ny time, or
| pf1ce, ever submitted, discussed or considered
by or with eatfler Of the parties named, or WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS
| 3. That the charge, no ne0tter when, where
or BY WHoMsoEvER, openly or c0oertly declar-
ed or suggested that l, or any of my personal
or political friends, at any time, place. or with
or proposed to deliver, or would attemp TO de-
liver, the electoral vote of Virginia to General
Grant, or to any other person whatsoever, is
| LOOSE AND UNyERACIoUs."
4. That the suggestion that l. through the
| agency OF friends or others, made an effort,
proposed, sought or contemplated a coalition
with the Republican party of Virginia when
| they assembled in convention at Staunton last
spring." or at any other ta1ae is aoatAot fou1att-
ton IN J0ct. On THE CONTRARY, aozsate0er IN
| tbue7ace L possessed with those Republicans,
who were readjusters, and as such faithfully
acted with our party despite the efforts made
by Mr.. Goodies party to control their suffrages
| in the canvass of 1879 the invocation by his
party of Federal influence and their efforts to
control the votes of Republican Readjuster
members of the Legislature on certain CUES
tlons), was exercised to induce them then to oP-
POSE and REFUSE the formation of an electoral
ticket At the same time it will be remember
ed that the Press of the State, on that side to
which Mr.. Goode belongs, had melted, urged
and impored the Republican party to put up
an electoral ticket Of their own at Stalnton;
and it is known that some Of the hQQers of the
party, with which Mr.. Goode is associated,
were at Staunton URGING AND PROMOTING the
formation OF straight-out Republican cleo
toral ticket. They were there (Mr Goodies
partly, conspiring with the Radical Grip-Sacl1
Funder Faction of the Republican party for
the formation OF straight-out Republican
electoral ticket In eotat interest could they
have desired such an electoral ticket.in Viz
ginia Surely not to increase the SECURITY OF
DEMOCRATIC SUPREMACY HERE.
8. That the ahsaaatatlon that |, or those who
acted with me, ever proposed or made IAN
effort to form an unpledged electoral ticket in
Virginia. to consist of Readiusters and Repub-
leans, with the understanding that said ticket.
If elected, should cast their votes for General
oIant Ill tHo event Oh Ills nomination at Chi
cago," or, that any effort was made or purpose
entertained to form an electoral ticket com
posed Of any other persons than those aoAo should
DC c'ose0 6y the representatives Of the people, in
their own Readjuster Convention. IS UNTRuE
desire to add, to this card, one word of
consideration for the address lately published
over the signature of Mr.. A. NJ Kelley, chair
man, &c. He says-"This convention met
lreierring to the Readjuster State Convention
OF the 7th july. 1t was called to order by
Gen Malone, the putative father of the I'M
pledged electoral ticket scheme, who has been
publicly and VIGOROUSLY and without denial,
charged with purpose to carry the State for
Grant" IVA
Ii any such charge as this has ever heen
made, have not seen it, and venture to saw
IL IL never has been upon any respectable author
lty. would consult selfrespect to pass m
noticed this insdious attempt to prejudice ,,
public opinion, as to my political status. NV
answer to it, is given in No. of the replies
made above to MIR. Goodies heterogeneous
Petersburg, 25th August, 1880, -tN'iN'i'A'