National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-19
MALONE, OF VIRGINIA,
The Readjuster Senator Described by a
Western Paper,

The new Senator from Virginia has al
tcrand his refusal to be bull dozed and owned by
corrupt Democratic caucus have won for him the
hatred and persecution of the B0urbons and the
esteem of all honest men. Mr. Mahone's career,
like that of President Ga field, illustrates the ad
yantages which free institutions give to true man
hood. He began life without any of the helps
which wealth and high social connections are
supposed to give, and by force of character and
natural worth he has made his way to honor and
influence. Believing that it was his duty to adj :
hero 70 the South in the against the Union, he
en!i:cl in the confederate army, and by his
bravcry and skill as soldier rose to the rank OF
general. When the war was over
AND ITS MEMORABLE LOGIC
convinced him that the confederate cause was ire
trievably lost he did not sit down to curse the
radicals and the "nigger," and to nurse the
passions and preiudices that born of the evil
conflict With manly and aggressive wisdom and
energy he engaged in railroad enterprises that
would materially benefit the South; and later,
when Bourbon sectionalists plotted TO retard the
progress of his State he boldly entered the political
field and defeated them. The result was his elec-
ton to the United States Senate. As soon as he
took his seat in that body the aes of his Bourbon
enemies in Virginia, under
THE LEADERSHIP OF BEN HILL
of Georgia, attempted to subjugate him and turn
him from the course which he believed to be nec-
eSsary for the best st~interests of his State. His
prompt and courageous resistance has made him
famous in day, and the Nation is proud to enroll
hi' name With the names of statesmen who look
beyond mere partisan lines and dare to defy par
tsan fury in order that the interests of the whole
people may be protected and fostered.
WHILE SENATOR MAHoNE
is not Republican, and does not profess to be- it is
well known that he was elected with the indis-
penSabfe aid of Republican votes and that he is
in sympathy with the truly democratic principles
of the Republican party. He accepts the results
of the war in good faith; he defends the constitu
tonal rights of all citizens without regard to race
color, and he believes that the time has to
drown the voice of sectional animosity in the hum
of industry and the cheers of fraternity.
HIS BOURBON ENEMIES,
aided by selfish and narrow minded Republicans
in Virginia, have misrepresented his financial
views, and tried to make the country believe that
he is Repudiator; but Mr.. Malone has answered
with clear, powerful and irrefutabe statement of
his true position. And now, as a last resort, the
Bourbons of Congress and of the press are de-
nouncing him personally with all the vile cpl
thets which their proficiency in biIlingsgate en-
ables them to employ. We predict that lIe will
come out of the storm of SANDER yindicated and
honored, and that
THE HONEST PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
viii continue TO give him their confidence and
support. In him they have leader who has the
ability and courage which are needed in the CO n
fict with sectionalism and Bourbon folly. In this
conflict Mr.. Malone should have all the support
which the national administration can give, and
we are glad to believe that Republicans of broad
and statesmanlike views will aid him in every
honorable way in breaking the spell Of that
Bourbon nightmare which has so long paralyzed
the South. If there is little squad of so-called
Republicans in Virginia whose only object is the
enjoyment of Federal patronage in that State, let
them be ignored until they learn to act under the
inspiration of national and patriotic motives
IRdrrell Ohio TcibMRe