Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-30
THE MALONE wATER-HAUL,

ID
TIE Mahoneites were badly "scooped"
in the Virginia local elections last
Thursday. Information from many
sections OF the State, especially in the
Southwest, is to the effect that there is
general disgust among the readjusters
with MALONE and bis course, and they
are urging the importance OF cutting
loose from him and his craft, and calling
a State convention to put up full
s.raiZhtout ticket. Some OF the strong
holds OF the readjusters in the State,
rspudia ell the coalition and elected the
Democratic candidates.
Thus RIDDLEBRRGER, GoRHAN and
MALONE 90 band in hand into oblivion.
Even the brief trial MAHoSs had OF the
balance Of power OF the recent execu-
tive session OF the Senate is the only
experience he will have in that line.
He will either find CoNgLISG advanced
to the position when the Senate reas-
sembles in December, or stalwart Dem.
crat from New ork swelling the Domo-
crat roll TO thirty-nine Senators. CoNK-
LING resigned for MALONE and ARTHUR
much more completely than for himself.
He put their noses ont of Joint for good
and all.
The prodigious bluuder which the Re-
publican Senators and the Administra-
ton made in this MALONE bargain, is
brought into more striking emphasis
every day by the present posture OF al
fairs both in Virginia and in the ma
tIonal field Of politics. No part OF the
bargain has been carried out except the
voting OF MALONE with the Republicans
and that was wholly resultless. The
Republicans are sick and ashamed OF the
business; and so is the administration.
Ii the bargain be adhered to in the hope
of executing il at the next meeting OF
the Senate in December, the Republic
can party in Virginia will be divided,
and this consideration has induced
the administration to Withhold its
favor from the Readiuster Sem
ator and decline appointing
his friends to office in Virginia. The
failure Of the bargain leaves MALONE
free to seek new affiliations. He can
now join the Republican party of Vir'
ginia, or he can return to the Demo-
Gratis; but in either event, and in any
event, his power is gone, and he will
probably be little more than cipher in
politics to the end OF his Senatorial
term.
This much for fusions and unprinci-
pied political bargains. 1t was always
thus, and always will be to the end OF
time. No man could be more effectu
ally buried, politically, than MALONE
seems to be at this moment. He has
no standing in National politics, and
seems to be worse off among bis own
people. While the local elections can
not be said To be absolutely decisive Of
the result in November, they show with
sufficient certainty the animus oil the
people Of Virginia. The Richmond Dis.
patch says Of the result;
The boastin&s OF General Malone and
his followers prove nothing. They
made the same sort OF boasts up to the
very day Of the election last year. Gen.
ersi Malone himself sent out but few
days before that election a circular let
ter, in which he expressed his mistaken
confidence that his party would carry
the State. lie had been deceived by
the loud mouthiDgs of the would-be
leaders OF a new party. The voters,
however, made up their own minds and
cast their votes to SUIT themselves
They said nothing to anybody on the
subject. They held their peace and re-
leased their ballots.
1t should never be forgotten that
there were only 1887 votes cast in
Virginia in l779. 1t has been well and
forcIbly said that many thousands OF
voters declined to take part in a SQUAD
Die over the debt question. They were
not afraid Of the Mccullough bill; for
they ielt sure il would never increase
the'rtsxes by a single dollar. They were
not attracted by the Malone party; for
they felt sure that the party would
never reduce their taxes by a single
dollar. They, therefore, abstained from
voting. Perhaps some OF them made up
their minds 10 let their neighbors repu.
date the public debt il they would.
"A hatever were their reasons, these were
no doubt satisfactory to themselves.
One thing would seem to be clear
namely, that the Riddleberger bill! will
influence such voters neither one way
nor the other. They will vote "a last