Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-07
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MONDAY EVENING. FEB. z. 1881.
Nohcly Wants Him.

General Malone does not find it easy
to ride two horses at once. He was
distinguished cavalry officer during the
rebellion and since then has been seeking
to make cavalry tactics effective in civil
pursuits. They do not seem to be adapted
to them at least the general has not had
distinguished success in his efforts. He
took hold of the railroad running out
from Norfolk, and shortly had a cOnsOli-
dation of roads under him extending to
Bristol in southwest Virginia. The
Atlantic, Mississippi 4 Ohio railroad,
being administered by him, as presi-
dent. on cavalry tactics, after a
few campaigns was captured by the
foreign bondholders. and Gen. Malone,
who had fought them into the last ditch.
was adrift and without an occupation.
Naturally he vert into the inviting field
of politics and in his opening dashes, as
leader of the rag. tag and bobtail squad
rons whom the promise Of plunder has
gathered under his command, he has
scored some successes. He took strong
position when he secured for himself a
senatorial seat, and that seat is now
about the only foltificatiOn he holds.
II. expects to do wonderful things with
the power it gives him and thinks to
make both parties quail before the im-
portance of his vote, in the evenly divid-
ell political complexion of the Senate.
Perhaps he may trade it to profit. But
it is very clear that any advantage Ma
hone may get in this way will be more
than balanced by the discredit which his
equivocal position will bring upon the
honor and craftsmanship of a man who
undertakes TO set himself up as the
arbter of a state, and that so proud Il
state rs Virginia. What the people there
think of him We do not know, but can
readily guess from what is thought of
him here, where llc is regarded with con-
tempt is mercenary IIessian who did
not scruple to stain his state with repu.
diation tosccure political power, with an
ultimate intention to betray his allies
whenever he could obtain greater advan.
tage by changing his flag. He goes into
the Senate without opinions upon any
public question that he is willing to
avOw. lie desires to stand ready to cast
his vote on either side. He even attempts
to stand Oh both sides of the debt gueS.
ti"n in Virginia, and to cover over his
replrliatiOn sentiments So rs render him.
self less offensive to the Republican
alliances which he hopes to make.
His plans are not proSpering. lie is
no. trusted by either party nor respected
by the people. Neither party cares to
own him, and me is likely to have an op-
portunity to be Il great deal more indie
pendent than he cares to be. The Phila-
delpllia Press has undertaken to lie
his wet-nurSe Oh the Republican
side, but finds it very up hill
work. The special effort of the Press is
to prove that Malone is not a repudia-
tor. It's success has not been distin-
gu;shcd. It cannot even persuade its
neighbor, the limo ricua, which thus dis.
courses of its protege: = 1t is true that !,
knot of stalwart Republicans have been
trying t" help Mr.. Malone into the Re.
publican party, hut without much sue
cess, 50 far as the party is concerned. No
amount of whitewaSh will make Mr.. Ma
hone anything but 4 repIdator who has
stood between Virginia and her financial
honor. And for repudiators. North OF
South, the Republican party has no
room. r We hope that Mr.. Ma.
hone has no intention of calling himself
anything else than a Democrat