Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-04-01

When Senator Malone. elected BY the
Rsadjustsrs OF Virginia, took his posi-
ton in the United States Senate. II was
not known precisely what political course
hs would take. or with which OF the two
great political parties he would affiliate.
Il being recognized as q fixed idea that
he must go with one II the other. The
Republicans felt that he could affiliate
with them with perfect consistency II he
saw at, and held out the iraternal hand
Of encouragement to him. The Demo-
Gratis insisted that Virginia was q Demo-
cratic State. and consequently Malone
must vote and work on their side Of the
house; that q Resdjustsr or anything
else outside Of straight Rspublicanism
must Of necessity have TO vote and work
against the Republicans.
For q while both sides were In doubt
q to Mahone's course. a. he 10 q very
sell. possessed sort Of . man and wisely
kept his own oounsels. The Republic
cans simply hoped. whore the Democracy
demanded; therefore when II became sp.
parent that Malone would affiliate with
the Republicans there was naturally Q
great gnsshipg Of teeth among the
Democracy. They scored him lively on
the floor OF the Senate. but they found
the little man was fully equal to the oc-
casion and could give back all they sent.
with interest. His mastery and forcibls
speech In justification Of his course still
rings in tho ears OF all, and he 10 recog-
nlzsd a. q man who thinks he knows the
full responsibilities and requirements Of
his position. will paddle his canoe a. be
sees at. and will allow Of no impairment
interference. The following sketch Of
Malone. defining his present position
and possible future course. BY the editor
Of the arizona Journal. who evidently
knows him. will be read with interest:
10 an eccentric man. not to say erratic.
Al Q soldier he was . little bundle Of nerves
and muscles. which would fight the devil
for an appetite and regret that he did rot
have some more fiery cocktail 10 precedo
his matutinal meal. BE managed. for his
sire, to get hurt oftener than any man In
the army, until at last when his wife was
told that he had received q flesh wound.
she exclaimed: "Gracious heavens, I
didn't know he had any flesh on him to
hitf" He could recover quicker and fight
longer than any soldier we ever saw, and
had little patience with anyone In his com.
msnd who would not do the same thing.
After the war, he took to railroading, |
and lugged In politics ~ Incidental. He
was sharp and wiry In all his transactions,
and when he had outwitted his opponents
with his brains and wrought them to q
pitch Of fury. he wa over ready to give
them An outlet for their heated feelings on
the field Of honor. He had peculiar WAYS
Of doing these things. 90 singular. indeed.
that they sometimes vergsd on the crooked;
and when he found IL necessary 10 the
Of his ambition. he made use Of
49, oesious "sys w noist niWseiA inso
position.
What probably helped him moro than
anything else in the political Arena. Was
sincerity. He saw nothing wrong about
bis manner Of doing things. he Was Q
thorough ooxcomb. II . man Of his sense
and general breadth Of vision can be 90
He believed implicitly In himself
and the doctrines he espoused. He believed
honestly that the debt Of Virginia should
DO partially repudiated. and he bad great
following among the batter class Of vir-
who believed likewise, and indeed
Rho would have believed almost anything
hat Malone told them. for be was their
dol.
These people were not Democrat. BY any
means. They we're the nucleus OF . new
,arty In the Old Dominion. the produeto OF
he split which Gilbert walker created In
h stats; n old sore which had never