Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-29
THE MALONE MOVEMENT.
Garfield Would Never Have COun-
tenaneed it-AdmInIstratfOnA Aid TO
liquidation In Virginia Solely the
Result of Ihe shot from Guiteau's
Pistol.

Washington special to the st. Louis
hspu6tfcdn of the 26th says: "The Wash
ington Post to-day publishes an article on
what it calls General Garfield's views on
the Malone movement in Virginia. The
statements made therein, according to the
FoSt, came from a near friend of the late
President and one who, Of all others, knew
his mind and Intentions This near friend
is supposed to be Blaine, The revelations
are to this effect: If General Garfield had
lived he would never have aided Malone In
In any way. He was so utterly opposed to
anything savoring of reputation that he
would rather have seen the BOurbons
triumph for time than had the Republicans
win such victory by coalition with the dis
honest money element of the Democratic
party. General Garfield did not believe
that the Republican party could gain per-
manent control in the South upon such
basis as was adopted In Virginia in the last
night, where the real issue at the bottom
was selfish one, and where the victory
gained for Malone was the accomplishment
OF selfish ends. He believed In extending a
helping hand to every honest element of in
dependence in the South; but when it came
to striking hands with dishonesty to wage
war against honesty to gain merely tenn
porary advantage, General Garfield would
have turned his back and absolutely refused
to proceed
Commenting on this statement the Post
says the above announcement OF Gen. Gar
fields views, coming from the highest pos
sible source, is OF historical value. and
shows the great difference between the two
administrations that were elected by the
same votes
"Whatever may have been Gen. Garfeld's
views on the subject in question, one thing
is so well known that it is lndisputable, viz |:
the active use of the Federal patronage in
aid OF the Malone movement was begun
long before Arthur's accession TO the Presi-
dency. During the extra session of the Sen
ate it was matter of which there was con-
stant comment that anti Malone Federal
officers were being displaced from time to
time by the appointment of Malone men.
Furthermore, Congressman Jorgensen is au-
thority for the statement that he called on
President Garfield and protested against
any policy of the administration which
would give encouragement to Ma
hone, and the President replied in
effect that he thought such encouragement
should be given, and that 1t could be given
without sanctiOning the repudiation feature
of Mahone's fight. 1t was also well known
at the time of MahOne's Readjuster cOnven-
ton at Richmond on June 2, that of the
Republicans who constituted a majority of
the convention many We're indispOsed to
JOIN Manone unless they mad assurance that
such action would meet the approval OF the
administration, and in order to satisfy these
doubling Thomases, dispatches were OBJ
tanned by Malone from Washington, giving
assurances that the administration was in
sympathy with the Malone movement
These dispatches were shown by Malone
and his lieutenants, and they had a power
full effect in influencing wavering Republic
cans. The fact that these dispatches were
sent from Washington, and that they accu-
rately represented the views OF the admin
istration has never been authoritatively
denied"