The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
rhs, Pre.,den. and Repatriation.


The gtrade between the Republi-
cans of the Senate and Malone for
the offices and committees, OF the
body,i is amatter for which President
Garfield can't be Justly responsible,
II simply bargain by which Cor
ham gets a place that he couldn't
get on his merits. and an ex-Confed-
crate repudiationist secures the sec
ond most important place against
the honest convictions and wishes Of
four-ffths of the Republican SenG-
tors. 1t is the usual barter that pol
iticians of both sides made when of
hcers can be had by the sale ofprin-
eiple. eaI ...-
But if tho Republican coalition
with reputation shall go beyond
the Senate. as is now openly boosted
and confidently expected, the re-
sponsibility will be upon President
Garfield and upon him alone. The
acceptance of Malone and his repu-
diation policy into full Republican
fellowship in the Senate viii drive
the entire intelligent white Repub-
hean element OF Virginia from the
party fold, and Malone will have
no party in his state beyond a few
INSCRIPTIONS placemen, without the
positive support of reputation by
the President.
The Republican party of Virginia,
with the intelligent white anti-re-
pudiation element driven out of il,
will consist simply of the United
States marshalS, postmasters and
revenue eollectorseas leaders, and
tho ignorant eolOred voters and Ma
homes repudiationists as rank and
file. They will be, without intelh-
gence, conviction or property, and
as President Garfield shall direct his
Federal officials, the party will fol-
low. Ifhe sustains repudiationists,
the Republicans of Virginia will be
for reputation and unite with Ma
hone; if he demands that his officials
shall be honest TO Virginia, they
will declare for honesty in the set
Element of the debt of the State.
The responsibility for vitalizing
shameless Reputation in Virginia
must rest squarely upon President
Garfield, and he should look the is
sue in the face before he degrades
his administration .hopelessly at the
| outset. If he shall commit it to re-
| pudiation in Virginia, he must for
| felt the confidence of the entire
South and give Republicanism a
fearful if not fatal wound in the
North. If he shall demand the
maintenance of the honor and faith
| of.Firginia and of every other
Southern State, he will be sustained
by the best men of all parties and all
sections. Ir
The Malone Reputation move
ment in Virginia doesn't stop with
| dishonOring and paralyZing a great
commonwealth. but it strikes direct
ly at the free schools now guaran-
teed by the Constitution to the chill
dren of both races. The Malone
crusade is against all taxes, and it is
now rallied to adopt an amendment
to the Constitution proposed by
Mahone's reputation legislature,
abolishing the poll-tax of one dollar
as prerequisite to voting. When
it is considered that this poll-tax is
the only absolutely certain free
school fund Virginia has for whites
and blacks, the hypocrisy of Malone
in rallying the ignorant blacks to
destroy their own schools must be
appreciated by all. 1t is idle to say
that party organized against all
taxes will levy special taxes for the
education of the blacks if the poll
tax shall be repealed.
President Garfield must soon act
on this important question and it is
not assuming too much 10 say that
he holds the honor of Virginia and
of the Republican party in his own
hands. With his official power ex-
ercised to sustain integrity, repudi-
alton will speedily perish in Vir-
ginia, and it is even possible that the
honest people of Virginia will over
throw both Garfield and Malone
and their Reputation forces if the
President shall degrade the power
of the national government to dis
honor II state and shame the Re-
public. - Phiiodelphid Times