National Republican., 1881-08-02
MAHONE-VIRGINIA.
THE WHOLE CASE IN A NUTSHELL.
What the Reahiusters Expect 10 Bring About In
the Old Dominion-A Clear and Succlnct
statement-Graphic Picture OF
Bourbon Blight.

NEWARK, ONO, Aug. 1.--Soon after the
Readjusters convention I'm Virginia Captain W. c.
Lyon, OF this city,a personal friend Of Senator Ma
hone, sent him letter congratuAting him on the
earnest work OF the enemies of Bourbon rule and
also on his excellent speech made to the convcn-
ton Senator Malone wrote the following reply
from Petersburg, under date Of June lG which is
made public with the writer's written consent,
since obtained.
MAHoSEs REPLY.
"MY DEAR SIR: 1t gives me pleasure to thank
you for the generous and kindly consideration Of
your letter dated the 9th instant. I am sure you
realize that all attempts made during the past
years since the war Mt real reconciliation have
been failures; due perhaps equally to the contrary
spirit of the Southern States themselves and to the
mistaken methods employed by the dominant
party oftho country IN that direction not so much,
should say, to the people Of the Southern States
as to an unfortunate leadership, composed in the
main by persons who egged on the war, but shrkcd
its burdens. The veterans of the Southern armies,
and especially those at Appomattox,
ACCEPTED THE ISSUE
there closed as conclusive In It's results and like
brave men, were ready TO turn their best efforts
to thorough reunion ofthc sections and the res.
toration Of good feeling between the people them.
selves, so lately engaged In the work Of death.
Tho great mass of Southern soldiery and those who
have long been weary Of the unmanly sectional
strife which political parties have enforced. Hence
the prOmptitude with which this class of our Vir.
ginia people took to n movement which promised
to set uside such II leadership and bring them and
their State back into their old.time relation with
the people Of the Nation. In ull this time Of the
nIIGiiTiSG RULE or BuURBoSisM
prejudice against the dominant party of the
country and the national administration has been
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the Bourbon party here. The national admins.
tratlon has never realized that by the very char.
acter of its agents, its official representatives the
Bourbon party have found their means to excite
and continue hatred of the Republican name and
of the Republican administration These agents,
and especially at first aud long while, were in
great part composed of mere adventurcrs un.
known TO our people and without sympathy with
them or with their interest in any respect. These
people have been content with Bourbon rule in
our State and everywhere and in all elections
have labored TO promote the success of the candi.
dates; to uphold the
SUPREMACY or THAT PARTY
rs the best means, you will observe, of retaining
their little offices 1t has been no part of their
purpose contrary to their self. conceived interest,
to make friends for the administration to enlarge
the circle of Republican numbers, to admit any
competition with them for the Federal patronage.
maintaining their title to continuance in office
by voting merely once in four years for Republl.
can candidate for the Presidency at the same time
guarding against Democratic success C) by sup.
porting actively and voting for the Bourbon Demo.
cratic candidate for Congrcss-Garneld at the head
of the ticket, Hancock at the bottom.
IT IS THIS CLASS or REPUBLICANS,
few in numbers, represented by certain self as.
sumed leadership of three or four persons, who
naN1I
certain defeat under the false and specious guise
of maintaining Republican organization in the
State-an organization which has had no exist
ence since 1873, until the Rcadjuster party demon
strated its capacity TO overthrow Bourbonism; an
organization which, under the leadership of these
persons the Republican party has run down until
1t has ceased, in fact, to offer any contest in our
elections-a leadership which has acquiesced in
If 1t did not support, that administration OF the
Bourbon party In State affairs which has set q
BLIGHT UPON EVERY INDUSTRY
and trined with her credit; an administration
which had come to shut out the great mass of the
children from the sources of public education
nevertheless guaranteed by the constitution of the
State and the good faith of all-which had now
stihed practically the rights of the colored and
poor white man at the ballot box the exclusion of
the colored man from jurics IN a word, his sub.
jugation as political slave. II Is this galvanized
Republican leadership alone now in the State of
Nr 'inia that gives possible hope to the rcinstate.
mcnt of the Bourbon rule. II is Bourbon De.
mocracy, aided and reinforced by such Republi.
cans in Virginia, that Readjusters have to confront
] am sure wherever the broad principles of our
party are understood we shall enlist the earnest
concern and sympathy ofall liberty.lovng men of
the country We intend to strike manly blow
for the relief Of our State the education of her
children, the restoration of her public credit, and
the freedom Of her people,