Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-04-22

The assertion SO often repeated in the Sen
ate during the present session, that Gen. Ma
hone has proved false and treacherous to the
Democratic party lacks foundation in fact.
The element in the South which elected the
Democratic Senators did not help him to his
seat. He was elected by the Virginia legisla-
ture not by the aid of the Bourbons, but in
spite of their most intense opposition. The
Democrats of the legislature were about
equally divided as Regulars and Readjusters,
but by the Republicans voting with the lat
ter the election of Malone was effected. The
Readjusters of that body were themselves
elected in November, 1879, by the white and
colored Republicans and by Democrats who
had broken away from Bourbon domination.
This new party advocated as its local policy,
the readjustment of the state debt as a ma
tional policy, general education for the peo-
pie and fair elections.
In the Presidential campaign the Demo-
cra6er Readjusters in no way affiliated with
the Bourbons. They held their own state
convention and nominated their own electors,
whom they instructed to vote for Hancock
and English; but they sent no delegates to
the Cincinnati convention and refused all
overtures from the Regulars to act with
them. 1t has transpired that Speaker Ran
dali, Chairman Barnum of the national COM
mittee, and others, did their utmost to induce
Gen. Malone and his party to unite with the
Democrats in the national election, and even
offered them six of the eleven electors, but
the offer was declined. Malone had been
elected as the representative of new organi-
cation, which-as was said by Col Riddleber-
ger who was then and is now a member of
the State Senate-is 'the party of the fu-
ture," He took his seat as an Independent,
owing obligations to neither party, untram-
melled by any bargain with either, and re-
sponsible for his vote only to himself and his
constituents.
The Bourbons had no reason to expect he
would vote with them. He had badly beaten
their party in his own state and had been fol-
lowed to Congress by its maledictions. But
the Democratic Senators required his vote 10
give them the control, and they sought to WOO
him TO their side. Polluted as they now
claim him to be, they admit that they ap-
preached him and desired to know his pleas
ure in regard to positions upon committees.
As Senator Conkling expressed it, they took
him to high elevation and offered him all
the land he could see if he would only vote
with them. But he declined their advances,
took seat with the Republicans and voted
with them on the election of the committees,
and declares his purpose to act with them
hereafter. With his Readjuster doctrine the
Republicans have no sympathy and little con-
Germ, for it is not a national issue but upon
the cardinal planks of their platform, upon
which the campaign of 1880 was fought,
namely, honest elections and protection to
American industries, Malone squArely stands
and valiantly fights.
The Bourbons were in dismay. They not
only saw the sceptre falling from their hands
in the Senate, but they trembled for their
power in all the South. They felt the force
of Ex-Governor Kemper's message to Senator
Johnston eff the Democrats of the Senate
triumph now, then the Democrats of Virginia
will triumph next November but any step
backward now means defeat next fall" Fail
ing to win Malone, they then sought TO drive
him under the Southern whip, but failing in
this, also. they have now for siz weeks been