The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24
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SENATOR MAHoNE.s POSITION.


Senator Mshonc's POSITIONS an anomalous
ono. A southern man by tirth and educa-
ton, as brave solder as ever battled in de-
fence of ones own country or section, us
pure a man in the various relations OF life as
is anywhere TO be found, he has become
one of the leaders of the people who have
sent him TO the United States senate as their
representative. His CANVASS was not made
by him rs democrat ncr as a republican.
He claimed to be merely readjuster,
and bsyond that 40 independent, politi-
cal candidate. His people saw fit to place
him in position of high prominence ard
trust, and TO them ana
them alone, he is responsible
for his course. So long as he acts consist
emily in the discharge of the duties devolv-
ing upon him, so long Us be satisfies the poo"
pie he was empowered TO represent, 30 long
as he breaks no faith nor conditions under
which he secured the position. there is no
power and no persons who has right to
abuse him for his conduct in that respect.
While we regret beyond expression to see
sny son of the old smother OF states and
presidents" sent to the United States con-
gress, or to see.any individual so sent, act
otherwise than as the disciple of Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, Mason and the others,
yet we are confeasedly sufficiently liberal and
progressive in our sentiments and
views to hold that The whole business is one
exclusively between principal and agent.
General Malone has as much right to act as an
ndepsndent, If he so holds his seat, as has Mr..
David Davis, of Illinois. The role played
by Mr.. Ill., of Georgia, in his reflections on
General Malone, was as unwarranted as his
entire speech was illogical and impolitic, and
all such attempts q. bulldozng are calculated
to inluriously affect, not only his own infiu.
ence for good, but to iDjure the party he
assumes to represent. The immediate cause
of his excited conduct and violent express
ions swas The fact that the present senate,
when full, stands seventy-six members
thirty eight of these being commits.
stoned to sit there as democrats, this
including Mr.. Davis who, though not sent as
a democrat, owes his position to democratic
70 es. General Malone was hasty in reply
ing to Mr. Hill, .since, when the latter OBJ
served that any senator who owed his seat TO
democratic votes, would be traitor if he
voted with any others than democrats, he
announced merely On aziomat.
ic political proposition, but one
which did not touch the senator
from Virginia, as he had been
elected not by any democ attic legislature,
but by the people themselves, who never
once, in the course of the entire canvass
asked him to state that he was democrat
and the coalition that elected him, did SO bya
majority of some $4,000. Mr.. Hill himsoIf
was far from impregnable on the question
of shifting sides, for he had gone into his
state convention, elected as a union man, yet
turned srouLd sn1 yosed for secession. Gem
eral Malone had never comm tied himself
to any party prior to his election, save tn,
readjusters, nor since. H. has msrely asserted
that he WAS tired of the old Bourbon Gle.
ment CT the democratic party; that he be-
leved i. was detrimental to the progress of
Virginia, and SO believing, intended to fight
it as arduously and. as honestly ss he had
fought for his state during the times that tried
mems souls. He asserts distinctly and con-
sistently that he is and intends to remain
conservative democrat. and when he departs
from the platform on which he won his hon
ors, it will be time enough TO censure him.
Therefore the remarks Of Mr.. Hill as rev
pcrtsd, bore no relevancy TO the question.
and they were insinuations unjust in the ex-
IRENE. He said: "Msnhood courage, brave
~, fidelity, morality and respect for the opin-
ions of mankind, required that when man
had arrived at the conclusion that he could
not carry out trust which had been con-
fined TO him, 1t was his duty to return his
commission, snd tell his constituents he
had changed his mind; he did not believe
that single one of the thirty.eight men
elected as democrats would hold ia his pock-
ct commission conferred by democrats,
and, without giving any notice to his con-
stituency or his associates, would execute
that commission in advocacy of the adverse
party; he denied the right of the evice-presi-
dent 70 take part in organizing the senste,
but would not raise that question. ST." he
continue3, you hsvebut one, the vote will be
80 to SO. Who IS that one? Who ia that
ontg" repeated Mr. Hill in loud and ex-
cited tone Of voice, "Who Is ambitious 10 GO
what no man in the history Of the country
has ever done-to stand up in this high pres
ence and proclaim from this proud eminence
that be disgrscss the commission be holds'
d. you addressing the republican, receive
him with shectioni Do you receive him
with respect Il such a man worthy Of your
associaGi0ni Such n.n Is not worthy 10 be
q democrat L he worthy TO be a rspubi.
cant Ifmy friends from Illinois, Kansas
and New York vera 70 come TO me holding
repub lean commissions ia their pockets
sent.here ~ republican legislatures, and
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