The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-22
opinions of the Press ON the Maize
HilI cont rOversy. u

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Inter Ocean: Malone begins to ilndI "
he has created agood deal of stir 4 ante
country The bourbon sheets of w ia
denouncs him 40 trsi,or. tho roo ,owisrs
hail him as IN apostle, and the repu couans
look upon him as now marshal at tDslVead
of the more progressive southern Hent
which will finally break the back of ttsS,s bon
Ism. The other night he sat up I two
O'Clock Opening kilograms of congrsnral'on
that poured in upon him from all ,higr,s of
The country. The fact is, Malone has broken
faith with no one, and it is the height of
injustice to accuse him Of having, done so.
Bourbonlsm, as represented by minority OF
the democrats in the United STATED senate,
was his biitsrest foo in Virginia and the
idea Of holding him bound 10 sts.nd by a
party which had done all it could 10 defeat
him is absurd. Ben Hill may bt come the
champion of tho moss backs of Virginia if
he chooses, and no ono will comtiEln, but /
requires a good deal OF assurance . declare
that senator elected over theirpe Opposition
shall spend his time fsi hfully DE- as their
moldy prejudices may dictate
Cincinnati Commercial: In WIN ia he had
demonstrated TO the Bourbon les rs that he
had come power and force I'M leadership.
They conceded it SO lar as tbs + YVES con
cerned, claiming that any man no could
control the colortd vote would tnsge power
thore, but tho entire effort Of III Il Bourb0ns
had been directed lately town.. weaving
away his white friends and sold,..Ing them
agans, him. Southern men mel lure their
representatives by the patronage tney con
troll and the appropriations they cure. In
this they were like northera Communities
everywhere. They have said al along that
when Malone got 10 Wsshingtel he would
stand between two fires, and coli ID not help
hisstate or friends The democrat would have
,thing to do with man who Mad fought
.em at home and he would NJ dare act
with the republicans He wlIhld simply
serve his term out, come hon-y, AM That
would be the last Of him. Bun no is too
plueky for that, and said tho sfioud, with
earnest emphasis, while Mshon, Is n skilful
! politician, he Is too upright o ban 10 usk
anything that IA unreasonable, or that
would not 30 cheerfully cancelled 70 him
By any party. Since coming " Washing
J Ton no had tho most liberal oao.s from tho
Democratic side Of the senate that any man
!. could ask for. He had, howeveN, chosen bis
Town ground, and time would demonstrate
Y that his course was wise, patriotic and hon
9cst, and, above all would be en;ircly salisfac.
n tory 20 his constituents The gentleman
& referred 10 gave the above commSn,s on Ma.
homes claims for patronage, adding, finally
the maxim, you know nothing succeeds
y like success
New York Herald: In tho debate with
MIR. Hill Senator Malone stood on strong
ground in every why. He had been y gem
oral Of tho cobfedP ate army; he had fought
with historical ga .ahtry from thp beginning
TO the end Of the war. His line had been
the last to give way ut Appomtucx, and,
next to Lee, he was probably the Nos, trusted
soldier In the conftderacy. TN' gives i'm.
portnnco TO his declaration as R'st atorefd
to his position as the representative of Viz
ginis, There was no quoslionlas TO his 10y
atty to the conftderncy, whilt, ,ls Senator
Logan apily pu, II, the Loyalty Of Senator
HUI wes always Acha,able point. Nor Il
u surprising that soldier of The distinction
OF uonoral Malone should lead IN this move.
mont. Tho men of tho south , onlwhcm We
rely for reconstruction In a u go tenso gro
those who have been in the armr. The Bour-
bons cone from class who ony knew tho
war through The passions of hirpry and ira.
diilon. Nj n who, like Senator Ashotc. have
followed the flag of Leo from the pcgil min /, to
tho end, knowing what war Is, Who bave fol.