The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-03-27
M.hone or virginia. .

The Associated Press is striving to in
duce the belief that Senator Malone
OF Virginia, is model patriot. for no
other reason than that he deliberately
sold out his constituency for price.
and damnuble traitor that he is, now
moves with the Republican party in the
organization OF the Upper House.
The course prrsued by this man
through the canvass last Fall was not
calculated to inspire confidence in his
honesty or integrity, aud his traitorous
action since his election. though ezci;-
ing contempt aud disgust, for the mean
hess OF the man, Is not an occasion for
surprise. As the hets with regard to
the election Of this man Mahone, are
not familiar to all our readers, tho fol.
lowing terse statement Of them by the
EEamdier, will enable them to Judge as
TO the Senator's patriotism?
"Mahcne was elected as Democrat.
Re voted Tor aud stumped his State in
behalf Of the Hancock electors, who
received majority of 4l.l27 votes,
which shows plainly how strongly Dem
ocratic Virginia is and how grossly she
is misrepreseuted by man who vote
with the Republican party. During the
campaign Malone stated at all times be
was in entire aecofd with the National
namnnran,, ,ala all "A II !,
could out o. that stitement. In regard
to local State issue he was u ar Raad.
juster." or, in other words he was a
repulintor. He favored the repuiia
ton Of large portion Of the States in
debtedness. A significant fact is that
the obligations to pay, which he could
wipe out with dIshouor. We're largely in
Cured under Republican carpet bag
rule. No doubt inany OF those obiign
tions were forced upon the State con-
trary to the wishes OF her bona tide tax
payers. Yet those taxpayers. constitut.
ing the bulk Of the regular Democratic
party OF the State, feel that 1t Is better
to pay than repudiate. a
The debts were incurred according
to law, and tho only honorable way to
cancel them is to pay them. To their
honor, be it said, they preferred to di.
vide their party, on State issues. than
to incur the just opprobrium Of being
regulators. The monstrous absurdity
Of Mahone's present position is that by
way Of showing his objection to L, paa.
lican carpet bag debts ho goes over TO
the very party that incurred the obliga-
! cations wb'ch lie is So hutious 10 rcpuI
diatc. For his. conduct there Is no pos
sible excuse. He is simply n traitor.
who has sold out his State for piice
The truth is that sovereign State
has been robbed Of her jnst repre- scutn:
tion. The patronage of the Govern.
ment hns been used and promised Tor
the corrupt purpose of buying Senu-
ter. The will Of the people has been
defeated in order tndt unfair party nd
vantage may be gained. The whole
Transaction is disGraeeiul. Iufomous
as it is on the part OF The creature Ma.
hone. it Is no less so on the part of
those who Consent to advantage by his
infamy Public moral y is nt an end if the
patronage and influence Of the Govern.
ment can bo employed to buy mp Sem.
tors. Government by the reoplo in
that case is impossible. Those who
have bought Mahcme know this. For
the advantage it brings them they love
the treason whilst dcspising the traitor.