Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-20

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entered an emphatic denial OF that
charge. He said the Senator from
Virginia had been discussed in the
democratic caucus committee pre-
cisely as the other new democratic
Senators had been, and he would
thought it an insult to that Senator
to indicate to him that it was nee
essary in order to gain his vote to
make propositions to him. Nobody
denied Mr.. Mshone's right to
change his opinions, but mad he
done so ? Did he entertain now on
the great national political ques"
tons opinions different from those
which he entertained in 1877 and
1880 4? 1t so, LET him say so.
Mr.. Malone rose to reply. He
called the Senate to witness that
he had not in this discussion trans
crossed the bounds Of propriety,
but that he had been courteous and
respectful. lie had not introduced
the question of the State debt OF
Virginia. 1t was his colleague
(Mr. Johnson who had done 80.
That Senator had characterized a
portion OF his own people as re-
| pudiationists and another class as
debtpayers, while the record of the
Virginia Legislature and OF his col
league attested the fact that that
there was no such party in the
State of Virginia as q debtpaylng
party, in his colleagues interpreta-
ton of the words. re had not i'm
pugned and would not impugn the
motives of the people OF any State
who had dealt with their State
debt. That was a matter which
concerned themselves. He denied
that any Senator on either side OF
the chamber had ever approached
him improperly as to the orgauiza-
ton of the Senate. He did not
presume that any honorable man
would expect him to violate the
amenities OF lite and to state what
had taken place between himself
and Senators on the subject Of or
ganization. 1t was true that he
had been asked by democratic Sena-
tors as to what his action would be
in regard to his organization, but
whether those Senatorc who came
to BIN from either side came as the
representatives of a caucus he had
never thought Of inquirirg His
response to both had been alike in
effect-that he had no wish to
prefer, bat that he intended on 'll
occasions to vote as he pleased
IIApplause in the galleries. dc
had come here with obliga4ons to
neither party, and in the discharge
of his duty he would follow his
own judgment as to 'ow he voted t. /,
His action was not be controlled
bv a caucus. Herepelled the sug-
gestion that he ould be approached
by any pcrsA with plan or
scheme oy combination to reach
ends in he Senate chamber that
were no legitimate. He was the
crstodan of his own democracy
TArdiOle comments on the demOcra-
- side on the use Of the word
I.'demooracy."] He did not choose
10 debate that question. 1t was
not debatable, The whole question
was one between himself and those
who sent him to the Senate. He
could not become a partisan OF
either party. What did we owe to
either =? He certainly owed moth
ing to the national democracy as
represented by Mr.. Barnum and his
committee. He now came 10 a ques'
ton Of privilege, on which he had in-
tended to seek the Aoor to-day. He
L had not been in the Senate chamber
last Thursday when a discussion took
place be tween Senators Rollins and
Hill, and he had only noticed it in the
Record last Monday. He had an ex.
tract from the discussion read at the
clerks desk at the point where, in re-
spouse TO the suggestion by Mr.. Rollins
tina. the democrats had been seeking to
make an arrangement to secure Mr.
Mahone's vote, Mr.. Hill replied: But
we would net have bought it,
"Now, Mr.. President" Continued
Mr.. Malone, waving his arms to give
greater force TO what he was saying
THAT language admits Of one or more
interpretations, and l come to ask the
Senator from Georgia las his language
| 10 Oh aspect implies that my vote had
been or could be Doughty whether be
intended 10 convey any such idea ~
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