The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-31
AN INTERESTING CONTEST

mas Deen going Oh III Ino oohhLo az
Washington during the past week in re-
gard t. the removal of the Democratic
officials, and the election Of Mahone's
men; for it seems that the corrupt bar
gain with Malone, the reputation Sem
ator from Virginia, was that his men,
Gorham and Riddleberger, should be
elected to the positions Of clerk and SER
geant alarms.
The corrupt bargain has been yentila-
ted and riddled by Democratic Senators,
and Malone & Co., shown up. The dis
cussion will be found in this paper, on
our first page, and is we'll worth read
ing. 1t will be seen that Malone and
his man Riddleberger, and their Repub'
lican confederates, are efeCtually shown
up. Many Republicans are sick and
disgusted with this Infamous arrange
ment, as all honorable men should be-.
Hoar, Logan, Dawes & Co., have been
worsted at every point in the discussion.
How can any set of men defend 80 cor
rupt coalition2 1t is evident the radi-
calls are getting badly demoralized over
the affair. How can any honorable man
defend the infamyP
Republicans have claimed for them
selves a monopoly of the loyalty and
honesty of the land; and il there was
one creature their noble souls hated
worse than a rebel, it was reputation.
ist. And now we see the party in the
United States Senate taking to their en-.
brace an "unrepentant REBEL" one who
boasts on tne floor of the Senate that he
served the late "Confederacy," and has
no apologies o" regrets therefor Besides
having been a rebel, he is the leader OF
the Reputation party in Virginia; and
deuounCes the old Democracy OF that
state who favor paying honorably the
debts of the state, as "BOurbons."
But this bargain with Malone inclu
ded a rebel and reputation friend ol
his, Col. H. H. Riddleberger. At Mr.
Mahone's command the Republican eau
Gus of the Senate nominated him fol
sergeant alarms, the most lucrative Of
fee within their gift. The contest has
been over the election of this man. Just
think of the Republican party of the
Senate, the saints thereof, the Hoars
Dawses, Logans, ct al, laboring day af
ter day to elect an "unrepentant rebel
and rep"diatiouist of old Virginia. Are
there no Union soldiers worthy of re
gard? No one of old fashioned prinCi'
pie and honesty in regard to paying
honest debts at all available2
This Riddleberger, after Malone, is
the leader of the reputation party Of
Virginia. A few years since an efforI
was made to refund the debt of that
state, and bill was framed and passed
known as the McCulIoCh bill. The bill
fixed the total debt at some $32 900, 900
1t was bitterly denounced by the Read
iusters who, under the lead of Malone
secured at the fall election of 1879 mem
bers enough in the Legislature, added ia
certain Republicans, black and white, to
control it. These sent Malone to the
Senate. After this Mr.. Riddleberger, as
the head of the Readjuster party,
brought in plan for refunding the state
debt which went by the name of the
'Riddleberger bill" This bill provided
for readjustment or reputation of the
state debt, and scaled the sum down tc
about $20,0O00O0, being about $4,000
ono less than the "MCCulloch bill" This
bill was vetoed by Gov. Holiday who O
was one of the debt.payiUg wing of the
Democracy; but it is still regarded as the
platform of the Readj listers or Malone
party. The New York Tribune, the New
York Times and other Republican pa
pers have for years been denouncing the
Southern states and people as repudiat'
ors, mainly for not consenting to pay
disputed Carpet-bag debts. These are
the men the Republicans of the United
States Senate Consort with, and purpose
putting into lucrative Office. There
seemu to be no limit to the infamy thai
the lust of power and the greed of office
will 60, with the radical leaders. We
are glad to see the Democratic Senators
stand firm, and prevent the Consumma'
ton of this bargain and sale.