Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-04-13
MAHONE's BARGAIN.

MIR, Malone has made a very lame
apology for the suspicious position he
occupies before the country, IL is, in
the first place, an insult TO the intelli.
gence of the Senate for him TO attempt
to deny that ho has entered into an
agreement to assist the Republican
party, so far as he is able to do so, in
return for substantial benefits from
them. Whether this "bargain" has
ever been reduced TO writing, which is
improbable, or even has not been the
subject OF conversation, which is not
impossible, it is none the less com.
pact well understood by both parties
TO it, and each is endeavoring to fully
carry II out. Does no ask a reasona.
bic person TO believe that the Repubi.
can party has taken up bis especial
friend and co laboror man who has
been denounced by its individual mem.
bers time out of mind, and is even now
repudiated by the sincere and respect.
able portion of the Republican press,
who has been until now one of the
party's most bitter foes, that they put
such a nan up for position Of high
trust and great emoluments because
they have been stricken with a sud-
den ahd marvellous affection for him
What supreme folly to expect anybody
TO believe such blank paradox A
bargain there has been, and bargain
that can bring only disgrace and dis
credit either in its success or failure.
Mr.. Malone pretends to have all at
once been aroused to the conviction
that there is not an honest election in
Virginia, and that the Republican par
ty, with the gracious aid of the Read.
j1sters, can establish q reign of law
and fairness in tho vote of the State.
This is as bareiaoed Il pretense as ever
was advanced TO cover villainy.
What Malone knows now he knew
last Fall whenhe supported the Demo.
cratic ticket, and he has known for all
the years he has pretended to DO q
Democrat, for both he aud his new
friends, the Republicans, assert that
iraudshave been committed and intimi.
dation practlced in Virginia for long
time. Suppose, for the sake OF argu.
ment, that these things have been
done. Malone partook of them so
long as they assisted or he thought
that they would assist him. If they
were true he must have known it. III
they are not true be is guilty of gross
outrage upon the State and people he
represents and is playing a part which |
should make him the object of univcr-
sal contempt and scorE. Take which |
ever horn of the dilemma he pleases,
he is in very bad plight We deny
in toto that there is such repression
of the negro vote in Virginia as Ma
hone and the Republicans charge, and |
the comparison of the free.
dom and fairness Of the ballot there to
what il has been IN the great North.
ern Republican States, and especially |
in Mr. HOar's State-"the immaculate |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts"-
where droves of toiling workmen have
been compelled under threats which
strike not alone at them directly, but
their wives and children, to 90 TO the
polls aud vote the Republican ticket. |
We, too, are in favor of fair and hon.
est vote, but we would like to be in.
formed why an ignorant negro, who !
blindly votes for what he knows little |
iianything about, is entitled to be more
carefully protected than an intelligent,
educated Saxon workingman in the
North. Let Mr.. Dawes answer this
Baltimore Gazette.