Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-03-23
Malone
The good Democrat that votes with
the Republicans.
What tho f1annaa aar of him

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The negroes Of Virginia, at their re-
cent convention in Petersburg, resolved
to unite~with-the Malone party Being
utterly uRconcerned about the State
debt and the consequent rate OF taxa
ton, as they pay no taxes, aud bang
incapable Of approaching the value Of
State credit, the amount Of that debt
and the rate Of interest to be paid upon
it are foreign to their ideas Of the ques-
ton now al issue. What they want
are social equality and Offices, and be-
lievlng that they will obtain these
through their new Moses, they will
support him. They would also, with
out thought Of the consequences OF
iheir action vote to repudiate the entire
State debt 10 morrow, and increase the
tax rate to the confscation point the
following day. AleS. Gazette.
If Malone lived in any Northern
State-barring Minnesota every re-
publican Senator would fight him at
home aud denounce him in the Senate.
If Malone lived in Massachusetts, if he
was the boss Of an ignorant vote, if he
had attacked the credit of the State and
proposed the reputation OF her bends.
Senator Hoar would fight him day out,
at home and in Congress, in caucus,
convention and at the polls. Malone
is all these things la Virginia, and the
act should have moderated Senator
Hoar's enthusiasm, -Springfeld Macs.
Repub ind. rep.
The New York San makes tie fol-
lowing palpable hit: I'VE do not see,
however, any reason for surprise al the
course taken By Mr.. Malone. In poll
tics. as in finances, he is readjuster-
in favor OF discbargng obligations with
the smallest possible payment. That
is ALL"
The Lynchburg Ne,Os truthfully says:
Had the good Democra tic Readjus
tiers Of Virginia believed that they were
electing Republican or one who was
| going to cast himself into their embrace.
Gen. Malone would never have reach
ed that body. Blu, he is there, and he
is. 10 full accord and sympathy with the
party TO which Virginia and every
other southern State owes that enmity
which wrong, injustice, SANDER, and
oppression engender. Arm-ln-arm
With the waivers of the bloody shirt
Think Of 1t, Virginians Will you go.
TOO, and complete the picture OF hu-
initiation and disgrace9 Will you join
the unholy alliances? We do not be-
heve it. We trust that the hour has
not come when Virginians can be led
like dumb cattle or sold like sheep at
the shambles."
All the predictions Of the Times for
several msnths concerning the purpose
of Senator Malone, OF Virginia, were
justified by the action OF that gentleman
yesterday. tie pumped down among
the Republicans and defended his course
in a speech, which was driven out Of him
by the taunts Of Senator Hill. He will
stay with the publican side Of the
Senate and serve it with his vote, be-
cause he wants the Federal patronage
Of Virginia to help along his repudia-
ton schemes.-Mc Clure in Phil. Times.
The Richmond Dispatch says 1.-The
people Of Virginia will not follow Gen.
Malone even into a temporary alliance
with the republican party. His claim
that be Ia an "independenp and Will
vote as be pleases, will be understood
as claim that he has right 10 vote
with the republican party"
The New York Times says: Gen.
Malone has made his fight in his State
prcfessedly on the issue Of Reputation.
If his present cooperation with The re-
public ana involves the use OF patron
age in Virginia TO promote that doc"
trine it will be very dearly bought. The
party cannot sustain the public faith III
the nation and nurse reputation in
State. Such compromises are lar-reacL-
ing III their influence, and wherever it
reaches that influence is vicious aud un-
wholesome.
The Philadelphia Record says: but
for the general confidence in bis demo.
cracy, Mr.. Malone could never have
rallied a large plurality Of the votes Of
Virginia TO his support as he did two
years ago. 10 repudiating his political
allegiance be goes back upon the men
who made him what he is. They now
bear the Obloquy Of having been made
the instruments Of fraud upon Them
selves and their State He has be-
lrayed The confidence Ct his constituents
10 most discrediisble manner. What
the price named or expected may be
does not as yet definitely appear; but
1t it be merely the chalrmanship Of a
committee or a control Of the dlspensa-
ton of Federal patronage in Virginia,
or both, be has sold himself exceeding.
ly cheap for man holding the high
post # an American Senator"
The Lynchburg NrginiGH says: ave
trust that Virginia conservatives are
now satisfied as 10 where the leader
ship of the readjuster chief would land
them who have been 10 sympathy with
him on the debt question, will be hood
winked no longer, but Unite with the
mel who, having saved the Stale thus
lar, are making an honest effort 10
settle the debt question and get 1t out Of