National Republican., 1881-11-19
A GEORGLAN'S VIEW
OF MAHoNE,s VIRGINIA VICTORY.
The South Ripe for Advanced Ideas aud Progress
Leaders Wanted Like Malone In All the
States to Break Down Bourbon
ism-The Glorious Result.


Senators watched him like hawks They first es-
sayed to concliate him and bring him into their
caucus When he failed to put In an appearance
and quietly and in dgniHed manner, modest
wlthal, entered upon a discharge of his duties
they saw that his determination was to act inde
pendently and take that course which TO their Wis.,
ion, presagcd breaking up of the usual order Of
things with Southern politicians. They dreaded
this. They saw what would be the effect They
had been so long accustomed to concert Of action
which had kept certain leaders Of that section in
the ascendant, and knew so well that If one bold
man ever led Oft In revolt against their methods
OF retaining party power the browbeatng, to pms
sion appealing, intlmidating modes Of controlling
elections must cease, that q determined attack
upon him was at once resolved upon. Hill, of
Georgia, when
lie THOUGHT NO NORTHERN DEMOCRAT
would be equal to the occasion, opened this war
under cover of ignorance Of Mahones position,
dealing In innucndocs and sarcasm assuming thert
was truitor in the body and haying alive this
supposed false one. Mahone received the plaud-
| Its of his countrymcn OF the Union, and of all
| Southern Liberals had the sympathy, encourage
| ment, good wishes. and God-speed He manfully,
while modestly and canddy referring to the de-
votion with which he served his section as
| leader off portion of her armed forces in resist
ance to the authority Of the Government IN a time
when others skulked or cvaded in their civil SER
vice of the same cause, declared his purpose to
head movement for Independence of thought
and securing to all men entitled under the laws
OF his country to n voice in its elections and gov
ernment a right to a full, fair, and free expression
or their opinions and correct and proper decla-
| ration of that voice. Such cnlumny, such mnlig-
nifty, such unfairness and Misrepresentation Of
the position of public man as that which
WAS SHOWN TOWARD HIN
| In that memorable debate, participated in by the
| most Of the Southern Senator'S was never known
in the annals OF our country. These Senators who,
| in one breath, would declare that the Republican
party of the Nation was party of noble purpose,
honorable history and glorious iame," In another
insinuated that that party was prompted by cor
| Tupt motive, u base purpose that Malone was
such q Benedict Arnold that he could be bribed,
and that the leaders of the Republican party were
vile enough TO bribe him by offering him con-
troll of patronage in return for his single vote
Senator, so essential to change the relative strength
of parties in that body that the bargain was COM
plcte: that there was no patriotism, no honor,
nothing hut vile coalition" and dlshonor. They
classed him in the new arrangement with the fol-
lowers of Chem Vice. President Arthur, Senators
Conkling, Cameron, Logan
GENERAL GRANT AND OTHER sTALwARTs;
and asserted that these bargainer and corrupt men,
os they styled them had wnked the matter through.
They then did all they could-what amount ofacts
on their part, or promises made, whether those
acts and promises were OF nature which might
also be called bargains" or how much they
savored of corruption will probably never be
known-to ingratiGte themselves with the faction
Of the Republican party represented by President
Garfield and presumably hostile to the Stalwart
wing, and to prevent the Federal administration
doing anything to show that 1t hadsympathy with
Malone and his friends in Virginia. Their de-
sire was to prevent the success of this movement
ENr fru.N NlA,,n u,,l IN
! the overthrow OF DOurbonism in Virginia only
could be prevented their cup Joy would be full,
and the hand would be stayed which has been
long threatening to relieve the Southern States
from the thralldom of such rule of politicians as
has prevailed there for years past. When the cam
pagn IN that State fairly opened they did all they
could by honeyed words for General Wickham,
Hons. Dezcndorf, Jorgensen and other Straight
out Republicans, by n mawkish sentimen tallty
AND MOCK SYMPATHY
with Republican postmasters about to be displaced
, u novel outbreak of admiration and love for ex-
Union soldiers who were to be displaced that exc
+ confcderates were to be provided for to prevent
the Republicans aiding in the election of Colonel
Cameron to the governoship Up to the eve
almost of the election find these Senators throw
, ing back TO the President an appointment of a
postmaster with the discourteous insnuation that
he had made II simply to assist Malone in carrying
the election in Virginia, and, while they uttered
naught against the appointee's fitness he hould
, not have their consent because It served their
, partys purpose best to withhold II. VIII men
never learn that petty spite, small actions, vile
calumny, and personal abuse are utterly power.
less to stem the tide of "ideas and prncipl So
VIII they never learn that al such things will bu
recoil on those who indulge in them, and thai
= when mems minds are
. RIPE FOR ADVANCED IDEAS
: and progress there is no power strong enough tc
" | bold han hop Gao he ne,,I0
y over The Nation rejoices Independent thought
u liberal sentiment breathes with more satisfaction
throughout the South. Virginia has spoken, and
: that, too, in thunder tones. Bourbonism is de
= fcated-disastrously defeated. Their choice younl
leader, aman Of noble race and lineage, their mos
eloquent knight, has been vanquished. If they
could not succeed under Daniels leadership they
could not under any in their ranks. This is
triumph of thought, an idea. The question O
. the debt of Virginia, Its adjustment, was but al
u incident, side ISSUE The thought, the idea, tina
: men are entitled, the poor well as the rich tn,
!, humble as well as the high, tohave their opinions
y to freely express them, and TO declare then
!, through the ballot has prevailed. Malone emerge
- from this contest n man of marked ability,
70 leader of advanced thought, worthy to be Its frs
= ayowed Southern champion,
A sKILLFuL MANIPULAToR
r. OF his forces at the ballot-box or on the field
~ battle. lie has won name of which his children
20 20 and his country may well be proud. And when
"" "" as this advanced idea makes its way through th
rest OF the Southern States, and courageous, lib
cral advocates of the same lay Il before the peo
pie Of those States in future campaigns, and 1t vii
there also triumph. as OH Tuesday last in the oil
+ Mother of States II will be great satisfaction
Malone that 1t was his good fortune to inaugural
l. the same and fight its first great battle and win II
" frat decisive victory. GEORGIAN.
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