Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-11-03
WHERE THE WHITE REP UBLI
CAN VOTE WILL BE NEXT
TUEDAY,

There were some ten thousand intelligent
white men, exclusive of Office hol~ers, .vot-
ing the Republican ticket six years ago.
No Liberal" movement had then been
limited at by Gen. Malone, who was at
that time prominent factor in the Bour-
democratic organization, and, as far
as his most intimate friends knew or have
been able to show since, quite as ''intoler-
ant and proscriptive" as any member of
it. We may assume that the ten thousand
in question were Republicans from con-
vietion-a conviction probably founded on
the more prominent of the principles
professed, such as the integrity Of the
Union, peaceful government, sound cur
rency and the like. Later on, when the
party suddenly, in 1880 sprung protective
tariff more as campaign dodge than as a
principle, they fell in with it rather as
party measure than from any careful inves-
tigation they had given it. But how many
or how few their numbers, or how deep Or
how superficial their convictions. they must
be given the credit of sincerity. for with
out dollar of temptation from the Fed
eral Administration, they stood to their
colors for long years under fire, the coarse
ness and severity of which may be judged
when it is remembered that Malone and
his present assistant cannoniers were worA-
ing the guns. After years of endurance
they were at last offered an opportunity of
dividing the Democratic forces and rout-
ing them. The division of the enemy was
effected on local question, but that being
settled, the white Republicans are now
surprised to see Malone, Riddleberger,
Paul and others deserving from the nation
al Democracy and stealing into the
Republican camp with ARTHUR" in
scribed on their hats. They are astounded
to see John F. Lewis shelved and Wick
ham, Jorgensen, Dezendorf, Lurty-all the
old leaders, made war upon and the de-
serters themselves assuming command
The command assumed, and the deserters
in possession Of headquarters, the white
Republicans are still more astonished to
see every Republican comrade who profess
ses more allegiance to the national Kepub-
lican party than to the deserters now in
command taken out and shot. They have
witnessed with dismay the execution of
postmasters, internal revenue officers and
officers OF the national department of JUS
tice, executed for adherence to the Repub-
ican party in preference to boss, and
have viewed with disgust the filling of their
places with deserters from the Democratic
camp. How these exactions of "boss-
ism" have affected the Republican mind
in Virginia is set forth in warning ar
ticle in our neighbor, the VALLEY Virginian,
as long ago as July 9th, 1881, under the
caption of "Me Too" 1t said:
"The result of tie contest before the
New York legislature 1.-THE defeat Of Conls-
ling and Platt,) ard the imperious de-
mands of the boss and Me Too," should
have lesson of wider influence than New
York State. We have the Boss and innu-
merable ''me' toos' in Virginia, and the
same reckless disregard of public feeling
and sentiment-''Boss' Malone and his
''Me Toes" Cameron, Lewis, Blair,
Rlddleberger, Paul and the like, should
not forget that there Is vast army of in
dependent voters in Virginia that machine
tram nels rest very lightly on, and that
where there IS nothing but scramble for
spoils, the people will reserve the right to
exercise their judgment in depositing their
ballots. The lash of the Boss and the
me toos" has lost it's terror, and the re-
suit will be Shown that Bossism is no more
in favor in Virginia than it is in New
York" In another article the VALLEY Vir-
qinicn has this admirable and accurate
photograph of the political situation under
Malone rule: IF Republ lean is better
Readjuster than be IS Republican, he is
Liberal; If Democrat il better Read
juster than he is a Democrat. he is Lib
eral. Ii Il R+adjuster is better Mahoneite
than he is Readjuster, he is a Liberal :;
and If all of them comics allegiance first,
last and all the time to the Boss, they are
simon-pure Literals-ot herWise the ak is
invoked, the enginery of persecution
and denunciation is let loose, and this
new born liberalism is universal havoc
If colored man bow to the boss and does
his bidding lie is Liberal, but if he an
nounces that he is Republican, and that
his first political duty is to that party then
he is Bourbon and must be prescribed
and prosecuted"
While the VirGnia n has changed its o-
sition and is now supporting bossism as
represented in the r,lls of Gen. Malone
and his "me toos," re Republicans of the
Republican States al the North and West
are in open and ov 5rwhelmlng rebellion
against the system .nd are determined to
crush 1t. even at th's high cost of defeat
of the machine throughout the country.
The political revolution which in one
state alone, (Ohio.) Gas wiped out the Re-
publican majority in the National House
of Representatives, is not lost on the in
telligent white Republicans of Virginia.
While the Republicans of other States are
overthrowing bossism and its confederate,
President Arthur, they want to be free
also. The fact, too, that the anti boss
movement is not heaiiless uprising, but
has the hand of Blaine at the helm, will
60 far to assure the Virginia instruction
lists that Stalw art bDssism, Arthur Ma
honeism is doomed. 1t needed not the