The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-05

IN, marty and uniustly excite prejudice
against The Administrator. ... man
From this It would appear ' i ho ,, a,,oJ
who Is serving bis County, 30, ~ va,co h,a
compeusation has any rignt 10 voice NE
nersonal opinion as to the political couIse
Of his own state, unless ne works ior inc
party TO which his senator or meu W!r., U
longs; for Mr.. Wolff says oInur tns.nn'
oflice-hoIders are absen. rom wasn'ng ;,h
and working on the Hahone s,u. VIII VII
out rebuke. As for DIT. Moi'1s scna,
tor (Mr. Mahonel ne wen. vi a ,ho
wrote: alt was the innu.n.o Va .ne
Readjuster party in the Flrst cohgres'
sional district that had secureo 'hc p'acc
Won held. You are now using tue IN
iluence that place gave you 10 cVns.iain 'nc
free will Of the party in that eistrret W
certain partisan conclusion. Inis -
equivalent to saying that the purpose vi
giving man an Office II 10 siu, III, . .'
Whatever the public may tnink oi .ne POI
litical morality OF l1r. Malone iogic Iney
must admit that he states his position as
tinctly, although no human Deing north
OF the Virginia line can see now an
Office. holder expressing convictions IN
opposition to the Administration pro-
gramme Is trying "to constrain the free
will OF the party.n Still, hundred years
ago q king said, "Tbe state; IL Is Is" ana
perhaps Mr. Malone has honestly argued
from this standpoint that the Admlnlstra-
ton is the people. 1f so, he made the mis-
take OF coniounding republic with des-
potic monarchy. Still, during political
campaign in q State that is difficult TO ham
die man may easily make mistakes that he
himself will deplorc in his more thought
full hours.
A great deal Of rotten straw and worth
less chat is endurable for the sake OF few
grains Of wheat, and Mr.. Mahonc's letter
Is valuable in spite Of its faults. 1t init
mates that disapprobation OF Mr.. Woltz's
course was based partly on the fact that
the gentleman had "becn on leave, and
had been so for some time" The Presi-
dent himself could take a ciyil-service-
reform hint from this. IL all Office
holders who "haye been on leave for some
time" and done nothing but help political
" booms," no matter whether Tor or
against Administration candidates, during
DAYS and weeks III which they drew
Their salaries from the National Treasury
were TO be reprimandcd and dismissed by
President Arthur, as Mr.. Volt has been
by Senator Malone, what a glorious puri-
fication Of national politics would take
place. Even the people Of New York, the
most populous state OF the Union, would
be allowed to select their own governor in
stead OF being dragoOned into supporting
some one who will devote his entire cner-
gies to advancing the personal interests Of
a few ambitious politicians.
Tnree.FOur Time.
From the Chicago Tlmcs.J
There is not an atom OF political virtue
in William Malone. And yet the reasons
he gave to a party OF the name Of Waltz,
who Was an olice-holder by his procure
ment. for using the Presidents removal
power to waltz HIM out Of Office, have 4
flavor OF virtue. at came to my know
ledge" said Malone, "that YOU" the said
Waltz, was waltzng around the country
manipulating caucuSes and packing Il
party convention with delegates com
mitted to the candidacy Of certain per-
son for Congress whom Malone did not
recognize as one OF his friends. "AlI
these things no one questions your right
to do rs a citizen" said Malone, "but
while an employee Of the Government !
hold such conduct rs abusive III your Office
or employment" This is not only the
highly moral, but the correct view Of all
nterferences OF public servants with pO-
litical affairs. But this is not at all the real
view OF William Malone. The offence Of
Mr.. Waltz, in the eyes Of that statesman,
was not the abuse OF his Office by meddling
in politics; it was the abuse Of his Office by
meddlng in politics against the particular
plans and purposes Of William Malone.
Had Waltz waltzed with Malone instead
OF his adversary, the moral ideas OF that
statesman would have taken quite another