Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-21
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY EVENING, sEpT'R. p, 1882.

1t used to he said that Blaine was power only
when in Office, and that out of it he could COM
mand no strength or influence He has been
private citizen for nearly year, but he led the
recent campaign III his own State, and completely
knocked out the Acknowledgements back coalition.
All this moves the New York Sun to say that the
Blaine phGnix has risen from its ashes, and Ar
thur is more" The New York Herald discusses
his connection with the straightout republican
movement in Virginia, and he speaks for himself
in long interview published in the Chicago
Tt;Jiln,. Ii is no news that Mr.. Blaine, i'll com
mon with the great mass Of republicans. holds
that the darkest stain on the administration is its
alliance with Malone and reputation, and its
surrender to Malone not only of the federal pat
ronaec in Virginia, but also of appointments III
the departments al Washington. Manned soldiers
and veteran republicans have been dismissed to
make place for the mercenarieS OF the repudia-
zionist boss; and to-day the disgraccfnl spec
tacle is presented of the admnist ration throwing
all its forces against those republican candidates
for Congress who have refused to wear the nickel
plated collar of MahoueSm. Il think says Mr..
Blaine. Iii was a great political bunder to unite
the republican party with the readjustcrs"; and
he added that he had always advised that
the republicans should all hold to their own
standard and not become complicated with any
thories of reputation" He gives the interesting
bit Of information that on this question the Gar
field Cabinet was about evenly divided as seven
can be divided" and 1t was not settled up TO
the day of the assassination. But rs to joining the
Reputation wing of the Virginia democracy be-
ing "thc last degree of folly for the republicans
as Mr.. Blaine says. there can now be no question.
Still. il is not rremediabe irrevOcablc. for it is
highly probable that. with competent organiza-
ton restored among the Virginia republican, they
can beat MahOnc'S candidate for CongrcsSman-at
large and Illustrate his schemes in several of the
districts. For this work there can be no other
such efficient counsellor as Mr.. Blaine, and in that
capacity he will earn and receive the gratitude of
vast majority Of republicans and of all democrats
who recognize political morality. The blot Of
Mahoncsm must he wiped off the republican col
ors. aud Blaine is the man to extend the most i'm
portant help in the cleansing process. He makes
novel proposition, to the effect that the general
government might with propricty aid Virginia in
some practical way III settling her debt. She gave
to the nation the whole northwestern territory in
the last century. and she suffered more than any
other State by the civil war. This idea of Mr.
Blanes will excite good deal of debate, hut it
comes practical SUGGESTION and appeals very
forcibly to NirginianS themselves The first thin.
TO he done, however, Is to Kill oil Mahoncism by
withdrawing republican support from it; and
with earnest effort it may be accomplished, in
spite of administration power and patronage"
The above is from the Baltimore 4meri-
can. There arc many republicans in Nir-
ginia who allow their prejudices to get the
better of their wisdom, and who are thereby
led to doubt, if not to disbelievc, whatever
is said about their party affairs by demo-
cratic newspapers, but there is not man
Of ordinary intelligence among them, no
matter how strong his prejudice may be.
who hesitates to believe what q paper so
pronounced in its rcpublicanism as is the
american says concerning political matters.
The above excerpt is therefore commended
to the especial attention of the many repub-
lican readers Of the GAZETTE in order that
they may correctly appreciate the opinion
entertained by long standing and true and
conscientious national republicans of
the unnatural, and therefore unholy, al
lance that existed at the last election be-
tween the Virginia republicans and the
Mahoneites. With a proper appreciation of
the nefarious coalition they, possibly, may
be induced to withdraw from it. and if they
do Mahoneism will soon be an unpleasant
thing of the past, for republican support
is all that it depends upon for continued
existence.