The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-27
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Onlcei Nos. 2s and IA Fonrietnlh Hirccl.
Go0D WORD FOR MAIIONE.
what He Has Done and What lie Is Tr,

Ing to Do.
hon Col. E.i.mAns Rockford my Gazette.
Putting sentimental highfalutin nonsense
TO one side, the object Of political parties is
success. The means by which success is
attained should Of course DO honorable;
but every factor In the political problem
that does not contribute 10 the result aimed
at Is to be unhesitatingly rejected. The
only justification party Gun have Of its
pretensions to govern, Is that It commands
tho suttrages Of the majority; when It no
longer does that, In State or In the Nation,
1t Ia time 10 cast about Tor new ideas, 10 70.
organize on q wider basis, or abandon the
field in despair. IN
We have never been able TO approve OF
Mahoneism as a political creed without
strong mental reservations. But that II
bus much 10 justify 1t, in the ci,cum.
stances OF tho times, as growing out Of the
exigencies and losses OF the war, even Mr..
Blaine Acknowledges in an interview with
reporter Of the Chicago Tribune. lie
confessed, too, that the Cabinet, OF which
he was the chief, was evenly divided us to
the policy Of sustaining Malone. In any
view that embraces the fortunes Of the
Republican party and the welfare Of the
country the appearance OF Malone aud
his successful organization was most time.
y, and may rightly he regarded as prQvi.
dental. .2s1 -. lIf.
The Republicans elected Gen. Garfield
10 the Presidency, and made It possible for
Mr.. Blaine to be Secretary Of State. But
the Republican party had not control Of
the Senate, branch OF the Government
which, II II Is not in unison with the Ex.
ecutive, renders 1t impotent and rdicu.
leus. Mr.. Malone, having been elected to
the Senate rs the result Of an independent
movement, was in a position to come to
the aid OF the Executive, and give the or.
ganization Of the Senate to the Republicans.
Mr.. Blaine may be very sincere now, but
the people have not forgotten that Presi.
dent Garfield welcomed Mr.. Malone very
heartily, and that he Jared rs well in the
disposition OF the Federal Offices in Viz.
GINA under the Administration Of Presi.
dent Garfield as he has under his successor,
The morning after Senator Malone had
declared himself on the side OF the Nation
al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has forgotten the
fragrant episode?-President Garfield di.
rected that q bouquet Of flowers, picked in
the White House conservatory, be sent to
the Senate Chamber and placed with his
card on Mr.. Mahone's desk. Vas this re.
ciprocal action the result Of a bargain?
This will never be known, nor will any body
much care whether it was or not. The i'm.
portant thing Is that Mr.. Malone has been
RS useful to the Republican party as any
man in the United States; that he is true to
the National Administration; and that, n
most encouraging circumstance, he coutin.
ues TO be sustained by handsome majori.
ty Of the people Of Virginia.
Mr.. Blaine has at this late day declared
against Mr.. Malone and his party. He
thinks it necessary 10 his plans to clothe
With flesh the straight-out Republican or
ganization in Virginia. In this tho Repub.
licans will not agree with him. Mr.. Ma.
hone has richly earned place in the
party, and il he chooses for the general
good 10 stand on his own platform in his
own State, while cordially helping the Re.
publican party in the country, that Is his
right. Republicans will want something
more Of Virginia in 1854 than TO send 10
the National Convention set OF delegates
without constituencies. Her twelve Elec-
to'al votes will be wanted. and with wise
management on the part OF the Admins.
tration, and becoming demeanor on the
part OF Mr.. Blaine, these votes will be Sc.
cured