Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-09-19
From the Lee County Sentinel
The Red Fox Of Washington.

At the Massey meeting IN Abingdon
on The 2Sth ult, tho Hon. Abram Fulk-
crsOn, Of Washington county, took the
platform and ammo n cl hin 20 { an indie
pendent candidate Tor recollection 20 Con-
gIcss from this the 9th district. lie first
proceeded to give can account Of his
Stewardship IN the Forty Seventh Con-
grcss, AMI his speech Is a pitlablc defense
Of the damaging aud daming course pur-
slidc by that gentleman as Representa-
tive, now claiming to hold TO Democratic
views. lie says In the beginning, In cx-
plantation for his vote for Keller for
Speaker, that he was assured that the
President, aud Cabinet would meet the
liberal movement IN Virginia half way,
aud would iunuguralc n policy which
would restore the Southern Slatcsto their
equal rights IN tho Union SO trusting
IN these assurances, Fulkcnon voted to
put the House In accord with the Adj
ministration. The omission Of the word.
North aud South Nv Arthur's first mes
sage was the only act manilrsiiug any
f,itndly interest 10 the South. Aud
further on hc charges that Malone had
"roll out his party for the miserable pat
ronagc of Arthur IN this State aud ~
10 tho Marion Convention, II was not n
RcndiuHcr convention, II leaves every
RcRhlustcr free TO act ~ lac plCasCs, and
he (fulkcrsoul meant To tcst the quc,-
ton whether the people will submit 60
this dlctatlon. 10 this tyranny, miserable
lcspollsm, md therefore announced him
self a candidate for Congress, prcrcrring
defeat nj the hands uf the people to sue
aE "A
How strange this seems, In tie very
face of Col. Fulkefson's loud praise ul
Malone two years ago when he aud his
friends have Argued 20 tcrvcnily IN favor
of "grasping the friendly hand now out
stretched by tho Administration; that
VIC were cnntlcd 10 the offices IN Virgin
w, and why not accept thcmy And lur.
iLcr, that hc would vote with the Rppub.
LEANS when II suited him, aud with the
Democrats when thit suited him, IN
fact, the word "palrOngc' became Col,
Fulkcreon's war-Cry, aud was riliuulcd
by his opponent and by the entire D,m-
ouralic press VI the State. Hut now Mn-
hone done Il. II "sliltcd" him ~ stay
out of the cnuCuscs Of both partirs--nnd
vet he was IN better And older Demo.
Crnt" than Con, rrigg dare he; but tn
show his devotion to the Democratic pHf-
~. aud his aversion 10 following Malone
into the Republican party, he snys hc
voted 10 scat one Mormon, one Radical
one negro, Que Grccnhackpr and three ~
four( " Democrats. lie denounced hit.
terly the Marion Convcnllon--and he
failed Ia lcnouncc u until he failed u
capture lt-nnd Ays II was not convcn.
lion, but meeting Of Mahonrs revenue
ring. (lhst year he called II patronage
Col. FulkrrsOn now asserts that Ma
hone betrayed the kCndiustcr party by
nnt submitting the ilrbt settlement to the
people because, DIFFERING ~ the Rrpub-
ilchn tenllmcnt NJ The North aud 10 Md
spectators hc put the debt bill Nv I'm.
mediate operation instcnd " submitting
II 20 the people and waiting for The Re.
niiustot Court NJ Appeals" the result,
lie believed, would DO that the United
Statca supreme Court will order the
whole debt ~ bo paid M u now stands
nnd Malone and lls supporters having
lwcn absorbed by the Republican party
will have to sustain that decision ns q
portion " their party obligations.
II IA strange, passing strange, that { ul,
fulkrfson can now plainly see these
ihings, when 10 denied them two years
ago, In the face " the plain proof