The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-15
Malone or Virginia, Which? ;,

ton Of tissue ballots throughout the fourth
district. and commanded that "no others
be used" setting up his single as an elec-
ton reformcr, was supposed to have ex-
hausted the resources OF audacity. 1t was
mistake. lie has been exccllcd, though,
of course, only by himself; for "none but
himself himself can parallel"
On the 2Sth OF March, 1881, he delivered
himself Of his maiden speech In the United
States Senatc--a production carefully pre-
pared and printed before it was delivered
surpassing in majestic buncomD anything
TO which that grave body he'd listened TOT
MANY wears. The Radicals, whose orders
he was obeying, and the faithful allies who
filed the colored gallery riyalled each the
others in hozannas. CoNKLINd and Congo
found a common object OF delight IN
screcd which worked the will OF the one
and did not oyertax the intellect OF the
other. Adorned with schoolboy poetry
and cramrned with newspaper clippings, IL
commended itself chiefly by the prevalence
OF those noble aphorisms OF virtue which
usually adorn the top-lines Of copy-books.
One Of these condo nsations OF rectltude
was the following, delivered in that King
CAupYSEs vein which reigned throughout !;
"For one, rant no political SerJS IN
Virginia"
II MALONE had not long lost the power
of blushing. that sentence would have
crimsoned even his face.
n there were no political serfS in Viz
ginia there would be no MALONE. II no
MALONE no political serfs-certainly among
white men.
But the sublime cffrontery OF tnis has
only been made completely manifest since
the publication Of Colonel RUFFIN's letters;
from which it appears that this apostle OF
freedom and sworn foe OF serfs was al mat
ueru time, or ,cithia a brief time thereafter,
engaged in organizing his followers into
serfdom absolutely matchless in politics.
Doubtless the TwEEDs and SIMON CAM.
EEoYs have insistei. upon slavery as
calling rs MAMONE'S, but only he ever dared
to ask men to publish their servility by
giving their master bill OF sale OF them
selves. Other bosses have been content to
rely on a community OF interest or OF
criminaIIty to ensure docile obedience, but
MALONE is not even subscriber to the lax
morality which finds "honOr among
thieves Nothing short Of an abasemcnt
so mean that recovery seems impossible
satisfies him, and with the cunning OF little
minds, supposing that men weak enough
to be thus gulled must be foolish enough
to attach importance to signs, he COM
manded his seriS TO renOunce their freedom
under hand AND SEAL.
Here is the precious document issued by
him to his county committees, to be pre-
scented to the candidates for the Legisla-
ture and subscribed before MALONE would
graciously permit the people TO nominate
them:
81 hereby pledge myself TO stand by the
Rcadjuster party and platform, and to go
into caucus with the Roadiuster members
of the Legislature that meet at Richmond,
and vote for all measures, nominees, and
candidates to be elected by the Legisla-
turp. AS THE CAUCUS MAY AGREE
UPON.
"Giyen under my hand and sealthis -
day OF september, -.
IL. $. -
Was there ever q seridom dreamed OF in
Virginia politics OF anywhere in American
politics comparable TO this?
Here is an open and shameless surrender
Of liberty such as ten Years ago would have
been incredible TO Virginians, and as i'm
possible rs incredible. How amazing the
debaucheIy Of the public virtue Of a peO-
ple. whose sworn lawmakers, knowing
that they could not take Their seats until
they had taken an oath before High Hea-
ven "faihfuliy to perform the duty OF
member Of Assembly to the best Of their
obility," could promise, under hand and
seal. to vote for all measures and all men,
not as their reason might approve and Their
consciences dictate, but as the Boss eau
Gus might order them! 1t is Impossible to
deepen the blackness of this infamous rs
sault on the purity OF legislation by multi
plying words. 1t is upon It's FACE substi
tuition ~ the caucus for the constitutions
Iec,slature: the will of MALONE for thu
conscience OF the law-maker; the Interest,"
az MALONE and his ring for the welfare o
tho noople. the orders OF Boss for otficia
responsibility.
I1nder such a system honest government
g. i,pnossibie and constitutional govern
ment farce. What need OF Governor o
Assembly il the work Of making laws TO
the state is no longer to be their function
hut that OF party caucus! Set up tn
caucus at once. 1t is far cheaper and NOR
expeditions.
And yet the author, concocter, promoter
and principal beneficiary of this scheme Q
unheard-oi servility had the face to stru
up and down the aisles of the United State
Senate prociaiming, "I-big want n
political serfs in Virginia"! In truth Il
wants nothing but political seris in vi
ginia, and his methods breed seris alone
There Is no white State in this Unto
where the reign Of such a Boss could Ia.
an hour. Ii it is not overthrown here q
that makes free government a blessing
lost, and to that overthrow J0IN Z. MAsSE
is bending all his energies. lie laid dow
salary of $4,000 year rather than bo
his neck TO yoke so vile; and he asks yo
TO help him to lit it from the necks of a
the people.
AS you cast your vote You answer VIII,
Their you are for MALONE OF Virginia.
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. Georgia's United States Senator.
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