Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-04
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1882.

ALL THE "cut and dried resolutions
adopted at the Mahoneite meetings, now
being held in the several cities and counties
Of the State, contain expressions Of thank
fulness to General Malone for the great
benefits he has conferred not only upon the
readjusters but upon the State at large. AS
the benefits referred to are not mentioned,
and as only score or two of office holders
Seem TO have experienced them, there ap-
pears to be great desire to know some
thing about them, so that the cause of the
thankfulness alluded to can be properly
appreciated. Are the readjusters thankful
to General Malone for absenting himself
from the L. s. Senate for months at time,
during which the bills to return to Virginia
. the money she advanced the Government
were before Congress, and when, if he had
any influence, it could have been exerted in
their favor? Are they thankful 10 him for
defeating bill that would have relieved
the political disabilities, incurred by the
civil war, Of every man in the South? Are
they thankful to him for voting against q
proposition to reduce the tax on tobacco to
twelve cents pound? Are they thankful
to him for the course his lieutenant, Mr.
Paul, purs ued in the House, which, by Civ
ing democratic seats to republican contes-
tants, defeated proposition to abolish the
whole oppressive and corrupt internal re,
venue system? Are they thankful to him
for appointing as postalroute agents negroes
who can't read and write. and who, aware oil
their inefticiency, try to swap their places
off for others they are competent to fill ? Are
they thankful to him for refusing to submit
the Riddleberger billto vote ofthc people
whose will he processes to respect so much :
Are they thankful to him for his personal
fight with Mr.. Massey, by which he has dis
rupted his party? Are they thankful to
him for meddling not only with the city and
county affairs, but even with those of the
magisterial districts in his State, and for
running Virginia as q boss does his gang ?
Are they thankful to him for the shame he
has brought upon his party by the disgrace
full affair Of the Kendall Bank Note Com
pany? Are they thankful to him for his
management of the postal affairs in the
State by which not cross-road postollice
can be established, not the lowest grade
postmaster be appointed without his appro-
val? Are they thankful to him for sup
porting the Arthur wing of the republican,
party, which is so Indignantly anti-Southcrn
that no Southern republican hates his sec.
ton enough to entitle him, in it's estimation,
to place in the Cabinet? Are they thank
full to him for voting invariably with the
ultra and bloody shirt radicals in the South
and against the friends Of his own section
Are they thankful to him for his lack of in
dependence in failing to- vote on the qucs-
ton Of sustaining the Presidents veto of tn,
river and harbor bill that approprates nine
millions of dollars to the South? He has
done nothing better than any Of the things
referred to since he has been in the Senate
and if the read justers can discover in them
any cause for thankfulness they have kecner
perceptions than other people, and must in.
deed be thankful for small tavors