Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-08
VIRGINIA. POLITICS.

SENATOR MAHoNE's oAMPA1dN-THE STRAIGHT
OUT REPUBLICANS FESTIVE UNDER HIS LEAD
ERsHm AND DETERMINED TO BREAK HIS RULE
(Boston journal despatch, 9th inst,)
Senator Malone is meeting with great deal
OF opposition in Virginia, and may not be able to
fulfill his promises that there shall be six in
dependent Bourbon Representatives in the
next Congress from that State. The oppos-
ton which last year latentwas on account OF Ma
homes brilliant success, has this year become
more pronounced. Many of the most promi-
nent Of the white Republicans openly defy
AIahouo's leadership and refuse to acknowl-
edge the coalition. They at tho same time
ienounco Northern Republicans for the aid
and sympathy they have given Mahone and
in particular arraign the Administration for
having surrendered the entire control Of the
patronage of the State to Malone. The Re-
udjuster Virginia Senator they say. has no
other purpose than his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and his so-called destruction of Bourbonism
IL it shall ever be accomplished, will only re.
suit in the establishment of bossism such as
has never been known in the North. Already
Malone rules with an iron hand, they say, and
refuses to recognize any Republicans except
such as are willing to be subservient to him.
The sentiment attributed to Wise, the Re-
adjuster candidate for Congress at large-that
no decent white man in the State is Ropubli
can-has not aided in restoring harmony, and
n very large proportion Of the white Republi-
can leaders Of the State are now enlisted in
opposition to Malone. Whether the reports
that they receive the support of Blaine is true
or not it is certain that those white Republi-
can leaders who were Republicans when it
cost something to be a Republican, at time
when Malone was one Of the most active of
their Bourbon prosecutors, and very much in
aaN e, 1T 10 he II
Malone at the North 1t probably Is true
that they would prefer that the Democratic
party should triumph rather than that Malone
should be successful At all events, tho cam
paigu which Is being made by the Republican
straight-outs can only have the effect to aid
the regular Bourbon candidates for Congress
Should the next House be as close as this, the
result may be that the white Republicans in
| Virginia may prevent the Republicans of the
nation from electing the next Speaker.
It seems probable that the complaint of the
straight-out Republicans that Malone has not
treated them rightly, is well founded. The
success of the movement against Bourbon
Democracy in Virginia may be only possible
| by making Malone dictator; but the Repub-
| licans are FESTIVE under such dictatorship.
| The letter Of John w. Wolff severely attack
ing Malone and denouncing his own Republic
can candidacy for Congress, has recently been
| published. 1t created sensation in Virginia.
| This is to be followed by an open letter ad.
| dressed to the President Of the United States
| by George Q. Round the Republican Re
adjuster whom Malone defeated for nomina-
ton to Congress in the First District. This
letter boldly charges Malone with duplicity,
aud uses the name of Senator Logan to sub
slantate this charge. George G. Round is q
native of Connecticut and graduate of Wes-
| leyan College there. He entered the Union
army as d volunteer and served three years,
after which he was appointed by Lincoln in
the Signal Service. lie settled in Virginia,
and for fourteen years has been a practicing
lawyer at Manassas Heentcred the Readjust-
or movement as so many others did, in order
to save the public school system of the State,
which the Democrats, in tho name OF the pub
lie credit, threatened to discontinue Mr.
Rounds letter to the President, which il very
lengthy, severely arraigns Senator Mahone''
policy. The evident purpose of the letter il
TO Woaken the influence of Malone in the
| North and to secure the sympathy of North
| ern Republicguism for the straight-outs IL
Virginia. 1t is an appeal to the President to
withdraw the support which he has given &c
Malone. Mr.. Round maintains that the prin
cples of the Readjuster party are
l. To secure an equitable settlement Will
the public creditors Of the Virginia OF 1861.
= To maintain the system Of public schools
g. To ignore past differences and to guar
antee freedom OF opinion, freedom OF speecl
and freedom Of suffrage.
Mr. Round maintains that Malone pro
poses the establishment of the "boss" system
in Virginia, and that be would not be a saf'
man to trust if it should happen that in thu
next Presidential election he should hold the
balance of power between the Democratic ant
the Republican parties.
prominent Virginia Republican said thi
morning that Malone would probably cleo
his Congressman at Large and four Congress
men, Notwithstanding the Republican disaf
lection, but that he would not be likely t
make good his promise to elect seven Re
adiuster Congressmen.