Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-09-01


Doesn't everybody know that the chef object was to
get complete control of the Government and to put
the Funders under foot :? Of course. Now, then, if
any by his vote and course shall prevent or op
pose this result, he is traitor, deserer and to
put it very mildly indeed, an INSCRIPTIONS person"
That is to say if after having done all and than
they sent to do, they do not let master come
between them and their constituents and do some
thing else at his bidding, let them be anathema
mlra:.atha.
THE BIG FOUR.
But regardless of this awful denunciation Messrs
Hale Williams Newberry, and Lybrook, the Big
-Four, did of malice aforethought and against the
peace and dignity of General Malone, get complete
control of the caucus by simply defyng its man
dates, and put its DEGREES under foot" and save the
judiciary of the State from this pollution Why have
we no law to punish 1ese aaesty9 Why statute of
treason with clause under which the big Four
could be hung, drawn, and quartered, and stuck up
III sixteen places warning to every other TRAITOR
deserter, and to put it very mildly indeed
puous person?"
But there were still hundred or more offices that
could be made to swell the power of the Patron.
What were they? Why, the lawyers all over the
State had been acting as commissioners of sales of
lands &c. under DEGREES of courts. This thing it
was said, was burden on the people, as indeed, 1
think it was; and it was to be Gghtened by having
one more officers for each county and city to act
in all cases as
COMMISSIONERS SALES
in their jurisdiction at less price than is allow
ed and money to the debtor, as l think they
might have done. The thing in itself not bad
and then as it afforded such good opportunity to
give bone apiece to SO many hungry followers of
General Malone, bill was introduced to establish
these Offices Is it said it meant for the Cover
nor to have the patronage thereby to be created?
Hardly. With General Mahone's absolute control
over his followers and his lust for power does any
man believe that he would have allowed the bill to
pass unless he had known that he to bestow its
Offices? That question asked me by the shrewd-
he supposed Governor Cameron would abdicate in
favor of General Malone and the question answered
itself When the bill came up in the Senate that
notorious "deserter and traitor" Mr. Newberry,
moved that these officers should be elected by the
people and that would not to have been I'M
reasonable. If the system good, then It would
be good policy to divide the offices among the differ
ent parties, to its continuance; for it is
plain that if they made political there must
have been change with each change of party or
abolition of the system-a failure of good thing
form defective working But that motion killed it.
For what good Malone Readjuster could vote for a
measure which Mr.. Newberry favored? What man
of common intelligence but knew that the people
could not be trusted to elect such officer? When
General Malone had found it necessary to guard the
purity of members of the Legislature by imposing
upon them pledge under ''seaI' which would bind
them to him, and prevent their taking a bride,
was it not plain that if he could not control these
officers also there would be corruption in the Read
juster party!
But though this bill had failed, all his resources
were not gone. The railroads yet remained-a rich
prize. Unless patriotism or benevolence, or BOTH
have produced such lively interest in patronage
General Malone must be supposed to have had an
eye to the power and influence it would give him
On this supposition one understand why in the
late address of the members with very few eXcep-
tions) of the Readjuster party, not word was said
of
THE RAILROADS STATE,
tn. ough the platform Of the party had engaged to
take them under its control, and regulate them
generally.
1t was ticklish question for leader Something
ought to be done-there was no doubt of that at
least the people thought so, and they must be anus
ed with promises. There is not road but what dis
eliminates against the interests of the State as the
platform than limited, and the people firmly
believe. Their aggregate wealth is great nearly $780,
600 900 according to the last State assessment They