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ih "s'' may yy iIi up that interval with eApe"
..x pLrNpERERs.

until 1907, twenty .m .,,,oryoi with expendi-
they may ill up thai 'n'e' '' WV"
lures 50, rxDgnERs.
Their nension bill, whose amount ~ .nod az.
Tho nrodnct of q common IlX, Is eu u aaI,
h In exclusiyely among wiiat tley ea,
,hn s ,aroi States. has been lately 'ncreaseu
70 ei09 ooO. 200 per annum-a sum .l','a VIZ ,,,o
amount before the pensioners die anu .,. .,ie
1 nori,rers and pension agents are giutteu,
70 b.'y yerv nearly, II not quite, what mas
been Maid M to this time as reouc.lo . !,
~ os. Tho p J"h, VI So there will be no lowering
y; t tnv lit n they can help it. Already the
Iate session Of Congress increased me ap-
nronr;ations nearly 900, 0O0, 900 beyond Tue
nomocrat,r limit. And this Is the party IN
whoSo hone6cent hands General Mahone
advises orr people to place themselves;
no n lead the way, and to play IN virginia
tbo mart that has been played in Pennsyl,
vania for wears and years, by that ola
" heather and titan" Simon Cameron; ne
n ncrs,,adc MS to serfdom Just when pa
tiopt PENNSYLVANIA has revolted In force.
For one decline TO take the advice. hen
ioined the Rcadjusters, which l ala as
soon as thew formulated and platformed my
ideas ON tho debt, the suffrage, the cdilca-
tion. and the railroad questions, | brought
with me no romantic notions OF the purity
and disinterestedness OF political leaders.
I had seen too many parties for that. had
beon TAUGHT that " Christianity itself had
shared the common lot OF all great changes;
and that perfect rs il was in itself its noml-
nal adhercnts were often neither wise nor
rood Hence. though grieyed, | have not
been surprised at the turn that
sELFIsIISEss AND AMBITION,
represented by General Malone in this
case. have sought TO give measure m
tended for the good OF the people. But
that has not moved me 10 acquiescence;
I never meant to surrender the princl-
pies. the traditions, and the aSpira-
lions Of virginia to IN evancscent and
dcmoralizing expediency. Neither did my
associates in the party. At least | shall not
believe il until see it, and hardly then.
But | have said enough fear too
much-for the patience of the public; and
vet knew not how TO say less. The theme,
il is true. is not inviting: the task ungra-
cious at the best. But there was 4 work to
do: and why not do it as well as another?
This qualification at least have for it. [
am getting old am not very far from the
didate for vote, and but once in my life
for an office. have Yet mingled actively
in politics for nearly fifty years. In that
time | have seen much; but never before
saw anything likcthc state OF affairs winch
General Malone has sought to bring, and
i'm some particulars has brought, upon the
people OF Virginia. name now as
THE MOST SHAMEFUL THING
that I ever witnessed the mode in which
he was permitted to neglect his duty in
Washington and to invade the Capitol at
Richmond and to dictate. corrupt. and
poison the proceedings OF our Legislature.
pity the Virgnlan who does not blush
when he thinks OF it.
And now, in conclusion, affirm that in
what | have written have said nothing in
passion if knew t-nOthlng bat what So
berry believe. Rather | have suppressed
much for the sake OF dccorum. ! have not
zone into the more minute details OF Gen.
Mahonc's personal government. nor spoken
Of the cOurtierS and SycOphants. the spies,
informcrS, talc-bcarcrs and tools that
live in his favor. OF necessity these
things inhcre in The system; and will
lie taken for granted by every one.
Nor have | shown how minutcly he in
tcr;crcs. even, for instance, to promiS-
ine away the clcrkship OF the Court OF Ap-
peaS. in all matters which hi will has ac-
complished. Like the mi>er who tales the
cents a. well A. the dollars Of his hoard. his
eve and mind take in all the items that 20
to make up the sum Of his power. But tIrn-
ing away rom all this have attempted TO
confine myself to the fact, and infcrcuces
which prove that hi, methods, his charaC-
ter. his intellect, his training, and his aims
unfit him to lead the people OF Virginia.
The case i with them.
FRANK G.. RUFFIN.