National Republican., 1882-11-30
BADLY OUT.
Tho Richmond "whIg" sits Down on tho
MnahInEton .roht.n

The Washington Post says that President Arthur
transferred to Senator Malone all his executive
power in Virginia. He did nothing Of the kind.
AS has long been usual, under all administrations,
Senator Malone received precisely that consldera.
uon accorded 10 the Senators of other States
who were in sympathy with the President with
respect TO appointments to Federal Office at WASH
ington and in Virginia. The Washington Post
says that Senator Mahome is the champion Of re-
quotation; but that Ia utterly false, as he fayors
even II that be true In any degree, with what
grace can the Posi- object TO General Mahone, who
estimates the just debt Of Virginia at s2l, 100000,
urged a settlement at $40 000O0 and still insists
that that is oil Virginia should pay
WILL THE "PosT" ExPLAM2
The Post says that this consideration accorded
General Malone in respect to Federal patronage
was TO buy frightcn Virginians Into the support
of the alliance-0f REIMBURSEMENT. The truth is
that 1t was accorded and used TO keep the Federal
power and influence out of the hands of Bourbons
aud other enemies of the government and of Lib
eraiism. But where was the Post in 1879 when
Hayes and the Bourbon Funders were In such
loving alliance7 What had II to say then IN re-
buke of what 1t now denounces SO wildly In
good sooth, the Post In that day favored the nlh-
anee and applauded the President who sought to
thus buy or irlghten" Nirginians from Read
justment to Funderism,, The game didnt work,
however, and the fact that It did not work then
ought to teach the Post that Liberalism aud Read
justment in Virginia are not altogether dependent
on Federal favor for existence and success
THE - POST SAYS THAT
the Readjusters lost 10000 votes in the recent
election. II was Federal election, and the Re-
adjusters gained over 10000 votes as compared
with the Federal election Of 1880 And we gain
four Congressman. The Post ought to recOllect
something of the history of Readjustment, as 1t
has foughtit in vain for several years, beginning
III 1879 with the alliance with Hayes. In 1879 the
Rcadjusters i'll round numbers poled 1900 votes
beating tho Funders over 10000 majority. In 1850
the ReadjusteIs were overwhelmed. polling only
81 coo votes. The Bourbons claimed then that the
Readjusters were ruined, having lost over &c, 600
votes in year. In 1884, however the Readjust
poled over $4,000 votes, defeating the Funders
by over ~, 600 majority. And nOw even in q Fed
eral election, we gain 10000 on our vote of 1880,
and defeat Bourbonism, Funderism, Struightout-
ism, and Masseyism all combined, Wise's ma
jority over Massey being 5,Sl2. The Post attrib-
utes the Republican reverses at the North to what
IL calls
THE MALONE ALLIANCE;
built knows better If that had been at all cause
of the POPULAR revolt it would have shown its
effects most plainly aud forcibly in Virginia,
Maryland, and North Cnroina-precisely the
States in which Republicanism and Liberalism
have gained Any one who Is ut all familiar with
the canvasses in Ohio Pennsylvania, Indiana,
New York, and elsewhere knows that the Malone
alliance was not an issue anywhere, and was not
factor in bringing about results. If II was so
potent anywhere, why did IL not carry Maine for
the Democrats? Aud, finally, the Republican
party knows very well that but for Senator Ma
hone its scepter would have fallen from its grasp
long ago, and that upon him and his colleague 1t
now depends for power in the Senate. The Post
knows 1t tool The Posts TRADE against Malone
only shows the Republicans what The Bourbons
fear, and that their only hope is In creating a
breach between the administration or the Repub-
lican Senators and the two Senators from Virginia
As the administration and the Republican Seua-
tors not fools, 1t is reasonable to conclude that
having found out through the Post what their
enemies wish them TO do they will be wise enough
not TO do it-Ricinlond Wig.