Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-09-19

! print that the appointment Of Watts as
! marshall was first class one aud that il
Gen, Malone should be as happy in all
| his other appointments rs Ia this be
would deserve the gratitude of every
Nirginian? And did you not seek Watts
and volunteer to 90 on his bond? And
did you not endorse the appointment of
Starrctt aud Hickman and ask the APP
pointment of Ballard, who is a known
Republican? Are these men whom you
endorsed men of "eaSy political virtuc:'
II so why did you endorse them?
lie says Blaine is at the head Of the
straight out Republican movement in
Va. which he last year denounced as n
GrpSack -fundcr movement, aud he
says, IL we are TO 90 over to the Repub
lican party at all, we had better wait and
see If Blaine is not on top. And per-
haps we had better try him. What for?
Are we to be up for the highest bid, and
the blarkest bid?
He saysthe North is not ready for
reconciliation yet. If so it must be be-
cause this Big Four alliance with the
Funder party has promised the Blaine
men they would stop this Va. move for
RECONCILIATION.
lie says he has been MahOne's friend
ten years, and there is nothing personal
between them now. Call it fifteen years
Col. We know that it began not later
than 1867 and you say it ended since last
November. During all that II years
YOU found him honest brave and true.
Yet during the lust eight months you
have turned States evidence " against
him. .- ..-.
He says he can't kick dead lion, that
Malone is weak and weakening, yet he
says no honest man can endorse his poll
cy and that he has betrayed the party
and is a tyrant.
lie says our party is torn into factions
and that all this fuss is about ~ damned
old mare" Then we think the Col.
ought to pour more oil and less vinegar
OH the sea and shoot the "old mare" and
save the party.
lie says the Legislature did not have
u man who had amy reputation or was of
any cons equcncc as Il leader. We NIL
know the Col. was not there and, while
this may be u sufficient explanation, 1t
only proves we did n bad thing to elect
him to Congress. lie ought to have
been sent back to the Legislature
Moreover this Is little hard on the /
and several others who left the caucus.
He says the members went to Malone
for orders rs regularly rs soldier would
for rations. Mistake. 1t is said num-
Der of them went to Washington for
their orders and got them from our NJ.
c.
lie says Massey was In 1870 summoned
"by direction of Gen. Mahonc' before
the caucus. What! and the Col. there
too, rs the leader:
He cxclaims "sll homer to candidate
Massey for his rebellion-lhM he de-
serves the thanks Of all Nirginians for
It. Let ms wait 80 days and see If he
gets it. Nirginaus and Col. Fulkcrson
will be found to differ in their estimate
Of Massey. rebellion against the party.
lie complains that Huntington and
Wirklmm were used To get the vote Of
Wingticl 10 break the Senate Dead locl.
That may. or may not be- true. Good
enough if true. 1t is believed the Col.
got Hale aud Massey to lock the Senate
aud. II 80, they were Cutwiltcd ut their
own game. Result good.
lie says the recollection Of Judge Wei
ford was promised rs the price and that
we went back on the promise, Mistake.
Wexford is still Judge, The judiciary
bill WAS never passed aud none Of the
Circuit Judges were oustci.
He dcnounccs The Dnnyille Bill rs the
same old job. Wrong again. Sec Edi-
torial on our first page.
He says Malone demanded the rcmoy-
al ,T go, - - ,,,., I.E,I EpItnrg,.,,
prepared to condemn this, IL trueG Did
h. not ask u?
lie says crcry doRdror Mahoncs salary
amounting to about 100000 during tic
reign or the receivers was paid him, at
$4,000 a year, Wrong this time aud
hugely so. lie was allowed In all only
10000. Error 100000.
lIc says "u,cse things occurred since
the last election
Ayc--ayc! All w0s right while the
COL slept with the little general. Tie
wa. a paragon Of virtue f.. liyeors and
a monsim'ity f.. the last eight months.
ilc objects to the joint conventions.
The party Is not grumbliug about It,
The flinders don't like 1t rs all know.
Moreover It only proves that the party
Il not disbandcd.
He i hot pleased that the Debt Bill
was not submitted. Why Because
that would have given Big Folr-ism u
crack at itg Why, dear sir, II Ibis Zig