Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-04
A Republican Protest and Appeal.
tFrom the Grand Army Journal


cord in regard to the political alliances
countenanced by the Administration. Re-
pubicanism in American politics has be-
come synonym ofliberal and progressive
ideas, and inspires patriotism that needs
no proselyting to insure its success. We
give note OF Warnlngin time against the
unholy coalitions soug hit to be made with
republicans in the Southern States-nota-
bly, in Firginia-which must reflect with
dlscredit upon the party when it goes be-
fore the nation upon its record for honesty,
llberallty and progressiyeness. Mr. Arthur
may be justiEable in working out his own
nomination fo: uhe high office of the presi-
dcncy by all honorable and legitimate
means, but when hc attempts to barter to
"onc man." the legitimate ''spoils" OF u
party, he bctrays the trust Of his high office,
and recalls the bitter thrust of being q ''pot-
house politician" which his best friend and
adviser tauntcd him with being. If "to
the victors belong the spoils, nthen it should
be TO republicans that the "spoils Of Office
should be awarded, and not bestowed bv
the administrator Of the party's policy for
purposes of cupidity or personal benefit. 1t
is for this otlensc that we now impeach the
Administration, and arraign him before the
republican party of the nation. On the eve
of a presidential campaign, we find the pres
ident handicapping the party with alliances
with fraud and dishonesty, and giving aid
to the enemy by sowing, broadcast, the
seed of dissension and DISCRIMINATION.
He trades the patronage of the govern
mcnt due to republicans Of one State 10 ''onc
man" for personal purposes, and that zone
man" again barters it to democrats and dis
affected republicans for similar purpose.
We appeal to the republicans of the nation
to judge of the wrongs of republicans of Tir-
ginia-robbed of their rights under the gov
crnment-rights for which they contested in
a State where it took moral courage to be a
republican, and being one cost them social
ostracism and personal vituperation.
Let us pursue the Indictment: Beginning
with small following Of young men, Gener-
al Malone founded his party, in Virginia,
on the idea of repudiating a portion Of the
debt Of that State, every dollar of which was
for borrowed money, contracted before the
late war for purposes of internal improv-
ment. This unjust idea was sufficiently pop
ular to draw a following Of about thirty
thousand from the democratic party, with
which he geremandered coalition with
rcadjusters, when he succeeded in securing
his election TO the United State Senate. The
legislature of that State, under the regime of
this hybrid party, passed an act rcpudiating
Il portion of the State debt, and thereby ac-
complishcd the full purpose proposed by the
Mahonc party. But the taste Of political
power is sweet, and for its further enjoy
mcnt General Malone has organized Il plan
to build up Il zone man power" at the ex-
pense Of both the republican and democratic
parties Itis patent to the country that this
disorganzation i'll the republican party of
that State is no longer needed for the pur-
pose Of recruiting the readiuster or re-
pudiating party of Malone, for all of
its purposes have been accomplish
ed, and a thorough reorganization upon
old party lines is eminently in order to meet
the issues ola presidential campaign, in
which there can be no rcadjuster principles
entertained. For this purpose the great
national republican leaders are sounding
halt and the patriotic press of the party are
crying shame" 10 the wiked and venal ad-
visers of so monStrous an attempt at party
disruption. But General Malone, more un-
scrupulous than sagacious, entrenched be-
hind the venal aspirations of others, effects
an alliance with the government for tempo
rary advantages in federal legislation, which
he is able to coerce through betrayal of
official trust. Such is the relation of Ma
hone with the administration to-day, and
we call the attention of the republicans Of
the nation, whose organ weare in part, to this
shameful alliance of venality and corrup-
tion
He controls the entire patronage of Vir-
ginla, Notwithstanding that State has two
representatives in Congress-one of whom,
Mr.. Dezendorf, is an honor to his party for
his heroic consistency to principles, as he is
Il credit to his State as q faithful representa-
tive
In the late appointments to the Pension
and War Departments, these republican
representatives were denied the least
recognition-every appointment due that
State was given to Malone, and, by an
arrangement, he monopoTizes every ap-
pointment in the Postal and Internal
Revenue service in that State. He has
even grown so bold as to threaten the ad-
ministration with withdrawing from his
bargain" if he is not allowed to displace ap-
pointments made by Mr. Dezendorf. The
administration pacidly complies, and Ma
hone turns out every republican federal Of
fce-holder in the State who will not wear
his coalition collar, and appoints democratic
readjusters in their places. Lifelong and
tried republicans are ruthlessly dismissed
from the Departments in Washington and
democrats suppant them at the direction of
Malone. Supporters of Mr.. Dezendorf and
Dawson and other republican nominees in
that State are hunted down by the most
wanton prescription, and their defeat is COM
passed in the interest of democratic re-
adjuster candidates, by the connivance
and aid of the Administration.
To Virginia republicans we appeal in the
name of the national party to disoWn this
unholy coalition with democrats to work