National Republican., 1882-10-23
ImpartioIly ON Roth Sides.

the end of it was the following gratuitous
insult:
Mr. Langston is a warm champion of the Ma.
hone movoment-like most olIccholders under
this Administration, who know what is good for
them.
Mr.. Langston is warm champion Of
the colored race. of which he is a conspic-
uous and brilliant leader, and as the Ma
hone movement is participated in by
all the colored people of that State
because it secures their rights, he is
warm champion of that. In" this he
agrees with the colored people of the
United States and with all their friends.
He was minister to Hayti while Gar
field was President and Blaine "Pre-
mier." The Tribune says that it is
defaming Garfield to say that he
was ever for the Malone movement.
(This we have hitherto shown to be false.)
NJ Blaine says he always was opposed to
it. The Tribune was hot for it last year
is n mercenary, bent on doing what is
good for him "under this Administra-
tion," what was he in 1881, when another
| Administration was i'll power? He went
into Virginia then and spoke for the Ma
hone movement, although he held his
present diplomatic position, with Mr..
Blaine at the head of the State Depart
ment. Was he then considering what
would be good for him under that Ad-
ministration?
Is it not ingeniously mean to attempt
to break the force of Langston's eloquent
advocacy of political freedom and general
education for the blacks on this continent
by sneering reference to the fact that
he was honored under the Garfield Ad-
mnistration with foreign mission from
which President Arthur has not removed
| him? Professor Langston need not feel,
| however that he has been rebuked by q
friend. He has only been traduced by an
enemy of his people. In 1872 the Tribune
made love to the bloody business in which
the Ku-Klux Democracy were engaged,
and was itself but mask under which
| Southern outrages were made easy. 1t
was on the side of the murderers when
ever negroes were massacred for their
political opinions, and did more than
the whole Democratic press could
have done to make it appear
that the proven crimes against
colored Republicans were Republican
campaign lies. 1t defended the Missis-
sippi plan of 1874, and the White League
rebellion of that year in Louisiana.
These facts prove its unfaithfulness.
That it has at odd times since profcssed
to be Republican paper merely shows
that he belongs to the class of Dugald
Dalgatties "who know what is good for
them" under all Administrations. 1t was
well paid for its Repubicanism in 1880
by subsidy solicited by Whitelaw Reid
from Stephen w. Dorsey, secretary of
the National Republican Committee, in
the shape of orders for its circulation in
the West by the thousands at the COM
mittee's expense. The expenditure was
so great for this as to incur the disap-
probation of Chairman Jewell. Now it
is Democratic. Whether because it finds
better customers on that side than on
ours, we do not know.
On Saturday we promised to reproduce
very strong Malone Coalition editorial
from the Tribune of August IL, 1881, the
day after the adjournment of the Vir-
ginia Republican State Convention
which indorsed the Malone Readjuster
ticket. Here it is:
New York Tribune EDITORIAL August 12, 1sSl.l
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
The Republican party of vi; ginia has decided to
defeat the Bourbon Democracy. About fifty indi-
| viduals, nominally led by Chairman Cochran,
seem trying to decide to help the Bourbon Democ-
racy as far as they can. Fortunately there is no
room for dispute as to the right of the Republican
! Convention to speak for the Republican party of
Virginia The convention was called TO order by the
secretary Of the regular Republican State commit
tee, acting under directions from large majority
that committee. II was called in n hall engaged
| and controlled by the majority Of the committee.
| 1t admitted members upon q roll prepared, ac-
| cording to the standing rule of party manage
| ment by the secretary OF the committee; but
| that roll, in order to be supported by
indisputable authority at every point, he
| had submitted TO the Slate Committee and
it had been expressly approved by the major
| ity. Finally, whether contested delegations were
admitted not at the outset, the regular conven-
tion embraced clear majority of all the delegates
elected by the Republicans of Virginia to represent
| them in convention. This was so well known that
| the members of the regular convention offered TO
meet in the hall selected and occupied by the mi
| nority waving the right of The State committee to
fix the place of meeting, and allowing all the con-
tested seats to be filled at the outset contrary to
the judgment of the secretary and the majority OF
| the State committee, by adherents of the minority.
But they not permitted TO enter even on these
terms. The minority completed pretended Or
| ganzation, though there was not even pretense
| that quorum OF the members elected was present,
. ~, .I.f
| that represents The party
1t is worth while thus TO set forth in detail the
facts OF the at the outset, that there may be
NO ROOM FOR DISPUTE HEREAFTER as 10 The Teguldray
and Vd'idty Of The Republican Convention. Every
guarantee of regularity which party usages re-
| quire this body had in its favor. The chairman
of Il State Committee has no more power to do any
| political act in that capacity contrary to the eX-
| pressed wish of majority of its members than
any outsider. He is nothing but the mouthpec,
of the committee, and ceases to be anything but q
| private individual when he attempts to take any
step not authorized by the committee. But even
If there had been any room for doubt as 10 the
| technical regularity Of preliminary steps, al
question ends when a clear majority of all elected
me mbers gather and act III one place, while mi
| n0rity, at no time embracing quorum even il
pretended members are admitted to conte ted
seats gathers in another place. The majority
rules whenever il gives proof that II Is ma ority.
The declaration Of principles by the Republic
can party of Virginia is worthy of especial notice
and commendation. 1t appeals in the strongest
manner to the sympathy and confidence of the
Republicans of other States In every line it prove
the Republicans Of Virginia .fIiIJul to the public
honor to purity of elections, and to eedom of
education. In Virginia the Republicans have
more reason than they have anywhere al the
| North to hold these principles sacred. III thei
first resolution they show that the Bourbon Dem.
ocrat in spite Of ther professions, prove by their
| latest r.lu that hav ra N ba va