Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-09-13


every meeting in the State? Their coa-
lition meeting starts on! in this way ::
Resolved, 6rst, that we do most hearth
ly endorse our most excellent Senator
of the United States Laughter lin
all things, and in his course in the Sem
ate. and everywhere else.' Laughter.
That is about the way they all read.
Now, | ask why Has he doue any
thing for Virginia which would entitle
him to endorsement If not, why the
endorsement 1 will tell you what it Is
for. 1t is because be is very weak, and
daily weakening, and these endorse
mcnts are sought in order 10 cover up
that weakness; to bolster him up.
Cries of Can't do 1t and applause.
Fellow citizens, 1 must hasten on
G eneral Malone has betrayed the cause
of the readjusiers and deserted the par
ty. [Cries Of No doubt of it, and
That's SOL Do you endorse his ac-
ton in leaving bis seat on the second
day of the session of this Congress.
and gong TO Richmond, and assuming
the general superintendency OF the
Legislature, remaining away from his
duties in Washington five solid months
for this purpose ? [Cries Of No, no u
Is that something you would endorse ?
[Crles Of Never never u When the
readjuster party, my friends, last year
gained that victory, no party in the
United States ever had such a grand
prospect before it. We had a clean
majority OF both houses OF the Legisla-
ture. We had the Governor, and the
legislature was to elect Court Of APP
peals. That gave the party every
branch of the government. We had
perfect harmony in our ranks. The
people had marked out exactly what
the legislature was to do, so that when
| it assem- bled at Richmond, it had moth
Ing 10 do but 10 carry out the will Of the
people as ex pressed at the polls and
come home. There was no complica-
ton al all. There was trouble; there
were some miserable little offices 10
distribute, that gave some trouble.
There were no complicated questions
to be settled by the Legislature.
The Legislature met. 1t had hardly
put its foot in Richmond, until there
was Gen. Malone, and there he remain
ed. He had as complete control OF
that legislature as any man in this
house ever had over hls children.
Nau shier and applause.) There is not
man in Virginia, who has had any
thing to do with the affairs OF this par
~ sjpce the election except General
Malone. (Cries Of That's so,O lie
has had absolute control over 1t in
every particular. generally and special
". and il i. to-day responsible for all
the short. comings of the party, and its
present condition (cries Of That's so );
'we'll squelch hlm.D
Now, what is its condition 1t Is
enough to make any readjuster SICK.
Ceres Of That's true Laughter and
applauss.) Torn into factions, the re-
pubicsns who acted with US dissatisfied,
the readlustcrs dsheartened, every
thing out OF joint. Such is the condition
of the party now. 1 have given you
the condition Of the party when he took
charge OF it at the last election.
Then, again l ask you, has he so
administered the affairs OF the readjus-
ter party as to merilthe endorsement OF
every little coalition meeting that has
been held in the State or any other
kind of meeting ? Do you endorse his
vote in the Tebbs case? He has had il
endorsed at every meeting OF the reve-
nue. gang, at every meeting but The one
here. Why he did not have his action
endorsed here | do not know. Now,
why ha. he been endorsed; and why did
not thi. convention up here at Marion
endorse him Does anybody know ?
They did not do II. (Crie. of No and
would not.D Now, then, say would
y.u endorse Gen. Malone?
Twill 90 on little further and show
on why you should not do it. L say
that he had absolute control Of the
legislature. That was not dlfli:ult to
get. cloud laughter.) Understand
nc ow, that this Legislature was not
inferior, 80 lar as know TO other legls-
latures, but it is not difficult for any
mau IN Gen. Mahone's situation to get
control of any Legislature 10 the United
States. There are various ways OF do
lug it? | will tell you how he got con-
troll of this. That he did get control oil
it no one will deny, not even the men,
bers Of the Legislature. UaughIer.)
| A Senator in that body told me that no
act could be passed nor could any
officer be elected by the Legislature 10
whom Gen. Mahoue might be opposed.
So that he had control of it. But howf
Well, when The Legislature met, 1t was,
like all Legislatures. 1t was composed
of three classes. The first was a class
of men who had never been accustomed
to talking IN public, although they might
be good and solid men; men, however,
who always wanted somebody TO think
for them, who did study, aud who ac'
ted and spoke: [Laughter.l Th en-
there was another class who went there
TO frolic, to get drunk; who wanted t.
have a good time generally, and they
wanted, and needed somebody 10 think
and act Tor them, TO call them in when
( anything important was about to b'