Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-27
Republican INSTRUMENTATION in Virginia.

. The Virginia Republicans have sue
ceeded in defeating the Democracy OF
that State through the aid of Repudi-
ator Malone, but they seem to have
obtained in Malone tyrannical master
rather than an assistant. Malone has
become not only the boss but the own
er of the Republican party of Virginia
and he rules il with rod of iron. A
Republican writing from Lynchburg
saws that TO the office-holders of that
congressional district no fact is better
understood than that their tenure of
Office is measured by their support of
Malone and the candidates he names.
His power to remove and appoint is SUI
preme and unquestioned. Add to this
the system of espionage prevalent, and
you will readily understand why Fed
eral officials so unanimously support
Mahone's men and measures. To illus
trate how this system works, at recent
meeting of the Republican "Straight-
out" Committee held in Richmond, a
member of the Committee, as was his
custom before Mahone's reign, when in
that city, called upon one of his old
friends, who is Federal office-holder.
The call and conversation between them
was exclusively social, politics not be-
ing mentioned, and lasted probably
near half an hour. This occurred in
the forenoon. At about five o'clock in
the afternoon of the same day imagine
the Federal officials dismay when a
friend of his and Mahoneite brought
20 him telegram signed MahOne."
the contents OF which were that he MA
hone) had information that a member
of the Straight-out Republican
Committee had been closeted with
the aforesaid Federal official in his
Office for two hours that day, and ask
ing what il meant. The office-hold-
CIR explained by letter and such
cOrroborative evidence as he could the
call and nature of the conversation,
which was satisfactory, / presume, as
he still retains his office under the
''bOss" Another office holder, in talk
ing with Straight OUT Republican
of the State. said that the system of
spies upon them was intolerable; that
he loathed party held together by such
practices, but that he could not sup
port his parents and family by any
other means, and that he looked for
ward to 1884 for relief. Now, you may
ask why the Republicans of Virginia do
not rebel against this power. / will
answer. They have daily before them
practical evidence of the power of Ma
hone, and the extent to which he car
ries his vindictiveness to those who did
rebel and set ut naught his power.
More than one OF these oiiice-holders
have told me that they believed that
their presence in Straight out" Re-
publican meeting, or becoming n men,
Der of one of the clubs, would be sulfi-
Gent cause for their removal within
the past three years. have heard Ma
homes speakers proclaim that they were
justified i'm voting for any man or meas
ures which helped them, and further,
that they would ''vOte for the devil and
helP' upon the same consideration. /
have seen colored voters applaud these
sentiments, and / have doubted wheth-
or. as people, they had elements upon
which to build Republican principles.
Testimony such rs this, coming from
an intelligent and influential Repub-
lican is convincing proof of the abiect
condition of the Virginia Republicans
and shameful commentary upon the
conduct of q Republican Administration
which has bartered the Republican par
ty of great State. the Federal patron
age and its own honor FOR the vote of
this little old man of the sea-" Such
bargains rs that made by and between
Malone and the Federal Administra-
ton are demoralizing to the public gen.
orally, but they usually contain their
own cure, for in the end disgust be-
comes so intense in the minds of the
political slaves, who, like the Virginia
Republicans, have been sold for price.
that they rise in rebellion against their
masters and inilict more damage upon
them than they ever did to their political
opponents. There are symptoms of a
general uprising of the better classes
OF Virginia Republicans against Boss
Malone. II needs but little insubordi-
nation among them to bring about
Mahono's downfall. All good citizens
OF every party will rejoice to see it
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