National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-11
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DISGUISED BOURBON.
what He Has 10 Say About the Malone
Movement.

In the rotunda Of an uptown hotel last evening
the following amusing conversation between q
prominent Western Bourbon Congressman and
Democratic friend from the South was heard by
REPUBLICAN reporter:
'well" said the smiling son of the South to the
cascmated Bourbon NJ. c., what's this Congress
going to do--gve Us liberal legislation on all na.
tional schemes, or notY'
Nothing suppose lift works like the past
several Congresses, when our party had majority
for six years and did nothing In the way of legs-
ton but to reduce the Democratic najorisics, we
are in the hands of the Philistines again"
"Are the committees in any way favorable to the
Democrats?"
mo; they are exactly the reverse. In some re.
spects Keller has done better by than we antici-
pated. ofcourse we expect nothing at the hands
| of the Republicans"
"what about this Malone business in Vir.
ginia?'
81 never suffer myselfif possible to think of It,
but sometimes when l do think II over II makes
me so mad that almost forget that l am Demo-
crat. When reflect that l have been in Congress
| fourteen years, and during that time have sat in
the House OF Representatives forty eight hours At
a time without sleep, food or drink trying to help
| the Southern people get ont the clutches of the
id Radicals, and the very first opportunity OF
iered they have surrendered Virginia 10 that in
| famous party again, II makes me sick. The same
| feeling Is spreading Southwark. It has already
eaped into North Carolina, and our friends 10
| that state are very anxious about the
situation this year. II number of active am.
bilious, and talented young men in the other
| Southern States take q notion to become leaders
there is no telling where this rapture will stop.
| sometimes think 1t would be good plan 10 throw
all of these antiquated politicians overheard lmy
| self included) and take new deal. have been
| u life long Democrat, but am weakening on some
points with my party, and am afraid we are
| going TO have trouble in our own ranks on the
| tariff"
"Do You really have fears that some of the other
Southern States WIN Mahonei2eT' said the genial
| SOutherneT
Eyes" replied the ford Kentucky lawmaker;
"the example of Virginia will cause others TO
make similar moves; but we have one consola-
| tion--they haven't got any Mahones, Camerons
| Riddlebeigers, and Pauls to lead them. l don't
| think Malone would have pulled through last fall
lift had not been for the aid he received from THE
| NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
as Mr.. Gorham a good political worker?"
| 81 regard him as the ablest political manager
the Republicans have. He is the readiest and
brainiest political editor, in my judgment, in
the United States. He has pilloried Whitelaw
| Reid, who for years was considered one OF the
| ablest editors the Republican press had. lfGorham
had not given the Coalition movement In Vir-
| ginia support defeat would have been inevitable
| for Mahone's party heard q leading Democratic
Senator say the other day that II would be far bet
| ter for the Democratic party TO have Gorhom for
Secretary of the Senate than editor of the Admin
| istratiOn organ at Washington. l am disguised
with politics and shall retire after my term in the
| FOrty- seventh Congress expires"