The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24
MAHONE.

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desperate card IN the coming presidential
contest, to revive sectional ISSUES and "iirt
the northern heart by falling back on The
old, threadbare bloody SHIRT issue, under a
pretensc that the negroes were kept from
the polls at the late election in Virginia
by the shot gun policy, is destined to an
ignomlnious failure. For it is not true
that IA single Virginia negro was kept from
voting by intimidation, or that there was
any disturbance at Il single poll. The Dan
Vile riot occurred a week before the cleo
tion and was brought on by the negroes
themselves, rs every honest account of that
disturbance shows. Bat though the town
In which the negroes are in large major.
lly was put under strict military surveil-
lance until after the election, there was no
interference with the perfect freedom of the
negroes to vote and the returns show that
there WAS no dIminutlOn of the vote of the
town or county, rs compared with former
years Nor was there dlmlnuton Of the
vote in any other county in the state
which is u mathematical demonstration
that the cry about Mahoncs defeat being
caused by intimidation of the negroes s
bosh and humbug-a miserable patent
IalsGhOOl.
The true moyaic of Alahone's overthrow
IS very clearly and correctly presented in
the following editorial from the New York
Sun:
GLAD OF IT.-The defeat Of Malone in
Virginia Is something that Democrats and
decent Republicans can both be thankful
for In fact the Republicans have more
reason to rejoice at it than the Democrats
outside Of Virginia have. The more the
Administration truCklcd 10 his demands
the grOsser was his use OF i;s patronage TO
sustain hIs power, the greater was the dIo
gust with which every decent Republican
regarded him. Every vote that he gained
in Virginia cost the Republican party IN
the North hundred votes Ibc Bau.bIi-
can party IN spite of its notorious record
could not afford TO ally Itself with % man
who exploited the ignorance To compass
the dlShOnOr of Uginla. ltls "a rood thing
for the State, for the Democratic party, tor
the Republican party, and fer honest gov
crnmcnt that this advCnturer has come to
grief.
The downfall of the Boss * cumrlc,c
His nondcsCrpt parry has fallen to pieces.
How much OF his present following will
remain faithful 10 him Is, of course. unCcr.
I ,y 1,l al 81,
intelligent OF the Colurcd men who have
been CoaIltionlsts will ultimately gravitatc
To the Democratic side. Many of them,
recognizing the dangerous path into which
Malone was leading them, voted against
HIM this year. The colored voters will side
with their real and not with their pretended
friends. ThestrMght Republican party IN
Virginia will have 10 be rcOrganI2cd before
it can have much influence with either
white or COlOred voters.
There Is no decent Republican who will
not contemplate the fall of Malone with
pleasure. President Arthur will regret
that he has compromised his Admiuistra-
ton and weakened his party for nothing.
The electoral vote Of Virginia Will not be
Offered IN the market next year
1t Is rather an unkind thing 20 say, but
the two great strokes Of policy made by
the present Administration have not been
attended with success Two things stand
out conspicuous IN the waste ofits leta!one
policy, Ii nominated Mr.. Folger for Gov.
crnGr OF New York, and the people urgent.
ly and firmly refused to have HIM. IL gave
all the pecuniary and moral support it
could to Malone, and he Is overwhelming.
ly beaten.
The Administration has had hard luck.