Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-10-12
WILL YOU BE MADE REPUBLI
CANS OF?

We should like to say a few kindly
words of warming to those former Demo-
Gratis when the Coalition leaders are still
struggling hard to keep in their ranks, pre-
paratory to delivering hem over to the
Republican candidate for President in
1884 You, yourselves, must by this time
have begun to distrust their purpose. 1t
must by this time have struck yoD that
the debt being settled, the capitation tax
heiug done away with. and all your per
sonal interest in the struggle accomplished.
the efforts to keep you in the Coali-
ton ranks can have no objective result
save handing you over to the Republicans.
For your personal benefit ? Hardly. All
If the Federal patronage of Virginia has
already been received by Gen. Malone
AID how it has been distributed by him
and his ring subordinates you we'll know.
There is no personal benefit to be reaped
il the future by you for whatever vacancies
nd other bene6ces that may be open in
he future will be distributed in manner
'sith which You are already Indignantly
nd painfully familiar. You are wanted
o lie used that you may give Gen. Malone
pouer in the Republican party, and enable
him to aid That party in defeating the
National Democratic party in the PIesi
iential election next year. We assert that
The Coalition party Will land you in the Re-
publican. The evidence of it is so plain that
none Of you if on jury in your county
court would hesitate to give your verdict
FOR conviction. While some of Mahone's
snbordinates are talking Democracy to you
he il plain and outspoken. His Washington
organ the "National Republican 'in giving
an account of the meeting of the Nation al
Republican Committee there last January
said.
The National committeeman from several South
ern States called in body upon Senator Malone at
his rooms last night The General is strong believer
In both the possibility and necessity of carrying
several Southern States at the next presidential
election, and gave some pleasing assurances Of
sympathy by speaking Of defeating the enemy
He had been voting with the Republi-
cans in the Senate all winter and was very
hopeful of defeating his and their enemy,
the National Democracy in 1884. Four
months after this, on May 18th, in an in
terview with the Negro editor of the New
York "Globe" which was subs, auentIy re-
produced in the columns of the Richmond
"Whig," he defined his own position and
that he intended his followers should as
sumo, still more clearly. The following is
an extract from this interview:
O. There seems to be some apprehension among
the colored men as to your party in the coming
National contest. Can you say what that policy
will be?
A. No. 1t is not possible at this time to indicate
what the policy of any of the parties will be in 1884
But this do know; the readjuster party OF Virgin
la will not adopt the policy of cooperate acth the
Bourbon Democratic party We have nothing ir
common with the methods or policy of that party.
1t is opposed to all the aims the Readjuster party
has in view.
This was no new determination on bis
part. Mr.. Cooper, the Chairman of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania, has
written a book called American Poll
tics.' On page 263 of that book occurs
the following paragraph
jnsters supported Gen Hancock, but on separate
electoral ticket, while the Republicans supported
Garfield on an electoral ticket OF their own selec
tion. This division was pursuant to an understand
ing, and at the time thought advisable by Malone,
who, if his electors won, would 60 for Hancock or
not. as circumstances might suggest actfle If he
failed, the Republicans might profit By the separa
tion."
The Richmond "Whig'' denies that the
treachery intimated in this was contem-
plated by Malone, but admits that if an
electoral ticket had been cleo
ted its vote would have been cast for eth
tr Republican or Dem ,crat for President
as was best for party advantage. This
same Mr.. Cooper, the author of this book,
last Spring visited Richmond with many
other members of the Pennsylvania legis-
latnre. The party visited Gov. Cameron