National Republican., 1883-12-26
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Shall Endorsements ne Cut Ori
1t ia said by tho New York Tribune and
those for whom IL speaks. that Con, Malone
and his followers "do not claim to accept
republican principles" and that association
with them would faint the party and lose
northern votes. Tho Tribune in the same
article says also that it is not "at all sure
that the Malone party could keep itself to-
gether as political force in the southern
states if it should openly ospouso tho cause Of
republican candidates"
This generous article appeared on Saturday,
the fifteenth, three days after the republican
national committee had, by resolution, cor
daily extended the right hand of fellowship
to the Virginia readjusters, and invited them
to participate in tho choice of delegates TO the
national convention. 1t was after Gen. Ma
hone had attended two sessions Of the caucus
of republican senators and there beon re-
ccived with every demonstration of hearty
welcome.
1t is important that it should be understood
whether there is an element in the repub-
lican party which sustains the Tribune in thus
pouring its grapeshot into the faces of re-
cruits coming by official invitation of its
suporiors, to join the party ranks. Is IL
usual for republican papers to advocate the
slammug of the door in the faces of men who
have been fighting the battles Of freedom as
Malone and his friends have done2 Shall
men bo hunted by bourbons for daring to de-
fend negro citizens rights and be de-
feated by shotguns because democratic
votes were short, and then be
told that they are not good enough to train
in republican company? Would the Tribune
have o secret marriage between the ropubli-
cans and readjusters, and yet have the public
deem the relation to be that of mere conou-
binage2
Can any man or newspaper honestly desire
republican success and yet be ondeavoring, by
insult and Misrepresentation, to deprive the
Malone and his grand and noble following
Upon W at subject does the Tribune or any
sincere republican differ with the Virginia
liberals? Is it the Virginia debit There is
no su ch question. 1t is settled by unanimous
consent. Is it state sovereignty2 The lib
erals espouse the national cause, and ask
federal protection for citizens. Is it fair
elections and national election laws? The
liberals made elections honest, until bourbon
shotguns testified that Virginia could not be
made democratic again by voti;!g alone. Is
it free schools? The liberals had established
them on as firm and universal footing as
prevails in any northern state Is it on the
tariff? Malone is an avowed protectonist,
and has not an opponent on this question
among all his followers.
Is there any tenet of republican faith on
which the Malone liberals are not as sound
and true as the soundest and .ruest republic
cans in the land? None. And ia not the
democratic party opposed to all that the re-
publicans and their liberal friends in Virginia
are for ? The Tribune knows that 1t is.
The Malone party and the republican party
of Virginia have been in union in three
state campaigns. They will beyond doubt
now form the one republican party of Vir-
ginia, and, in response to the call of the re-
publican national committee, send delegates
to the national republican convention. This
will all occur despite the efforts to create dis
turbance between the two wings of liberalism
in Virginia. The republican party needs all
the help it can have in 1884. Those who
would cut off re-enforcements marching to its
aid would deserve to be branded as traitors
to the cause.