Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14
A Few Words About Mahoneism.

in the South by withdrawing Federal
troops. At once carpet-bagism, negro
ism and Republicanism collapsed to-
gether, and on their ruins rose ''the
solid Democracy" of which we have
since heard so much. The Republican
leaders were amazed and disguised at
this action on the part of one whom
they had thrust into the Presidency by
impudent and outrageous fraud, and
never forgave him for it. But the &C
ton was fixed fact, which could be
vigorously cursed-not recalled. Hence
these ENTHUSIASTICALLY unwilling to
have the source of unfailing Republican
majorities permanently dried up-laid
their heads together to devise plan by
which the consequences of the Hayes
policy might be at least partially
averted, and Southern Republicanism
placed upon its legs again. They de-
cided that the cheapest, easiest and
best way to reach this desirable con-
summation was by buying such
prominent Southerners as offered
themselves for sale, and using these
purchased renegades to demoralize and.
if possible, destroy the Democracy in
their respective States. William Ma
hone, of Virginia, was the first and last
candidate for the immortal infamy.
He had acquired reputation and popu-
larity during the, war, and when he pre-
sented himself for, seat in the Senate,
had little difficulty in obtaining 1t. He
was elected as a Democrat BY Demo-
cratic votes, and the people Of Virginia
had not the slightest suspicion that they
were sending political Judas to the
National Legislature. He did not keep
them long in doubt on this point.
Months before the Congress of which he
was to be a member met, it was gen.
orally known that Malone had been
bought by the Republicans at his own
price; that price being the absolute con-
troll Of Federal patronage in Virginia.
Both sides have lived up to their bargain.
Malone has voted steadily with the Re-
publicaps. ON all Questions where his vote
was needed, and he has carried the
Federal patronage in his pocket and
distributed it as suited his purposes. He
has been, and is, the "boss" of Vir-
ginia to an extent which Conkling never
was in New York or Cameron in Penn
sylvania. He has pulled down and set
up whom he pleased, and the Admins
tration of Garfield and the Administra-
ton of Arthur have sanctioned and sup
ported the dirty despotism of which he
is the center and circumference. Demo-
Gratis of course expected and received
no mercy from the traitor, but anti
Malone Republicans Jared no better at
his hands. Men who were fighting for
the Union when he was fighting for the
Confederacy, and of whose Republican
ism there never had been the smallest
shadow, of doubt, have been turned out
of Office at his dictation for no other
reason than that they opposed him or
did not work sufficiently hard for him.
The protests and prayers of these VIC
Tins have been treated with contempt
by the authorities at Washington, and
Malone is as much 'fboss in Virginia
to-day as he ever was.uIstsus tor
It, is not, at all likely, therefore, that
the late open letter Of ex-Congressman
Dezendorf'to President Arthur will have
the slightest effect upon the uncleanly
like his lamented pre9eces-
the bargain and sale, and will az moth
mehts of patronage. Butthe Dezandorf
will, render it Impossible for
tuC W tuc
of responsibility it has
tried to do heretofore. The ex.Con-
gresham, does not deal in vague gen.
eralities or wild guessing, but gives
facts and figures in most trenchant and
fearless style. He "means business
and nothing else, and whatever may be
his motive, the public is certainly in
lcbted to him for mass VI Interesting
and valuable information concerning the
system adopted by the Republ lean lead
RS for the re-establishment of Southern
Republicanis1n.t We commend that
,ystem,li as revealed in the nDezen-
lori letter, to the careful attention
If those Republicans who really think
heir party has strong leanings toward
Civil-service Reform. In Virginia, as
.un by Malone and a. Republican Ad-
may be seen in full bloom
he worst of those political evils which
Civil-service Reform is intended to up
DOT; and the same evils would bloom as
uxuriantly in every other Southern State
there were more Mahones in the mar
get. Fortunately for the country the
of the Virginia traitor has had
contrary effect, from what those, who
Fought him anticipated. It. has not
,een initiated by a. single Southern
Democrat, and there are no indications
hat it will be. The bargain and sale
AVE been the means of embarrassing
he Virginia Democracy more or less,
nut that embarrassment is not perma-
Ient, and outside Of Virginia Southern
democracy has been strengthened by
be device which it was thought would
isrupt it. Meanwhile there is Mahone-
SIN to speak for itself, and it speaks
ondly enough to reach the dullest Re-
ublican ear. There is not, and never
as beeni m, this country before, such
isgraceful spectacle as Virginia pre-
ents; and for that spectacle let it be re-
rendered that Republican Administra-
ions and the Republican party are sole
Y responsibility. Louis Republican.
-One Of the three Misses Cation, of
laryland, who became the Duchess of
eeds, the Marchioness of Wellesley,
nd Lady Stafford, was dining at the
alace, when a gentleman asked her If