Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-19
From the Lynchburg Virginian.l
Sensitive SqueamlShnesS."

The commercial politician who assumes
to control the destinies of Virginia, is not
troubled with a conscience, 4. e. "senti-
his interview with correspondent of the
New York Tribune. A better index to his
character, as politician, could not be Civ
en- than that he furnished himself, in the
interview with the correspondent above
mentioned, wherein he said =
''The Bourbons are better disciplined, al
though no more strongly organized than
we are, and that accounts for some of their
successes. l have no misgivings as to the
future, however. With proper encourage
'lnent and not too much sentimental squeam-
ishness we can carry Virginia and North
Carolina against the Bourbon candidate for
President next year.
Evidently the Boss of his party has heard
of the remonstrances that have been urged
by the Republican journals of the North
against continuance of the disgraceful
partnership that has existed between him
self and the Administration, and has been
somewhat alarmed by the urgent demand
made upon the President by these same
journals to UNLOAD" and leave Malone to
take care of his own political fortunes
And this opposition to him and his methods,
Malone regards as sentimental squeam-
ishness.' Wholly destitute of conscience
or principle, in politics, he cannot under
stand why Republicans are not willing to
accept aRy means to effect the destruction
of 'Bourbonism. A believer himself, in
justify the means employed in their accom-
plishment - he sees nothing but F'senti-
mental squeamishness' in the revolt that is
being organized in the Republican party
against himself and his methods. That a
man may have species of low cunning
and yet be sufficiently dull in his perceptive
powers, when it comes to discriminating
between right and wrong, is clearly estab-
lished in the political history of William
Malone.
And now, we propose to give a Republi-
can journal of high character, hearing in
our columns, on this subject of t'sentimen-
tai squeamishness, which Mr.. Malone
sees zOlg, is likely to interpose barrier to
his continued success as a politician, and
the direct cause of his speedy DOWNFALL
On this subject, the New York Times
says
''Senator Malone joins his colleague;
Senator-elect Riddleberger in asserting
that the results of the recent county cleo
tions in Virginia were generally favorable
to the Readjuster party. He is reported as
having made the following statement
with proper encouragement and not too
much sentimental squeamishness we can
carry Virginia against the Bourbon candi-
date for President next year.
"Of course the Senator does not expect
that his plans in Virginia will be upset by
anything that can be called sentimental
squeamishuess' in the ranks of his associ-
ates and followers. They will not disap-
point him by indulging in 'squeamishness'
or in sentiment Their ways, like his, are
those of practical politics. 1t must be,
therefore, that he applies these words to the
opinions and acts of those who have ex-
pressed their disaPprOUal Of his political
methods.
Bearing in mind the coarse arguments
Of his newspaper organs and the kind of
machinery by which he has sought to con-
troll Virginia, we may assume that those
were unwilling that the politics of State
should b. controlled by Federal offices were
guilty Of sentimental squeamishness =
Those who directed attention to the fact
that the Senator himself, if he had taken
part in the levying and collection of politi-
cal assessments at the Norfolk yard, was
guilty of violation of a law recently en-
acted, must also be regarded by the Senator
as 'squeamish' and Sentimental But if
the term can be applied to these persons it
must also be applied by the Senator to that
officer of the Cabinet who is said to have
determined that the investigation of Mr..
Dezendor7s charges shall be thorough and
exhaustive Can it be that Mr.. Chandler
has become 'sentimentally squeamish' in
politics ?''