Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-24
Pen and Lux Sketch OF the Boss.

The Abingdon Virginian, whose editor
long followed the fortunes of Malone, and
only broke with him when he saw the de-
velopment Of q purpose on the part of the
Boss to transfer his followers to the Stall
wart wing Of the Republican party-the
most anti-Southern element in the whole
North-gives the following graphic descrip-
ton of the Boss and lays bare the selfish,
and insincere character of the man.
Rightly assuming that the vital principle
for which the Readjuster party was organ
lied, has been accomplished, and that there
is not, upon the other hand, any practical
question to keep those who are honestly
Democrats, apart, our contemporary re-
spends to the sneering illusions INDUCED
in by the Mahoneites, to what they are
pleased to call, ''The Funder Democracy, -
and then pays its respects to their leader.
Says the Virginian:-
eff the Democrats of to-day are sailing
under false colors, it does not lie in the
mouth of Malone and his followers to raise
the question. It would be like the pot call
ing the kettle black Pray, what colors are
they flying? Calling themselves Readjust-
ers they have no claim to REIMBURSEMENT in
any manner, shape, or form. They have
no. more claim thereto than the "Funders, .
who never were in the Readjuster party,
but who are now willing with sense of
patriotism) to let the question rest. Hav-
ing deserted the party; having gone back
upon the principles Of the party upon which
it gained its victories having repudiated
that Jeffersonian Democracy which was
claimed by the Readiuster party as the key
stone of it's arch and the corner stone of its
structure; having gone over to the Stalwart
branch Of the Radical party and endorsed
the administration of that party in the
name of high heaven what right have they
to criticise the Democracy or the Readjust-
erism of any voter in this State?
"Let them rather look to their false col
ors. Let them consider that they have
Malone and his Democracy, better than that
Of HlPS, to defend, and if the 'Funder
Democracy is any worse than that, every
good man OF the country should feel that
the fate awaiting Democratic institutions
in America, is as dire as that which hung
over Sodom and Gomorrah IN that awful
day of its Judgment.
''Mahone, the Democrat, who is hand liz
glove with Radical Arthur; Malone, the
Democrat, who has cast every political vote
since he has been in the United States Sen
ate with the Radical party; Malone, the
Democrat, who voted With the bloody. shirt
Radicals that no exc Confederate should bold
position in the armies or navies of q COM
mon country; Malone, the Democrat, who
has as his organ q Stalwart Radical sheet
(Which he endorses with his written certifi-
cate to the people Of Virginia) which de-
flames the record Of 9 dead Confederate
General whose military exploits and high
character is the admiration Of both hefls-
pheres;. Malone, the Democrat, who runs
has party by caucuses, and disregards and
contemns the people; Malone, the Demo
crat and mock antagonist of the ''bloated
bondholder" and yet himself bondholder,
speculator in coupons and other State secu-
rifles the railroad wrecker and martinez;
Malone, the Democrat and champion Of 81
free ballot and fair count and yet distin-
guished as manipulation OF ballot boxes
and the originator of the tissue ballot fraud;
Malone, the Democrat and the Apostle of
Liberalism, and yet the tyrant who wages
war upon widows and cripples because they
choose not to do his political bidding; Ma
hone, the Democrat and Civil Service Re
former get the creature that levies black
mail upon offce~holaers for political pur-
poses; Malone, the Democrat and friend of
Free Schools, which he would haze man
aged by colored trustees; and, in short, Ma
hone, the Democrat, and Malone, the
man"