Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-05-02
"Wednesday, May, 2 1853.
MahODeites.

HEl uOll llhC thO h"H'S VI -"
hopeites." Vulgar newspaper scrib~
hlers" have been bowling bourbon
Fnnder," until they have disguised the
the better elements of their own party.
but "Mahoneltes" is a name that is not
pleasing to them. They don't like 1t,
because it is appropriate. The day Will
come when they will be ashamed of it
as they should be DOW. 1t is used be-
cause no other name so ftly describes
the party 10 which 1t Is applied. AT
one time they protessed 10 be demo
Gratis. They even put up an elactora !
ticket which they claimed to be demo
cratic ticket, acknowledgements
ticket: but den ocrats were not so easily
caught and the negroes were suspicious
and the little ticket WAS beaten to the
tune of60,0C0.
They then learned that the demo-
Gratis could not be depended on, and
they sought comfort from the other
AIDE. They appeared as veadjusters and
soon they we're coalitiOnists,-demo
Gratis aud republicans mixed together
pnder the more euphOniOuS name OF
"readiusters. They tried TO call them
selves Liberals" but the intolerance
of the party was so great, that The
name would not stick to ii. The debt
was readjusted, their mission was en-
jed, but they still saw spoils ahead and
they wanted them. They dropped the
"coahtionist" name, it was little re-
yulsiye 10 some who claimed to be
democrats. Men who were led into
the party By their beautiful theory Of
readiusiment and who imagined that 1t
wa, an honest party soon left 1t
md refused to follow Malone
into the radical camp. The
remnant of the party still seeking place
and spoils have appropriated to them
selves the name of 'readjusters" What
an insult to the mass Of Virginians who
really were readjusters, and who honest
" fought for what they considered
fair readiustment Of the public debt?
This remnant of what was once the
readiusier party would like to be con-
sidered as true readjusiers.
They have increased their numbers.
tits true. But how was it done?
By that little arrangement. between
Arthur and Malone they became sup
porters of radical administration. In
consideration of abiect servitude and
support, they received from Arthur The
Official patronage Of Virginia. and the
10 fluence Of The administration upon the
negroes and the subservient republicans
Of the State.
These elements. the negroes, the
ofice.holding republicans and their in
Huerce, the remnant ofthe readjuster
party that could be controlled by per-
sonal influence CT by the hope OF spoils.
constitute this party which to-day is
not ntitled TO the name ofRepubican,
Democrat or Readjuster. it is party
composed OF the worst elements oil the
three parties, and bears to the regular
Republican party the same relation as
did the hired mercenaries from Hessa-
Cassel 10 the regular British army, in
the war against the American colonies.
In this new relationship thew are
compelled 10 satrifce their individual
manhood. They once supported The
interests of their section, they are now
10 open hostility against their Own
kith and kin. They were opposed t.
bankers and brokers, they now vote
to relieve bankers and brokers of TAX,
while their own people are compelled
TO bear the buldtns imposed upon
them by tie ruling iacticn. They
boasted Of Mahone's achievements ID
the Confederate armr and professed to
entertain respect for the heroes Hho
fell vpdCr the stars ard bars they now
insult cor fallen braves by proclaiming
Albert Sidney Johnston a traitor aud
those Sho revere his memory as pro-
ljDging treason.
They once piOfessCd 10 be the pro
tscters Of the property Of The people,
andlhey now divide it between negro
college and rsiload company.
Ofall parties that have ever curstd
people. none have been so lOstile TO
svely public interest and SO luconsls-
nHt with itselfas this party led BY
Gen. Malone and entitled 10 no name
under the sun, unless it be that Of
MsLoueites.