New-York tribune., 1883-06-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
MALONE MEN IN A FINE FRENZY.
SOME RASH UTTERANCEs by THE FIRST ASSISTANT
POSTMASTER R-GENERAL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUYE.I

TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.I
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Senator Mahoncs Wash
ington organ. which is edited by Messrs. Hatton
and Gorham, is In state of frenzy over the pros
pect that the Administration will soon cease to
countenance political practices in Virginia which
would not be tolerated In any other State, and
which are in violation of law. In column and q
half editorial to-day entitled. Mr.. Blaines Demo-
cratic Alliance against the Administration and
Senator Mahone," an editorial which bristles with
italics and small caps, The National Repgbii-
can proceeds to read out Of the
Republican party everybody who does not
approve General Malone and all his practices
political assessments and bossism included. Messrs.
Hatton and Gorham, it is reported visited Senator
Malone last week and the editorial of today be
regarded significant on that account. An extract
from it reads as follows:
Why should THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, The PHILADELPHIA
Press, The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette aud all the
journalistic minuows which follow in their wake, be
anxious make the public swallow the silly Bour
bon canard that the Democrats have just won victory
IN virginiai Il there Republican in the land de
mentcd not take these dcserers their word
and give them the Democratic party for which
them is that they failed make their mud stick
the President He Is beyond the reach of their spent
missiles.
A little further on the editor emphasizes his re-
marks as follows:
The sole question ia whether the Democratic party
snail or shall not have the electoral vote OF Virginia In
1854 Mr.. Blaine and his organs say they shall.
Apparently obiyious of the fact that over
whelming majority of the Republicans in every
State and 50 far as known, all the Republican
newspapers in the country, with two or three ex-
ceptions, are opposed to political assessments and
political Bosses the editor thus concludes:
The Coalition committees ia Virginia really but
one In thought anu purpose. Virginia Will cast her
twelve electoral votes for the Republican candidate
for President In 1854 II our National Con-
ventiOn dominates candidate who docs
not prefer Virginia Bourbons to their only
antagonists aud treats the later political friends and
worthy associates. The National Convention Will lie
compelled TO choose sides between the Northern allies OF
Southern BouroOns and the sincere friends OF equal
rights, North aud South. II there Is no objection TO
Democracy In Virginia, let its Northern friends
10 that party II they could control National Repub
oan Convention, h would prove that pirates had seized
our political snip whose orders Republican sailors
would never obey.
In another place the editor says: "The favorite
lie now Is that the relations between the Admins
daily It Is rather pity that SO astute man as
thus mistake himself for the Administration" es-
pecally alter some of his most recent experiences.
here IA some reason TO believe that before many
days there may be an expression from very high
authority which even Mr.. Hatton will be likely TO
nndersan and also TO heed In case he shall desire
10 continue IN his present dual capacity as high
officer of Republican Administration and editor
OF a newspaper which protesse, 10 be Republican.