Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-07-25
THE malone PROGRAM MIME IN
VIRGINIA.

THE MAHONE PROGRA NINE IN
VIRGINIA..
at Harrisonburg last Monday, Senator
Malone, Mr.. BIane's Lieutenant for VIr-
ginia. with his colaborers lnaugurated the
programme by which they hope to carry
Virginia. The lines lay as follows:
Denunciation of the Davlle riot under
the name of the "Danville Massacre" in
in order to fire the Negro heart in the
State, bring out the vote of that race, and
1ncite to other riots which shall frs frs the
Northern Republican, Can neart.
misrepresent and denounce the
Democratic party as a British free-trade
party arrayed against the interest OF the
laboring classes of the country.
To charge the Democratic party in Con-
gress with being inim ical to the cause Of
the common schools because of the failure
of the House of Representatives to pass the
Blair Educational Bill.
This is the line they have adopted and
which we give for the benefit of our Demo
cratic canvassers who are to meet their
orators during the coming campaign.
Of the first proposition we have time
to speak just now. Ever since Gen. Ma
hone diverged from the Democratic party
of the State, his favorlte weapon has been
the Negro vote. 1t has also been that of
his canvassers and co-laborers. It is his
main hold. In power he 1atters it and
out of power he excites it.. Let other
leaders do what they will, for himself he
chooses the theme of the bloody shirt. 1t
is nothing to him, that to carry his point
he must do great practical and financial
injury to his State; that to create
the impression of violence he must
strive to present his State in the worst
light that can be produced By exaggeration
and falsehood-all this is nothing to him
and he sets to work with a 'premeditated,
predetermined and prearranged' pro-
gramme to sacrifice the welfare of his own
State is the hope of a return to political
power therein.
This is sort of warfare that is not car
lied on by the Republicans outside of the
South upon their own States, but it is one
that is the universal custom with Repub-
lican politicians at the South. 1t is COM
mon to them all. from the U. S. Senator
who proclaimed himself "a better Demo
crat than Ben Hill,' down to the Vir-
ginia Attorney-ten eral of the contrite
heart and perspiring brow. On one COM
mon ground they all unte-the abuse of
their State. And yet Republican jour
nal at the North will express surprise that
more Virginians are not Republicans
How can they be? Where is it to their
interest to be? The whole benefit Of a
Republican administration. directed eX
clusiyely to Virginia for four years. could
not repair the damage that this one cam
paign of four months by the Republican
Malone is sure to do her. She will be ad-
vertised afresh to the world as place
where men are massacred for their poll
tics. The falsehoods of these native Re
publican orators will be choed On every
hustings in the West and North. In
their efforts to arouse the tagging parti
sans of Republicanism elsewhere and to
bring them to the polls, the Virginia can
vassers, judging from their outset Mon
day, will stop at nothing.
The Malone campaign in Virginia this
fall is with the view. if success sful, to cap
turing the State in 1885 and regaining the
local power Of which he was deprived
last fall. So he told his followers Monday
and so we informed our readers long ago.
With Blaine in the Presidential chair
backing Malone with the power Of his
Administration without scruple-for
Blaine is not a man Of scruples-it will be a
struggle for existence for Virginia to keep
out Of the tyrant's clutches again. We
all remember what Virginia passed
through from '79 to 'S3. The very memory
of it ought to inspire every Virginian to
do all that IN him lies to save his State
from even the hazard of passing through
it again. In this fight we are not only
struggling to elect Democratic Presi-
dent but, unlike other States, we have an
other incentive-the preservation Of free
home government. Let Us all remember
that.
We have received the first number of
The Amherst Democrat, edited by S. M.
Garland, Esq with w. Z. Middleton,
Esq, Assistant editor and Business Man
ager. 1t is an admirable number aud ex-
hbits editorial ability and news gather