Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24
Office by reason Of the fourteenth
amendment a. !.


To the Edp0f ~ INC D'sP
To one acquainted with the political
ch,,ac.er Of General Malone Il sounds
decidedly rich that he should look even
70 the Republican party for "mords
support" h.
4 seeking is money TO help him once
moro 10 try and humbug the people OF
Virginia. Doubtless he realizes that
tho iat places many OF his white hench-
men now hold viii soon be vacated by
them. and that consequently he Is to
look 10 his Republican friends at the
North for money to run the next cam
paign. Past experience no doubt has
satisfied him that there are q
good many soft men calling
themselves Republicans living at the
North. His good luck heretofore in
getting money from them "to make
Virginia a dead-surc Republican State y
is the main reason, | think, why he is
now 30 anxious 10 have the moral sup
port Of Republicans everywhere. One
thing has been settled beyond dispute,
and that is no longer can the most ig-
norant negro be deceived by the false
cry that "if Democratic President
was elected the negroes would be again
enslayed." :,
IL was eminently proper that General
Mahone's letter was addressed to Mr..
4. Wood-Puip Miller. Doubtless both
Of them thoroughly understand the
power Of money in contest. especially
as no longer can General Malone fool
white men by promise of - Federal
appointments TO office.
The Southern Telegraph Company
and the Florida Ship-Canal Company
stock perhaps PANIED out so badly that
il becomes absolutely necessary for the
General to seek "moral support " else
where to grease his machinery in the
coming fall election. With putting
ont of his Federal oiiice-holders IN the
State. which true civil reform demands,
and with any sort Of prudence and en-
ergy, the Democrats of Virginia should
be able to bury him so deep this fall
that never more ought he be heard OF
again rs the traducer of his own people.
| infer that even in his own party
the "Danyille-maSsacre swindle has
passed into the Republican "roorback
wastc-basket, where it so properly be-
longed. without money in campaign,
md without the ability to promise ms
white followers numerous offices, Gene
raj Malone will. | predict, prove a de-
cided failure in the future as leader of
n PARTY belonging to himself. IL is to
be hoped that the President will soon
take action TO remove the Federal office
holders in Virginia appointed by Gene
raj Malone. Such men, as general
thing. ought to be put out Of office with
out delay. The doing of that would, ]
believe. cause sincere pleasure to all
Democrats of the country and to hume
rous Republicans at the North and
West.
while Republican politicians at the
North, for their own pleasure and profit,
have shown some outward respect for
General Malone, il is my candid opin-
ion that very large number of Repub-
kcan voters in the same section never
had any sort Of use for him, and many
such believe would now quietly re-
ioice to see a clean sweep of his Fede-
raj appointments in Virginia. If true
civil service is to be carried out by Mr..
Cleveland. il follows that he will not
much longer delay in getting rid of the
Generals appointments.
If could possibly believe that Gen
eral Malone was in favor Of any sort
of reform, or worthy Of the moral sup
port of any lover Of morals, then ]
would question my own sanity. Demo
cratic congressman may err, but | do
not think the President could possibly
err were he quickly to decide that all
Of Mahone's Federal appointments in
Virginia must 60.
10 keep such people generally in
Office looks TO me like rewarding men
because they were so hostile to every
thing like civil-service reform.
II is right and proper that the Presi-
dent should act slowly and cautiously,
but if he will post himself as to the
political affairs of our State then can
not question but what he will decide
that it is time that Mahone's Federal
officers should make room for better
men, or. to say the least, of men whose
political character is such as makes
Mahoneism, " in every form and shape,
exceedingly distastcful to them. AS
General Malone is practically owner
and boss Of the " so-called Republican
party in the State, the keeping in office
of his Federal appointments is no sort
of compliment or respect paid to the
supposed Republican people of Nir-
ginia. Those who now and then show
some disposition to rebel against hin
have too little influence with his follow
ers TO amount to much. They may fuss
a little. but as a general thing on cleo
tion-day are found doing the Boss,
will. JUST 80.