The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-01
Complications that May Give the State to
the Republicans, Provided Malone Will
Again Take the Leadership.
Condition of the Currency as Shown by
the Report Of the Comptroller.
Secretary Whitney Much Gratified Over the
Results Achieved by the Panama Expe-
ditiOn-Clevelan and His Advisers.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Complications that May Result In Making
the State Republican.

the State Republican.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 3O-The recent decision
of the Supreme Court in the Virginia bond
| coupon cases will undoubtedly prove powerful
factor in the coming gubernatorial election In
the 'Old Dominion" and it is by no means GER
tain that the debt question may not again split
the Bourbon party and result in a Republican
victory. A gentleman, whose knowledge of Vir-
ginia politics is thorough, said to your CORE
spondent day: IF Malone can be induced to
accept the nomination for Governor this fall,
we shall gain all that we lost in 1883 and 1884
Malone is the one leader that can win the fight
His strength is in his fearlessness Malone is a
man who is absolutely afraid of nothing. The
Bourbons hate him and threaten him, but he
simply smiles and carries out his projects in
spite of the talk and threats Of his opponents.
He is withal the most thorough politician in the
United States to-day He conducts political
campaigns on perfect military basis. His
forces are organized into companies, regiments,
brigades and divisions, and he holds each officer
personally responsible for the votes of his re-
spective command. There is corporal in COM
mand Of every ten voters in Virginia, and each
corporal is expected and compelled to see that
his men are supplied with tickets and vote them
properly"
"How is it, then, that Malone was so badly
routed last falll"
'Mahone was not routed He did not like the
nomination of Blaine, but he worked for his
election, and-you may think it out of place to
say so now, but it is nevertheless true-Baine
carried Virginia, in spite of the adverse report
and the votes Of the electoral college. One of
the great forces that have worked against Ma
hone is the trickery of the men he has made.
Cameron, the present Governor, is a creature of
Malone. The General made him. Massey, the
man who was nominated for Congress by the
Bourbons in 1882, was made State Auditor by
Malone. Riddleberger would never have had
a seat in the United States Senate but for his
political creator, VIM. Malone Yet these three
men betrayed their benefactor because they were,
and still are Bourbons at heart But Malone
knows his friends now better than he did, and
he will govern himself accordingly"
"Will he not lose strength through the treach-
cry of his creationsl"
ITO certain extent, yes. But the situation
this year is about as it was when the Readjuster
party was formed, with this addition: The de-
cision of the Supreme Court has entirely upset
the finances of the State. Every school district
will lose if no remedy is devised and adopted.
Now the poor white farmers can see that this is
not matter of sentiment but Of dollars and
cents. They know how Malone stands, and
they believe that he is the only man who can
relieve them Besides this they have discovered
in the past two moths that the return of the
Democrats TO power has not brought with it all
the blessin gs and benefits which the stump ora
tors promised. In fact, they find that
with the advent of the Democratic
party the old annoying Virginia debt
question is reopened, and that instead of de-
creased taxes they are burdened with greater
tax than they ever knew under either carpet bag
or Malone rule. Then again. the colored popu-
lauion has always been well treated by Malone.
He, unlike John S. Wise, Riddleberger or
Cameron, has mixed with the negroes and has
won their confidence. They will vote for Ma
hone rAther than for any other man in Virginia.
"Bpt would not the election of Malone give
the Democrats the opportunity to name his sue
cessor in the Senator
mo; he, as Governor, could appoint John s.
Wise to fill out the unexpired term, and think
that Republican Legislature would follow Ma
homes election as Governor In any event, the
debt question promises to be the bone of con-
tention in our State this fall, and the prospects
Readjuster party