Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-17

the offices and emoluments of that grand
state and perpetuating them in its own
hands. With ruthless hand il has struck
down from public employment every man
who would not be its slave. 1t has
robbed the public credit or made
auction or plumber of all Offices, and
with It's brutal foot on the neck OF de-
cency and self-respect has proclaimed
itself sthe Republican party OF Virginia.
Inc leader OF this party is William Ma
! hone, fellow-Senator with Mr.. George
+. Hoar, OF Massachusetts, fellow-dele-
gate at Chicago with MIR. John d. Long,
OF massachusetts, and Mr.. Henry CabOs
Lodge, of the same State. 1t is part OF
our recent political history that this man
Malone has acted with Mr.. Hoar in the
Senate, induced thereto by the agreement
OF Mr.. HOar and his associates in the
Senate that he should have his price In
the form OF Senate or Presidential patron
age, an agreement ratified by President
Arthur, and faithfully carried out by
Senate and President. This man, too,
has mounted to power on the backs of the
negroes of Virginia. He let's them vote.
ay, he makes them vote, and they do his
bidding.
Now, Messrs. Editors, if either the
sonOrous trumpet OF Senator Hoar or the
mellihuOus pipe of Gov. Long or the
scholarly voice Of Mr.. Lodge has ever
been heard in denuuciation of this man
and this monstrous conspiracy against
the first principles of civil government
itself, the sound has never reached my
ears, Why is thisg Is the ballot more
precious than all else? Is moral degrade
ton less offensive than physical oppres-
sion. No; the reason is that William
Malone has been hired to vote in the
Senate with George r HOar, and to
support Blaine with Long and Lodge
Senator Hoar cannot name a man
in the whole South to-day who has
done so much wrong to the ballot
and the negro as William Malone. Meade,
! OF COplab, the alleged muTderers of Dan
Vile, ''palo their Intellectual fires" before
this man; but the great, long Springfield
speech calls no attention TO these South
ern outrages! Senator HOar's tongue
stirs not the air of Massachusetts in de-
! nunciatiOn Of these brutalities: Malone
and Wise are party friends OF Senator
HOar and GOV. Long! Lee and Massey
are 'rebel brigadiers," voting the Demo-
cratic ticket! Is it not time for men who
have tongues, hearts and brains to cry
out upon such stuff, come from whomsO-
ever it NAV?
/ You liken Hoar to Wendell Phillips. /
| don't quarrel with this as you probably
intended it, but it is well to remember
that Phillips was an agltat0r and icono-
clast, whose work was destruction, where
no blow could 20 amiss; but | protest in
behalf of the me nory of the great orator
that he fought a fight that was not then
won and never dug among expiring en-
bers to tan up Fictitious partisan issue.
| Neverl
Mr.. HOar's tone is aggressive and conf
dent. He challenges all opponents to the
encounter. | am no match for the Sena-
/ tor; no one knows this so well as | do:
/ but l say to him, nevertheless, that I will
meet him on any stump he may choose in
Massachusetts or elsewhere. on these
issues, and before any audience he may
choose. | Will maintain the thesis that he
and ali such as he are political BOurbOns,
| maligners, and false leaders to-day, and
he may call Gov. Long and Mr.. Lodge to
his aid if ne chOOseG.