Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-09

Let all who are opposed to ring rule and despo-
tism lucIlle ON their armor ard firmly and
c0lfageousy &C into the fight and such Water
hoe to the Ring faction in Augusta county will be
realized a. WI astound The fuss and feather brig
ade- VALLEY Virginian-
Ring Rule Despotism |! Has our
contemporary forgotten does it think the
people Of Augusta have fCre often, the
ring rule and desrGtism that was INTRO
duced into this county with the advent
OF the Repu bicans in 1881 ? People !
Why, the People were net known, their
existence was net dreamed Of in this
county after power camel TO their leaders.
! Recall some Of the rule Of that day and
hen talk about the People Every posi-
tion Of trust, honor or emolument, in the
county handed over to tie members of
two families ! The handsome sum Of
$1l 1000 in salaries banded over by Malone
| Tor the exclusive use and benefit eff the
| conne ctions Of two families in a great
county like Augusta TIE rank and file
OF the Republican party in Augusta we're
as completely ignored as if they had never
been born. And you want that rank and
file after that experience to buckle on
their amor" and Try 70 bring that state
Of affairs about again They'll never do
il. The Republican vcte Of Augusta
will never cou.e cut in its strength as long
as VI lillian Malone i8 at Tie head Il tbs
party. They came out once in 1881 and
put him INTO power and they haven't
forgotten it yet. They had no more &C.
cess to him than If he had been an En-
paTor. His deputy bosses for the county
| sat in judgment, heard petitions. made
recGmm endatons and TUNED deaf ear
and cold shoulder to those in their party
who were not fayofites. As ring ridden
county, Augusta hardly had rival IN the
Dcss ridden Commonwealth Of that day.
The Intelligent Republicans Of tie county
consent to learn again. They fell into
tha5 trap, but they will never fall into
another ike it.
Dtspotlsm J Has their eger been in
Virginia political despot like Malone?
DO you think the people, even of his own
party, intend to let him continue III pub
JIG life? Do you think, a man who puts
up and pulls down congressional nominees
by his personal wiilg who says whether
the people OF a county may vote Gu their
county officers CT not; who says whether
the people Of q congressional district may
hold an election or not--1n short. who
takes the power OF the people away from
them aud uses it at his own pleasure, is
going to be allowed by those people TO re-
main in public life? NJ; the people of
Virginia have been on his track for two
gears: they have hunted him out of power
in every PLACE that they have had an op-
I0rtunity, and now they are about forcing
bin from his last stronghold. the y.
Senate. He must go. That is the viii Of
the people OF Virginia repeated at every
election fer two years past-Mahone gsast
go, Aud with bis goiGg will end that
personal government in political parties
which was never known to Virginia till
be came on TIE Gsld. and which will nos
eutlas5 him. Then, and net until then,
will it be possible TO have decent can
vases; respectable AID respectful presen
tation Of public questions to tie people.
and policies and parties discussed without
systematic blasting Of tie reputation of
the state. The people are indeed buck
ling On their almor, but it is to go into
the fight against the .radneer of the State
the deb iueier Of her politics and this liy-
ing blight upon her progress.