The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-06-28


sist in the statement that Gen. Malone
represents sc per cent of the Republican
strength of the State. Nothing could he
furthe from the truth. While we are not
disposed to detraet from the actual InHu-
ence of Gen. Malone, we know that it is
greatly overestimatrd. and when its legit
innate force is learned it will be found to be
much less than so per cent. Under his
plan of organization, and his methods
of conducting contests within the party,
there was no way to get a far expression
of public sentiment. With fair and un-
trammeled expression of the sentiment OF
the party upon the issues which have re-
Gently been agnated. he could not poll
one half of the Republican vote.
Many who have adhered to him have
organization. To them it looked like eight
ing the party to oppose him and the re-
sorts to which he appealed. Some of them
have been pronounced in their opposition
to his methods, as those who have openly
opposed HIM, yet will not array themselves
against him because of his official posi-
ton. They would say that he ought to
resign the Craftsmanship, but they were
not disposed to force him out of it. and
for that reason his apparent strength has
been MUCH greater than the actual appro-
val of his course.
Gen, Malone could have held undisputed
control of the Republican party in this
State had lie consulted and deferred to
the popular will. No one desired to Gre
ate dissension in the party, or to make
merely personal warfare upon him. But
he would tolerate no liberty of thought
and expression in the party. unless 1t was
in accord with his wishes. lie was the
party, according to his notion and assump-
| tion. and all who were not willing to con-
| cede this were TO be denounced as trait
| ors. :" "kickers, 'disorganZers' and their
| fellowship renowned. The ''address" read
| before the National Committee last No
plan of operation. In that the VIRGINIAN
was denounced by implication, as $50
called Republican paper" of no in
| fiuence and it's chief editor as 80
called Republican" who must be disci-
| plined into obedience or read ont OF the
party And this because it had chosen to
point ont the difficulties in the way of the
growth and success Of the party, upde
the al uitrary and selfish management of
the chairman Subserviency to Gen. Ma
hone was made the test OF Republican
| orthodoxy, and where obedience tailed
then the guilotine had to be invoked
Such prominent Republicans as w. G
Elan. E. w. Hubbard, Henry Bowen. j.
| b. Brown, w. F. Gaines, T. II. B. Brown,
Geo. E Bowden-the latter five .embers OF
Congress. put their names to that address.
not because all of them approved it. but
| for the reason that they did not want TO
oppose Gen Mahone's wishes. The Chair
mans personal and cOnfdentiaP' circular
was i'm ended to emphasize and give effect
It., that address. And yet it was expected
that the men assailed and denounced
| woul tamey and cravenly submit to the
outrage. and crawl at the feet of those
who maligned them. and BECAUSE they did
not they must be termed "discrganigers'
and ''kickers,''
The wonder is that self-respectlng Re-
publieans tolerated the indignity as long as
| they did. TO protest was natural, ana to
maintain the protest was the only manly
course left.