Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
THURSDAY. AUGUST 80. 1888,
Nir. Yost

General MALONE may possibly allow
Mr.. YosT to be nominateaat Lynchburg
to-day-because he cannot prevent his
nomination-bu will no doubt take care
that such disorganizer shall not be re-
elected. A prominent Virgins Republi-
can was reported some time ago to have
declared that he wanted it understood
that he was moro anxious to defeat
MALONE than TO defeat the Democratic
party. This declaration might no
doubt be truthfully adopted by General
MALONE as expressive OF his feelings
towards not only Mr.. Yosr, bnt all
the Republicans who have condemned
his authority to &C, as dictator of the Re
publican party OF the State, despised his
threats, sntagonized him wherever 1t was
possible and prudent TO do so. and ex-
foliaied from his bogus Republican or
ganization when they founh themselves
unable TO remain within it with honor to
themselves. We say that this Is no
doubt General MAHoNE's attitude to-
wards all those Virginia Republicans
whom he desiguates as "disorganizers
And he has special reasons for wishing to
Kill off Mr. YosT.
Mr.. Yosr is one Of these disorgani-
zers. Can General MAuoSE forgive him
for his hostile proceedings both before
the meeting and since the adjournment
OF the Chicago Convention? Mr.. RID
DLRBRRGRR as senator and Mr.. Yosr as
q member Of the lower house OF Con-
gress had il within their power to do
more than anybody else against General
MAHosE at Chicago But for the strength
which was impaired to the Virginia
Blaineites by Messrs. RIDDLTBEReEE
and Yosr-sud for good and sufficient
reasons Mr.. YosT was enabled TO impart
the most Of that strength-the Virginia
boiting delegates would probably have
failed to enlist in their behalf the Blaine
ties in that convention, and thus have
failed 70 secure seats in that body. 1t
was the BLAINE men, as everybody
knows, who "turnSd down the MA
HONE delegates that were refused men,
bership. But if Mr.. Yosr and Mr.. RID
pLRBERGER had not, in their character
as congressman, afforded the Blaineites
a good reason for seating the boiling or
designating delegates, MALONE would
not, or perhaps we ought to say might
not, have gone under cloud at Chicago.
Mr.. YosT's paper, edited 10y himself
aud his father, did more than any other
Republican paper in Virginia to give
body and form to the organization that
has antagonized General MALONE here
in Virginia for several years past. 1t
was that paper that published to the
world General MAHoNE's circular in
which amongst other features was his
denuneiation of Mr.. BLAINE. This cir
cular enlisted against MALONE all tho
Blaineites in the land. Mr.. YosT was in
Washington when the circular was given
to the world by his father. but there is no
reason TO doubt that the son approved
of the publication of the circular. We
have afforded the paper an opportunity to
tell the public whether such was the
case or not but we have not been favored
with the information called for. Is
General MALONE the man TO lick the
hand that smites him? Where is the
follower whom he has ever forgiven for
failing TO obey his orders Where is
the one whom he has ever permitted to
renew allegiance to the petty boss !?
We don't ask General MALONE to
confess that such are his methods and
his nature. Whether Mr.. Yosr has
opposition or has it not at Lynchburg
to-day. he will have opposition at the
ballot-box. There will be "plentiful
lack OF Republican ballots, and Tucker
viii profit by the refusal OF MAHoSE's
loyal liegemen to vote for candidate
not selected by him. At any rate, we
must DO excused for making that predic-
ton.