Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-03
FRIDAY. :. ....:.. AUGUST 3. 1888.
Mnlnna

MAuuxg that we have heard of-nsmely. that
he "a not leader but a driver. This OK
preston hrs or the little General to I. He
does not lead his forces. nor attempt to lead
them, but cracks his whip over their heads
mdorders them 10 do, not as they would
like 20 do, but az be would nave them do.
They might as well not have any opinions OF
their own rs 10 have them; for he
pays no more attention 10 their sug-
gestions than the chief OF wild
tribe III Africa pays to the suggestions OF
the ssvagcs who surround him. A voter
ruled by such q man and obeying his com
Dsnds obsequiousiy cannot properly be said
20 belong 20 the Repubican party. but to
WILLIAM MALONE. Our neighbor OF the
T'mes happsly dabs MAHo@E's pretended
eslcuses with his followers meetings OF the
"Liine-Kiln Club"
All forecasts as 20 what MALONE viii or
VIII not do in the future must be made
whilst having in view his bolduess as a
leader and his want Of judgment as a
sirsiegist. Ueknows 40 such word as poll
cy or Satecrait or party-crsit. He only
knows what MALONE wants and that he is
BKHONE.
WIN MALONE run for Congress In the Pc
.t7sburg district next fall? Did he postpone
the Congressional Convention In that district
until after the tine OF meeting in all the
other districts in order that he might have
before himall the facts necessary 10 the for
matian Of areliabie opinion as TO the pros
poets Of success in case he should take
the field himself; 10 is possible that
such was his motive. lie may desire
to be elected to the House Of Repre-
seDtatiyes as means OF regaiBing an
influential position In the Republican
patty; and IL he is possessed OF this ambl-
ton, be viii permit no sprmountoble oDsta.
Gle 10 keep him off the track. lie never
writes "No Thoroughiare " over the en-
trance 10 any path that be would tread. II
need not surprise anybody to find him ia the
field on the Goth OF next mouth IS the regu-
lar nominee OF the Republican party for the
Fourth district II there is any white man
in that district who can defeat LANGsTOS it is
MALONE.
General MALONE processes TO hope that
HBRIsoS will carry Virginia. OF course ii
IS possiblethat he eutertains this UniOunded
hope. He showed in 1880 that be was not
prophet whatever else he might be. Not ten
DAYS before the presidential election OF that
year he predicted confidently that his ticket
would be elected, and, when the votes were
counted, had tire modification 10 lind that il
had received only about one vote in seven.
BY the way, the mau who was so sangulue as
10 put into print such forecast as hls of
1880 is not likely 10 be deferred from run
ming against LASGsroS by any apprehension
OF defeat.
General MALONE says he hopes 10 carry
even Richmond on the protection question
Well, well. II there were no MALONE in
the case-if there were no JOHN SHERMAN,
nor friend Of JOHN SHEBMAN's-if there were
no alnes OF the bloody-shirt wayers--if there
were no haters OF the southern people-n
there were no sectionslists-ii there were no
malicious. spiteiul Republican party-Ii
there were no enemies OF our south.
ern civilization-lf, we say. there were
none OF these things in existence,
there might be found Ia Richmond few
Democrats who would 90 over to the oppo-
sltion. and vote against the Democratic
nominees for one reason aud another. But
as il is, we expect Richmond TO ron up
rousing majority for CLEVELAND and THUR.
MAN.
General MALONE would better look after
his own district. Or does he predict Repub-
Hcau success in Richmond in order 10 say
after the election is over that M. JOIN S.
WISE was the cause OF Republican defeat in
ibis city.