Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-06
Outrageous intolerance.

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A short time sgo Chairman Houston,
representing one wing of the republican
party, addressed letter to Gen. Malone,
representing the other. asking for such a
compromise as would result in having
only one republican electoral ticket in Yir-
ginia.
Now, we do not think Col Houston is the
legal or technical chairman of our party n
Virginia. We recognize Gen. Malone as
such. II there was any doubt about that
before. certainly the action Of the Chicago
convention settled it in Cen. Mahones fe-
vor go far as the chairmaiship OF the State
committee is concerned aand SO far az his
electors at large are concerned.
But it is equally as clear io our mind
that the same decision resulted in recog.
rizing the validity Of the action CT the dis
trict conventions in the %, Sd, 5th, 9th, 7tb,
Sth and 10th districts, and that the electors
appointed by those conventions are the le
gal electors and Gen. Mshones men, are the
legal electors in the other districts But as
there was dispute abolt this, and as the
General and his followers proposed TO ig-
more the action of the Chicago convention
it was thought some compromise ought to
be made.
We thought and sti think the matter
ought to be referred TO The national republi-
can committee which is the highest party
tribunal.
However, COL Houston wrote calm, pa
triotcand conciliatory letter to Gen. Malone,
asking for some STEP towards compromise
ard conciiation. This letter Gen. Malone
has recently replied to in a tone which looks
as if he did not wan5 any compromise, but
preferred to follow his usual tactics of crush.
ing out all opposiLion-a policy which has
resulted in bringing defeat after defeat upon
our party.
But General Mahone in his letter is not
satisfied with rehec:ing upon the loyalty
and patriotism of all those republicans in
this State who honestly differ with him, but
actually attacks the republican national con-
vention which nominated Harrison and
Morton.
He says in speaking of the conventions
action in seating the legally elected district
delegates:
'If the national convention, upon a false
and himsy techncality and pretext, backed
by INSCRIPTIONS misstatements, was misled
in the midst of excitement and confusion to
commit monstrous outrage against our
people and party with respect to delegates
whose qualification and election were fully
under It's authority and Judgment, thatsure-
" gives no warrant or color or justification
or excuse for the repetition of the outrage
here in the matter Of electors, over which no
national convention has ever exercised or
claimed any Jurisdiction whatever"
Now. how can any man, occupying Gen.
Mahone's position rs chairman of the repuh-
lican party of Virginia, protesting to desire
to cooperate with the national republican
committee, reconcile it with mis- ideas of
right and policy to attack the national re-
publican convention and denounce their ac-
tion as hypocritical-as taken upon false
and himsy techncality and pretext?n
And, again, 10 charge them with COM
mitting a mOnstrous outrage against ourpeo.
pie and party
Can man who feels this way towards our
party leaders cooperate sincerely and
heartily with them? Can he expect any aid
from them in irying to carry to victory
party which he insists on dividing by such
outrageous into erance?
Again, General Malone says he wants to
carry Virginia jor the republican ticket, and
yet he seems ID delight in trying TO insult
those whose sid in doing so is absolutely
necessary.
When he addresses Colonel Houston in
the uncourteous manner, which he does in
this sentence, does ne think he is helping
the party? Here is one sentence:
"But what, where, and who are you and
your associates, and what do your preten-
sions amount to if the basis Of your power to
name district electors is that which you in
dicate 2"
Now, we have admitted and have always
said that General Mahoue is the legal chair
man of the republican committee, but is that
any reason he should not be polite and con-
ciIatory? Such action as this persisted in
will render success in Virginia impossible.
Spirit of the Valley.