Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
THE FEUD CONTINUES.


THE FEUD CONTINU ES.
TIE feud between what for the sake Of
denomination, may still be called the
"Wise' wing and the "Mahone" wing of
the Republican party. still continues and,
as far as we can see, with nnabeted hostll-
ity. The Estate Republican" of Harrison
burg which has for a long time held a
position very close to the Chairman OF the
party, IN its issue of last week refers to
Mr.. Wise's confederates in the following
terms
There was small meeting last week in
Richmond of~chron1c soreheads and kickers,
who style themselves Republicans, but who
for years past have lent their best efforts to
aid the Democrats in carrying the State of
Virginia. disappearing before the country
as "leaders," though without influence and
without followers, they manage to impose
upon some Northern Republicans as people
representing somebody and having some po-
litical standing and recognition with the Re
publican party in Virginia. Such is not the
case, and it is well that the true status of
these pretenders to leadership should be
known. They really represents no body but
themselves
The Estate Republican" then goes on to
give very spicy dissection of the claims
of some Of the Wise leaders to be represen-
tatiyes of the Republicans of their respec-
tive localities. The Wise wing, however,
seems as far as ever from hauling down
their colors, though their leader has emf
grated from the Commonwealth. The
esprit of the Valley" which is edited by
one Of those tough political fighters, the
Lewis family, has the following last Fri
day:
1.-THE following is found in the Alexandria
Gazette, and is from its Washington cores
pendent. The writer, it seems, interviewed
Hon. Jacob Yost and says:
Mr Yost being asked if he attended the recent
conference of the anti Malone wing of his party.
replied that he had not, and that, of course, he
had not even been invited to the more recent one
of the Malone wing. He said he was fancy free so
lar as the division in his party in his ST. tie was
concerned. and felt very much like saying to both
wings "a pest on both your houses.'' as he was a
Republican, but neither a Malone nor an anti
Malone Republican.
We hardly think the Gasette's correspondent
understood Mr.. Yost correctly. If Mr.. Yost
only means to deprecate the unfortunate d.
visions which exist in our party he is right
and all good Republicans will join with him.
But he must know that those who are termed
'santi-Mahone Republicans or kickers," are
not composed of Republicans who have any
personal grievance against Gen. Malone him
self, but are those who do not endorse Gen.
Mahone's arbitrary methods, and who are
opposed to the un-Republican plan of party
organization which has been forced upon our
party, the operation of which has aided in it's
defeats for the last six years.
If we have understood Mr.. Yost Alright,
speaking through his paper, the Vaz1ey Vir.
gilman, and otherwise, he has been one of the
most determined opponents of the evils which
we have just mentioned, and therefore we
feel assured that the Gasettes correspondent
is mistaken in saying that Yost invoked "a
pest" on those with whom he has been zeal
ously cooperating and whose opposition to
the methods spoken of, he has to some extent
been instrumental in consolidating.
In the Richmond s'Dispatch'' of last
week we find very acrid letter from
Hon. James A. Frazier of Rockbridge, one
Of the opponents of Chairman Malone
replying to an article from Ex-Speakel
Fowler (Mahoneite) in the Bristol Nesos
Mr.. Frazier says:
don't propose-have never proposed-te
eliminate any one; but shall labor in season
and out of season to thwart General Malone
in his attempt to have himself recrowned Viz
ginias king by the present administration
which would enable him to reward those
whose only claim to recognition is their eager
ness to fawn at his feet, and at the same time
use Republican victory to eliminate from
Virginia the more respectable element of ou1
party-an element essential if we would hope
to make Virginia a Republican State.
7 would drive no one out; rather bring
them in. We have had enough and to spare
of the eliminating" process at the hands Of
General Mahone-a process that lost US Yir
ginia in 1883, again in 1885; lost us Peters
burg last sprisg, and the Fourth district with
the State last November.
If General MAhone is eliminated from poll.
tics it will not be through the action of the
Republicans, but by the desertion of the
''bread-and-b brigade who are looking
out for spoils, and when they find he is not
the "Boss Distributor they will leave to a
man, and this action Will be the 'sboss'
elimination.
We would, however, warn our Demo
cratic friends, if they need any warning
after the exhibit Of the last campaign, not
to take any comfort from this feua as far
as the Republican vote is concerned. We
reproduce the extracts simply to call their
attention to the fact, that in the matter of
dividing out the spolls in Virginia under
President Harrison, there is about to be a
murderous slaughter of the aspirants of
one wing Or the other. If they hear that
Blaine is premier, those who have personal
friends in the Malone wing may as we'll 90
in mourning for their prospects; and if
they hear that Sherman is premier they
may shed tears for the inaugurators and
followers Of the Wise movement. There
are tWo Republican politicians in this
country that have. up to date, never for
given an enemy. and the couple possessing
that lovely trait of character are William
Malone and James g. Blaine.
JUST COMPLAINTS.