The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-01
MAHONE'S METHODS.
Address Of the Democratic state H<e'"'
tive Committee.

tive Committee.
THO following address has been isstiea V
Tho nemocr,,,. OF the state by the Demo
cr,,ic STATE Executive Committee;
/ To The Dcmoc ~ff,c PARTY ~ F'F9'"'"'
a, the nth Of August the Democratic
Marty i'm convention assembled, drew w
Tor their platform a declaration Oh thc l,' ~
! ci,ias Inv which they had been governed IL
Tho past. and by which they pledge ineni
selves ~ bc guided in the future.
a. a lifelong advocate OF those primer
o,es and their chosen exponent before '"t
necrlo. they nominated for Governor '"l
tain y ", Mckinney, Of Prince Ld"a'u
- verv section Of the state j. a guarah
lee of the purity and strength OF ms eo'''''
tons. 49, ~owc,,L CON.
yc,,.ior. without dissenting s voice. n,, tn
mated Tor the same high once ',,i''' ,i'
homo our ulatfofin became thlng on Tue
90, and In its stead. We chose the single
watch-word A" >elf-prser,a iiou' ,.,
Six months of a Pharasaical adllilnis'fi'-
Zion had so identified the Republican parry
with bypocfi-Y that some su'h "'""" ~"
tis,i, ,t,,, was almost needed 10 Iehlli'" u
of ,hoir i,.fre varied resources. ~ "I-'"-
,loI and shameless attack upon the lh"'"-
rial welfare and the yer, -oFitl sl'N'i"I0 VI
a state cnioycd the sanction 81 ionS pIIs's-
dent and once more. found i'Noi 'h '"ci
eyes, Arraying against the ihleti's'nc' an"
integrity 90 the community. H. aVNn
edged ignorance aud recorded MANY ~
co,Id M, ,ong hesitate in the choice ~
Isader r,isn IN his traditions. faithle,- 10
his friends. true 8f5lY ~ treachcri- nature
had marked Malone a. TIE loi'"'r oi par
"a whose parallel must bo SOUGHT IN the
ranks Of Anarchy and Communism.
Not one i'm nny of the delegates that voted
fof linn tnf recalled the horror, Of MS NJ
tempted legislation seven years since; anu
remembered that il was defeated only ~
the revolt Of four Of his followers. 'oniInie-
siomers II sale. school trustees. ialiroah .,l-
ployes. police boards, every Wheel III ,ue
machinery of goNernment->l'l Quiz
or munirinal- was 10 form but part IN
gigantic scheme 10 maintain '9 P'iVs'.
despoiism founded upon fraud.
Were the Democratic party thin- Oh
Yesterday, destined "a vanish to-morro"
from the memory Of men. il could ask u"
more splendid indication than TIE unic-
lcnting hatred of such man. from the
hour of his nomination tO this he has neg
locted no art and LETT po device unfried 10
realize the hopes of his followers and de- |
mOns'rate the wisdom Of their choice. In
fertility of design and unscrupulousncss Of
execution he has thrown his own record IN I
the shade and surpassed the most enthu- !
siaStc expectation of his friends. scarce /
half a dozen native \irginianS could Dee /
found openly to advocate hi- cause before
the people. hut nothing dauntcd by this
slender support he drew freely on the Re-
publican ranks outside Our borders.
Invent, three hireling orators of the North /
and West paid from his pocket or seeking
their reward in the qualification Of % life
long hatred of the south have been imported
io cXuiain 10 our people the i-sHe> of the
and dictate to them how they
shall vote i'm the coming election.
Fraud would be- as yet premature. but it
Is plainly forc>hadowcd in the double set C
,ali0t- provided for every >oiins-pfrcinri.
That There may Dee mo- doubt as to the part
.orrnpfion j. 10 play he has associated with
lin nj. only rivals In its exercise. NeS~rs.
DuaN. Dudley. and Clark-on. But no man
shows bettcr than Malone that there are
limits even 30 the power Of corruption. and
hat Virginia is NOT yet ripe for the methods
Il Indiana.
Deserted hy the better element Of his
,artr. discovering too late that his personal
anvas, had but lost him the prestige OF
MYSTERY. recognizing In every Democratic
spirit of 1883. be- realized that
NJ, desperate fortunes cried aloud for "A
desperate remedy.
one only resource remains iniimida-
ION and this hc has not he-itated 10 on-
iiov. Federal Interference has been in-
tied and our Judges OF election arrested 10y
nited states marshalS and thrown into Jail
m the transparent charge Of frauds COM
liitod "a year ago at the Presidential cleo
ion. By this GROWING insult 10 the @Ofc-
eieniy of our state and the manhood Of her
oter, hc seek. tO ONcrawc the Democracy.
md 10 wrcsf from their hands q victory
lrcady virtually won.
citizen. of Virginia. will you stand hy
mi sec YOUR liberties violated and the name
4 our State thus tramrlcd ia the DUST
Away with apathy. and lct ms march 90 ihp
oils as we would shoulder our muskct-
Igainst "a foreign invader. lcach the. mil
ionaires of PoHn,yhapa that Air- Z
nia Is for the NirgnIans. and
how tine tyrant Of Petersburg that
e has mistaken the spirit OF or poo
lc. and that they will not tamciy submit ,
ID this final outrage. Respectfully
BASIL h. GORDON. Chairman.
tfof1utlrjf. l'u.. October 80. 1851.