The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-14
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STUART. VA, Nov. 8. l

ever since 1881, WleD 1 HfSI discovered
the character and purpose of this man
Malone" that something would occur
that would crush him politically TO death,
and for this purpose | Joined the Demo-
cratic party at their convention in Lynch
burg in 1888 But the object was not
accomplished, so left the party in 1885,
and have voted with the Republican
party ever since. Our move last year in
combining against him and in the last
election combining with the Democratic
party. has certainly accomplished the
purpose | have desired since 1881. The
Democrats have no right to boast so
loudly, for if all the Republicans in this
State had voted for Malone, they would
instance, the county of Wythe, which is
five hundred Republican, and now gives
a Democratic majority of five hundred
a change of one thousand votes Now
take the most favorable thing for the
Democracy. Take their ma jority of some
fifteen hundred in the Presidential cleo
ton from the forty thousand in the last
election which will show the strength of
what Malone saw proper to call the
''kickers" in Virginia. which would have
been increased by at least three thousand
if he had not joined the Democrats and
defeated our party in the fourth dis
trict.
What | write this letter for is to urge
you. through your paper. to advise call
of Gen. Groner's committee at as early a
dav as would be suitable, and to advise
that overtures should be made to those
deluded followers of Malone who now
see their folly and wish to do right, if
they knew how, to join us in order to
consolidate the whole power of the Re-
publican party in support of the doc
trines and principles of the National Re-
publican party, instead of spending their
force in useless struggles upon local and
personal issues in this State. Not until
then can the party be considered respect
ablei in Virginia 1t can then with credit,
demand the support of the administra-
ton Since 1881 it has been, Iot a Re
publican party. but a Malone party,
with no vitality in it except the distribu-
ton of public patronage under the sole
control of Gen. Malone.
We have been thoroughly chastened,
and ought to learn a wholesome lesson
from the past. | have no doubt what
ever that our party has now better pros
poets of permanent success in this State
than it has had since the war. 1t is a
very grave and important duty that we
have to perform. and it ought to be done
cautiously and with mature thought.
think that President Harrison now sees
clearly the great blunder he made in sup
porting Malone and with our assurances
that we are in accord with the admins
tration; that Notwithstanding his blum
der we will receive at least a moral and
legitimate support and favor that we are
legitimately entitled to from the admin
istration.
1t is a known fact that when d cripp ed
dog happens to get in company with
lot of ours, they will all snarl, bite and
nip at him Let us not pursue this course
toward the downfall of the boss" Let
us be charitable and do what | think
really ought to be done. Have COM
mittee of lunacy appointed to examine
into the condition of his head. for | am
satisfied that he is insane, and has been
for many years. and my reasons are:
First, that he says there are not over
two hundred ''kIckers'' in Virginia, when
the figures show that there are at least
twenty-five thousand
Second that he further thinks that he
is the head of party that under his
domination will still be successful; that
since 1881 he could permanently estab-
fish himself as Autocrat of Virginia by
his own personal will; that he could
subordinate population of over mil
lion and half of free people under his
absolute will and control.
Let me congratulate you for your able
and persistent efforts, not in favor of the
Democratic party, but in favor OF the
honest and true Republican party of
Virginia Yours respectfully,
A. NJ. LYBROOK.
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