Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-06
THE KEW YORK TIMES ON TIE
SITUATION IN VIRGINIA..

NNii' ~ ittt;s tet' NIiii cHc u JuS mos
picturesque political brigands in The
Union. Mr.. Harrison must know the
character OF tie i.an with whom he
is dealing, for abundant information
ins been given TO him. Ii is fair to
assume, therefore, that he has enter.
eel into the alliance with his eyes
open, and has committed the Rcpub
lican party to the supper. of one Of
tho most unscrupulous politicians in
the country.
"Tho nomination Of Gen. Malone
is umqucsliouably the strongest that
could have been made. Ncycrthc
less, lie is beaten from tho very Jump.
In the first place, the Democratic
party has been put on guard. The
nomination itself vas IL warming that
the fight would be hot and fierce. It's
Significance, therefore, is fully under
stood, and when to this is added Il
complete knowledge OF Muhonc's
methods, Of his audncity. his unscru-
pulousncss, and his chichmcry, his
contempt for morality. and his dcs.
pcration, it may DO fairly assumed
Chat the Democratic leaders apprcci
ate the situation Malone has more
than his mattel: in Senator John :.
Barbour, aud. while ii is true that
MIR. l;arbour is no longer chairman
Of the State Committee and, eX Off
clio, in Charge of The conduct of the
campaign, the party will still lave
the benefit OF his wisdom and cxpc-
ricnco. If Cen. Malone is an organ
izcr Of unsurpassed ability, Mr. Bar
bour is Il tacticim who can beat Ma
hone at his own game To him,
therefore, the Democrats OF Virginia
arc turning, and i'll his discretion
and skill ~ well MS his loyalty to his
party, they have confidence which
amounts to absolute conviction. -
Willie Basil Gordon is the State
Chairman, Mr. Barbour will be the
power behind the throne, und there
is no doubt TINT he will be the actual.
il moi the nominal, manager of the
fight which The Virginia Democracy
will wage and win.
Cen. Mahonc's withdrawal from
the Democratic party is IL matter of
history. The manner Of his lcfcc.
ton WAS i'll keeping with The charnc
ter of the man Ii WAS the familiar
confidence game in politics. He
could never have been elected Ia the
senate of the United States MS II Re
publican, for, il he had made that ilc
ISSUE i'll the election Of the Lcrisla
turc, lie would have been beaten out
Of his boots. Malone had friends rs
II Democrat whom lie lost irrctricyn
bly, as sCon as he had thrown off his
Incorporating attire. In Southwest
Nirginia, the home of the mountain
GERS, gallant and sturdy stock, he
had no little strength eight years ago
But he held this following in virtue
of his allegiance 10 The Democratic
party, and by reason of his success
iul observation of the issues involved
i'll the election Of Cameron lis Gov
crnor.
-Four years later, when he had
made his record III the United State;
Senate, when he WAS an open and
ayowcd Republican, the Southwest
turned upon him with nil the angry
indignation OF man who has been
betrayed by the false prcicnsions and
protcstations of the confidence
rogue. lie was defeated thor, and
fitz Lee went to the Governors mai
sion i'll place of John S. Wise.
'Mahono is as cold us n fish in arc
tic waters. Wise had to abandon The
Malone organization because he could
not remain within it and preserve lis
independence. He had TO be ser
want and a sycophant, or else he had
to he rebel. He chose to be tie
latter, 50 did OK Governor Cameron.
There was no help for it. They had
either to kiss hand That Was always
shifting them or elso organize re-.
bellion and enjoy the independence
OF revolt. So they kicked rather
than kiss"
EXTRACTS FROM TUE VALLEY
VlRGlNIAN, REPUBLICAN.
Mahone represents nothing but