The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-07
SCORING THE Ex-BOSS.
A Nissouri4n'- scathing DeBnnciation of
Mahone-Ife Describes Him a. n hum
bug on Ethics, Hypocrits In Morals,
thnrlatan in Domestic Economy. 1nfdel
In Religion. and Thief i'm once.

in Religion. and Thief i'm once.
4 correspondent sends us the following.
which appeared two years ago IN the I.
Joseph. No. GG ~fe:
Politically dead. damned. and disgraced.
little Bills Malone ht- gone o. join B-ne-
dict Arnold. And yet be- WAS not an at
iracti,e renegade. he hurrowed. He
operated from The centre Of all sorts of little
secret rings aud al kinds of specious little
con-pirlcies. For a tragedy there must al
WAYS be- a real actor. and this man was
simply q m0unteb1nk.
10 DENY the cOmrIde~hip Of war: IA kiss
the hand which had smitien his cheek until
The rcd blood PUSHES there in prote-iation:
to deha-e hl- own color for the sake Of gain:
Io -uprra-S the voice Of human nature; t.
abolish the immcmOriai usage~ u decenct
and social intercourse: 10 overthrow all
bride Of birth and caste; 10 suiIv the
very name of fealty and devotion
10 hire the vicious: 10 war upon
pairhior- and Old-time friends ~ stab
the mother state and decorate The
Graves of the dead who died thaf -hr might
Al lea-t he august IN her teri. lie b,reaye-
ment-tO do all these things We say, and de-
them well. there should at least be a Co
'u-su- 0f political scoundrelism; and yei
This man. Billy Malone. was only "a rail-
ON. al that. lie meant 10 nh this bill o.
perfection. and he did do the best he could
'u each particular line that be- knew how
,uf in. pattern Of the man va. too
shrimp ana bio0dle-s. Ben dict Arnol
WIS "A giant. H. had q voice ike war
lnd. lie loved magnificent women and
magnificent horses. Battle TRANSPORTED him.
DE- charged like q knight errant and fought
ikea man-lt-arm-. iic was colossal ~
bis treachers. lie would have sold his
COUNTRY. but be would have had al empire.
lle would have gone to the devil. but not IN
l-~nail- pace. counting his profits cent bN
cent. and hicgiing here oser a po-r0iilce and
there over the division of inferior .pJils.
Craitt. hungry. pinched, wea-elly. TAI
creature Mlh0ne had no horizon or heaven
except an Office. lie was cunning like tn
wolf H. knew how 10 ct food. Under
certain conditions he would have been %
m.udirant In Virginia BE- had II ~ hi.
bower f0 become % species Oi Tow and Nul-
EAR ftrnt. 81 first be- utilized with some
skill the hate Of that serfiie ciund VIII
lind private benefit in public disorders.
and who prefer always the favor 81
d master. 80 only DE- b. Un-crapu-
,0u~. 90 the memorable equality " th
laW. All that was corrupt. 'cnal and isno-
rant in Virginia politics came 90 him De-
rfiI-I- ill'.N -NEiN'Nt lihi'i|i eh' 500 a.
crease their frling-pan-. ~hoddt from head
fo foot as was Mahonc. another unutterabl!
.h9dds thin. called icpullieani-m too@
him up. q thing which j. one vast sham. one
mcamafe Ilarlsoei,u, q Spectator IN
opinions. am adYcnlurer in devices. num-
bug i'm ethics. hyp0crite in morals.
q char.atln in domestic economy. AN ~
fdel in religion. "a thief in oiiice-th. =
compound. We say. Of Grlntism. Becchei-
ism aud lnger-ol'i-m. took uu Malone and
helped him % do the worst ana the meanesi
If his deyilmcnt. In was the alliance OF
Two productions that ~ assassination and
ihlt of repudiafi0n-an then the offspring
Vas called haAQrelsI. - u gov and
crew. what else could the thin. do. mad
m0n-trOu- by c0n1enItal scoundreli-m. ex
cent to rob. plumber. debluch. deny deccncy
lrIg down manhood. crush the state. begcl
race conflicts. poison the ciN- -s,icp. and
finally oie % dogs death AMI loi in Oh.
poiiers field.
When an open and honest antagonist j.
stricken in the forefront OF the ighi, ana
falls hy the standard. all cOura ge0us men
lmon. hs opponents respcc, lis Yalor and
SORROW for his 0VcrihrOwn. But when thf
a.ding and shooting mercenary gets ths
fatal bullet in his back a. d. runs. hl- beg.
.lriv crew all about bnn. the rejoicing j.
such as generally goes mp over band ol
thieves broken mp. or q l0t of highway rob-
/ brr, cXierm.nlt-d. A. Malone fell. 20 If
him lic. That corpse Is III for neither grave
-UrYut unt r.Iflu