Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-31
SATURDAY. AUGUST 81, 1889.
The Yosts Make 1t Hot for Malone.


ter to MALONE. They do not advise
their Republican readers TO vote for
Mckinney, but they DO advise them to
vote against MALONE. We take it that
they would not be afraid 10 stand no
md be counted. For the information
Of our northern Republican contempt
raries, and to let our Virginia readers
sec how accurately the VTginion paints
MALONE, (they know him to be what
Yosr charges him with bcing,) We give
further extracts from that paper. Read
them:
MAuoxE's CoSvExrIoN.-The proceed
ings OF the Norfolk Convention are just
ABOUT what We had expected and pre-.
dicted, except in the final acceptance OF
General MahOne--a mere perfunctory
enactment OF what had been deliberately
prepared for this formal adoption.
Mahone's speech is in style turgid, in
volved, and ungrammetical. such as DO
mortal man other than himself could
have put together. There Is good deal
OF matter in it which, if it came from
sincere man in whose integrity OF pur-
pose the public could have confidence,
would be valuable, but coming from
notorious trickstcr will have no effect
whatever in Virginia.
The very harmony boosted OF os
characterizing that convention demon
strates it's spurious character as a repre-
sentative and deliberative body. If Ma
homes object was to produce the impress
sion at Washington that there is 10 dis
cord. no deep, widespread, and unap-
pcasablc sentiment OF opposition 10 HIM
and his methods, his convention proves
TOO much. 1t proves what is VIGOROUSLY
and cOnspicuously untrue; and IFS very
harmony demonstrates that the conven-
ton was but the personal caucus OF Ia-
homes free blacks and obedient whites.
Everybody Of any literary perception
can see that the platform. like the inau-
gural speech, was Mahones. 4 tho
roughly uneducated man, although his
mind is clear and able, lie cannot write
English or any other language. All his
literary productions are "A defiance Of all
the accepted rules of style. Elan IS
master of style. but wasinducodtO father
the platform, while not one man or wo-
man i'll any ten thousand reading and
writing people of Virginia will persevere
TO read through two paragraphs of 1t.
The result Is that the proceedings OF
the contention were tame enactment
throughout of thoroughly -Nirginian
drama of servihty. 1t was Mahone's
convention, called to record his DEGREES
and voice his demands as the supreme
object and aim of party organization,
indifferent TO Republican success for the
principles the party represents and only
10 be desired as n means OF self-eXalt-
alton.
In another editorial the Vrginian
says:
To THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE do
not question the sincerity of the New
York T-ibUac in It's appeal to the Re-
publicans oil Virginia 10 support Malone.
Were its premise correct there would be
some force in its appeal Mahone rep
resents nothing but the most odious
phase Of machine politics-of boss des-
potism.
His election would, III our opinion, be
a calamity to the State. 1t would mean
four wears OF persecution. turmoil. strife,
and material disaster. II would arrest
progress by keeping from the State CAPT
tal and enterprise. and hold IN suspense
every industry now beng inaugurated.
Malone represents nothing but himself
The "ciyil liberty" that he represents
is the liberty 10 wear his collar, sneeZe
when he takes snuff, and to obey his or
ders without murmur or question when
he gives them.
We would suggest TO the Republican
press OF the North TO keep their hands
out Of this contest in Virginia. They
know nothing about the internal work
ings of MahOno's machine. If they did
they would not have a word of protest
20 enter against those Republicans who
do not mean to be governed byit tits
fight against the most cruel and relent-
less political despotism ever known in
this country. 1t Is a struggle to emanci-
pate the party from the clutch of the
most unreasonable and selfish leader that
was ever intrusted with power. 1t Is
contest to break the force of an influ-
ence which, if successful, will wreck the
Republican party OF the country
an influence that has been condemned
by the Republican voters of the nation
whenever called to pass upon it-an in
luence that came near breaking up the
Chicago convention in 1880; which
neryed the arm Of lunatic to STAY a
President which defeated the Republi-
can party in 1884, and which was repu-
dated by tho party in the nomination
of Harrison, as we'll as by the Republi
cans Of New York and Pennsylvania IN
1882. A thousand times better that it
should be repudiated IN Virginia than
that IL should receive strength and vigor
here 10 be injected into the campaign Of
1892 AS the controlling force In deter
mining the Presidential nomination OF
that year. That is its objective point, and
the first step to it is to trample upon the
neck Of Virginia and inau2uraie IA sat
urnalia OF hate and revenge here for four
years TO come.
We are sure il the Tribune under
stood the true situation in Virginia, il
would not utter word IN support of the
self.made nomination for Governor Of
the packed caucus at Norfolk. There
YVES nothing Republican in it from its
inception TO its close. II was Malone
dominating at every step from beginning
to end, and through his self-perpetua-
ting machinery, defying public senti-
ment and reckless OF consequences. The
best interests OF the Republican party in
the State and nation demand that such
tyranny should be rebaked, and it will
be by from "a, 700 to 5000 majority.
We commend the above TO Mr.. HAL
srrAn. The Yirginian says of MALONE
not one word that be does not deserve
~ have said OF him. Wonder il MALONE
won't make levy upon bis o6ce-holders