Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-20
Mr.. ROUND ON MALONE,
MANASSAS, VA, September >, 1889.
From the Free Lance

Yours received; In response | have TO
say, that while am not yet fifty years
OF age, am one Of the few original Re
publicans now in Virginia. | supported
Fremont, Lincoln and Grant at the polls.
on the stump. and uHder kHdpSact anu
gun for four long tceary years.
Malone has stolen the Republican
name TO betray Republican pr'Hcplcs.
There isn't a Republican hair in his head
and he never had Republican idea In
his brain. lie is m0nQrchis', pure and
simple. and would as soon vote for the
Car Of Russia as for him.
No one who knows me will accuse me
Of any special admiration for the Lost
Cause" except such admiration as pluck
aud bravery always compel from manly
hearts. Yet say candidly, would vote
for Jefferson Davis, il necessary. to de-
feat William Malone. For, from my
standpoint as an original Republican, |
can plainly see how Malone as Govern
or OF Virginia. at the present time would
do infinitely more damage TO true Re
publcanism than Davis possibly could.
LincOln's definition Of a Republican
government was government OF the
people, for the people and by the peo-
Pile" The Norfolk ticket, If elected
would re-establish in Virginia 4 govern
ment Of the people for Malone ami by
Malone.
charge that the National Republican
Committee aud President Harrison have
betrayed the grand old party that gave
them place and power They have de-
liberately gone counter 70 the decision
Of the National Convention at Chicago
which heard "Mal1onei-m' discussed al
length and placed upon it by two
thirds vote the seal OF their emphatic
condemnation
charge that Malone, deeplyangered,
went home from Chicago 10 bctray The
Republican party oihis own district and
State. The world knows that but for
him Virginia's vote would have been Tor
Harrison and Morton. The clecfionre-
turns demonstrate has treGchOy.
challenge anyone TO show where
Malone has heartily supported any
nominations, Democratic. Readiuster or
Republican, which nc did not himself
dictate.
here venture the prophecy. and call
on the Republicans OF the North 10 take
note Of it. that il Malone j. elected
Governor and then United States sena-
tor, that he will betray the Republican
party Of the nation as he repeatedly has
the Republican party Of Virginia, and
that ''Mahoneismn will be the rock on
which the party will 20 to piecesin 1892.
/ was present at the Ebbitt House
conference, and witnessed the question
able courtesy shown by President Har-
rison to three hundred Virginia Repub-
licans from all points Of the Old Domin-
ion.
heard the subsequent speech OF tlat
noble Virginian, J. Henry Riyes, when,
with an elOquence riyallipg that OF Pat
rick Henry Of old, he said: "He IS INT
the President, and HE SHALL HEAR
U.s."
know not what Mr.. Riyes now thinks.
but believe there is but one way left
us TO speak so that Uncle Ben will
have time 10 hear us. Let MS strike hands
with our Democratic fellow-citizens
against the common foe'of Virginia and
roll up such majority for Mckinney,
TYLER and Scott as will annlilate that
anti-ReDu5hcdH. dati-DemOcr0tic and
anti-American hing ealed MALONE
ISM"
And for this blessed result the under
signed will rote, ,irork and pray
Your old Republican comrsdc,
GEORGE &. ROUND.