Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-29
atlp Satslltsrstrer.
rSlltical Slaves Here and There.


rslitical Slaves Here and There.
The liveliest contest In any state at this
election seems to be in Virginia, where
ths Malone party, sustained by the
FEDERAL administration, Il battling with
the Democratic party, sustained by the
TespectAble end of the Republican
party that Malone has not succeeded In
carrying away with him. The Repub-
lican party In Virginia has for some
time been split In twain, all its strong
white leaders, save Malone, being In
ono party, leaving Malone about alone
IN the other with the negro preachers
and the negroes, to whom are now ad-
ded such white folk as the smell Of the
0esh pots animates. The body Of the
Republican party of Virginia consists
soe its negroes and it's federal Office
seekers both of whom Malone controls
by the grace of the preachers and the
federal administration. He undoubt-
edly commands the Republican vote Of
the state, and the respectable body Of
white Republicans who oppose him,
though they would be numerous as party
leaders, make up but small party.
They make good deal Of noise for the
votes they command, being the self
respecting element Of the Republican
party that refuses to let Malone kick
them around as he pleases and for whom
therefore Malone has no use. Such men,
sifted out from the element that make
mp the Republican party in q Southern
state, are naturally not numerous and
their detection has not destroyed the
Malone Republican party Of Virginia,
which now engages the Democracy Ia a
lively effort for Its overthrow.
1t b notable that boss rule seems very
Agreeable everywhere to the constitution
Of the Republican party. Pennsylvania
offers a. marked illustration of this as
Virginia, where the Republican party Is
not more fully under the control of Ma
hone than II is under that of Quay here.
But there Is this notable distinction,
that the mass of the party there are ne
groes, while here they are white men.
The resistless conclusion is that white
Republicans are about as easilybossed as
blacks though the latter once were
slaves and the suggestion Is that the
white Republicans of Pennsylvania
have been held so long in political
ulavery to their bosses that they have
lost the will, or the power, TO free them
themselves. 1t surely Is not a pleasant
contemplation for the Pennsylvania Re-
publican ofintelligence, and one who has
the disposition to be his own political
lnas:er, that he and his party are held
In subsection to the will Of Quay as COM
pletely as the negro Republican party Of
Virginia Is subjected to Malone.
And note how like these men are In
their quality and disposition. Neither
= endowed with large information, clo-
quence Of tongue or pen, good address,
nne presence, distinguished manners,
sobriety or perticular virtue. They are
common fellows enough, If taken out
Of their peculiar field of action.
But they are men of force and action.
They are intensely selfish, absolutely
unscrupulous and chockfull of energy In
comprising their desires. They have
the usual forces of the criminal classes,
total disregard Of any aims but
their own and entire absorption in
the purpose of achieving them
by hook or by crook; but with sufficient
prudence and skill to avoid the crook
that takes to Jail which Is about the
only distinction between Malone aud
Quay and the high class burglar. This,
however, may be likewise said of many
Of our most successful men in financial
walks and 1t comes TO pass that It is
known that neither the great politician
nor the great Rnancier need he virtuuus,
genteel or witty but needs always to be
selfish and inscriptions.
! Against the rule of such man the de-
cent Virginia Republicans have re5clled;
but we note no such movement among
the decent Pennsylvania Republicans.
Are there none? or are they all so
blinded as not to see the infamy of their
nubjection to so poor a measure of the
honest man who Is Gods noblest work,
% Senator Quay affords.
In Virginia every leading Republican
has been driven from Mahone's side, for
the reason that they were not permitted
tostand by him in equality. Has any such
Republican abandoned Quay, because
he sits upon him as his boss? Here Is a
picture drawn Of Malone by one of the
Yosts, who have been the Republican
leaders Of the valley of Virginia since
long before Malone was borne into the
party and who hold the respect of
their fellOw-citizens.
General Malone believes i'm one
man power. With him everything is
subordinate to his personal interests. If
he were elected governor he would not
only endeavor to discharge the functions
Of the office, but he would try to domi-
nate the Legislature and every other
branch Of the state government
He Ii SO vindictive that If he
were elevated to that position. no
would persecute his opponents unmer-
ctfully. He is SO arbitrary and self
willed and selfish that he would not toll
crate anybody in federal or state posi-
tion who was not in sympathy with
him. He has said repeatedly that he
presers Democrat in office to a Repub-
iscan who doesn't agree with him.
quay 10 less intense man than Ma
none but OF the same general style and
the Pennsyivania Republicans are ruled
~ smaller figure of the same pattern
of boss that rules the Virginia negroes
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Pincky DIR. CrOnin.
The Cronin trial is now gaining a
weird and graphic interest that must
assure II the attention II should have
clained by reason of its national imnort-