Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-08-14
That "H0n0rahla CNmnrnmise. -

we publish some interesting literature |
to-day relating to and growing out of the
recent Honorable to both sides'' so-called |
compromise arranged between Ger. Ma
hone and Senator Quay, affecting the Re- |
publican party in Virginia. We must take |
such reports with considerable allowance, |
as it Is not to be presumed that correct |
statement of the interview between Mr..
Wise and the President could be had, ex-
cept it came from one of the participants.
There is enough in what is published, how
ever, to throw some light upon the So
called compromise" and to indicate the
terms of the dicker which less than ahalf-
dozen Republicans entered into By which
1900 Virginia Republicans are to be
turned over, bound and manacled, to the
tender mercies of Gen. Malone.
We cannot conceive that the President
could have been party to any such bar
gain, were he informed of the purpose and
conditions of it, as recent developments de-
monstrate exist. 1t is incredible that he
should deliberately and knowingly enter
into an agreement by which every consider
alton of fairness and every impulse of
manhood, should be violated in the treat
ment of large and intelligent portion of
the Republicans of Virginia, and hat his
known friends should be utterly ignored,
| and his pronounced enemies taken into his
confidence. He may not know it, but it is
nevertheless true that the very men who
are placed under the ban by the practical
operation of the so-called compromise, !"
were the men who made il possible for him
to be nominated at Chicago, and for the Re-
publicans to succeed in the National cleo
ton. The fight they made in Virginia
broke up combine arranged in Petersburg,
in the fall of 1887, to carry TO Chicago a
solid delegation from the Southern States
to effect nomination, which did not con-
template either Gen. Harrison or any other
Republican friendly to Mr.. Blaine. 1t is
known that the defeat of that combine in
Virginia, defeated it throughout the South
ern States: made it possible for some one
else than the gentleman in whose interest
it was formed to be nominated and that
Gen. Harrison was eventually the bane-
fciary of the manly, patriotic and success
| full contest that was thus made. His nomi-
nation by the influence it was accomplished
and the effect it had upon the country
saved the Republican party from defeat
last November. Had nomination been
secured by solid vote from the South in
Convention, from States that cauld not as
sure single electoral vote in the final
struggle, it would have been resented by
the Republicans Of the States upon which
dependence was placed for the election Of 3
Republican President. Defeat would GER
tainly have been the result, and we would
to-day be under a second term OF Mr..
Cleveland.
In view of these facts, We cannot believe
that the President and his Cabinet could
have Knowingly been parties to the ar.
rangement which seems to have been con-
summated by which the full control of the
patronage of the government in Virginia is
turned over to Gen. Malone. We must
have some tangible evidence from the
President himself, before we can accept
the conclusion that he has assumed that
the Republicans of Virginia have no higher
motive, or sense of duty than to tamely
submit to prostitute of their manhood
to such Influences. There has been de-
liberate, calculating deception practiced
somewhere. The President has been i'm
posed upon in that be has been made TO
believe that the recent packed conference
in Petersburg, where Gen. Malone was
boosted for Governor, reflected the senti-
ment OF the Republicans of Virginia. He
has baen deceived in the ASSURANCE that
there is any possible nope for Republican
success, under the dominant influence now
prevailing. He has been deceived 10 the
assumption that Republican Legislature
can be elected and Republican Senator
secured in 1898, under tho deal that was
effected in Washington tTo weeks ago.
He has been misled if it has been repre-.
sented to him that the people of Virginia
will ever elect Gen. Malone 10 any office,
or elect Legislature that will confer upon
him any political bonorOr emolument. So
far as any recognition of that kind is con-
cerned he is as dead as the traditional door
nail. He is born agitator and will al
ways have hornets nest in active opera.
ton in both State and Nation, so long as
he is connected with party organization
but he will never again succeed in COM
handing the confidence of the people OF
this State to the degree that will advance
him to power through their voice. The
President has been deceived in the promise
that full Republican vote can be secured
for any ticket that may be nominated, aud
that the Republicans of Virginia will allow
the bull ring to be placed in their noses, to
be led wherever the bosses may Direct
We believe we speak for So 900 true, tried
Republicans, when we say they will not
surrender their rights and their convictions
at the command of any cabal or combine
that would seek to prostitute the Republi-
can organization to such base uses. They
will draw the line between the Republican
party and a Malone faction, and when the
Two conflict they will support the former
all the time and place their seal Of condetn-
nation on the latter. They cannot be
barteTed off-they are not for sale, and will
scorn and spit upon the disgraceful bargain
That it seems has been recently arranged
between Malone and a fragment Of the
National Committee, by which they are to
| y h~cofkAp IN ha
keeping Of Malone.
| We assume that the President is igno-
rant Of the conditions that exist, and of the
effect the deal is to have. 1t will not only
wreck the Republican party in Virginia,
but will have much more far reaching
and disastrous effect. 1t will wreck his
administration and disrupt the Republican
party of tie Nation. If it should prove
true that the administration has endorsed
Malone, given him full control of Federal
interests in Virginia, and sanctioned his
record since he has claimed to DO a Repub-
Iicar, and especially his conspiracy last
year against Mr.. Blaine, we cannot see
how Mr. Blaine can remain in the Cabinet
one hour. He cannot do so and maintain
his self-respect. His friends would not
tolerate such thought, nor would they
quietly submit to tho indignity that would
| thus De placed upon MIN. a scnlsm would
be created that even time would not heal,
aud from the effects Of which the President
| could never recover,
i is due to the Republicans of Virginia
that Mr. Wise and Col. Brady should state
precisely what we're the terms Of the COM
promise, other than those contained IL the
call issued by Gen. Malone for a State
Convention. 1t is due to his position that
Gen. Grnner should formally rive the facts
Of the case if he knows them, and that all
Republicans of the State should know how
it was and for what consideration they
were to be delivered over to Gen. Malone.
The episode which has called forth these
remarks plainly indicates that there was
some private understanding, Let the pso.
pie know all abFut it if the facts are in his
possession. Certainly they will demand to
know mere about the disreputable dicker
than appears in the call of Gen. Mahone.--
They have their opinion about that and will