Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-18
isr, Harrison.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:

lOuI fNUNINNA0N lNAh AEuflal AlAItiNV1
will not put General Malone IN his Cabinet
j, based, think, on wrong premises. You
appear to think he must be disgusted with
General Manoue; and you thins so upon the
;upposilion that he r. himself pure man.
We'll. suppose he t.; Whist N that. George
the Third was man OF pure private charac-
ter. But he would buy vote Just ~ soon
as be would buy a beef.steak; and dia buy
whenever IT suited biS purposes. The me-
mOiTs and biographies Of the Day abound
with such scsndsls. IS you know. Charles
the Fret had an equally good and more A.
tractiye private character. But be was filed
With ireachery and deceit. Both were pure
men, but also pure ianstics; and fanatics
never hesitate 10 violate all rules q fair deal
Ing in the accomplishment OF their ends, nor
20 employ any agents that suit them without
regard 10 their personal, and OF course their
political, character.
sec no evidence that General Harrison is
better thsn these Kings. Indeed doubt II he
be 90 good. For be Is 2 railroad attorney;
winch d. rT.mG f9cieagainst him. lie has lived
oil his ne In ludisna . state whose courts
show 10 per cent. oi diyorces-which inn
plies - per cent OF incOntiuence; a State
whose morals have provoked tue wholesale
discipline % the White Cops-ss any one
may eara VINO reads the details Of their cas-
tigsti0ns a state whose people have become
50 dem0raiized by the mortgages that hang
over OIL their farms i'm constant menace, aud
have done so for years, that numbers OF
them are glad TO sell their votes at every
election
We an hsve seen that General Harrison il
a man Of less than average intellect and
force Of character, and We have no nght TO
suppose that he hsS risen superior TO bis en-
vlronmenL For We know that even "iu-t
Lot" the special ward. ~ II were, OF the
Almighty. was tainted by his residence IN
sodom. True. ho IL q Pre,byterian-a north
ern Presbvterlan-att church and
prayer-mecung rs regularly AS any OF me
Plymouih-Bock slsyetraders used 10 do. and
teaches o Bible class IN The Sunday school
Bot tue most limited observation discovers
I'm every commu0ity many members ot
churches who do this ard mere, and yet dis
close their dual nature whenever their pecu-
liar temptation besets them. Is General
Harrison exempt from this dual nature
Let us see.
Perhaps 70 a statesman. certainly o. pm
tri0t, nothing can be Of more dreful poIient
taan TIE wholesale purchase OF white mems
votes in 2 white mans country. But can
any man DOUBT that General Harrison, n Dee
did not NOW precisely whltQu1y and Duc-
lev aud Wannamikcr and CLARKE and others
were DONG i'm every doubtful state, yet
knew The mon perfectly well and knew That
they we're buying votes. or was conveniently
ignorant OF their doings? Then why should
be- become so faslilious ali ~ once! he that
sat and cO0perated i)r years with senators
no better than Malone. who bought their
seats and made money by then purchase,
and lot nooutWard show Of respect thereby:
He knows that corruption IN elections OF OIL
Kinds has been the rule in close states ana
in certain delibeTsaye bodies aii hs lie,
end that notwithstanding the pre- sent spas
modic cutlery there will be few or no cons
v.clion. 81 this universal yiilainY now cstaD-
lished by prescription.
And can be not satisfy his iclIow-ianatios
and bis own flmsy conscience for this lndu-
ference TO the corruption which profits him
and his friends by forcing the negroes right
OF suffrage upon the Wicbcl southernor, VINO
would SUPPRESS Can be- not, ln this way,
crafty hIs snd bis friends dislike OF the
South, and cllncl their power and make
money. aud A. The same time get ga right
eous mans reward ~ And who SD ht for
thi, rcfribulive and gOdy and gsinful Work
As General Malone? His value is we'll known
10 him-he served with aim I'm the senate
for four years. And there his record is
v0uched by Senator sherman. who aided
li1 TO concoct "the D1uyIlle massacre as
well as by many others 81 the Republican
gang. who know how be- can manipulate me-
groes. nnd eliminate insurgents Ike GoY-
eruor Cameron and Colonel Brady. aud other
more conspicuous mutineers 10 the extent ia
some ca.cs, Of Punishment.
OF course. Mr.. Editor, you understand
that when General Harrison told Mr. W IL
hame, OF the Grceuylle News, that u the
south would vote ReuubIcau oil the other
questions would settle thcmsfkes,' De AL
nounced absolute surrender IA hi, ut,m1-
tum, aud the only condition Of what he eats
peace 10 the South. Who 20 IN 20 proclaim
that 10 The negroes a. Malone; VINO 30 inc
ezorable in enforcing ton the white men
No, Mr. Editor. General Harrison may
NOT appoint General Malone 10 place M bis
Cabinet. But II he fails 10 DO so 20 VIII not
De on the elevated grounds Won state. such,
az least with Difference 10 your Judgment, Is
the opinion OF one VI YOUR readers.
On the contrary, as the feeling Of the Re-
pubicans towards the South J, one OF hate
snd their policy one OF robbery and reprrs.
sion, and their tactics must be based on force
and cunning. there - reason o. believe mat
General Malone will not be neglected, but
that be will be put in some sort Of position
where be can do most 10 obtain and retain a
Republican majority m Virginia. majority
made 10 OF the very worst elements OF our
society.
Therefore Jet us grid mp OR Ions 10 hcht
Malone and Harrison combined.