Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-30
Mahone,s Denth-Warrant.

We have said in another paragraph
that the Yallcy Virginian. the leading
Republican paper in Virginia, refuses to
support MALONE for Governor. We
give below the VirginiGn's leader Of
yesterday, and to it we call the attention
Of all the respectable Republican pa
pers in the northern States. MALONE Is
described by the Virgmtan as he is.
Read the description:
WILL Nor SUPPORT MAHoNE,-The
TTrginian Will not support General Ma
hone for Governor, for the following
among other reasons:
The body that nominated him was not
Republican convention, representing
the sentiment OF the party in the State.
The primary meetings were not repre-
sentative Of the sentiment Of the party
in the precincts.
The county conventions were not repre-
sentative of the sentiment Of the party
in,the counties
They were all engineered by Malone
through his self-perpetuating plan of or
ganizaton, to suppress popular senh-
.ment and record his wishes in the nomi-
nation for Governor that was presented
I at Norfolk.
His nomination makes the issue. the
People against Malone. and precludes
/ the discussion of the economic ques-
/ tions, State and national which might
/ have been fairly and properly consider
/ ed during the campaign.
His election would, we believe, be n
calamity TO the Commonwealth, in that
! il would paralyze industrial progress,
arrest the inflow of capital and enter
prise, and inaccurate reign Of hate and
revenge that would disturb and agra
vate every relation OF business and every
influence that contemplates the material
progress of the state.
If elected he would not, in our judg-
ment, hesitate one moment to prostitute
/ the dearest interests OF the State to his
own personal ends and ambition, just as
he has prostitutea the interests OF the
Republican party.
/ 1t would be "a menace TO the Republi-
can party OF the nation. in that it wonld
be an endorsement of bossism, through
| the aid of the Chairman of tho National
! Committee, and revive the mAlign inilu
/ ence that on former occasions has
threatened the disruption OF the party,
/ but which has been rebuked 10y the peo-
pie as often as 1t has been presented be-
fore them.
His defeat would be protest against
his self-perpetuating plan of organlZa-
ton, to which he owes his nomination !;
his vindictlve persecution OF kepubh-
cans who have the independence and the
manhood to question his methods his
utter disregard of the will and wants of
the people in their local concerns his
abuse Of power unwisely intrusted TO
him, by which he proscribes ali Republi-
cans who will not wear his collar and
fsvors only those who are his willing
tools, regardless OF their fitness and
qualifications.
IL would emancipate tho party in the
State from q domination that has hereto
fore kept and will III all time 20 come
keep from il many who agree with the
principles of the party as they apply to
national administrative policy and pre-
vented the State from becoming enrolled
in the Republican column.
We do not believe in "bossism we
are not willing that one man shall hold
the Republican party in Virginia in his
clutch, to do with ii as he may please
TO control all of its interests, State and
national and enthrone himself as abso-
lutte ruler and dictator, and so believing
We cannot and will not support General
Malone for Governor.