Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-09-25
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Either Nj. Quay has been deceived, or
he and Gen. Malone have entered upon a
game that hey cannot play to the finish
If Gen. NJ Eoue has assured Mr.. Quay and
the administration that he can carry Vir-
GINA this fail, with the aid of the Federal
patronage md such financial support as the
Chairman cf the National Committee can
give, there has been deception perpetra-
ted. Their is not enough money at the
command 6 Mr.. Quay to effect that object.
Virginia is not for sale On any terms, and
much lees is she in the market as the prize
for set Of political gamblers who have no
higher ohjfot in politics than the spois,
and no governing motive that measures up
to the naah,od of this Commonwealth
There is NJ more probability of Mahone's
being elected Governor Of Virginia than
there is of Slr. Qlay captur .ng the "milky
way" in thu heavens and converting it into
o Pennsylv mia cheese factory. The peo-
pie of both parties know Mahoue. They
know that lie has not thought above per-
sonal reveree, and the qualification of a
selfish ambi,ion. They know that he has
not an emotion that springs from consid
Grafton for he public welfare or an aspira-
ton that rca ches beyond his own mercena-
ry schemes. They know that his election
as Goveruoe would be a positive calamity
to the State, and that no disaster could be-
fall the CDtnoonw ealth, whatever it's ma.
ture, that could measure up to that which
would follow bis control of the affairs of
Virginia. lie seeks the position and the
power of the Executive office to wieid them
for the huniiliation Of the people and as
means to punish all who cannot be made to
serve hin and surrender their manhood to
his unworthy behests. There is no patri.
otto impulse that throbs in his being. He
is as revengeful as q Goth and as Ireach-
erous as a Camanche, and would prostitute
all the powers at his command, we're he
Governor, to make Virginia the slave of his
ambition aud the victim of his hate. For
such reasons the people will see to it that
he is not invested with authority, through
them, to carry into effect his maign pur-
poses, and convert the office designed for
their protection into an engine for their OPP
Pre- ss,on.
He [tte Pcesident] cannot afford, in JUS
tice TO himself and to the country, and to
the party no represents to be implicated,
even by suspicion, in the corrupt methods
and insiduous plots that are now being en-
gineered to aid in placing Virginia under
Mahone's Ike. 1t is the favor of the gov
erpment til 1t gives him what strength he
has. Take from him that and he could not
poll 50,0 G0 votes for Governor. He is des-
pissed by many of those who fawn upon him
and is couried and flattered alone for the
patronage ha assumes to control. Strip him
of this facti: ious support and he would be
forced &c withdraw from the canvass to
save himself from the most humiliating de-
feat that e7er befell candidate for public
office.
Let thu administration test his personal
strength by dropping him. That would be
short and suggestive way to expose his
false assurances and hollow pretenses, and
set at rest his aspirations to bring Virginia
to his feet "a trophy of his repulsive and
disgraceful methods Valley Virg,nian,
(Republican.)