The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-03

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him having been one of the first Repub-
licans in the county, and all of his fam
lily, composed of a large number of adult
males, are intelligent and consistent
members of the party.
A vote for them will be Republican
vote, cast for tried Republicans and pro-
motive of Republican principles
The trouble with the old line Republicans is
that they DO not want to recognize Ihe Iact tnat
are plenty of white men outside their narrow
clique who are capable of filing office.
The above is from an interview with
Gen. Malone at Abingdon, and shows
the animus of the man and the kind OF
Republican he is The old line Republi-
cans made him what he is politically.
But for them he would never have got
ten out of Readjuster swaddling clothes.
Brady was his right hand man. Lewis
gave him a strength and power that no
other man could have done. Rives. De
zendorf, Jorgenson, Wolff, Popham and
hundreds of others came to his aid, and
caused popular feeling for him that
waited him to fame and position. But
all this time he was contemplating
treachery A prominent member of the
Mozart caucus, now acting with the
Democrats, told us at the time, that Ma
homes purpose was to use the white Re
publicans as long as he needed them, and
when he should get strong enough, to
of
A prominent colored member of that
caucus told us substantially the same
thing, and the statement in the above
quotation proves it, although false as to
fact and desperate as to chagrin and
disappointment.
But the ''kickers' are not confined to
old line Republicans. Hon. John 5.
Wise, Gen. V. d. Groner, Hon. H. H.
Riddleberger, Gov. W. E. Cameron, Col.
W. G. Pendleton, c. A. Heermans, Esq,
born, VIM H. Eggborn, Esq, Col. r. b.
Berkeley, Prof c. S. Roller, John H.
Parkins, Esq, Col. G. w. Hansboro',
and many others, who were the chief
supports of Gen. Mahone and without
whom he could never have emerged
from the retirement into which the Dem
ocratic party had consigned him, are just
as pronounced and determined against
him as any of the old line Republicans.
Scarcely one of these gentlemen has
personal grievance against Gen. Malone.
1t is because of his course as Chairman
of the Republican Committee; the alb
surd and suicidal use of the power that
has been given him; his intense selfish
ness and utter disregard of the interests
of the party, that they oppose him.
They know that they cannot succeed
with him, and equally well know that
with wise management the Republicans
could carry the State in any contest by
a decisive majority. Their patience has
been exhausted; their sense of right and
justice has been outraged; and they, do
not intend that packed caucuses shall
any longer direct the affairs and formu
late policies for the Republican party OF
Virginia if they can prevent it. Ii
the Republican party is worthy of the
confidence of the people, it ought to
demonstrate it by sternly and firmly re-
nouncing one man power, and show to
the world that it is composed OF freemen
who dare to maintain the right as they
see and understand it.
The old Republicans never raised a
question about the sincerity of their
new allies. They supported them for
every position for which they were candi-
dates-Congress, the Legislature, judi
cial positions, and any other office
elected by the people, or appointed by
the Legislature. Fulkerson and Paul
were elected to Congress; Malone and
Riddleberger to the United Senate;
Richardson, Lacy, Hinton, and Fauntle-
royal Readjuster Republicans-wer
elected to the Supreme Court, and only
Lewis, one out of five, was Republican.
notwithstanding four-ffths of the popu-
lar vote that made up the party were
Republicans. 1t is now for Malone and
his confidential followers to draw the
distinction. The utterancc OF Malone
in the interview above referred to, shows
the purpose and intention of the man,
and what he had in view when he sought
the coalition.
1t would be but just retributlon for
his sinister motive and his treachery. if
every old Republican in the State would
cast a ballot to defeat him, and thus
retaliate upon the migrate. The great
mass of those who will vote for him are
sincere in the Republicanism they pro-
fess. They are true men, but there are
many who are Republicans for revenue
only, and it is this class that he calls
around him, and instructs them in his
methods and aims. They declaim on
the tariff and other public questions,
about which some of them know very
little, to mislead and deceive those who
are Republicans from principle, at the
same time they care nothing at all for any
public interests, except the offices and
the emoluments of office. This is Ma
honeism, and it is the thing that Repub-
lieans hope will be buried beyond the
reach of the hand of resurrection on the
9Th of November next.
There was a collision of trains on the
New York Central on the 27th, at Pales=
tine, N. Y, by which four persons were
killed and a number injured. Gen. M.
E. Ingalls,, President of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, and his wife were on the train
in Gen. Ingalls, palace car The porter
on the car was killed, Mrs. ingalls, shaken
up and bruised, but the General escaped
unhurt
Gen. Malone said at Abingdon, that
if elected Governor, he would resign if
he did not do what he promised. He
knows by this time, or ought to know,
that there is not the remotest possibility
of his election. Hence let him withdraw
from the ticket, and the Republicans will
elect Col. Lamb Governor, whether he
wants it or not.
Johnstown, Pa, which was devastated
by flood some months ago. is forging
ahead, and will soon have in operation
a number of large industries, employing
5000 or 5000 workmen, and pay out be-
tween 800, 900 and $500, 900 each week in