Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-20
A CARD FROM THE HON. JAMES
A. FRAZIER.

| lie GIVES Ills REASONS WHY liz CAN
NOT SUPPORT MALONE OR "MAHoNE-
IsM"-HE SAYS HE Is REPUBLI-
CAN, BUT NOT A MAHoNEITE BY A
JUG FULL,
ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS,
September nth, 1889. !
TO my Republican friends Of Rockbridge:
Having determined not to support
"Nlahone or Mahoneism," in any Of its
phases. | deem that owe at least an ex-
PLANTATION TO my political associates In
Rockbridge for this step.
deem it superfluous for me TO say
that whenever and wherever the Repub-
ncan bugle blast summons the clans to-
gether Tor political strife, | shall be
found ready 70 be assigned where duty
calls. with my coat OF and my sleeves
rolled up. TO this end God knows |
/ long TO see the shackles (under many
aliases thatenviron the Republican party
/ broken in twain, and through the thous-
ands OF voters asserting themselves in
Virginia. that those who love IL may en-
brace il. lis we'll known owe it much,
/ especially my Rockbridge political
F friends who have So often cheered me
on. more than | ever hope to pay
: Though am conscious OF this fact, that,
with those who now censure me most,
/ have squared accounts for their flatter-
Ing support.
Since Malone and his personal blind
/ followers have determined, in their man
worship zeal, aided by an un-Repubican
plan Of organization and outside party
bosses of the Malone stripe, to convert
the party into nothing less land God for
bid il should be anything wOrse) than a
Malone party. il should not be expected
that seli-respecting Republicans would
+ desert their true colors that they might
help such 4 gang fasten their bogus
aliases" upon our State. know some
will say YOU were willing once. Perhaps
50.
But not since Mahone's selfish, auto
cratic and dictatorial disposition became
so pronounced. When he was disposed
TO crush Massey gave him credit for
honesty Of purpose. ! even cOndoned
his knitting that true and staunch Fulker-
son. of the Southwest. could but look
with awe at the good men slain by Ma
hone. strewn by the wayside, resembling
a starving army passing through great
sandy desert, those whose personal bear
ing brought them followers, who dared
10 have an opinion Of their own, till at
last il dawned upon me, in spite OF my
faith and zeal, that tyrant more despotlc
than the Gar Of Russia had in our i'm
petuOus zeal for success, been permitted
10 30 entrench himself with the aid OF a
plan Of organization as damnable az its
author and executor. seemed politically
infamous that he could cry ont Malone
or nothing. Twas then | raised my
feeble voice for liberty Of thought and
conscience i'm our party. The answers
came thick and fast from headquarters
down with Frazier. all OF which was OF
small moment so far as ! was concerned.
Having enjoyed all the political honors
essential to my happiness, had 1t meant
no more would have gladly passed out OF
sight, but. alas il meant political death
to all my friends who were not sufficient
lv a,sininc in their composition to play
Brutus in the interest Of Malone.
Under such circumstances | should be
false 10 every instinct Of man, did not
protest against Mahone's prostituting
our party further to his selfish purposes,
to the end that he may become the ex-
ccutye. legislative and judicial branches
of our government; that he, the great
Malone, may reward his tools and glib
bet those with an opinion OF their own,
without question from Judge or jury
II, however, the people OF Virginia are
ready for Malone. the dictator, 50 be II.
Selah. But II shall not he said did il.
and for one. shall always ieeingly re-
sent As an insult to our party the at
tempt to couple Mahoneism with Repub-
licanism.
| am Republican to the core, becaln1
believe that in IL principles lies Vir-
gina's future greatness. But God for
bid that |, or any othcrtrue Republican
should be 4 MahOneitc, because believe
one brief four years OF his selfish. auto
cratic rule would put Virginia back
twenty years. This j. but my opinion.
but IL i my honest opinion. Others can
10 and act for themselves a. they think
best. would De the custodian OF no
mans conscience, a. | would have no
man control mine.
II the people Of Virginia resent Ma
homes candidacy by a crushing defeat
this fan. as and every thinking man,
including Malone himself, thinks, out
side bosses will give Mr. Malone the
90 by. without the annual campaign funds
that lac handles without being called to
account, hc will soon tire OF evil doing
and the party will, Phenix-like, rise
purified and regenerated when the Blu
de blast shall call US once more to do
battle for the right knowing. full well,
all viii be well.
Your. M Of Old,
JAMES A. FRAZIER.