The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-17
Why Malone Should not be Elected

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Why Malone Should not be Elected.
Anintelligent and most esteemed Repub-
lican friend, who will vote for Gen. Ma
Mondaylast. He said he was as much OBJ
posed to Malone as the VIRGINAN. is ey-
cept that he would vote for him because
he did not see what good could come out
of Democratic success. He regretted
that Gen. Malone was the candidate
for Governor-it was IA great mistake that
he had been placed before the people in
stead of Col Lamb or Gen. Elliott, but
that he, in such an attitude, would sup
port him as a matter of party duty.
The good to result from the defeat of
Gen. Malone is. first, that it will teach
him and all others who might aspire to
play the usurper after him, that the peo-
pie have rights which they dare main
tain at any cost that they will not long
err submit to be dominated, coerced and
overridden by petty despot, who cares
nothing for them or the Republican
party, except as they may administer to
his ambition. 1t will announce to the
world that the Republicans of Virginia
intend to have party of principles as
the primary consideration-that the
people must have voice in It's manage
ment, must be recognized in its orGani-
zation ; or they will know the reason
why 1t will be a heroic proclamation
that there is something in party para
mount to nominal success-that success,
achieved by methods and Influences
which will not bear public scrutiny,
would be infinitely more disastrous than
defeat, and that defeat is to be courted
rather than entrench in power man
who is capable of using it only to abuse
it and Cypress and prosecute those who
confer it.
The defeat of Gen. Malone by an
overwhelming majority is not only GER
tain, but it is desirable, because the sue
cess of Mahoneism would be the death
of RepubIicanism in Virginia, and we
believe would seriously ieopardize the
success of the party in the Nation. The
methods he employs, under plan Of
organization that no free people should
tolerate for an hour, would be injected
into the national contest of 1S92-would
give him undue prestige in national pol
itics and force to the front character
that would either rule or ruin the party.
Reckless of results and consequences
when his personality is not recognized,
he would aspire to dominate in the M
tional councils of the party and would
so fortify his position, as he has done by
stealthy approaches in the State, that
he would either force the acceptance of
his choice or would bring disruption and
disaster.
In short the success of Mahonelsm in
November next, would be the most Hateful
event that ever occurred to the Repub-
licans of the country, and would be as
certain to eventuate in the wreck and
ruin Of the party, as effect follows cause.
Indeed, the Republican party would
not deserve success. through the means
that Malone employs in his struggle for
power. The people would soon recog-
pie the fearful danger before them. with
his hand seen in the management, and
would meet it by such a rebuke as would
disintegrate and destroy the party as
formidable force in the political conten-
tons of the country. He has never
touched any great enterprise or party
organization that he did not wreck it.
apd the fate which has followed his plots
and schemes in the past, would come
with swift step upon the Republican
party of the country with him as a po-
tential factor in its affairs.
The people of the country, outside OF
Virginia. do not know the versatile
resources and wonderful vaccinations
af WHICH this arch-plotter is capable,
Once give him foothold in the concerns
of the national party and he would
soon demonstrate his power for mischief
and tear down the pillars of tho temple,
even if he had to perish in the ruins.