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

There are number of Republicans in
the Valley and throughout the State,
who have no sympathy with Malone or
Mahoneism in this contest. but who
may vote for him. in the hope of shar-
ing in the 3D. Sd or 4th distribution of
Federal patronage. We are very sure
they will be disappointed. Mahone's
defeat by an overwhelming majority is
as certain as anything in the future
could be. Such representations were
made to the administration as to induce
the belief that by the aid of the govern
ment patronage Malone could be elected
and thus break the solid South. That
impression has been removed. No in
telligent Republican in Washington or
elsewhere now believes in the possibility
of such result 1t is recognized. we I'M
derstand, that mistake has been made
in this respect and when the false assur-
ances have been demonstrated in No
vember next, Malone will be given the
grand bounce. 1t would be, indeed, en-
tireIy consistent with good faith and
the proprieties of the case, if every APP
pointment made by Mahone's influence,
is withheld from the Senate, when it as
sembles in December, and others sent in.
But should this not be the case, we do
not believe single one of them will be
confirmed. To do SO, would be to sane
ton the Interpretations that was made
in their appointment, and the Punic
faith that has been obserqed by Malone
in his connection with the whole matter
For each office to be given out in the
several instruments enumerated by Mr..
Craig, there has been at least dozen
promises. Many of those who are in
clined to act with the CHECKERS" have the
most lavish assurances that if they will
support the Boss, they shall certainly
be rewarded with a guager's or mail car
rier's place, and some OF them are fool
ish enough to believe it. If by some
miraculous interposition Malone were
elected, not one who has not all along
worn Mahone's brand would be thought
Of The * ickers" will be kicked aside
and the faithful invited to the feast.
We do not think we are out of the
way when we say that the President is
heartily sick of Malone and Mahoneism,
and that he will wipe his hands of it the
first opp ortunity that is presented for
the appropriate and patriotic wipe to be
INDUCED. No administration can afford
to be implicated in the kind of politics
of which Malone is master. 1t brought
humiliation and defeat upon Arthur,
and will bring like disaster upon the
present administration, if, al ter the rev
elationss of November next, it does not
eschew the pestiferous thing, and relieve
itself of all responsibilities for it's mis-
chievous existence
Those who are living upon great ex-
pectations in the I'd, Sd and 4th distri
button OF offices, are doomed to disap-
pointment, if they look to Mahone's in
fuence to secure them His buster,
egotism and false pretenses will be
exposed and defeated on the 9Th of No
vember, and that will be the last of him
as serious factor and disturber in pol
itics, The wonder will be then that any
one should have been deceived by Ma
hone. Their surprise will be something
like that of the countess as described in
Shakespeare's Henry the Sixth, when
Lord Talbot was presented
Il Thought should have seen some Hercules.
A second Hector for his grim aspect.
And large proportion of his strong knit limbs
Alas, this is child, q silly dwarf
1t cannot be this weak. writhled shrimp
Should strike such terror to his enemiesn
An,ri. IL