Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-07-10
The PARTY.

mere was formerly in the Republican
party OF Virginia very small number of
men who said: "We don't care a rap for
party; zoe wouldn't give the parings of our
toe-nails for Democracy, nor for Republi-
canism; zoe don't know nor care anything
about REIMBURSEMENT; zee are not worrying
about free schools, nor free suffrage; zoe are
Malone men, zoe are; ne entertain lofty
scorn of you other fellows who are in a
frenzy about what you call principles; zoe
amt got any principles; ,ee are for the s'old
man" and our noble selves, first, last and
all the time!
We are his fondlings, and our Boss is he;
Lead on, dear Master, aud we'll follow thee!
NoW, where are they, these preferred de-
voices? Look behind They have all fall.
en- out by the way. Their appetite grew
faster than their feed; they squealed for
more; they waved fat and kicked; and now
there they are, crashing their unsated and
Unsuitable teeth at Malone, and proclaim
ing newborn love for party and principle
at the very moment they are betraying
both as far as such time-servers can do so.
Extremes meet: Affectiouately coalescng
with these late devotees is another small
number of implacable malignants, who,
having been thrust away from trough and
rack by these greedy devotees in the reuais-
cence of Republicanism under Malone Is
leadship, have laid the blame of their loss
of power and place upon him, and have
nursed their wrath ever since to keep it
warm. These malignants, until last year,
actively co-operated with the Democrats;
but, with Federal swill in sight, they rush.
ed eagerly to the front last year. claiming
to be the only Simon Pure and original Re-
mn OF oil inf fho nf fbo
time servers, and together they formed an
alien faction, clamoring for t'home rule, "
and yet seeking every outside aid and re-
sorting to every fraud to disorganize the
party and subveIt the will of the over
whelming mass of Virginia Republicans.
Of course, with these arrant self. seekers
and rule or ruin factlonists are some few
honest and we'll meaning men, misled by
the noisy and simulated zeal of the conspi.
ratOrs, and their aiders ard abettors outside
the party and the State who want no Re-
publican party to succeed in Virginia, or
anywhere in the South. Strange as it may
sc EN-, yet it is sad truth, that there are
Northern Republicans who want no Repub-
lican party outside the Northern States,
save as it may serve them in National con-
ventlons, or as a bleeding victim of real or
pretended outrages s'to fire the Northern
heart;" and these are the ready allies, al.
aoays, of our internal fomenters of discord,
and who give the latter all the strength
they have, save what they get from the De-
mocratic press and purse. Without these
allies, our own conspirators and their dupes
would disband, would fall into ranks with
the majority of our people, or would at
least go over to the Democrats and allow
us that harmony which would assure home
rule, indeed, and Republican rule in all
Virginia, as we'll in county and State affairs
as in Federal.-State Republican.
The above is an extract from the long
leading editorial in the State Republican of
last week, the special organ and mouth
piece of Malone. Those who read what
it says of the different elements which con.
stitute the Republican party, and the mo-
tives which actuste them, will do SO with
surprise, and, as an old German is reported,
ia reference to the American people, to
have exclaimed
'Mine Got, vat beoblesp' so they, imi-
tating that old gentleman's language, will
exclaim-"M Got, vat barty!r'
The picture is by skill fulliuner, we'll
acquainted with his subject, and may be
considered faithful portraisure. 1t de-
serves to chang on Memory's WALL"