Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-09-11
Mr.. Round Opposes Gen. Malone

MANASSAS, VA, september b, 1857.
Editor Free Lance:
Yours received; in RESPONSE have to say
that while am not vet fifty years of age
am one of the few original republicans now
in Virginia. supported Fremont, Lincoln
and Grant at the polls. on the stump ana
under knapsack and gun for Jour long aOedrJ
gears.
Malone has stolen the republican name
to betray republican principles. There isn't
republican hair In his head and he never
hsd republican idea in his train. He ia a
mondrchist pure and simple, and l would az
SOON vote for the Car of Russia as for
him.
No one who knows me will accuse me OF
any specia! admiration for the LOST Cause, "
except such admiration as pluck and bravery
always CO mpel from manly hearts. Yet
say candidly. would vote for Jefferson
Davis, if necessary, to defeat William Ma
hone. For, from my standpoint of an origi.
nal republican, can plainly see how Ma
hone as governor of Virginia, at the present
time, wou d do infinitely mnre damage TO
true republicanism than Davis possibly
could.
Liucoln's definition of a republican gov
eminent was a government of the people,
for the people and by the people," The
Norfolk ticket, If elected, would RS establish
in Virginia government Of the people for
Malone and by Malone.
I charge that the national republican
committee and President Harrison have be-
trayed the grand old party that gave them
place and power. They have deliberately
gone counter to the decision Of the ma
Il nal convention at Chicago, which heard
= Mahoneism" discussed at length and
placed upon 1t by twot thirds vote the seal
of their emphatic condemnation.
I charge that Malone, deeply sngered,
went home from Chicago to beiray the re.
publican party of bis own district and State,
The world knows that but for him Virginia s
vote would have been for Harrison and
Morton. The election returns demonstrate
his treachery.
I challenge any one to show where Me-
has ever heartily supported snv nominations.
democratic, resdj aster or republican, which
he did not himself dictate.
the republicans of the North to take a note
of it, that If Malone is elected Governor and
then United States Senator. that he vii! be-
tray the republican party of the nation as
he repeatedly has the republican party OF
Virginia, and that "N1ahonesm" will be the
rock on which the party will go to pieces
In 1892
was present at the Ebbitt House con
ference and witnessed the questionable
courtesy shown by President Harrison to
three hundred Virginia republicans from all
points of the Old Dominion.
l beard the subsequent speech of that no.
BILE Virginian, J. Henry Rives, when. with
an eloqueuce rivaling that of Patrick Henry
OF old, he said "He is but the President and
he SHALL HEAR Us."
know not what Mr.. Rives now thinks, but
believe there is but one way lett US to speak 60
that Uncle Ben" will have time to hear us. Lot
us strike bands with our democratic felow-citi:
zens against the common foe of Virginia and roll
ug such majority for Mckinney, Tyler and
Scott" as will annibilste that Gnti-repubilcan anti
democratic and anti-American thing called "MAHoNE-
ISM" "
And for this blessed result the undersigned will
rOte ,cork and pray.
GEO. C. ROUND