Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-10
FIGHTING THE BOSS.
EX-SENATOR RlD0LeBeRGER TALKS
ABOUT MALONE
And Tells About His Senatorial Record
why Riddiebergcr Opposes
Him.
Special telegram to the Disps;ch.l

WooDsrocK. Va. October "a large au-
dience. including number OF ladies, as
sembled in the courthouse here tonight
TO hear ex-senator Rlddleberger's indict-
ment Of Malone before the Mckinney
Club.
The ex-senator started out by calling at
tention to Mshone's position In the Mozart
Hall Convention, whore he wished VIZ
ginia to assume S33, 100000 of the debt at
per cent. with West VirgiDia's share.
Riddleberger avowed his authorship OF
the Riddleberger bill, and said Malone en-
dOrsed II until after he got into the Senate,
when Malone began TO desert It, saying he
(MahOne) had lost the Legislature in Viz
ginia. everything in fact in the State; that
his (Mahonesl personality was everything,
and that he must adjust himself To his sur
rounds and align himself with Wall street.
Now he (MahOne) comes ont a. debt
payer. and censures Governor Lee for is
suing his proclamation appealing against
the use of coupons.
There were only two original Republi-
cans in Virginia who had gone over TO Ma
hone, and both said they were for Malone
because he had come over to them on the
| debt question. Riddleberger gave the in
side history of the QUAY Malone Brady
compromise. and told how Malone allured
and deceived the office-seekers from Nir-
ginia. holding up their appointments to
cOerce their support In this campaign.
When applications for Office came before
Malone. as all applications had TO come
before him. unless they had been signed,
| endorsed. and approved by Malone. they
never were more heard of. and could never
be found on file or anywhere else.
HOW IT WAS WORKED.
A great Democrat had been appointed
postmaster at Newtown. Va. The speak
or had met him and asked him how,
under such circumstances, and he re-
piled: "Oh! you know buy a great
| many goods of Wanamaker.' Then
there was the widow of superannu-
ated Methodist minister who was removed
against an express promise to the contrary.
and MIR. Riddlcbergcr said that was the
way Malone did business and he himself
was to be excused if he did not wish 20 at
| tend Mr.. Wanamaker's Sunday school. !
| oppose Malone, he continued. because OF
| his arbitrary rule in Virginia, because he
Graves that power which no good man would
want and no Just man exercise. pity the
man who Is subservient 20 him. | oppose
! Malone because he has no decent regard
| for the rights Of any one beside himself.
| He il the most radical of all the represent
tatives we had in the United States Senate.
| They held up about four hundred of Presi-
| dent Cleyeiand's appointments IN the tall
of 1883. and Malone was there working
! against Virginia appointments. and Glove
! lands term was finished on the dav OF Har-
rsons election; and plant myself on the
rock that the President of the United
| States is elected for four years-tr0m one
| 4th of March TO another.
cENTRAL1zATIoS.
Malone believes in q centralization Of
| the most radical kind. and maintains that
! the Federal Government should control
| the election of the States. / oppose hun
because in high places he has proven his
utter incapacity, and because after eleya-
! ton seltshness aud malice are his pre-
| dominating qualities | oppose him be-
cause of his insults 10 Republicans IN con-
vention and out IN 1855 and again IN 1889.
! He cost Wise many votes. | oppose Ma
! hone because of what / esteem scarcely
! less than outrages on his part against
| many worthy citizens Of Virginia during
! his six years service. oppose Malone be
cause | love liberty and hate tyranny. /
oppose him for turning the Republican
party over 10 the cruelties of Quay. ! OPP
| pose Malone because Of that ingratltUte
/ so appropriately characterized the basest
/ and meanest Of crimes / oppose Malone
/ because he has defeated the Republicans
! in one legislative election at least, two
congressional elections. and two presl
Dental elections by withdrawing issue
| and substituting his obnoxious personality
| He deserves Republican execratlon fol
| throwing away his congressional district
and with il the State last fall To crafty
personal revenge.