The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-12
"Mahone's Defeat will be a Repub-
lican Victory

Sth district, writes the 1OliOWlnS letter
to Mr. W. p Graves, of Alexandria
VIENNA, FAIRFAX Co., VA,
Dear Sir am pleased that the Republicans
Of the First ward have the courage and indie
pendence to stand up against Mahoneism
If Republican principles are to have place
in Virginia in the future we must defeat Ma
hone and every candidate who apologlses LOT
him, Or who win act with nm II eiectea.
Yours truly, .. Il. HINES.
No truer Interpretation OF the result
of the November election could be. given
than that The defeat of Malone would
be Republican victory" Malone rep
resents in his methods and purposes
everything un-Republican. He is the
impersonation of autocratic powers
mized despot, who would wreck parties,
plans and persons, to accomplish his
selfish objects. How those who know
him can tolerate his insolent assertion OF
authority over theln-his domineering,
dictatorial spirit-his utter selfishness and
disregard of everything that comes in
conflict with his selfish plans, is a marvel
to us. There are many good men among
his close followers and men of capacity
to take care of themselves and serve the
party and the State efficiently and prof
itably-yet by some inscrutable fascina-
ton, they cling to him as their only po-
litical refuge and hope. OF course there
are many political dead beats who walt
IN,
kicks and cuffs with a servile smile, and
crayenlv do his bidding. There is an
excuse for them, in that they cannot help
themselves. They have their political
being in, through and by him, and were
they to drift from him, they would go
out of sight and out of mind. They
will 90 down with him in November, and
that will be the last of them politically
Malone has no idea of succeeding in
this canvass. He did not undertake 1t
with any such hope. Hisprime and par
amount object was to get control OF the
offices. In the early days of Harrison's
administration when it looked gloomy
for his recognition, he was seriously
I
in the State, go by default. He so de-
clared himself Under his plan OF Or
ganization his power is supreme. He
makes all of his committees. His will
and his purpose are theirs. He could
have decided not to make contest
this fall, and there was no authority to
gainsay it. knowing this advantage
and this option were his, he used them
for all that is them. He impressed Quay
and the administration with the belief
! that he could carry the State were he
! given control of the Federal patronage,
and backed by the National Committee
and the President, he would make the
fight and elect himself Governor, were
he thus sustained, but otherwise the
whole matter might go to smash. 1t was
his last deal, and out of it he will make
all he can. The officeholders will be
squeezed for all and more than they can
bear: the National Committee will be
drawn on for all it can furnish; Northern
Republicans will be deluded with the as
surance that there is chance to "break
the solid South" and inaugurate sue
cessful liberal movement in the South.
and their money will flow in.
Malone is still chairman. AS such
heretofore he has controlled everything
receipts and and accounts
to no one He will give direction in every
minute particular as to movements and
expenses, and will not lose cent by it.
but will be overwhelmingly defeated al
the same. This he expects. This his
friends, who care to know anything about
the conditions which exist, know. But
as he would be out of a job this fall
without scheme of the kind we have
outlined, he will push the canvass at the
expense of the officeholders, the Nation
al Executive Committee, and such blind
ed partisans in the North as may put
their money into it, and push it to the
close although certain of defeat. He
will provide for as many of his especial
friends as possible, by procuring fol
them Federal appointments, and theI
pose before the country as a martyr t6
principle and the victim of the kickers
treachery But it will be Republican
victory, and emancipate the party from
an influence that has kept it in defeat
for 10, these many years.