Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-30

NlNDlCATOR WIS SenG lOSeVefdl prominent
wage-earners to get their views for publica
ton. We give the result below:
WHAT A MASTER WORKMAN HAS TIC
SAY.
Our representative had conversation
with MI M. T. Peterfish, Master Work
man of Staunton Assembly No. 2711
knights of Labor, in order to ascertain his
views. Mr.. Peterfish has a cigar factory
in which he works himself, and has an eX-
tensiye acquaintance among the working
men who make his cigar store in front a
rendezvous.
''How long have you been a member of
the Republican party ?" was asked of MI.
Peterfish.
II have been member of the Republican
party for thirteen years since 1876"
''What do you think of the nomination
at Norfolk as matter of strength 20
II think the ticket is weak one"
''Why is it weak 20
''Its weakness is in having VIM. Malone
at the head of the ticket, OF anywhere Oh
the ticket"
''Wny is he weak?''
1.-The aim OF the Republican party has
been to make this a Republican State, and
from my standpoint that would improve
the business interests of the State and
create new ones. With a man like Malone
at the head of the party this can never be
done. He is too selfish to be of benefit to
the State at large. [ don't feel like sup
porting any man with past record like his,
and [ don t think any proper thinking man
ought to feel like 1t. In the case Of a man
like Malone, a voter ought to put aside his
politics every time. So far as | am con-
cerned, in politics [ am not so run mad as
to give up liberty for party. If my party
has done wrong, then | am going with the
party that is right. If the Republican party
ever wants to make a Republican State Of
Virginia it must commence by putting
Malone down. 1t will never do it as
long as he is at the head of the party in the
State.
s'How widespread do you think this feel
ing 20
''As far as I know, among the anti
Malone men in the city and surrounding
country, it is general. [ don t think | have
struck half dozen of them in my acquaint-
ance who have not said, that they either
would not vote atall, OF would vote the
Democratic ticket. A Republican work.
ingman from the new town of Iron Gate,
who is working there, told me that at the
time the nomination was received there
every one of them said he would not vote
for Malone. | have heard but one OF two
say they couldn't go back on the party
and perhaps two others who said they
hadn't made up their minds as to what
they would do
You see good deal of the workingmen
don you, and hear much of what they say?''
Eyes; in my cigar store good many of
them come and discuss public matters, and
l find among those who come that the feel
ing is Overwhelmingly against Malone"
elbow about the colored workingmen ?"
~ have not talked to any of them. I
only hear flying rumors that many of them
will not support Mahone.''
s1f Malone was defeated by the Demo-
Gratis this Fall what, in your opinion, would
be the effect on the Republican party %
''If Malone is defeated this time, think
the Republican party will be reorganized
and carry the State next time. The Ma
tional Republican party would have to drop
him seeing that he is not the choice Of his
party. The unanimity that the Norfolk con-
vention showed and which deceives the
Republicans outside of the State, was
caused by the general bull-dozing through
out the State. 1 have seen how it is done
here and elsewhere. Mahones followers
follow what he lays down for them to do,
and rush things through whether the people
want them to 60 through OF not. II there
had not been bull-dozing at the primary
conventions in Virginia, enough Republi-
cans opposed to Malone would have been
sent to Norfolk to have convinced the party
that his nomination would cause such di-
vision as to insure defeat. And in that
case he would not have been nominated. ]
don't believe Malone can be elected OF
come in anywhere from 10, 900 to 10000 of
it. / shall not vote for him, but, to Try and
make sure of his defeat, | shall vote for
Mckinney
''Have you heard of any anti-Mahone Re-
pnblicans who will support one part of the
ticket and scratch Malone 2"
''No; all have talked with think it best
to down the whole work of Mahones con-
nil bo N
ticket, some are talking about not voting
at all, but none that 1 know of, are talking
about voting one part of the ticket and
scratching the other. The anti-Mahone
men are in earnest and intend to do the
work thoroughly in the Fall for hegood to
the Republican party that they expect to
come of it hereafter
"Why is it that Republican workingmen
seem to take so much interest in Malone S
defeat 20
"We are learning a great deal more
about his position towards the workingmen
when he was in charge of the Atlantic &
Mississippi road. When these things were
brought out in the Readjuster times the
pOHClCdl lccIlIS Ou UOUu SluoS WIS LOO Dlt-
ter for them to have much weight against
him as they were looked upon more as
democratic campaign matter, than as facts.
But we have been looking into these things
and his treatment of workingmen as we get
it from workingmen themselves, is of sort
that no self-respecting workingman would
tolerate. We have man looking into these
things now"
WILL NOT VOTE FOR MALONE.
MI. VIM. j. McCalley, a printer, was
seen. He is a Knight of Labor and was a