The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-24
FORCE, FRAUD AND FINANCE.
Ex-Governor Cameron on MahOneism
i'm Virginia.

The action of the Malone Republicans in
forcing the election of a solid delegation from
Petersburg, Va, to the State convention at
Norfolk committed to Malone has caused
open dissatisfaction in the Republican ranks.
The anti Mahoneists were in the majority at
every ward meeting, and yet none of their
delegates were admitted to the city eonven-
ton which appointed delegates to the State
convention. The same tactics have been
adopted everywhere else in the State. In
an interview with representative of the New
York Times exGovernor Cameron said:
1.-THE politicians known as the Mahoneites
in this State are only acquainted with three
elements of management-foree, fraud and
finance. The strikers furnish the force, the
great chieftain furnishes the machinery for
fraud, and the deluded Northern Republicans
furnish the finances. What | can hear of
these ward meetings is to the effect that, as
usual the anti Malone voters elected all of
the delegates and secured none. 1t is an
insult to the intelligence and manhood of
the respectable Republicans in Virginia to
presume for one minute that they will submit
to such treatment. The same piratical sys-
TEN practiced here has been pursued elsewhere
in the State.
'tThe history of Pennsylvania in the Patti
son campaign and of New York in the Tilden
campaign luulCaleS the TeUeuy LOT lllS con-
dition of affairs. Our people everywhere
should refuse to have anything to do with
Mahone's convention at Norfolk, or to sup
port the ticket that Gen. Malone may name
there. This is my advice, and believe that
many good Republicans in the State-cer-
tainly sufficient number to accomplish the
object in view will act on it. While speaking
for myself only, feel sure that voice the
sentiments of great majority of the Repub-
licans in Virginia who have made the party
successful in the past, and who constitute its
only hope in the future. | allude to such
men as the Lewises, the Yosts, the Bankers,
the Hubbards, Groner, Libby, Pendleton,
and host of others. They will take positions
for themselves.
In speaking of the Quay Dudley compro-
mise patched up at Washington with the
hope of making Virginia Republican under
Mahone's leadership, Gov. Cameron said
Il have heard of no compromise. | have
known that several officials very near the
national administration have compromised
their veracity, and do know that General
Malone, notwithstanding the so-called agree
ment, has religiously pursued his old false
methods, so judge that the only thing that
has been compromised is the character of
some people for truthfulness and of others
for fair dealing, and that the only way to
give effective rebuke to such proceedings is
to refuse to vote for the result
''Such a course" added the Governor,
"need not necessarily antagonize the admin
istratiea. The President can make his own
choice about the matter. Mahone's 'polit
cal promise to pay is going to protest in
November, and if Mr.. Harrison chooses to
be the indorser it is nobody's fault but his
own if he should be Joined in the protest.
Gov. Cameron was very emphatic in max
ing these statements, and does not hesitate
to say that the Republican party viii lose
many thousands of votes by reason of Gen.
Malone course.