The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-19
RocKRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, Sept. Il, 1885,

RoCKRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, Sept. H. 1889.
To mag Republican Friends of Rochbridge:
Having determined not to support "Mahone
or Mahoneism'' in any of it's phases, deem that
owe at least an explanation to my political
sociates in Rockbridge for this step
| deem it superhuO Gus for me to say that when
ever ana wherever the Republican bugle blast
summons the clans together for political strife,
/ shall be found ready to be assigned where duty
calls with my coat Off and sleeves rolled up. To
this end God knows | long to the shackles
under many aliases) that environ the Republ
can party broken in twain, and through the
thousands of voters asserting themselves in Viz
ginia, that those who love its principles may
especially my Rockbridge political friends, who
have often cheered me on, more than l ever
fadt With those Who me
have squared accounts long ago for their flat
tering support.
Since Malone and his personal blind follow
erS, have determined in their man-WOrShip zeal,
aided by an un-republican plan of organization
and outside party Bosses of the Malone stripe,
to convert the party into nothing less (and God
forbid it should be ANYTHING worse) than
self-respecting Republicans would desert their
true colors, that they might help such gang
fasten their bogus ALIASES" upon our State l
know some will say, you were willing once. Per-
But not since Mahones selfish autocratic and
dictatorial disposition became so pronounced.
When he was disposed to crush Massey, | gave
him credit for honesty of purpose l even con-
doned his knitting that true and staunch Fulker-
son, of the Southwest. l could but look with
awe at the good men slain by Malone, strewn by
ing through a great sandy desert, those whose
personal bearing brought them personal follow
ers, who dared to have an opinion OF their own,
till at last it dawned upon me, in spite of my
faith and ZEAL that a tyrant, more despOtlc imam
the Gar of Russia, had. in our impeteous zeal for
success, been permitted to SO entrench himself,
with the aid of q plan OF organization as damn
able as it's author and executor seemed political
| " Infamous, that he could cry out Malone or
nothing. "rwas then I raised my feeble voice
! for liberty OF thought and conscience in our
| unad .,no ritz Frazier which
| was Of small moment so far as was concerned
Having enjoyed all the political honors essential
| to my happiness, had it meant no more, would
have gladly passed out of sight, but alas it
meant political death to all my friends who were
| not sufficiently assnine in their composition to
| play Brutus in the interest Of Malone
Under such circumstances should be false to
Nahonns prostituting our party further to his
selfish purposes, to the end that he may become
the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches
of our government; that he, the great ManOne,
may reward his TOOLS and glbbet those with an
opinion of their own without question from
| Court OF Jury. If, however, the people OF VIZ
ginia are ready for Malone, the dictator, so be it,
| Selah. But it shall not be said did it, and for
one shall always feelingly resent as an insult
| to our party, the attempt to couple republican
ism with MahOneism.
l Republican to the core, because be
lieve that in its principles lies Virginias future
greatness But God forbid that 1, or any other
true Republican should be a Mahoneite, because
| totratic rule would put Virginia back twenty
years. This is but my opinion, but it is my hon
est OPINION. OUnefS can 90 ana acU IoT GHeiH-
selves as they think best. would be the custo-
dian of no mans conscience, as would have no
one control mine.
If the people of Virginia resent Mahones can,
sdidacy by a crushing defeat this fall, as | and
| every thinking man, including MahOne hlmSeH
think, outside Bosses will give Mr.. Malone the
go by, and without the annual campaign funds
that he handles without being called to account,
he will tire of evil doing, and the party Will
| Phoenix like rise purified and regenerated, when
tle buge blast shall call us once more tCido bat
tie for the right, knowing full well, all will be
| well. Yours, as OF old,
| JAMES A, FRAZIER.