Evening journal., 1889-11-05
DEAD SEA FRUIT.

lo,NaY declQe5 the pO1tical complexion
Of two states ia which the Republicans
have made hot and diaarodtable fights.
It is no matter how Virginia may cest
her majority the alliance which tho ad.
mnistration made and has maintained
with Malone Is dishonorable
Malone is not a Republican. Re has
moi advocated Republican doctrine
further than to advocate protection
which is to him simply "boodie He was
born and bred a Virginia Democrat,
served through tho war as a Confederate
officer and held Office until few years
ago as a Democrat. He became q nomi-
nal Republican by bargain for the
Federal patronage.
In the eyes Of his neighbors he is
traitor. He has abandoned the party Of
property and intelligence in his state to
mass the party Of ignorance and poverty
under q banner Of yenality and supersti-
tion.
II cannot be claimed that he he's done
this for patriotism or any good purpose
whatever. Mahone himself does not
make any such alaims. He has abandoned
the party Of lifetime's association for
no other possible motives than those
which are not recognized among respecta-
BILE politicians. 1t is impossible to OK
pect that any good purpose can be
served by an alliance with such man
as Malone. II is impossible to hope
that he can break into the back door by
an alliance with the negro race and rob
the treasury or rule the white race.
Even a victory would not give him foot
hold among the class OF intelligence and
in Virginia.
Under any plea the alliance Of tho ad
ministration with Malone is an impolitic
and shameless mistake. Victory for the
Republicans will be worse than defeat
The other hot canvass has been in
Ohio The conditions were entirely diff
ferent, but they DO not reflect
such direct dlscredit on the admin
istration as on Foraker and
Halstead They are friends Of the ad-
and typical Republicans
Foraker Is hot-headed blather-skite and
Is a fool Politics in Ohio has
always been more or less discreditable.
but this canvass has been disgraceful.
Campbell, the Democratic candidate
for governor, is a lawyer Of fine ability, !
excellent standing and irreproachable |
honor. In the fa.e Of all OF this Halstead
md Foraker charged him 1with attemp
ng to practice fraud on the govern
nent in using his influence as
! Member Of Congress TO effect
he sale Of patent ballot box
. be used exclusively by the govern
nent Positive, emphatic and detailed
lenials Of Campbell were Of no avail.
Halstesd and Foraker reiterated and
elaborated their charges and then claimed
hat they had written evidence. After
numerous demands they showed their So
'alled evidence and IL was Immediately
proven to be clumsy forgery.
Halstead apologized ia such a way as to
show that he regretted that he could not
continue 70 call Campbell liar and
ihief, but Foraker has never had the
nanliness TO make any sort Of confession
whatever
Ohio has been safe Republican state
for thirty years and more than likely it
will cast a majority OF Republican votes
to-day but the victory Of such low
down, ignoble, unprincipled Republican
ism as Foraker and Halstead represent |
will not be anything Of which decent
man may boast.
The Republicans are welcome to all the |
victories" they may gain with Malone
and with Foraker and Halstead. They
are dead-sea fruit