Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-05

CHEIsTIANsBURG, Va, July 2, 1Si
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Hon. p. II. McCa,lU. H0dlinqton u. c.;
Dear Sir,-Your telegram announcing my
appointment IA Assistant United States
District Attorney for the Western district
Of Virginia, with congratulations. was
duly received. To-day ] am III receipt OF
the commission. i regret that cIrcum-
stances are such cannot accept the POSI-
ton.
From the public prints and from private
sources | learn that this appointment and
It's continuation was and IS at the suffer-
asce of William Malone.
There IS an irreprcsshle conflict in the
Republican party of Virginia that must be
settled before | can accept office under
such conditions; nor should any patriotic
Republican accept such az the expense Of
his manhood. Home-Rule rs. Centralized
Power, the People Us. Bossism, Liberty Cs,
Tyranny these are questions not only OF
vital importance 10 the Republican party,
but 10 the whole people. Will not waste
time III TeatiiTmiDg my devotion TO the
principles of the Republican party. Its
doctrines of tariff, education, abolition
of internal taxation its devotion TO
freedom and honest elections; Its
record for patriotism and steadfastue-s
TO principle, have my admiration, conf
dence, and support. Its principles car
RED out, | believe not only for the up
salvation of the whole country. "PrInci-
pies AMI men" Is a cardinal doctrine with
me. Whenever party 50 far forgets itself
as TO sacrifice its principles for mess Of
portage: whenever it sacrifices the will of
the people TO n personal tyrant; whenever
II surrenders the rights Of the people TO
one man, then 1t becomes the duty OF the
masses 10 rebuke the men who forget they
are servants but aSsumetherOie of masters.
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the party or tried TO humiliate such men
as Massey, FulkerSOn, Newbcrry, Cameron,
Brady. GroncT, Wise, Sims. Scott. Pendle-
ton, Frazier, Mayo. Riddlcberger, Lewis,
Yost, and a host of OtherS-MahOne, who
kicks men from the party faster than we
can recruit them Malone. whom the Ma
tional Republican party rebuked at Chicago
for packing our State C0nyentlon-Ma
hone, who cruelty slandered the great Re-
publican leader, James G.. BIaine-Mahone,
who to vent his personal spleen threw away
the Fourth district, thus giving the State
to Cleveland and endangering the House
of Represcntatives-he William Malone,
has assumed dictatorship over the Repub-
hcan party of Virginia, and by his will, en-
ergy, and power has forced an apparent
recognition that disgraces this State and
brings the blush of shame TO the cheek of
every honest freeman who loves bis party
aud its principles and who hates tyranny
and bOSsism.
We all recognize in General Malone a
man of indomitable will, energy. and
courage. which II directed in the proper
channel would result in untold blessings
10 the people of Virginia. But look at the
spectacle. Apparently with but one aInbi-
tlOu. and that TO crush Kepu bllcans who
have the manhood 90 assert their independ-
ence and self-respeet, he engages suite of
rooms under the shadow OF the White
House. surrounds himself with q few satel-
lites whose duty tits To dailypay homage
70 fail down aud worship, crying, Great IS
Mabone. and Harrison is his prophet
There he sits, a menace to the AdmlniStra-
ton, with deep 6amnatIons upon ITS head
at the appointment OF some petty fourth;
class postmaster who had not consulted
him, and whose happiness reaches costa
cies when the application OF William Mug
gins for postmaster at Mugeins's Gross
Roads, is respectfully referred TO VII
liam M&honem for his endorsement. And
tins is called leadership God save us!
Feeble as | am, snall ~ nay influence
may be, so help me God viii never sur
render my manhood by accepting Office by
such power. / am no Democrat. The doc
trines and principles OF that party believe
Ia be perpetual menace 10 the well-belng
OF our country. the liberties Of the people,
and 20 the upbHilding OF our section; but
,eia moi drill with this so-cslied Republic
can party 50 iougas William Malone tyran-
nizes over its members, frames il plat
forms, and distributes its patronage. With
& wise and conservative policy Virginia is
a. surely Republican rs isQhio or Illinois.
With William Malone AS its tyrsnt. dicta-
tor, and boss il is rs surely Democratic AS
Maryland, Kentucky, or South Carolina.
Until the Republican people can be heard
and their influence felt / shall be content
10 follow the even tenor OF my way as an
humble citizen, believing that this Is a
government OF the people, by the people.
aud for the people, and that they viii yet
rise In their might and crush the twin
eyils--bossism and dry-rot Democracy.
Respectfully, g. A. HgRRNAss.
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