The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-10
Communicated

10 the Pdltey Vrgintdn:
prove to the world, through Malone, that the
Republican party is nothing less than a lying,
hypocritical party? Webelieve not But should
the President allow himself to be duped by
Quay Dudley, and others OF like ilk, into sane
tioning Mahone's methods, the respectable Re
publicanS Of Virginia will take good care to
stamp out the imputation ON the 5th of Novem-
Der.
law and order. and live in obedience thereto.
The Republican party rightfully denounced
the last Administration for its sham civil service
law. The President himself, on more than one
occasion, ridiculed the sham practices by Cleve-
land and promised the country something bet
ter in the future, should he be entrusted with
power
The people believed him. They did trust him,
and now let us look at the state Of arairs i'm Viz
GINA During Mahones rule in Virginia, h he in
sisted that Auditors Allen and Dyson, Attorney
General Blair, and other State officers, should
desert their posts of duty to stump Virginia.
The result was the Smith defalcation OF many
thousands of dollars went undetected, These
officials had no time to attend to their official
business.
They were compelled; yes, competled-I know
whereof Speak-to desert their post of duty or
walk the plank at the demand of Malone. He
would have the Court of Appeals to do likewise,
but they drew the line on him then. All the Fed
quired to do likewise. Now, when Mr.. Cleye-
land came into power, he stamped this out. He
at least was honest enough in his civil service
procl1vitieS to require Federal officials in Vir-
ginia to stay at their post of duty and leave
running of conventions to the masses. Yet he
OF zeal in carrying out the civil service law.
Cleveland went out last March. Our President
came car IN at tne same time and let us look upon
District Attorney, the active chairman Of the
party in Augusta. Mahone's principal manipula-
where those who defy the Revenue laws, that
he, as District Attorney, should prosecute, and
no doubt in many instances has the pleasure of
organizing into ''blocks of fve'' some of this
very class of citizens. Marshall Watts, another
appointee who is supposed to arrest this class
n 40 70 Npdn nb1d in
PRODUCES the speakers in the counties over which
he holds the Federal authority.
Internal Revenue Collector McCaul, of the
same district, first appears at the State conven-
ton and then every day since some where else
(other than his place of busiEess) making speech
eS, in many instances to men who are defying
his authority and laws. His honey words, no
doubt, prove very effectual to lids class of vo-
And look at his deputies! You see their names
above all others at the various conventions and
COURT House greens pleading ror votes, instead
the government.
What is true to such disgraceful extent in
true of the eastern. Marshall Farr can't appear
on enough hustings at the same time. However,
he does ms best for his Boss to az the Least
fact the whole Federal machinery in our State
has turned itself into a disgraceful political
junketing tour.
President Harrison may not know these things.
We hope and believe for his reputation as an
honest man he does not. President Harrison,
however, will Know these facts very forcibly
in time for him to prove that he is an honest man.
Messrs. Daniel and Barbour, the Senators from
Virginia, backed by thousands of the true Re
publicans of Virginia, will see that Mr.. Harrison
is fOrcibly made acquainted with them, in time
to withdraw this army of law breakers and sub
stitute the names Of Others who at least have
not def1antly insulted the law and the President
df he is sincere) each day and hour since receiv-
ing their commission. If the President is not
honest, (and God forbid man holding such a
position should not be,) he will refuse to with
draw, and then Senator's Daniel and Barbour
will test the charaGter of the Senators, and we
can safely predict that there is more than
dozen honest men ON the Republican side who
will resent this insult to the law they have en-
acted by their votes.
Mark our prediction Federal and State OFF,
Gals interference in elections in Virginia is
doomed. These gentlemen may make the best
of their brief and much abused authority. Their
days are numbered for after the election there
will be none so low as to do homage to Malone;
not even John Sherman,
Yours truly, JAMES A. FRAZIER.