The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-10-09
The Great Repudiator Repudiated
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General VIM. Malone. the leader in the Virgin
"a hepudiation movement Of 3 few years ago
saad who, since his connection with it, has well
nigh ruined the Republican party by the intro
duction Of his peculiar financial and persona
views, has at last reached the end of his poltl-
cal tether, His following i'll Virginia to day may
pe correctly summed up in the term sbeggard-
y, and his influence in National politics is only
represented by one little Cheadle, an assistan mt
democrat from Indiana, who stands rejected by
his constituency for denomination to Congress.
Future writers of political history will have i'll
the career of Malone, Virginia" am example
from which to draw valuable lessons of warn
ing for ambitious youths-the first and foremost
OF which is to be true to political principles the
interests OF the people first, selfinterest last.
What man is there in Virginia who knows Ma
hone but knows that his Inauguration of the
ReadJuster scheme was for the purpose prima
rally of making himself Governor of Virginia,
III which position he would be able to WELD the
vast influence of the Stale in restoring to him
self the management of the Atlantic Mississippi
and Ohio Railroad from which he had then but
recently been deposed
Failing in this his greedy eye was quick to dis
Germ that the seeds so planted had taken root
nourished as they were by the incapacity of
Bourbon State rulers; and taking advantage of
the widespread dissatisfaction in the then Con
sentative party and the lethargy in Republican
ranks, he opened the campaign which resulted
in his becoming a Senator from Virginia. Is it
not known Of all men that the incentive in all
this was personal greed, and did he not still have
in view the re-capture of the A. NJ. & O. Road /?
AS the foreclosure proceedings drew nigh, did he
not form a syndicate to buy the property, which
combination collapsed and this great property
passed into the hands of it's present owners.
But how stands he to-day after riding the
backs of the voters of Virginia for thirteen
years? Not as the Great Repudiator, courted
and fattered, but as the Great Repudiator RE
PUDIATED!
He stands Repudiated by the people of his na=
tive State irrespective of party
He stands repudiated by the President Of the
United States in the impertinent efforts made to
force himself into his cabinet!
He stands repudiated by the Senate of the
United States in his Inscriptions efforts to de
feat the confirmation of Hon. Jas. d. Brady
Collector of Internal Revenue.
He stands Repudiated by the House OF Repre-
sentatives in his desperation to defeat the seat
ing OF q Republican and retain in Congress
Democrat who was counted in as is generally
believed by his ccnnivance.
The great Boss has fallen, gone the way of
all bosses. He now sulks, and henceforth he is
only an element of harm within the narty ranks
His heart never knew &. patriotic motive.
Where is this great Organizer in the pending
contest for party supremacy in the SD Congress
Fighting Bowden in the second-getting even
with Baily Brown in the first "cursing'' Lang
ston in the fourth and letting the entire State go
to the democrats in order that he may say
'See the result of my power"
Hampered, hardened and ridden to death as
4 anla haSh for OF
by this designing demagogue, it is cause for sin
cere rejoicing to note the temper of the people
in their purpose to rid themselves OF bis rule of
tyranny and to re-establish the party upon it's
true PRINCIPLES
Events are rapidly transporting which will ne
cessitatesthe taking OF party authority from the
caba1 which now controls it for their own psir-
poses of spite and self aggrandizement A plan
Of organization so liberal that ''kickers' will be
unable to md anything i'll il to kick at, and a
State organization composed Of men who will
regard party principles paramount to personal
preferment, will be secured: and then the parry
of the nation will see the party of Virginia re-
inforced by that large class OF protectionists
who desire the progress and development of the
State, but who have, heretofore, given their in
lfuence to democratic candidates rather than
accept the DEGREES Of a boss
Party friends throughous the State should
quickly take the matter in hand and in their
county meetings speak the words which is toim
part new life to the party-make it the party Of
progress and enlightenment, and of peace and
good will among men, and when This movement
is inaugurated Bossism Will have seen its last
days in Virginia. X.