The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-23

Republicans CT the State are at their
same old game. The Republicans have
already begun to cast about for cam
paign thunder and have fallen back
upon the old cry OF "a free bnl.ot aud
Il fair count" Says the Record:
"With age and experience, however,
has come no wisdom; they still bend TO
the old leadership, still follow the
worn out policies Muhoneism is
rampant among Virginia Republicans.
And every Que familiar with tue his
tory of The state dnring the past
twenty years knows what that means,
The issue in tue next cumpaign.' snys
the wiloy old warhorse, will ~ q FREQ
ballot and II fair count How Interest
ing, novel aud refreshing this slogan
must be to tho people OF Virginia! a
free ballot and a fair count, Isn't that
lofty? MIR. Malone las boon crying
that up aud down the State for the
past quarter Of IL century, II has been
the Generals never failing resource
since first he proclaimed himself the
champian lightweight of Virginia
Republicans. He has ever been ready
and always delighted to do and die for
% I ~ ~ u luIt tpuuk. rs
one Of the hobbies that have chung to
HIM throughout all the vIcissitudus OF
political life; and, in spite of tho fact
that the people refuse to Take him
seriously. the mildly hammered Muloun
VIII start n fresh crusade sgninst tao
bold, uad aud wicked Democrats. who,
he says. arc Mt the bottom OF all the
trouble"
1t docs not think his plan of cam.
palgn will surprise auy Que; that it will
be the same old gamc. with the same
old tricks.
lie will stir up with n quietly judi
cious prod the Old Line l;cndjustrrs
and Republicans. \ bone will be flung
to the sun kissed children of Ham and
n mess of pottnge. perhaps, set ont for
the iiut money ropullstic l'huistines
now Mt large In the old wealth.
With those different aud homogeneous
elements the wiry and wary little Gen.
eral will mount to tho snddle aud ride
out III right martial style for another
cumpaigu.
Opposed to this heterogeneous pow
WOW Will be nrruyed the unierriiied and
invlncibie Democracy OF Virginia.
Along the lines of the Democratic
column may be seon Lee, and Daniel,
and O'Ferrnli. aud Tucker, and IL host
OF others too numerous TO mention.
Behind these leaders will be ranged the
sale, Intelligent, respectable aud con
servative people of Nirginia-thc men
who represent the character, talent and
property of the State. In the memories
of these mon still liuger vivid r~ucolIec
tlous OF MahoIeism in the days that
ore gone. Tho Virginia people realize
perfectly and Observation-Disclosures the
long Il bloody sweat which tho State
passed while Malone was in the ascend.
ant; and they will never ugaiu submit
to IA like humiliation. Virginia il Dem
ocratic-a Commonwealth of decency,
dignity aud intelligence. She has nc
use for Mahoneism nor for liepubIi
canlsm IN whnteyer guise it may mex
appear. She has already had II single
aud sufficient dose of that nostrum.
Sound money, the national credit and
clean. houest government III every dc.
partmont is the platform upon which
the people Of Virginia stand. and they
know TINT between this platform aud
the platform of the Republican party /.
n chnsm which wiiens every day"
Our contemporary is right in what il
has to say about ''politics in the Old
Dominion" Virginia is snio aud vii
prove true 10 her traditions.