The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25
GENERAL MALONE CAN'T UNDER
STAND Tile III MIS.

Gen. VIM. Malone is unable 10 under
stand The Times unwillngness to coop
crate with him in the rather surprising
part he ia now playing before the people
Of Virginia as leader Of an honest cleo
ton party"
He has accordingly addressed to the
estate Republican," at Harrisonburg,
Va, a letter moro than four col
unns long. one half of which is devoted
to a statement OF his surprise at what
he looks on as The Times eccentric
course" the other half of which is the
Lind of history Malone usually writes. OF
the service lee has rendered Virginia.
Gen. Malone will probably be as much
wanting in appreciation of The Times
reasons for refusing TO cooperate with
him after we have stated those reasons
as be is now. but others may see their
force. and We think the space necessary
for stating them viii not, therefore, Dc
wholly rlown away. though those others
know them as well now as they VIII
know them after we have stated them
We tell the General. then. in the first
place that his course in connection with
Virginia has caused him the entire loss
Of the confidence and respect Of nine rep
utable Nirginians cut Of every ten. When
the party that he led came into complete
control of the state. IL set up one OF the
nastiest apG most Infamous govern
ments here that any people ever were
insulted by, and General Malone was
the instigator and handspring of every
act in that government that humliat-
e1 Nirginans. and made them feel dis
graced at home and abroad 1t is not
too much TO say that General Mahone's
connection with his party's rule in Viz
ginit MADE him abhOrrcd by the great
bulk of the Virginia people, and they
are no more satisfied with him now than
they were when they marked him as
Pariah I'm his native land. We cannot
suppose there is anything new TO Gen.
Malone In this. or We should have broken
1t 10 him more gently. But Nirginia's
course towards him since she turned her
back on him has told him all this and
more and we cannot imagine. therefore
that he viii receive the slightest shock
from reading it once again.
We must tell the General frankly. then.
that The Times shares the universal feel
INN; that II does not trust his
sincerity. or PATRIOTISM and that it VIII
not therefore. under any circumstances.
cooperate in any movement with him.
We might add as particularly belonging
90 this part of the theme. that most
people OF Virginia believe that Cen
cral Malone was the father OF
tissue ballots and cheating in elections in
Virginia IL is true the General denies,
in the letter referred to, that he ever
had any connection with either, but his
denial viii not alter this conviction
Of the people OF Virginia. Their
opinion will remain the same that il was.
and to be perfectly frank, they look upon
Malone as leader of an honest cleo
tion party" much "a they would re-
gard a suggestion OF the Devil for a Sun
Sunday school teacher. These opinions OF
the people of Virginia. General Malone
SAYS. are an injustice 10 him. We hear
now that Robespierre was a tender
hearted and merciful man. and IL may
be that General Malone has been an
honest. disnterested. patriotic statesman,
perhaps a Dcmocrat-"a better Democrat
than Ben. Hnl"-if so, he has been singu-
larry misunderstood. The Times cannot
Join any party which Is under such lead
ership.
Having informed Gen. Malone, with as
much regard for his feelings the case
jus,ines OF the reasons why we can take
no part in his honest elections" move
ment We will now bring 10 his attention
the Dull In the China shop" part that
his egregious vanity and passion for no.
toriety have prompted him TO in connec-
ton with The Times fight for reform
atior of our election laws.
when The Times. becoming convinced
OF the existence of gross frauds and cor
ruptlons In our elections In some por-
lions OF the State. undertook TO eradicate
them by appealing to the conscience and
integrity OF the good PEOPLE OF Virginia
which has never ben appealed TO In vain.
General Malone had 50 entirely disap-
pesred from virginiss horizon that the
dread Of him and his infamous methods