The Washington herald., 1909-07-13
POLITICAL BOMB
SHAKES VIRGINIA
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The Tucker adherents say ne was a Re
adjuster- Republican. enthroned in Vtr-
ginia by the aid OF negro votes. and later
elected TO the United States Senate by the
assistance OF negro and Republican votes
The Tucker people point out that the
same legislature which elected Judge
Mann threw out Arthur Sullivan. a one
legged Confederate Veteran. as door
keeper az the capitol. and installed a
negro They cite this 10 show that Ma
honeism meant ultimately a revival OF
reconstruction days and negro domination
The kicking out Of Sullivan was later
made a campaign issue and by the Demo
Gratis. who had printed 10000 pictures OF
Sullivan and distributed them over the
State. When the Democrats regained con-
! troll Of the legislature Sullivan was reap
pointed dOorkeeper. and when he died his
crutches were placed over ;he capitol
doors.
MaSsie Fights 8IahOna.
A prominent Vlrginian throws the fol-
lowing light upon the political faith OF
Gen. Malone:
The Mann letters were written IN 1873
and 1850 The one Offering 70 aid Gen.
Malone in his contest for the United
States Senate referred 10 the contest be-
tween Malone and Rev. John r. Massie
before the Readjuster caucus. Both Ma
hone and Massie were at that time Dem
! ocratic Readjusters. Msssie always con
tended that he had never been anything
/ but a Democrat. and Malone insisted
until lS2 thar he was a Democrat
! Those who are familiar with the history
OF this period win recall that Malone was
elected 10 the United states Senate as a
Readjuster Democrat When he took his
seat IA the Senate, on March (. 1881, Il
was thought that he would act with the
the Democratic vote would have been
equal 20 the Republican vote. and the
Republicans could not have organized the
I Senate. During the special session 0f
March. 1881. Malone decided 20 act with
the Republicans. and received much pat
ronage and exceedingly good committee
| appointments.
HIPS Denunetation of Malone.
con March i. ISL. Gen. Malone was
bitterly assailed by Senator Ben Hnl. OF
Georgia. for deserting the party 20 whom
he owed his election 20 the Senate In
that speech Senator Hi used this Ian
guage:
Il eoncede the right of every man 20
change his party affiliations; 7 concede
the right Of any man VINO was elected 10
the nigh place Of a seat in this Senate as
/ a Democrat 10 change and become a Re-
publican. but 7 deny IN the presence OF
tnis Senate. / deny IN the hearing of this
people that any man has the right 20
accept a commission from one party and
execute the trust confded 10 him In the
interest Of another party
Put I'D Electoral Ticket.
Tt win be recalled that Gen. Malone
and the Readjuster party put a Hancock
and English electoral ticket in the field
in 1880 10 fight the Garfield and Arthur
ticket At least this was what they
claimed. Many people thought that this
ticket was put IN the field 10 aid the Re
lpubl!cans. but this was earnestly denied
by its supporters. many OF whom were
honest IN their deniaIs.
"Ii was not untn 1872 that Gen. Malone
ceased 10 assert that he was a Demo
crat and went over 90 the Republican
party Tie Republican State convention
o. that year nominated John s. Wise for
I Nol lc'cillttll- tlL-l7trse. ana the Democrats
supported John T. Mass.e who had been.
next 70 Malone, the leading readjuster
In Virginia.
All Kinds OF Parties.
ANY person in Virginia might have had
relations with Gen. Malone in 1873. with
out rejecting upon his Democracy. The
campaign of 1879 was waged upon the
/ question OF what settlement Virginia
should make OF the public debt: there
were Democratic funders and Republican
Ifunders; Democratic read5usters and Re-
publican readjusters. The readjusters car
ried the State. and their caucus was COM
posed Of Democrats and Republicans. and
! some Of the hest Democrats in the State
| Of Virginia to-day were readjusters IN
1879 and the early SIS and. IN fact
the entire Democracy OF Virginia ac-
Quiesced IN the readjuster settlement OF
the debt in 1883.