Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-21

SPEECHES OF HUGHES AND DANIELS AT FAIR-
FAX COURT HOUSE.

SPEECHES OF HUGHES AND DANIELS AT PAIR
FAX COURT HOUSE.
FAIRFAX c. H., Oct. Is, 1873.
Editor Star. The courthouse was crowded
last Saturday to hear Col. Hughes, the repnbli-
can candidate for Governor. The audience was
composed of well dressed colOred and white
people the latter some what in the majority, and
Included several conservatives. Major o. T..
Hine, the chairman OF the meeting. introduced
Col Hughes with a few well-chosen remarks.
Col. Hughes spoke for about an hour, presenting
the issues of the day in the clear, fJrcible, dig
nihed manner that is so characteristic Of the
man, and so becoming TO the station he is called
upon to FIJI. He neither told anecdotes nor in
Obliged in the abuse of opponents which is too
common in political campaigns, but plainly dis
cussed the policy of the republican party with
reference to the various questions of finance,
improvements, schools, townships, &c, in
manner that deepened conviction in the minds
of his political friends, and brought grave
doubts TO the minds of others as to the truth
and consistency of their long-revered "eonser-
vative" party. The speaker retired amidst
hearty and continued applause from the audi
ence, who had listened with remarkable quiet
ness and attention throughout
Col. Daniels was next introduced as the edt-
tor of the ablest paper in Virginia, and went
far TO merit the compliment in the able and
stirring address which he M lde. He quoted the
Utterances of Thomas Jefferson, one OF Nir-
ginia's most noble leaders, upon the now veSed
questions OF free schools, township organic alton
and equality of rights. He said that as mission
aries in China were now teaching the precepts
of COnfuCius, asking the people first to live up
to their own chosen code, so he would favor
teaching, not ssarily, the tenets OF the party
platform" but simply the deeply studied aud
well-weighed words of Thomas Jefferson, the
most revered champion of Democratic ideas,
and ask them to live up to those principles.
Col. Daniels denounced the increase of salary
and back-pay measure of the last Congress, ard
called the attention of his conservative lends
to the fact that republicans do not cover mp
corruption or defend errors of policy, but rath-
er seek TO bring abuses to light and core [
them. He showed how the lately Wanted love
of free schools on the part ct the conservative
leaders was one calculated to completely ruin
the system. From the report of the jealous
and conscientious state superintendent, Dr.
Ruffner, it appears cOnclusivelv that the
school revenues are hopelessly diminishing;
that instead of all the children of the
people receiving education, only one third of
the children attend school, that instead OF edu-
eating children without regard to the condition
of the parents, an imperative rule excludes all
those who cannot show their parents or guar
dams tax receipts. From this the speaker
passed on to the condition of the finances, and
other matters, making all points clear 20 the
dullest comprehension. He concluded with ex-
pressing the conviction that Virginians have
learned the falacies Of the measures of The men
who have for the last half century striven to be
their rulers, and that they would assert their
manhood and independence at the polls next
November by declaring for the farmers and
peoples candidates, and against those of rail-
road mOnOpOlies and dead issues. Amid hearty
applause the speaker closed, and the meeting
adjourned. IL.