The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-11

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Flambeau club had a grand rally at the
club-room, on Broad street between Mn,
and Tenth streets, the hall being crowdt
with Republicans. Mr.. A. j. McFrederit
presided. Stirring addresses were made b
Hon. Rush Burgess, William Woody, esq
Charles Creswell, esq. Col. j. r. Pophan
Colonel j. W.. Jenkins, and DR.. Charlie
s. Mills, all of whom were frequent
interrupted rounds OF applause.
We extract tho following from the yer
able speech made by that uforcible an
clear headed young mechanic, afs1ArG
| WILLIAM WOODY, EsQ.:AW
"For centuries men Lave INDUCED ii
theories and speculation concerning the at
tainment of perfection in civil government
Men, who by education and intelligence
were especially fitted for this difficult task
after searching into the records of ancien
Greece and Rome, in the time of thei
greatest prosperity; into The histories o
England, France, and Germany, in theil
palmiest days, have submitted time anc
again their ideal of civil government fbl
the inspection of the people. But zone
after another of these structures have
crumbled to the dust, or have been; altered
in their design by the popular voice. This,
like all other designs either in government
architecture, or the mechanic arts, no mat.
ter how beautifully they may be portrayed
are still to be reduced to practice and be
improved upon by the practical mind. =
'It has been the misfortune of the people
of Virginia since the late unpleasantness
to be placed in just such positions. First
one party and then another have arisen to
the surface, and but one of these have
been willing to let the justnesss Of their
cause stand as their only recommendation
to the confidence of tho people--the
Republican party of the United States
not narrow or contracted in its views, but
broad as the great expanse of ocean,
Unlimited as the skies, under the folds Of
whose banner there may be found an
asylum for the oppressed of every nation.
They ask no privileges for themselves
that they would not be willing to accord to
others, no matter how humble. If they
be upright, honest, Industrious citizens,
aiding, by capital or energy, to the material
advancement Of the state, it would be no
business of ours to ask from whence they
came. ~. EgsGH. tG.y.f Ff@a
"This is the sum total of fRepublicanism-
in my Judgment, its true and liberal mean
ing. The great principles which it advo-
Gates are supported by, the majority of
the manufacturers and mechanics in this
country of ours. They encourage home
and have by wise legislation
placed a g high tariff on machinery and
goods of foreign make, thus affording the
capitalist, manufacturer and producer a
fair per centage on their Investments, giv-
ing to the working man and mechanic d
market for his labor and skill, thereby, en-!
abling him to support his wife and children
in comfortable manner. This and tho
of the school system com-
mends the Republican party to the favor Of
working men the country oyer.} This cam
reality. None will have the temerity to
it. f3 I.itHGg
'Standing in opposition to this great party
of progress and reform we find the Con-
seryatiye party, so-called, composed chief
ly of men whose interests conflicted with
the working mans in ante-bellum days 4
men who to-day would fill every work
shop in the land with their slaves, if slave
~ existed, if we may judge of their past
actions. These are the leaders of the
''old-timed gcntry"-who have
never yet come to the conclusion that the
war is over (judging from the manner in
which they send their "Colonels" to the
fronO that slavery has been abolished,
and the white working man has been
5enefitted thereby, for we all know that in
ormer days, when times were dull, the
slave had to be; kept and the white man
,nrned out to Craze. Now we, share and
share alike. This, then, is one Of the con-
,tituent parts Of the Conservatives.
"Another Those old sore-head Repub-
leans of the Hunnicutt type, who have long
lgo been thrown overheard by the Repub-
lean party, have gone to the enemy and
low Conservative the Conservatives.
"Another: Those gentlemen who have
10 opinion of their own, but as their grand
athers were Democrats (and Conservatism
s nothing else) they must vote the same
way to-day. Their grand-fathers used the
wooden plow, why don't they do it to-
lay? yy:..r ~. 4 ,aJa9 !,
eel and know that Republican principles
ire right, but have not the, moral courage
o face the music that their friends would
make if they should differ with them. m.{ITY
"Still another: Men who never think,
,ut are dnven like cattle whatever way the
lerdsman may Direct No principles here,
nothing TO give them the name of party.
Entirely different are Il @ people who
support Repablicanism in this state. First
.he sturdy, hard-working farmers and their
sons, the time-honored blacksmith Of the
country cross-road, ! the still harder-fisted.
md sometimes harder-hpafled. lahoriny vao.